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BP-A0563
JUN 10
MULTI-LEVEL MORTALITY REVIEW
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS
Date:
09/09/2019
To:
Office of Quality Management
From:
MW New York Health Services
Subject:
Mortality Review for Inmate Epstein #76318.054
Inst.
MW-NY
Name:
Epstein. Jeffrey
DOD :
08110/2019
DOB:
01/20/1953
Place of Death:
Inst.
Name of community hospital:
Nature of Death:
___ Accidental:
-
Homicide
1. Suicide
(Method)
Hanging
Cause(s) of Death:
Asphyxiation
Reg. #:
Age:
66
Sex:
Male
76318-054
Community Hospital
___ OTHER
New York Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital
Natural (chronic)
-
Natural (Acute)
Race:
White
NARRATIVE SUMMARY: (Should include components below)
Date of admission to the
07/06/2019
_i_New commit
_Transfer from
Holdover
Status:
_Inpatient at
Inst
_
Community Hospital
_Outpatient
Admitting
1. Sleep Apnea
2. Hyperuiglyceridemia
3. L4 L5 Lumbar Stenosis
4.
(Pls. continue on supplementary page if necessary)
Past diagnosis:
1. Sleep Apnea
2. Hypertriglyceridemia
3. L4 - LS Lumbar &cassis
4.
(Pls. continue on supplementary page if necessary)
Significant mental health
_(Yes)
(No)
_(NA)
Include specific Information as relevant to death:
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Name:
Epstein. Jeffrey
Reg. #:
76318-054
DOB:
01/20/1953
Admitting diagnosis:(continue)
Past diagnosis: (Continue)
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Description of course of illness (past and present) and cause of the death in sufficient detail to indicate
circumstances of death, including treatment, medications, diagnostic testing. etc. Give findings of diagnostic exams. Insert
pages in this section as required.
Intake Screening History and Physical present?
fit! Yes
No
_NA
Date of most recent History and Physical
07/09/2019
Timeliness of Diagnostic and Treatment regimes?
__No
__NA
Discharge summary from Attending M.D. on chart
Institution
Yes
_NA
Community Hospital
Yes
_LJ'10
_NA
Autopsy
/
No
NA
Toxicology
_Yes
._Yes
_l_No
_NA
Death Certificate Available
_Yes
/No
_NA
INSTITUTION MEDICAL CARE REVIEW:
Severity of ifiness at time of admission to hospital / Health Services Unit
—
Critical st/
Stable
Unknown
Prognosis on admission to hospital / health Services Unit
Poor
1
Good
NA
Were diagnostic procedures appropriate and timely
j_Yes
No
Was treatment appropriate to diagnosis and instituted timely
Yes
No
Prognosis with treatment
Poor
Good
Unknown
My complications adversely affecting outcome:
Yes
Describe briefly
Asphyxiation Secondary to Hanging.
Was treatment appropriate to complication
Surgical Procedures (list)
Appropriate pre-operative evaluation completed,
including lab, physical exam, updated history
Complications related to surgical procedures
(describe)
Prognosis following surgical procedure
Patient compliant with treatment / medications
/
Yes
No
Yes
No
„t NA
Yes
No
NA
Yes
—No
ULNA
_
Poor
—
Good
i
Unknown
_Yes
_No
_CNA
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Discussion with patient or patient's family regarding prognosis
_Yes
_No
ULNA
DNR order
Yes
I
No
Date
Advance Directive / Living VY.II
_Yes
_No
NA
LOCAL COMMUNITY HOSPITALIZATIONS ONLY:
Type of admission
Routine
_i_Emergent
_
Other
Method of transportation appropriate to patient condition
_._1_Yes
No
—
NA
Severity of condition at time of admission to local hospital
✓1 Critical
—
Stable
_
Unknown
Prognosis on admission to local hospital
__ Poor
—
Good
—
Unknown
Were diagnostic procedures appropriate and timely
_(_Yes
_No
Was treatment appropriate to diagnosis and instituted timely
I _Yes
_No
i
Prognosis with treatment
Poor
_
Good
_
Unknown
Any complications adversely affecting outcome:
1 Yes
No
(describe briefly)
Asohyxiation Secondary to Hamitic
Was treatment appropriate to complication
Surgical Procedures (list)
Appropriate pre-operative evaluation completed.
