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Confirming Death Documentation 2: Ginny Tourinary

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Mrs Ginny Tourinary (DOB: 08/11/1945, hospital number MS238563), is a patient on ward 14 at Medisense General Hospital.

Mrs Tourinary has a background of myocardial infarction in 2013 and has a pacemaker in situ. She has no history of previous surgery. Mrs Tourinary was admitted with a diagnosis of sepsis and unfortunately deteriorated rapidly. She was found not to be breathing by nursing staff at 08:31. She had a DNACPR in place. No one was present when the patient died. You performed an examination to confirm death at 09:30.

Please record in the notes your examination findings and confirmation of death. Use the documentation paper provided, or examination stationery provided by your university, where appropriate.

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