Finding into death of John Anderson Mccormack

60y · Male·Pulmonary Thromboembolism

Mr McCormack, a 60-year-old man with Huntington's disease and epilepsy living in supported disability accommodation, died from pulmonary thromboembolism following hospitalization for seizures. He was admitted to Austin Hospital on 21 February 2023 after a witnessed tonic-clonic seizure, intubated for airway protection, then transferred to Royal Melbourne Hospital ICU on 22 February 2023. He remained intubated for 8 days, developing aspiration/ventilator-associated pneumonia, and was extubated on 2 March 2023. He died on 7 March 2023 following a MET call and Code Blue. The coroner found no clinical management failures by the disability accommodation provider. The case highlights risks of prolonged immobility and ICU stay in thromboembolism development, though no preventability findings were made.