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| Former Socceroo Steve Herczeg was in no pain when first treated, inquest hears Former Socceroo Steve Herczeg was in no pain when first treated, inquest hears | |
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| A former Socceroo who died in hospital because his urinary catheter was wrongly connected to an oxygen supply was confused but in no pain when first treated in emergency, an inquest has been told. | A former Socceroo who died in hospital because his urinary catheter was wrongly connected to an oxygen supply was confused but in no pain when first treated in emergency, an inquest has been told. |
| Registered nurse Stacy Woodward also noted that Steve Herczeg’s catheter was in place and working correctly when she was caring for him in a high-dependency section of the emergency department at Adelaide’s Queen Elizabeth hospital. | Registered nurse Stacy Woodward also noted that Steve Herczeg’s catheter was in place and working correctly when she was caring for him in a high-dependency section of the emergency department at Adelaide’s Queen Elizabeth hospital. |
| Herczeg died last month after his oxygen supply was incorrectly connected to his catheter, resulting in his bladder inflating and then bursting and his lungs collapsing. | Herczeg died last month after his oxygen supply was incorrectly connected to his catheter, resulting in his bladder inflating and then bursting and his lungs collapsing. |
| The 72-year-old, who was the first South Australian to play for Australia in a Fifa World Cup qualifying match, was admitted to hospital because of a fall and hallucinations. | The 72-year-old, who was the first South Australian to play for Australia in a Fifa World Cup qualifying match, was admitted to hospital because of a fall and hallucinations. |
| Woodward told the inquest on Tuesday that she had no memory of caring for Herczeg and was basing her evidence on the notes she recorded at the time and the hospital records. | Woodward told the inquest on Tuesday that she had no memory of caring for Herczeg and was basing her evidence on the notes she recorded at the time and the hospital records. |
| Those notes showed Herczeg had a high heart rate, which would have been of concern, and that when she took observations he was also receiving oxygen. | Those notes showed Herczeg had a high heart rate, which would have been of concern, and that when she took observations he was also receiving oxygen. |
| Her documentation also noted that he was “pleasantly confused”, which she told the court meant he was compliant with nursing care and “wasn’t trying to climb out of bed or escape”. | Her documentation also noted that he was “pleasantly confused”, which she told the court meant he was compliant with nursing care and “wasn’t trying to climb out of bed or escape”. |
| On Monday the inquest heard the doctor who performed the autopsy found Herczeg’s bladder had ruptured and his lungs had collapsed, causing his death by “respiratory failure”. | On Monday the inquest heard the doctor who performed the autopsy found Herczeg’s bladder had ruptured and his lungs had collapsed, causing his death by “respiratory failure”. |
| “I understand his oxygen supply somehow became connected to his catheter,” forensic pathologist Stephen Wills said. | “I understand his oxygen supply somehow became connected to his catheter,” forensic pathologist Stephen Wills said. |
| “The bladder ruptured, allowing the gas into the rest of his body.” | “The bladder ruptured, allowing the gas into the rest of his body.” |
| Wills said it was highly unusual for the tubes to be mixed up the way they were and Herczeg’s death would have been “quite painful”. | Wills said it was highly unusual for the tubes to be mixed up the way they were and Herczeg’s death would have been “quite painful”. |
| While the former soccer star was already suffering from respiratory disease, the pathologist said the injuries would likely have killed any healthy person. | While the former soccer star was already suffering from respiratory disease, the pathologist said the injuries would likely have killed any healthy person. |
| In 1965, after standing out at a six-week Socceroos camp in Cairns, Herczeg was selected in the squad for Australia’s first World Cup tilt. | In 1965, after standing out at a six-week Socceroos camp in Cairns, Herczeg was selected in the squad for Australia’s first World Cup tilt. |