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0y · Male·traumatic head injury due to instrumental vaginal delivery of a term infant
Baby H died on 24 March 2019, one day after birth, from traumatic head injuries sustained during an instrumental vaginal delivery using Neville Barnes forceps on a baby in occipito-posterior position. Critical clinical l…
[77, 80, 55]y · ["female", "male", "female"]·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle collision
A motor vehicle collision on the Princes Highway near Suttontown killed three adults when a 16-year-old driver with significant neurological conditions momentarily lost concentration while ascending a hill. The driver ha…
24y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
Sheridan Burnell, 24, died from mixed drug toxicity following an intentional overdose of prescription medications (lamotrigine and quetiapine) on 2 January 2021. Her mental health care was reasonable and appropriate. The…
25y · Female·Mixed drug consumption (pregabalin, oxycodone, desmethylvenlafaxine, aripiprazol…
Kaylah Veronica Sarah Woollard, age 25, died from mixed drug toxicity in the context of significant natural disease. She had WHO Class III obesity (BMI 94.5), cardiac hypertrophy, and mental health conditions (depression…
17y · Male·Suicide by self-inflicted hanging
RL was a 17-year-old Alice Springs teenager who died by suicide while under Northern Territory mental health services' care. Critical clinical lessons emerged: failure to inform his mother about mental health deteriorati…
52y · Male·Gunshot wound to the chest
Steven Richard Angus, a 52-year-old veteran with severe alcohol use disorder, major depressive disorder, and generalised anxiety disorder, died from a gunshot wound inflicted by Queensland Police during a welfare check o…
86y · Male·Multiorgan failure due to neurological failure due to Alzheimer's dementia
An 86-year-old man with advanced Alzheimer's dementia developed multiple pressure injuries while residing in aged care. A Stage 1 sacral pressure wound rapidly deteriorated to Stage 4 over two weeks despite appropriate a…
82y · Male·Multiorgan failure due to neurological failure due to Parkinson's disease with a…
Mr M, aged 82, with advanced Parkinson's disease and dementia, developed severe pressure injuries while in residential aged care. A significant sacral pressure wound went undetected until mid-December 2023 and rapidly de…
87y · Male·Multiorgan failure due to sepsis due to skin failure, underlying vascular dement…
An 87-year-old man with vascular dementia and stroke-related quadriplegia developed a sacral pressure injury in a residential aged care facility in December 2023. Despite care interventions, the wound rapidly deteriorate…
Male, female, male, female·Nicholas Brown: combined drug (methadone and benzodiazepine) intoxication; Toni …
Joint inquest into four deaths of individuals prescribed opioid replacement therapy by Dr J. between September 2016 and August 2017: Nicholas Shane Brown (35), Toni Lee Wiki (38), Matthew Wayne Winwood (47), and Belinda …
0y · Male·Perinatal hypoxia
Baby R, born at 39 weeks 6 days via planned homebirth with private midwives, died from perinatal hypoxia on day 6 of life. The mother had significant obstetric risk factors: previous emergency caesarean section, macrosom…
59y · Male·Multiple injuries
Martin Carl Quiterio, a 59-year-old man with longstanding schizophrenia and suspected autism spectrum disorder, died on 3 January 2024 when he jumped from the 14th floor of a car park in West Perth. He had been discharge…
61y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease secondary to coronary artery atherosclerosis
AQ, a 61-year-old motorsport racer, died from ischaemic heart disease secondary to coronary artery atherosclerosis while competing at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on 23 November 2024. In April 2024, he underwent ste…
87y · Female·Complications of head injuries and left proximal femur fracture sustained in a f…
An 87-year-old woman with Parkinson's disease sustained an unwitnessed fall at a residential aged care facility, resulting in head injuries and a hip fracture. Critical clinical lessons emerged: (1) neurological observat…
41y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging) and penetrating sharp force injury (s…
Corey Desmond Devree, aged 41, died by suicide in Bunbury Regional Prison on 14 October 2024 through ligature compression of the neck and a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest. Key clinical and systemic lessons includ…
74y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction complicated by multiple organ failure
Ronald William Beaumont, 74, died from acute myocardial infarction complicated by multiple organ failure following a second shoulder washout procedure. Key clinical lessons: (1) Despite inadvertent withholding of dual an…
38y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by a train
Natasha Stojkoski, a 38-year-old sales assistant at The Good Guys, sustained a workplace injury in October 2018 involving a Work Assisted Vehicle incident affecting her back, shoulders and neck. Subsequently, she reporte…
28y · Male·In keeping with Hanging
A 28-year-old man with a history of depression, anxiety, and previous self-harm died by hanging during a police response to a domestic violence incident. Police attended after his sister reported he had breached an ADVO …
25y · Male·Combined drug toxicity
Harrison William Ladd, 25, died from combined drug toxicity involving clonazepam, dexamphetamine, codeine, diazepam and pholcodine. He had complex mental health and substance use disorder requiring specialist addiction c…
31y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, pregabalin, promethazine, pizotifen)
A 31-year-old man subject to a post-sentence supervision order died from mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, pregabalin, promethazine, pizotifen) at a residential facility. He was a vulnerable person with acquired …
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