Thelma Clarkson
27 Nov 2015 · Coroner David Horsley · Portsmouth and South East Hampshire
The coroner's concerns
1. increased bleeding from head trauma
“Prior to her fall, Mrs [name redacted] has for some time been prescribed and was taking the drug Clopidogrel for her long-standing heart disease. The British National Formulary warns that patients taking Clopidogrel are at risk of increased bleeding from trauma. However, | was told in evidence at the Inquest that under the NICE Head Injury Pathway which was in use at the time at Gosport War Memorial Hospital, had Mrs [name redacted] been taking Warfarin she would have been sent to a larger hospital to have a”
Responses
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