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NSWcustodial setting (correctional facility) with death at hospital2025-07-23

Inquest into the death of James Cunneen

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…

general practiceinfectious diseasesdiagnosticmedicationpantoprazole
QLDcommunity2022-01-13

Clubb, Monique Irene

24y · Female·Undetermined

Monique Irene Clubb, a 24-year-old with opioid addiction following a serious motor vehicle accident, disappeared on 22 June 2013 after obtaining prescriptions for fentanyl patches and diazepam from a medical centre in Be…

general practiceforensic medicinemedicationdiagnosticfentanyl
VIChospital2019-04-04

Finding into death of Isabella Estelle Rees

1y · Female·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to aorto-oesophageal fistula caused by lodged b…

Isabella Rees, aged 14 months, presented to Sunshine Hospital ED four times over 19 days with fever, vomiting and later haematochezia. A button battery lodged in her oesophagus caused progressive caustic injury leading t…

emergency medicinepaediatricsdiagnosticcommunicationondansetron
NSWhospital2018-10-16

Inquest into the death of Basilio Alesandro Petsas

54y · Male·Unascertained

A 54-year-old man with HIV, hepatitis C, cirrhosis, and significant immunocompromise presented with acute sepsis on 23 December 2016. Despite rapid ambulance response with sepsis protocol initiation and ICU-level aggress…

infectious diseasesemergency medicinedelaymethamphetamine
ACThospital2018-01-30

AN INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF ROBERT DOUGLAS

67y · Male·respiratory failure with antecedent causes including chronic emphysematic lung d…

67-year-old male with 40-year smoking history presented with chest symptoms in 2012. CT scan revealed a left upper lobe mass. Core biopsy was incorrectly reported as adenocarcinoma by the pathologist, despite clinical un…

respiratory medicinepathologydiagnosticsystemenoxaparin
NThospital2018-01-11

Inquest into the death of Addison Anthony

35y · Male·Active rheumatic pancarditis complicated by pulmonary arterial hypertension, pne…

A 35-year-old Aboriginal man died from rheumatic pancarditis complicated by pulmonary hypertension, pneumonia and unspecified connective tissue disease. He had presented repeatedly to Katherine Hospital with symptoms sug…

emergency medicineintensive carecommunicationdiagnosticdicloxacillin
VIChospital2014-02-26

Finding into death of Dean Lovett

21y · Male·dilated cardiomyopathy

Dean Lovett, 21 years old, presented with fever, vomiting, cough and palpitations to his general practitioner on 6 September 2008. Dr G. identified clinical signs concerning for cardiac disease (tachycardia, finger clubb…

emergency medicinegeneral practicediagnosticdelaymethotrexate
SAhospital2012-11-15

Coroner's Finding: Davis Tracy-Lee

34y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to anaphylactic shock due to antibiotic all…

A 34-year-old woman died from anaphylactic shock to Ceclor, a cephalosporin antibiotic prescribed for otitis externa. Her medical records clearly documented allergies to cephalosporins (Ibilex) and sulphur-based antibiot…

general practiceemergency medicinediagnosticmedicationceclor

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