Fall at home led to death of man, 78, in Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Condition deteriorated after surgery on fracture put back due to heart problems
A 78-year-old man died in Blackpool Victoria Hospital 11 days after being admitted following a fall at home.
Edwin Aspin was last seen before the fall putting out the bins outside his home and neighbours raised the alarm after they saw that his door was still open some time later.
He was found collapsed on the floor of his hallway and taken to the Victoria, where he was found to have suffered a neck of femur (hip) fracture, which required surgery.
But the surgery date was put back because Mr Aspin had atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeat, an inquest heard at Blackpool Town Hall.
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Over the following few days, his condition deteriorated and Mr Aspin died on January 14 of multi-organ failure due to issues related to his heart condition and frailty due to the fracture.
Paramedics called to the scene following his fall had found some evidence of hypothermia and the inquest also heard Mr Aspin had declining cognative function, although no formal diagnosis of dementia.
Blackpool and Fylde senior coroner Alan Wilson returned a conclusion of accidental death as he felt the events which led up to his death all related from the fall.