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15y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest of unknown aetiology complicating hypoxic ischaemic enc…
Max McKenzie, a 15-year-old with asthma and food allergies, died from cardiorespiratory arrest complicating hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy after severe refractory anaphylaxis. After eating apple crumble containing nuts…
28y · Male·Multiple head, facial and spinal injuries sustained in a single vehicle motorbik…
Joshua Tyrrell, 28, died from multiple head, facial and spinal injuries sustained in a motorbike crash on the Brooker Highway. He was riding at excessive speed and failed to maintain steering control through a bend. Toxi…
41y · Male·acute, severe hydrocephalus contributed to by longstanding chronic hydrocephalus…
Benjamin Cullen, aged 41, died on 25 February 2021 from acute severe hydrocephalus secondary to a brain tumour abutting the cerebral aqueduct. He suffered three seizures on 23 February 2021, two days after release from P…
57y · Male·Complications following food aspiration in a man with multiple co-morbidities
Andrew Kursinskis, a 57-year-old man with intellectual disability, dysphagia, autism, epilepsy and pica, died from complications following aspiration of chicken schnitzel while living in supported disability accommodatio…
55y · Male·Complications of traumatic head injury sustained in a workplace incident (pallia…
David Klingberg, a 55-year-old experienced pile testing engineer, died from traumatic head injury sustained when an auxiliary line hook on a piling rig struck him in the face at a construction site. The hook became jamme…
66y · Male·Undetermined (natural causes)
A 66-year-old man with multiple chronic conditions including Parkinson's disease, spastic gait syndrome, cognitive impairment, atrial fibrillation, and swallowing difficulties died at his supported disability accommodati…
69y · Male·Haemopericardium secondary to ischaemic heart disease
Brian Matthew McDonald, a 69-year-old man with autism, intellectual disability, and epilepsy living in specialist disability accommodation, died from haemopericardium secondary to ischaemic heart disease. He collapsed in…
83y · Male·left middle cerebral artery cerebrovascular accident
An 83-year-old male prisoner died from a left middle cerebral artery stroke on 26 October 2022, seven days after presenting with acute stroke symptoms. Mr Radan had atrial fibrillation and was prescribed dabigatran for a…
61y · Female·Complications of Down's syndrome, epilepsy and advanced dementia
Jennifer Clayden, 61, with Down's syndrome, epilepsy and advanced dementia, died in Specialist Disability Accommodation on 9 May 2024 from complications of her underlying conditions. She had been transitioned to comfort-…
40y · Male·Unascertained; probable SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy) - natural ca…
A 40-year-old man with severe Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome and intellectual disability died unexpectedly in his sleep at a supported disability accommodation facility. He was found in a position consistent with having had a s…
66y · Female·Ischaemic brainstem stroke
Margaret Ann Day, a 66-year-old Specialist Disability Accommodation resident with undifferentiated hereditary ataxia, intellectual disability, and dysphagia, presented to the Emergency Department on 26 November 2024 with…
73y · Female·Complications of lipoid pneumonia following the ingestion of shampoo, conditione…
Judith Pollard, a 73-year-old woman with an extensive mental health history, was voluntarily admitted to Shepparton Private Hospital on 1 June 2023 following acute depression and paranoia. Despite her family informing st…
86y · Male·Traumatic closed head injury suffered in a fall
Alan Noel Sheedy, 86 years old, died from traumatic closed head injury sustained in a fall at a residential aged care facility. He had been admitted for respite care following previous falls and was assessed as moderate …
50y · Male·Sepsis of unknown organism in respiratory
Mark Ruth, a 50-year-old NDIS participant with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, chronic dysphagia, and obstructive sleep apnoea, died from sepsis of unknown respiratory organism. He had experienced declining heal…
55y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis
CM, a 55-year-old man with severe congenital disabilities and Type 2 Diabetes, died from diabetic ketoacidosis while residing in a disability support facility. In the week preceding death, he experienced reduced appetite…
52y · Female·Spinal injuries sustained in falls in a woman with multiple medical comorbiditie…
Caroline Monique Hall, a 52-year-old woman with intellectual disability, epilepsy, schizophrenia, and multiple comorbidities living in supported disability accommodation, died from spinal injuries sustained in falls. She…
2y · Male·Drowning
Master K, a two-year-old, drowned in a hotel pool after falling from a step into the deeper adult pool section. He remained unnoticed underwater for over nine minutes while his mother was distracted by her mobile phone, …
61y · Male·Lymphoma (CD30 positive T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder), medically managed
A 61-year-old man died from CD30-positive T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder (PTCL) after being incorrectly diagnosed and treated for Hodgkin lymphoma. Critical diagnostic information—a negative PAX5 immunohistochemistr…
31y · Male·undetermined
Erol Elmas, a 31-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, died in custody at Thomas Embling Hospital on 30 November 2022. The cause of death remains undetermined despite thorough pathological investigation. Mr Elmas w…
17y · Male·epileptic seizure complicating idiopathic epilepsy
17-year-old Codie Mansell-Moore died from epileptic seizures on 10 December 2018. An ambulance was called at 6:09am while he was seizing, but paramedics staged around the corner and did not enter his home for 48 minutes …
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