Coronial

7 results for urinary and faecal incontinence

SA2021-11-25

Coroner's Finding: Hancott, Duncan John

56y · Male·urosepsis

Duncan John Hancott, aged 56, died in Mount Gambier Prison from urosepsis secondary to urinary tract infection caused by E. coli. He had significant comorbidities including hepatic cirrhosis, portal h…

infectious diseaseshepatologydiagnosticamitriptyline
SAaged care2015-08-27

Coroner's Finding: BEASLEY John Alfred

79y · Male·cardiovascular degeneration

…ons including Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cerebrovascular disease with multiple prior strokes, dementia, and dysphagia. He was under court-ordered supervision at the facility following an unfitness to stand trial det…

general practicegeriatric medicine
VICaged care2023-03-22

Finding into death of Margaret Alice Cook

88y · Female·Complications of a stage 3 sacral pressure ulcer in a woman with dementia

… at Crofton House Supported Residential Services (SRS), a low-level care facility. Following multiple falls and hospitalizations in late 2016, she was identified as high-risk for pressure ulcers and severely malnourishe…

geriatric medicinegeneral practicesystemcommunicationflucloxacillin
SAaged care2017-05-30

Coroner's Finding: SMITH Arthur

80y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating inanition of dementia

…gressive behavioural difficulties including refusal to cooperate with care activities, poor dietary intake, and multiple falls. He was placed under guardianship in August 2013 due to lack of insight into his care needs.…

geriatric medicinepsychiatry
WAhome2016-11-22

Inquest into the Death of Maria Carmel NICEFORO

75y · Female·organ failure due to sepsis, likely from infected pressure sores, in the context…

Maria Carmel Niceforo, a 75-year-old woman with poorly controlled diabetes and ischaemic heart disease, died from septic shock secondary to extensive infected sacral pressure wounds. She…

general practiceemergency medicinecommunicationsystem
SAhospital2002-05-17

Coroner's Finding: MITTA Wilhelmina

88y · Female·sepsis of unknown origin

An 88-year-old woman with multi-infarct dementia and behavioural disturbance was detained under the Mental Health Act following assault of her GP. She presented…

geriatric medicinepsychiatrydiagnosticanti-psychotic medication
TASmental health2019-01-18

Coroner's Finding: Stefaniw, Gerard Ernest

63y · Male·asphyxia caused by hanging

Gerard Ernest Stefaniw, a 63-year-old man with cerebral palsy, cognitive impairment, and chronic pain, died by asphyxiation while detained at Roy Fagan Centre. He was unhappy about his guardianshi…

geriatric medicinepsychiatrycommunication

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