Deceased
Jennifer Elizabeth Porter
Demographics
45y, female
Coroner
Coroner Dr Jane Hendtlass
Date of death
2012-02-22
Finding date
2012-09-05
Cause of death
Pulmonary thromboembolism
AI-generated summary
Jennifer Porter, aged 45, died from pulmonary thromboembolism. She had significant medical comorbidities including total heart valve blockage requiring a pacemaker and intellectual disability. Four days before death, she presented with fever and dizziness and was prescribed doxycycline by her general practitioner. No investigation for DVT/PE was documented despite presenting symptoms. The clinical lesson is that fever with dizziness in a patient with cardiac disease and reduced mobility (living in supported accommodation) should prompt consideration of thromboembolism risk assessment and appropriate imaging. Early recognition of VTE risk factors and lower threshold for imaging in vulnerable populations with mobility limitations may have altered the outcome.
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Drugs involved
Court Reference: COR 2012 00712
Form 37 Rule 60(1) Section 67 of the Coroners Act 2008
Inquest into the Death of: Jennifer PORTER
Delivered On: . 5 September 2012
Delivered At: Coroners Court of Victoria ‘ Level 11, 222 Exhibition Street Melbourne 3000 Hearing Dates: | 5 September 2012 Findings of: JANE HENDTLASS, CORONER.
Representation: Nil
Police Coronial Support Unit Leading Senior Constable Tracey Ramsey
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I, JANE HENDTLASS, Coroner having investigated the death of JENNIFER PORTER
AND having held an inquest in relation to this death on 5 September 2012
at MELBOURNE
find that the identity of the deceased was JENNIFER ELIZABETH PORTER born on 1 February 1967
and the death occurred on 22 February 2012 at 386 Buckley Street, Essendon 3040 from:
1 (a) PULMONARY THROMBOEMBOLISM
in the following circumstances:
She was allergic to penicillin, Her general practitioner was Dr Davorka Hemetek. Ms Porter last
consulted Dr Hemetek on 5 November 2011.
2, On 18 February 2012, Me Porter complained of feeling dizzy and unwell with a fever. She
consulted Dr Desmond Wong who prescribed doxyelycline.
3, At9.25am on 22 February 2012, a casual carer, Mr Daniel Connors, found Ms Porter
unresponsive in the bathroom. She was unable to be revived.
was pulmonary thromboembolism.
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