Blunt Head Trauma, Hemorrhage
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Key Points:
- Bob Mackie’s death certificate reveals his cause of death as a subarachnoid hemorrhage and blunt head trauma, contradicting earlier reports of pneumonia.
- Mackie suffered a fall at the home of his longtime design director, Joseph McFate, three days before his death on September 14.
- The subarachnoid hemorrhage is a type of stroke caused by bleeding near the brain, often due to head injury or aneurysm.
- A healthcare professional was present when Mackie fell, and he was staying in the guest house at McFate’s residence at the time.
