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2y · Male·Group A Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome which probably originated in the thro…
Ryan Saunders, a 2-year-old boy, died from Group A Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome after a 72-hour presentation with fever, pain, and systemic illness. Initial GP care was appropriate given the presentation and diagno…
18y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to neck compression from hangi…
An 18-year-old Aboriginal man died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest from hanging. He had a chronic petrol-sniffing habit and was acutely intoxicated on petrol when he hanged himself after a police incid…
68y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and coronary artery atherosclerosis
Patrick Paul, a 68-year-old man with significant cardiac history including prior myocardial infarction and coronary stents, died of ischaemic heart disease while in prison custody. He presented to hospital with symptoms …
42y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism and deep calf vein thrombosis
Shane Kerstjens, a 42-year-old man with cerebellar dystrophy and intellectual disability, died from pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis. He sustained a tibia and fibula fracture on 6 September 2007, requir…
53y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis
Matthew Tiers, a 53-year-old Aboriginal man with extensive comorbidities including alcoholic liver disease, was arrested and detained at Rockhampton Watchhouse then transferred to Capricornia Correctional Centre. He deve…
81y · Female·ischaemic bowel
An 81-year-old woman with longstanding depression and multiple comorbidities fell and fractured her humerus in March 2009. During rehabilitation, she became increasingly depressed and self-neglectful, refusing food and c…
36y · Male·infective endocarditis
John Clive Anderson, a 36-year-old prisoner, died from infective endocarditis despite being evaluated 25 times by prison medical officer Dr P. between February and May 2009. Dr P. documented possible infective endocardit…
42y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease due to severe triple-vessel coronary artery atherosclero…
A 42-year-old man with known severe triple-vessel coronary artery disease died from acute ischaemic heart disease while working at height. He had refused recommended coronary artery bypass graft surgery in December 2008,…
35y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis
A 35-year-old Aboriginal man died of ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis whilst in prison custody. He presented with chest pain and arm tingling at 6:20am but received only Panadol and Mylanta from no…
47y · Female·acute subendocardial septal myocardial infarction complicating hypertension and …
A 47-year-old woman with hypertension, high cholesterol, and significant family history of early cardiac disease presented to a country hospital ED with acute crushing central chest pain (10/10), shortness of breath, and…
47y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to Aeromonas Sobria sepsis in a man with cirrhosis
Stephen Johnson, a 47-year-old teacher, died from sepsis caused by Aeromonas Sobria bacteria acquired through a cut hand exposure to contaminated farm water. He presented to hospital with non-specific symptoms and elevat…
16y · Male·Peritonitis as a result of ruptured duodenum following blunt trauma of the torso
A 16-year-old boy died from peritonitis secondary to duodenal rupture two days after being treated and discharged from Campbelltown Hospital Emergency Department for a rugby injury. He sustained blunt abdominal trauma fr…
47y · Female·risperidone toxicity
Rosa Sinapi, a 47-year-old woman with delusional disorder, died from risperidone toxicity after ingesting an overdose of her antipsychotic medication. She had self-escalated her risperidone dose from 3mg to 6mg daily wit…
26y · Male·self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head while suffering severe depression
Morgan Hill, a 26-year-old NSW police officer, died by self-inflicted gunshot wound in March 2009 while severely depressed. Over 20 months prior to death, he experienced escalating mental health difficulties with work ab…
34y · Female·Catastrophic post-partum haemorrhage following caesarean delivery, secondary to …
A 34-year-old Vietnamese woman died from catastrophic postpartum haemorrhage following an elective caesarean delivery. Placenta accreta was discovered intraoperatively and managed with blood transfusion, uterotonic agent…
42y · Male·Combined effects of moderately severe physical exertion; a lateral vascular neck…
Carl Grillo, a 42-year-old man, died after police detained him during a foot chase in Spring Hill, Brisbane. Following an initial wrestling struggle, a lateral vascular neck restraint was applied by Senior Constable Jake…
78y · Male·Complications of bowel surgery; specifically post-operative chest infection and …
Barry Howroyd, a 78-year-old man, underwent routine colonoscopy on 7 August 2008 which complicated a known bowel carcinoma diagnosis. The procedure caused bowel perforation, diagnosed the next day via CT imaging. Surgica…
91y · Female·asphyxiation due to neck entrapment on KA524 bedpole following fall from bed
Martha McKee, 91, died from asphyxiation when her neck became entrapped on a KA524 bedpole after falling from bed at Mid Richmond Aged Care on 28 July 2010. Multiple systemic failures contributed: one night carer was res…
41y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone, valproate, zuclopenthixol)
Michael David Rex, a 41-year-old man with chronic treatment-resistant paranoid schizophrenia, died from mixed drug toxicity (methadone, valproate, zuclopenthixol) while detained in Ward 5H of the Margaret Tobin Centre ps…
18y · Male·Multiple injuries due to motorcycle accident
Adrian Elliott Jones, 18-year-old novice motorcycle rider, lost control of his Honda CX500 while negotiating a bend on Yandina Bli Bli Road and collided with an oncoming Land Cruiser. He had only acquired his open motorc…
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