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Ref: 2018-0406 Date: 24 Dec 2018 Coroner: Crispin Butler Area: Buckinghamshire Responses identified: 0 / 2 View PDF

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Date 24 Dec 2018
56-day deadline 18 Feb 2019 est.
Responses identified 0 of 2
Community health care and emergency services related deaths Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths

Coroner's concerns

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The provided text is incomplete and does not detail any specific concerns regarding future deaths related to patient deterioration.
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(1) Shortly after Mrs Long had been mobilised into an ambulance outside her home address in Hazlemere, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, her condition deteriorated quickly and her Glasgow Coma Score dropped from 15/15 to 3/15 Her breathing became abnormal and irregular and she became unresponsive. Although the overall intention was to transport to John Radcliffe Hospital as a result Coroner'$ Office, 29 Windsor End, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. HPg 2JJ Tel: (01494) 475505 Fax: (01494) 673760 E Mail: coroners@bucksccgov.uk Mary very

Mor C.G.BUTLER

Report sections

Investigation and inquest
On 12"h July 2018 commenced an investigation into the death of Joyce Phoebe LONG_ The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on 1g"h December 2018. The conclusion was that Mrs Long died as a result of an accident The medical cause of death was: 1a Acute subdural haematoma; 2 Atrial Fibrillation (treated with Warfarin)
Circumstances of the death
Mrs Long died at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford at 0034 hours on 11th July 2018 from injury sustained when she struck her head in her bedroom at her home address on the morning of 10' July 2018, leading to her collapsing later that afternoon
Action should be taken
In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and believe you have the power to take such action:
Copies sent to
475505 Fax673760 E Mail: coroners@buckscc gOv.uk

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Report details

Reference
2018-0406
Date of report
24 December 2018
Coroner
Crispin Butler
Coroner area
Buckinghamshire

Responses identified

Responses identified 0 of 2
2 responses not yet linked

Organisations named in PFD reports are normally expected to respond within 56 days. Deadline: 18 Feb 2019 (estimated).

Sent to

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
South Central Ambulance Service

Source links

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