Source · Prevention of Future Deaths
Susan Poore
Ref: 2014-0140
Date: 28 Mar 2014
Coroner: Jacqueline Lake
Area: Norfolk
Responses identified: 0 / 1
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Anti-depressant medication was associated with a deterioration in the patient's depression, leading to an uncharacteristic death, despite side-effect warnings.
Date
28 Mar 2014
56-day deadline
23 May 2014 est.
Responses identified
0 of 1
Coroner's concerns
Anti-depressant medication was associated with a deterioration in the patient's depression, leading to an uncharacteristic death, despite side-effect warnings.
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_ (1) Shortly before her death, Mrs Poore had been prescribed anti-depressant medication (Mirtazapine 29.03.2012 changed to Fluoxeline 23.04.2012) (2) The evidence is that her depression deteriorated following her taking the anti-depressant medication and the mode of death was out of character for Mrs Poore (3) Although the medication did conlain a message warning of the potential side-effect of worsening depression, (his did not prevent Mrs Poore's death Box May
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Investigation and inquest
On 8t May 2012 commenced an investigation into the death of Susan Edena Poore The investigation concluded at the end of (he inquest on 18th March 2014_ The conclusion of (he inquest was Mrs Poore stepped in front of a train and suffered fatal injuries. At the time Mrs Poore was taking anti-depressant medicalion_ The medical cause of death was "Multiple Trauma due to collision with a train"_
Circumstances of the death
On 3 2012, Mrs Poore's family reported to local Police Ihat she was missing; During that morning a (rain driver saw a person standing on the line near Thains Lane; East Runton: He reports that he sounded his horn but the person did not move. Despite applying his brakes Ihe Irain did not stop quickly enough and struck Ihe person causing falal injuries_ The person was later identified as Mrs Poore. Mrs Poore had recently been prescribed anti-depressant medication.
Action should be taken
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Report details
- Reference
- 2014-0140
- Date of report
- 28 March 2014
- Coroner
- Jacqueline Lake
- Coroner area
- Norfolk
Responses identified
Responses identified
0 of 1
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- NHS England