A DOCTOR who signed a death certificate for his elderly mother and did not report cuts on her wrists may have breached professional guidelines, an inquest has heard.
According to the death certificate signed by Dr Jerry Schwartz on August 20, 2005, his 79-year-old mother Eva Schwartz died at her Point Piper home in Sydney from lung cancer and a collapsed lung that cut off her oxygen.
Mrs Schwartz's death was not reported as suspicious and an application was filed for her cremation on August 23, 2005, Glebe Coroner's Court was told on Monday.
Counsel assisting the coroner Mark Higgins questioned whether Dr Schwartz acted appropriately and whether his mother's death was reportable.
He said the inquest would seek to determine whether her wrist injuries affected the cause of death and whether they were self-inflicted or occurred after she died.
"The presence of the injuries to the wrists are unusual for a woman such as Mrs Schwartz with no demonstrated history of mental illness ... Would it have been considered to be a reportable death?" Mr Higgins asked.
"Why was the fact she had injuries to her wrists not persuasive to Dr Schwartz that they were injuries of unusual or suspicious circumstances to note on the application of his mother's cremation?"
He noted there was no blood from those wounds in the bed.
The inquest would also investigate whether Dr Schwartz was in breach of medical board conduct guidelines, given that doctors should not perform such duties for their family members, Mr Higgins said.
The inquest continues before State Coroner Mary Jerram.
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