A nurse died of heart failure caused by the shock of a ringing alarm clock, an inquest heard. Lisa Browne, 27, died eight years ago when her heart stopped beating. At a 1998 inquest the coroner gave an open verdict – saying the cause of death was unknown. But last year experts discovered the nurse from
A paediatric nurse died from heart failure brought on by the shock of hearing her alarm clock ringing, an inquest was told yesterday. Lisa Browne, 27, collapsed in bed on Jan 10, 1998, and was found by her husband an hour later. An inquest held at the time was inconclusive. But coroner, Nicholas Rheinberg, accepted that Mrs
A nurse died from heart failure when her alarm clock went off at 6am. Lisa Browne, 27, had a heart disorder and the shock caused it to stop. Experts have discovered the paediatric nurse suffered from the rare Long QT syndrome (LQT2). The condition affects the electrical system of the heart and can cause sudden unexplained
A nurse died from heart failure brought on by the shock of hearing her alarm clock ring, an inquest heard yesterday. Lisa Browne, 27, had an undiagnosed disorder which stopped her heart beating after the sudden shock of her 6am alarm call. Experts discovered last year that the paediatric nurse, who died in 1998, had the
As the result of sponsorship, whilst participating in the recent Inverness half-Marathon, local GP Dr Colin Mc Dougall raised the sum of £612 in aid of CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) Joanne Fotheringham Memorial Fund, for which the late Joanne’s parents, Fraser and Alex Fotheringham, Braes of Ullapool, record their thanks to Dr McDougall and
Nurse Lisa Jane Browne died from heart failure brought on by the shock of a ringing alarm clock, an inquest ruled yesterday. The 27-year-old, who died in 1998, suffered from an undiagnosed heart abnormality which caused her hear to stop beating after the sudden shock of her 6am alarm call. Last year experts discovered the paediatric
This nurse died when her alarm clock rang. The sudden shock of Lisa Jane Browne's 6am alarm call triggered massive heart failure because the 27-year-old who specialised in children's care suffered from an undiagnosed heart abnormality. Last year experts discovered she had the rare disorder Long QT syndrome (LQT2). The condition affects the electrical system of the
An inquest is being reopened into the death of a Chester nurse thought to have been killed by the shock of a ringing alarm clock. Lisa Jane Browne, 27, who died in 1998, suffered from an undiagnosed heart abnormality which caused her heart to stop beating after the sudden shock of her 6am alarm call. Last
A charity fundraiser who broke his ankle two months before last weekend's London Marathon completed the gruelling event on space-age crutches. Peter Snell, 22, finished the marathon in eight hours, 18 minutes on a pair of specially designed shock-absorbing crutches made by inventor Harry Thompson, from Blewbury, near Didcot. Mr Snell, an engineering student from Henley, raised
Patients at a Wearside medical centre could be saved from the type of condition that robbed a family of their son. Student Jimmy Wilson, who was just 24, died in his sleep from a rare heart condition. His parents have pledged to do all they can to prevent others suffering the same tragedy. Since Jimmy's death on