Finding into death of Wladislaw Kowalzcyk

FORM 37

Rule 60(1)

FINDING INTO DEATH WITH INQUEST Section 67 of the Coroners Act 2008 Court reference: 1763/10 Inquest into the Death of WLADISLAW KOWALCZYK Delivered On: 27th July, 2011

Delivered At: Coroners Court of Victoria Level 11, 222 Exhibition Street, Melbourne 3000

Hearing Dates: 27th July, 2011 Findings of: JOHN OLLE Place of death: Austin Health Repatriation Hospital,

145 Studley Road, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084

Police Coronial Support Unit (PCSU): Sergeant Dave Dimsey

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FORM 37

Rule 60(1)

FINDING INTO DEATH WITH INQUEST Section 67 of the Coroners Act 2008

Court reference: 1763/10 In the Coroners Court of Victoria at Melbourne I, JOHN OLLE, Coroner having investigated the death of: Details of deceased:

Surname: KOWALCZYK

First name: WLADISLAW

Address: 5 Ramleh Road, Reservoir, Victoria 3073 AND having held an inquest in relation to this death on 27th July, 2011 at Melbourne find that the identity of the deceased was WLADISLAW KOWALCZYK and death occurred on 11th May, 2010

at Austin Health Repatriation Hospital, 145 Studley Road, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084

from la. SEVERE CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE 1b. ISCHAEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY

in the following circumstances:

1. Wladislaw Kowalczyk was aged 62 years at the time of his death. He lived in supported residential care at 5 Ramleh Road, Reservoir.

2. The coronial brief has fully addressed the circumstances of death.

"Mr Kowalczyk was a mentally handicapped male and lived in a supervised Department of Human Services premises at 5 Ramleh Road, Reservoir. On the 23rd April, 2010 he presented at the Austin Hospital Emergency Department suffering breathlessness. He was examined and diagnosed with chronic heart disease and multi-organ failure, At 1600 on the 10th May, 2010, he was transferred to the palliative care ward at the Austin Repatriation Hospital. On the 11th May, 2010, he complained of chest pain and

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breathlessness. He was administered with morphine and midazolam and passed away at 3.15pm on the same date (11/5/10)."!

Post Mortem Medical Examination

3. On the 12th May, 2010, Dr Michael Burke, Forensic Pathologist at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, performed an external examination only on the body of Wladislaw

Kowalezyk.

4. Dr Burke found the cause of death to be severe congestive heart failure and ischaemic cardiomyopathy.

Finding

I find the cause of death of Wladislaw Kowalczyk to be severe congestive heart failure and ischaemic cardig{ny opgtlty.

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Signature:

John Olle Coroner Date: 27th July, 2011

I Sumunary inquest brief.

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