Finding into death of Jamie Alan White

FORM 37 Rule 60(1)

FINDING INTO DEATH WITH INQUEST | " Section 67 of the Coroners Act 2008 Court reference: 2568/08

Inquest into the Death of JAMIE ALAN WHITE

Delivered On: Monday 19 April 2010

Delivered At: Coroners Court of Victoria, 436 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000 Hearing Dates: Monday 19 April 2010

Findings of: JANE HENDTLASS

Place of death: 37 Murray Street, Coburg, Victoria 3058

SCAU: Leading Senior Constable Remo Antolini

Jn the Coroners Court of Victoria at Melbourne I, JANE HENDTLASS, Coroner

having investigated the death of:

Details of deceased: Surname: WHITE Firstname: JAMIE Address: 37 Murray Street, Coburg, Victoria 3058

AND having held an inquest in relation to this death on Monday 19 April 2010, at Melbourne find that the identity of the deceased was JAMIE ALAN WHITE and death occurred on 15 June 2008

at 37 Murray Street, Coburg, Victoria 3058

from la. PNEUMONIA AND GVA IN A MAN WITH NEUROFIBROMATOSIS

in the following circumstances:

1. Jamie Alan White was 44 years old when he died. He lived at in a residential care unit managed by ParaQuad Australia at 37 Murray Street in Coburg. Mr White’s medical history included neurofibratomatosis and C5/6 parapalegia following a C2/C6 laminectomy in 1997 as well as depression, deep vein thombosis, pneumionia, sleep apnoea, chronic severe referred pain and respiratory issues. His general practitioner was Dr Joseph Toscano. Mr White was prescribed oxycontin, mirtazepine and warfarin. On 12 June 2008, Mr White was also treated for a urinary tract infection at the Austin Hospital,

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2, At 11.00am on 15 June 2008, staff at ParaQuad Australia found Mr Murray unresponsive in

bed, He was unable to be revived.

3. An application for no autopsy to be performed was granted by the Coroner. ‘The forensic

pathologist who inspec the most likely cause o

ed the body, CT scans and the medical records formed the opinion that death was radiological changes in keeping with pneumonia and possible

large left cerebrovascular accident (stroke) in a man with neurofibromatosis.

4. Accordingly, f find

cerebrovascular accident (stroke),

Signature:

that Jamie Alan White died from pneumonia and possible large left

19 April 2010

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