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87y · Male·Combined effects of sotalol toxicity on a background of severe valvular and athe…
An 87-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease died in a residential aged care facility after ingesting Sotalol, a cardiac medication not prescribed to him. The medication trolley was left unlocked and accessible despite fa…
62y · Male·Congestive Cardiac Failure in a man with Ischaemic and Hypertensive Heart Diseas…
Greg Howarth, a 62-year-old man incarcerated at Port Phillip Prison, died from congestive cardiac failure precipitated by acute myocardial infarction in the setting of ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. He had met…
80y · Female·Right haemothorax due to bleeding right pleural adhesion with contributing apixa…
Margaret Joan Barry, 80, died from right haemothorax due to bleeding from a pleural adhesion while on apixaban anticoagulation therapy for atrial fibrillation. She was admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital for psychiatric …
75y · Female·hypovolaemic shock following uncontrolled blood loss from mini-liposuction stem …
A 75-year-old woman with advanced frontal lobe dementia died from hypovolaemic shock following uncontrolled bleeding after an unproven stem-cell liposuction procedure. Critical failures included: failure to cease anticoa…
66y · Female·Cardiac failure due to atherosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease
A 66-year-old woman died from cardiac failure due to atherosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease. She presented to a rural GP with ankle oedema, cough, and palpitations during interstate travel. The GP diagnosed mild …
68y · Male·end stage liver failure due to hepatitis C
James William Miller, aged 68, died of end-stage liver failure due to hepatitis C while an inmate at Yatala Labour Prison, admitted to Mary Potter Hospice for terminal care. He had multiple comorbidities including prosta…
63y · Male·Multiple injuries due to aircraft crash
Anthony Fitzgerald, a 63-year-old experienced general aviation pilot with minimal gyroplane experience (16.8 hours), died when his newly purchased gyroplane broke up in mid-air near Esk, Queensland. His 16.8 hours in gyr…
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