A HAEMORRHAGE which led to the death of a man who banged his head off a TV support at a Dublin private hospital may have been spontaneous or may have been related to trauma, an inquest has heard. The presence of anti-clotting medication warfarin was a contributory factor.
John Farrell (80) of Cyprus Grove Road, Templeogue, Dublin was admitted to Tallaght Hospital after he was found lying on his bathroom floor on April 4th, 2010. Tests at the hospital found he had a large left subdural haemorrhage. He died on April 16th.
Dublin County Coroners’ Court heard Mr Farrell hit his head on a TV support while he was in Mount Carmel Hospital for a minor procedure. He was a patient at the private hospital a week prior to his admission to Tallaght Hospital.
Coroner Dr Kieran Geraghty recorded cause of death as subdural haematoma (collection of blood) with warfarin as a contributory cause. He said the inquest did not establish whether the haemorrhage was spontaneous or due to trauma,recording an open verdict.