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49y · Female·Respiratory failure sequential to ingestion of Glyphosate due to depression and …
Patricia Van Putten, a 49-year-old retired teacher, died by suicide via glyphosate ingestion on 18 February 2006, four days after discharge from psychiatric hospitalization for a serious self-harm attempt (throat lacerat…
60y · Male·asphyxia sequential to hanging due to depression
Robert Harris, a 60-year-old man with depression, made two suicide attempts within 24 hours. After the first attempt on 27 June 2006, he was discharged from Cairns Base Hospital Emergency Department with a plan to attend…
48y · Female·Unknown
Christine Maria Fenner, aged 48, disappeared from her home on 12 February 1999 and is presumed dead. In the days before her disappearance, she was observed to be in extremely poor health with concerning signs including f…
18y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
Rowan Wheaton, aged 18, died by hanging at supported accommodation in April 2006. He had Aspergers Syndrome diagnosed at age 4, with escalating behavioural and mental health crises from adolescence. Despite multiple emer…
67y · Male·Complicated endotracheal tube insertion due to or as a consequence of recent clo…
Oliver Steven McVey, a premature twin born at 31 weeks gestation weighing 1036g, died from complications of endotracheal tube re-insertion at 67 days of age. Following successful surgical ligation of a patent ductus arte…
Crash of light aircraft following partial engine failure after takeoff. Deaths a…
A Cessna 206 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff at Willowbank, Queensland on 2 January 2006, killing five of seven occupants. The pilot, a relatively inexperienced 22-year-old with minimal skydiving operation experie…
71y · Male·Positional asphyxia
A 71-year-old man with severe dementia died from positional asphyxia when his neck became wedged in a gate at an aged care facility. He had demonstrated multiple escape attempts within days of admission, with staff docum…
Female·death by drug toxicity
Melanie Boyd, a teenager, died from drug toxicity at an unsupervised youth party where she consumed illicit drugs, prescription medications, and excessive alcohol. The inquest revealed critical failures in recognising he…
57y · Female·acute pulmonary embolism
Sandra McRae, age 57, died from pulmonary embolism on day 13 of hospitalisation following pelvic fractures sustained in a motor vehicle accident. The coroner found the death was potentially preventable due to failure to …
35y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
A 35-year-old man with chronic depression, alcohol dependence and amphetamine abuse was detained at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Emergency Department on 15 May 2006 after presenting intoxicated with suicidal ideation. He…
26y · Male·Air embolism due to ruptured spleen (surgery) due to motorcycle accident
John Mathers, 26, died from air embolism during emergency surgery following severe motorcycle trauma. A sedan turned across his path; despite heavy braking, he collided and suffered extensive injuries including ruptured …
62y · Female·Haemorrhage caused by abdominoperineal excision of the rectum
A 62-year-old woman died of uncontrollable haemorrhage following an abdominoperineal excision of the rectum (APER) at a remote hospital. The coroner found the operation itself was inappropriate: performed for undiagnosed…
60y · Male·haemopericardium due to rupture of right ventricle complicating removal of cardi…
Richard Allen, a 60-year-old man with a permanent pacemaker for sick sinus syndrome, died from haemopericardium due to rupture of the right ventricle during pacemaker lead extraction on 2 November 2005. The 14mm perforat…
10y · Female·Head injuries due to fall from a bunk bed
Elise Neville, aged 10, fell from a non-compliant bunk bed and sustained a head injury. At her first ED presentation to Caloundra Hospital at 3:25am, Dr D.—a junior house officer 19 hours into a 24-hour shift—failed to p…
38y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis
Robert Taylor Daly, a 38-year-old Aboriginal man, died of coronary atherosclerosis with severe coronary artery blockage and pulmonary edema. He collapsed in a drinking area after consuming alcohol while acutely ill with …
78y · Male·pneumonia with dehydration and exposure to heat as contributing factors
Peter Limbunya, a 78-year-old Aboriginal elder, died from pneumonia complicated by dehydration and exposure after being left unattended at a remote airstrip following hospital discharge. He was not accompanied by a requi…
25y · Female·Neck injuries (fracture/dislocation of upper cervical spine with spinal cord inj…
Samantha Maslen, a 25-year-old woman with depression and complex social factors, was killed during a police pursuit following an alleged petrol station theft. She was a front-seat passenger when the driver, a fatigued 17…
31y · Female·right cerebellar cerebrovascular accident (cerebellar infarction with obstructiv…
31-year-old woman presented with acute onset headache, dizziness, vomiting, facial numbness and speech difficulties. Initial CT brain showed equivocal left temporal hypodensity. Dr B. diagnosed acute migraine/benign posi…
Male·Hypoxic brain injury arising from intra-uterine asphyxia (causative factors unas…
William Keays was a neonate born at 37 weeks via emergency caesarean section for fetal distress during labour induction with Syntocinon. He was stillborn with Apgar scores of 0/0/1, requiring 12 minutes of resuscitation …
26y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from a fall of 12 metres through an open hatch on Se…
Colin Arthur Greaves, a 26-year-old casual hydroblaster, died after falling 12 metres through an unsecured hatch (Hatch A) on a Settler tank at Queensland Alumina Limited's Gladstone plant. The hatch should have been wel…
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