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52y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism
A 52-year-old man with autism, intellectual disability, and multiple comorbidities died from pulmonary thromboembolism at home. He developed respiratory symptoms on 24 March, was managed in primary care with telehealth a…
49y · Female·Hypoxia due to complications following incision and drainage of a right buttock …
A 48-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, COPD, chronic kidney disease, ischaemic heart disease) died following complications of anaesthesia during incision and drainage of a buttock abscess. Critical fa…
0y · Unknown·unascertained
A 10-day-old neonate born at 36 weeks gestation presented to hospital with signs of sepsis including hypothermia, lethargy, poor feeding, and jaundice. Critical failures in recognition and triage occurred: the infant was…
35y · Male·Multiple organ failure - cause undetermined
Robert John Ryan, aged 35, a farm worker at Malahide, suffered a sudden severe medical collapse on 7 January 2015, presenting with vomiting, sweating, confusion, hypothermia and incontinence. Diagnosed as chemical poison…
35y · Male·Multiple organ failure—cause not determined to requisite standard
Robert John Ryan, a 35-year-old senior stockman, collapsed suddenly on 7 January 2015 at a farm gate near his workplace at Malahide in Tasmania, while driving his work utility during a normal workday. He presented with s…
86y · Female·Bradycardic arrest secondary to relative hypoperfusion while undergoing surgery …
An 86-year-old woman underwent elective surgery to excise a probable squamous cell carcinoma from her left hand with split-thickness skin grafting under local anaesthesia with intravenous sedation. She suffered an unexpe…
26y · Male·Brain death post mixed drug toxicity including MDMA and cocaine
Mr P, a 26-year-old man, died from brain death following mixed drug toxicity from MDMA and cocaine consumed at a music festival. He presented with seizures, hyperthermia (42.2°C), and rigidity at the festival medical ten…
20y · Male·Head injury
Khaled El Rafihi, a 20-year-old apprentice electrician, died from head injuries sustained during a 'ute surfing' incident. He was sitting on the rear boot lid of a moving utility vehicle when he fell onto the road and st…
25y · Male·Ruptured berry aneurysm and sequelae resulting in catastrophic subarachnoid and …
A 25-year-old Aboriginal man on remand in custody collapsed during a shower and was found to have suffered a catastrophic ruptured berry aneurysm causing massive subarachnoid and intracerebral haemorrhage with brain deat…
55y · Female·asphyxia due to choking on food (steak)
A 55-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities including morbid obesity, schizophrenia, depression, and substance use disorder died from asphyxia caused by choking on food while at a friend's home in supported accommoda…
38y · Female·Unascertained
Nilofer Nezami, a 38-year-old Victorian resident, died on 7 January 2019 following cosmetic surgery in Iran. She underwent multiple procedures including eye, breast, arm and abdominal surgery. Post-operatively, she devel…
1y · Female·unrecognised oesophageal intubation
A 19-month-old girl died from unrecognised oesophageal intubation during anaesthesia for finger laceration repair. The anaesthetic team failed to recognise multiple clinical indicators of tube misplacement: absence of pe…
3y · Female·complications of Influenza B viral infection
Three-year-old Caitlin Cruz presented to a medical centre unwell and collapsed, requiring resuscitation. She was transferred by ambulance to Children's Hospital at Westmead but critical information about her collapse and…
0y · Male·Myocarditis
Baby C, a 5-month-old infant, died from myocarditis (viral heart inflammation) after presenting to Sunshine Hospital Emergency Department with fever, breathing difficulty, and cyanosis. He waited 1 hour 52 minutes before…
35y · Male·acute vomit aspiration in a man with acute large intestine obstruction (severe m…
Stephen Michael Kell, a 35-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died at Graylands Hospital from acute vomit aspiration in the setting of acute large bowel obstruction and clozapine-induced gastrointestina…
69y · Male·Complications of Downs syndrome and dementia (palliated)
Maxwell Rowllings was a 69-year-old man with Down syndrome and dementia who died in supported group accommodation. He had complex medical needs including intellectual disability, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, severe dys…
21y · Male·Traumatic brain injury sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian)
Jayden Kyle Morgan, 21, died from traumatic brain injury after being struck by a car on Pearcedale Road, Cranbourne South, Victoria. He was walking along the road at 10.57pm after leaving a birthday party, having consume…
63y · Male·Sepsis in a man with complicated peripheral vascular disease
Hong Tay, a 63-year-old man with extensive peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, and prior amputations, died from sepsis in an aged care facility following a cervical spine fracture sustained in a fall. After conservati…
71y · Male·Aspiration in setting of paralytic ileus in patient in convalescent phase of abd…
A 71-year-old man died from aspiration complicating prolonged paralytic ileus on postoperative day 9 following open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Despite clinical signs of persistent ileus (vomiting, abdominal disten…
79y · Male·acute bronchitis on a background of cardiomegaly with coronary artery disease
Stanley Taylor, a 79-year-old man serving life imprisonment, died from acute bronchitis on a background of cardiomegaly with coronary artery disease. He presented to St Vincent's Hospital with chest pain and shortness of…
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