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86y · Male·Left haemothorax complicating rib fractures (not operated), sustained in a fall
James Reilly, 86, fell at home on 8 September 2024 sustaining rib fractures that caused a fatal left haemothorax. Paramedics attended but he declined transfer. When facial droop developed, he was admitted with presumed t…
74y · Male·Incised wounds to limbs; other significant conditions being ischaemic heart dise…
Garry Reginald Dubois, a 74-year-old serving a life sentence for serious offences, died in custody from self-inflicted incised wounds to his limbs. He was on dual antiplatelet therapy for ischaemic heart disease, which c…
43y · Female·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured berry aneurysm
Trina McGrady, a 43-year-old Goomeroi woman, died from subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured berry aneurysm on 15 September 2020. She had been admitted to John Hunter Hospital following incidental discovery of two l…
70y · Male·intracranial haemorrhage secondary to haemorrhagic transformation of ischaemic s…
A 70-year-old man with chronic small vessel cerebral ischaemia died from intracranial haemorrhage following haemorrhagic transformation of an ischaemic stroke while in prison custody. He presented with acute stroke sympt…
60y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease with a bleeding duodenal ulcer being a significant contr…
James Joseph Cunneen, a 60-year-old man with significant medical comorbidities (ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, peripheral arterial disease), died from cardiac arrest due to ischaemic heart disease with a bleeding duo…
67y · Male·Head injuries sustained in falls
Martin Barlow, 67, died from head injuries sustained in two falls on 5 August 2022 while intoxicated (BAC 0.17 g/100mL). He suffered subarachnoid haemorrhage and subdural haemorrhage. After Ms Burrell called emergency se…
71y · Male·raised intracranial pressure caused by left frontal-temporal-parietal subdural h…
Warren James Newell, a 71-year-old man with oesophageal cancer, presented with acute coronary syndrome on 29 September 2022 and was appropriately diagnosed and treated with anticoagulation and dual antiplatelet therapy. …
90y · Female·acute bronchopneumonia caused by Staphylococcus aureus
Ruth McKay, 90, died of acute bronchopneumonia after accessing the external courtyard of the Memory Support Unit (MSU) at an aged care facility undetected in the early morning of 17 January 2015. She was found under a st…
37y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolus due to left leg deep vein thrombosis
A 37-year-old Aboriginal man died of pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis while incarcerated. He presented to hospital on his birthday with lethargy, shortness of breath, and tachycardia. Initial assessm…
53y · Male·intracerebral haemorrhage
William Anderson, an Aboriginal man aged 53, suffered a catastrophic intracerebral haemorrhage while imprisoned and died despite timely emergency response. Multiple delays occurred: 25 minutes before the cell was opened,…
80y · Male·Multiple injuries post fall from a roof
An 80-year-old man died from multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a roof while cleaning gutters at home. He fell approximately 2 metres from a ladder, sustaining rib, pelvis, and spine fractures, plus vertebral art…
57y · Male·Sepsis from ischemic bowel due to superior mesenteric artery thrombus
Trevor Peterson, a 57-year-old with chronic gut ischemia, underwent mesenteric artery stenting in February 2020. Discharge instructions emphasising dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) were not clearly communicated to the va…
54y · Male·Bowel ischaemia resulting from acute thrombosis of superior mesenteric artery an…
Anthony Barrett died from bowel ischaemia caused by acute thrombosis of his superior mesenteric artery and coeliac artery stents post-operatively. He had undergone left total knee replacement surgery at Fairfield Hospita…
44y · Female·Ischemic heart disease due to complete blockage of left anterior descending coro…
A 44-year-old woman presented with acute chest pain and troponin elevation. Coronary angiography revealed only a 30% non-obstructive lesion in the left anterior descending artery. She was discharged on aspirin alone with…
59y · Male·Disseminated carcinoma on a background of emphysema
Robert Fullerton, a 59-year-old Aboriginal man from Palm Island, died from disseminated carcinoma while remanded in custody at Townsville Correctional Centre. He presented with abdominal pain on 5 December 2018, was diag…
89y · Male·multi-organ failure with pneumonia due to ingestion of a corrosive liquid (quate…
An 89-year-old man with severe dementia died from multi-organ failure following ingestion of concentrated Bacban (quaternary ammonium compound) left in his bathroom at an aged care facility. The cleaning staff member ina…
48y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with acute cardiac event
Richard William Hobbs, aged 48, died from cardiac arrest in custody at Brisbane Correctional Centre on 21 November 2017. He had significant comorbidities including coronary artery disease (recent stent insertion), diabet…
63y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia complicating recent posterior myocardial infarct with underly…
Craig Nicholas Canham, aged 63, died in custody at Yatala Labour Prison from cardiac arrhythmia complicating a recent posterior myocardial infarction with underlying hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He had suffered a myocard…
51y · Male·Sepsis due to or as a consequence of right lower limb necrotising fasciitis due …
A 51-year-old man with metastatic renal cell carcinoma died from sepsis following necrotising fasciitis of the lower limb, which developed after a pseudo-aneurysm complication from coronary angiography. Key clinical less…
87y · Male·Complications of head injuries in setting of dementia
An 87-year-old man with vascular dementia died from complications of head injuries sustained in assaults by a fellow nursing home resident. The deceased had a documented tendency to wander and enter other residents' room…
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