Including lab, physical exam, updated history
Complications related to surgical procedures
Describe
Yes
_No
__Yes
_No
Yes
_Yes
ti
No
Prognosis following surgical procedure
—
Poor
_
Good
_i_ Unknown
Patient compliant with treatment / medications
Yes
__No
__I_NA
Discussion with patient or patient's family regarding
Yes
_No
li
f\Lik
patient prognosis
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DNR order
Yes
Date
Advance Directive / Living Will
Yes
Date
REVIEW OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE:
Was death related to a medical emergency
✓Yes
_No
Response to medical emergency
notification timely
yYes
_No
__CIA
Physician
Yes
_No
_NA
Physician Assistant
Nurse Practitioner
_No
_—NA
Nurse(s)
I
Yes
_No
_NA
Emergency Medical Techs
_Yes
_No
NA
Others
_Yes
Yes
CPR
/
Yes
_No
_NA
ACLS List protocol (s) used Of appropriate)
_I__Yes
_No
_NA
By EMS.
Problems encountered during medical emergency, e.g.,
_Yes
d_No
_NA
equipment, communications, transportation.
Describe bnefly:
Providers responding maintain current certification / credentials in
BUS, ACLS (if required)
Yes
_No
_NA
SUMMARY REVIEW:
Inmate Jeffery Edward Epstein I473618-054 a 66 year old male with a history of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on CPAP at night, a history of
Hypertriglyceridemia treated with Vaseepa, no past Mental Health History prior to incarceration and L4-L5 Stenosis. On July 23.2019, at 2:00 am.
he was placed on Suicide Watch for 31 hours and 5 minutes due to abrasion located on the lower anterior surface of his neck area. On July 24,2019 he
was taken off Suicide Watch and was placed on Psychological Observation. On July 30.2019, he was removed from Psychological Observation and
was placed in the Special Housing Unit where he was housed with a cell mate. On August 8, 2019, he was seen by Psychology Services and denied
suicidal ideation, intention or plan.
On August 10, 2019, at 6:33 am. Special Housing Unit Staff found inmate Epstein unresponsive in his cell and attempted to wake him. The body
alarm was activated in SHU and the Control Center announced a medical emergency. CM was initiated by Special Housing Unit Staff. At 6:35 am.
medical staff responded and continued CM and the AED was applied. The Control Center called for an ambulance. The EMS arrived at 6:45 am. and
the paramedics continued CPR. Inmate Epstein remained unresponsive. Inmate Epstein was incubated, and the ACLS Protocol was initiated by the
EMS. No pulse found, no shock was advised and the inmate was prepared for transport to local hospital while continuing CPR. At 7:10 a.m. the EMS
departed institution en route to New York Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital. At 7:36 a.m. the inmate was pronounced dead by the ER Physician
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Documentation in medical record reviewed by Mortality Review
No
_NA
Committee and found to be within acceptable limits. If no,
describe
Did patient receive appropriate and adequate health care, consistent
__No
_NA
with community standards, during his incarceration in the Federal
Bureau of Prisons? If no, explain
State any strengths and weaknesses that existed:
I. The Mortality Review Committee reviewed the Medical Record. The patient received timely and appropriate medical and psychological care.
27. Recommendation(s) if any.
The Mortality Review Committee reviewed the Medical Record. No recommendations at this time
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28. Attachments:
1. Medical Record
3 Death Certificate
2. Narrative Summary
4. Autopsy Report
5. Other Documents as appropriate (list)
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT IS EXEMPT AND TO BE CONSIDERED FOR
REVIEWNIEWING ON A NEED TO KNOW BASIS ONLY.
REVIEW COMMITTEE:
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OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Comments:
-
Agree with Institution MRC
— Disagree with Inst. MRC
Recommendations or Action taken:
Regional HSA
Date
Regional Director
Date
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OFFICE OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Comments:
Signature of Review Committee Member
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