His medical file stated he was discharged into the care of the medical officer for the Wellington Correctional Centre, which was listed as his next of kin. He was found dead on their couch six hours later. View image in fullscreen Ricky Hampson Sr and his daughter Anita Chatfield speak ahead of the inquest into Ricky ‘Dougie’ Hampson’s deathĭougie then caught a taxi to the house of a relative, where he was last seen alive at 3.30am. No scans or X-rays were performed, Beckett said. He was discharged just after midday on 15 August and given ibuprofen and paracetamol, and told to return if his pain worsened. He was sedated and woke “screaming” and “writhing in pain” several times over the course of 18 hours, Beckett said. Beckett said Dougie told hospital staff he “just wanted pain relief” and described his pain level as “10 out of 10”. He was then diagnosed with cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), after telling hospital staff he had smoked marijuana that day and methamphetamine two days prior. In the opening statement of the inquest held at the Dubbo courthouse on Monday before the deputy state coroner Erin Kennedy, the counsel assisting, Simeon Beckett SC, said Dougie was admitted to the isolation ward of the Dubbo base hospital after testing positive to Covid before admission. Sign up to receive Guardian Australia’s fortnightly Rural Network email newsletter The 36-year-old father of eight and grandfather to one presented to the hospital in western New South Wales complaining of a “tearing” and “popping” sensation in his stomach on 14 August 2021, at the peak of a Covid wave.
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