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Coroner: "Future Deaths" Risk Over Blood Thinner Info
22 Feb
Summary
- A man died from brain haemorrhage after a fall while on blood thinners.
- Drug leaflets lacked guidance for head injuries, coroner found.
- Wife believes awareness could have saved her husband's life.
A coroner has issued a warning about blood thinners following the tragic death of 64-year-old Clive Hyman, a former partner at KPMG. Hyman suffered a minor fall in Bucharest, Romania, on August 1, 2025, but initially felt fine. Nine days later, on August 10, 2025, he died in a London hospital from a brain haemorrhage.
Hyman had been prescribed apixaban, a blood thinner known to increase bleeding risks, especially after head trauma. An inquest revealed that patient leaflets for the drug offered no specific instructions for patients who sustain a head injury. Assistant Coroner Sarah Bourke stated that "future deaths could occur unless action is taken" due to this information gap.
His widow, Rachel Hyman, expressed her distress, believing Clive "should and could have been saved." She recounted developing a severe headache five days post-fall, followed by vomiting and unresponsiveness. Despite calling an ambulance, she was told it was non-emergency. She is now campaigning for greater awareness of apixaban's risks to prevent similar tragedies.
