Pensioner Who Died After Falling in Hospital Should Have Had Extra Help, Inquest Told
Derby Evening Telegraph › March 31, 2009
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A 94-year-old woman who died after she slipped and banged her head while in hospital should have been assisted by two nurses, an inquest heard.
Kathleen Dibble was being helped into a chair by a nurse at Derbyshire Royal Infirmary when she fell and struck her head on the arm of the chair.See the full content of this document
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Pensioner Who Died After Falling in Hospital Should Have Had Extra Help, Inquest Told
Derby Coroner's Court heard that Miss Dibble, of Max Road, Chaddesden, then developed an acute subdural haematoma, a blood clot on the brain, and died the next day.
Miss Dibble was fir...See the full content of this document
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