Deceased
Baby A
Demographics
1y, male
Date of death
2015-02-20
Finding date
2021-12-13
Cause of death
Global cerebral ischaemic injury following cardiorespiratory arrest of unknown cause in the setting of detected methylamphetamine
AI-generated summary
A 22-month-old boy died from global cerebral ischaemic injury following cardiorespiratory arrest of unknown cause in the setting of detected methylamphetamine exposure. He had multiple healing traumatic injuries (rib fractures, wrist fracture, mesenteric injury, scrotal bruising) consistent with non-accidental trauma that occurred 3-12 weeks before death, likely inflicted by his mother's partner. Critical clinical lessons include: incomplete family violence information sharing to Child Protection delayed appropriate risk assessment; hospital clinicians did not have access to family violence or forensic history; inter-agency information gaps prevented recognition of cumulative risk; methylamphetamine exposure in an infant is significant regardless of concentration and poses cardiac and neurological risks; and apparent lack of pain manifestation despite serious injuries may have masked abuse. Earlier identification of the partner's family violence history and drug use, combined with improved information sharing between police, child protection, and health services, may have altered outcomes.
AI-generated summary and tagging — may contain inaccuracies; refer to original finding for legal purposes.
Error types
Drugs involved
0y · Female·Severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy due to brain injury from complicated assi…
Lucy Margaret Campbell died eight days after birth from severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy following complicated assisted vaginal birth at Ingham Hospital. Her mother had a low-risk pregnancy complicated by spontaneo…
3y · Female·COMPLICATIONS FROM SEVERE CEREBRAL PALSY
Baby E, a 3-year-old with severe cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia, bulbar dysfunction and upper airway obstruction, died from complications of her severe cerebral palsy. She presented with seizures, dark green sputum…
1y · Female·Obstructive sleep apnoea occurring in the context of significant, unrecognised h…
Serena Lee, born 31 October 2021, died at 2 months from obstructive sleep apnoea in the context of severe, unrecognised hypoglycaemia associated with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). She was discharged from Campbe…
Source and disclaimer
This page reproduces or summarises information from publicly available findings published by Australian coroners' courts. Coronial is an independent educational resource and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of any coronial court or government body.
Content may be incomplete, reformatted, or summarised. All court orders for redaction and non-publication are respected; documents with technically defective redaction have been excluded from the database entirely. Always refer to the original court publication for the authoritative record.
Copyright in original materials remains with the relevant government jurisdiction. AI-generated summaries and tagging are for educational purposes only, may contain inaccuracies, and must not be treated as legal documents. We welcome feedback for correction —