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72y · Female·Peritonitis due to perforated diverticulum in transverse colon
Maria Donatelli, a 72-year-old woman with cardiac and renal disease, presented to Peel Health Campus with abdominal pain and vomiting. She was initially managed conservatively with a provisional diagnosis of pancreatitis…
57y · Female·right bronchopneumonia following hypoxic brain damage secondary to cardiac arres…
A 57-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia and non-insulin dependent diabetes was admitted to a psychiatric ward after detention under the Mental Health Act. She was found in cardiac arrest on 8 December 2001 and suf…
34y · Male·Septicaemia resulting from Melioidosis
Warren Maminyamanja, a 34-year-old Aboriginal man, died from melioidosis septicaemia on 13 June 2004 whilst in custody at Darwin Correctional Centre. Clinical assessment for melioidosis was not considered, though expert …
28y · Female·Anaphylactic reaction to anaesthetic drug (suxamethonium), with underlying coron…
A 28-year-old woman died during routine dental extraction under general anaesthesia at a regional hospital. Despite competent initial airway management, she developed severe respiratory distress immediately after inducti…
20y · Female·Methylamphetamine toxicity
Laura Kate Muckersie, a 20-year-old female with a history of drug use, died on 30 July 2001 from methylamphetamine toxicity. Her body was found in a storm water drain in Swan View. The coroner conducted an extensive inqu…
20y · Male·diffuse cerebral oedema caused by hyponatraemia caused by excessive self-induced…
Jamie Johnson, 20, was intellectually disabled and lived in supported accommodation with carers. In June 2000, he was admitted with severe hyponatraemia and seizure from excessive water drinking (psychogenic polydipsia).…
64y · Female·Respiratory arrest secondary to morphine overdosage on a background of mild to m…
A 64-year-old woman died from respiratory arrest secondary to morphine overdose after ingesting 17 tablets of slow-release morphine (Kapanol) and diazepam. Initial emergency assessment by an intern was appropriate, but c…
45y · Male·bronchopneumonia and suppurative bronchitis complicating hypoxic brain damage
Ian McLeod, a 45-year-old lawyer with alcohol dependence and depression, died from hypoxic brain damage and bronchopneumonia following a hanging while in custody at Yatala Labour Prison. Multiple system failures contribu…
30y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to mixed drug toxicity (vecuronium and atropine self-in…
Candice Mackenzie Wallace-Mohlmann, a 30-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia and substance abuse history, died from hypoxic brain injury caused by self-injection of vecuronium and atropine obtained from a hospital …
54y · Male·Coronary Atherosclerosis contributed to by Pulmonary Emphysema
A 54-year-old Aboriginal male died at home in Maningrida from acute coronary atherosclerosis complicated by emphysema. He experienced chest pain and dyspnea during the night and his family made three telephone calls to t…
0y · Male·Sequelae of drug toxicity (poisoning) — specifically respiratory depression and …
Michael Anderson was a 9-day-old Aboriginal infant who collapsed at King Edward Memorial Hospital on 15 November 2000 after being administered a gross overdose of paracetamol and codeine (likely via crushed panadeine for…
35y · Male·Acute Staphylococcus aureus Meningitis
Christopher Nigel Spinks, a 35-year-old tree surgeon, died of acute Staphylococcus aureus meningitis on 3 December 2002. He initially presented on 27 November 2002 with neck pain following a windsurfing accident. Dr R. n…
26y · Female·Asphyxiation due to Ligature Compression of Neck
Peta Dawson, a 26-year-old woman with a history of depression, self-harm, and suicidal ideation following miscarriage and maternal rejection, was admitted to Merredin Hospital on 10 August 2003 after presenting with wris…
26y · Female·multiple injuries sustained as a result of being struck by a motor vehicle on th…
A 26-year-old woman with schizo-affective disorder, detained under the Mental Health Act, absconded from a psychiatric hospital and was fatally struck by a vehicle on a freeway. Clinical concerns include: (1) inadequate …
27y · Male·asphyxia caused by self-inflicted hanging
A 27-year-old Aboriginal man died by hanging in the back of a community police van whilst being transported from Hope Vale to Cooktown after arrest for domestic violence. Three community police officers with minimal trai…
48y · Male·Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke) caused by subdural haemorrhage, which resulted…
Peter Wiryal, 48, was struck by a white van driven by an intoxicated Daniel Johnson along George Crescent, Fannie Bay at approximately 12:30am on 4 April 2003. He was discharged from Royal Darwin Hospital on 4 April afte…
Unknown·Multiple causes: hanging (three cases); exposure in context of organic brain dam…
Four Anangu (Aboriginal) young men died between May 2003 and March 2004 on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands in South Australia. Three deaths were by hanging (ages 19, 25, 27); one by exposure (age 35). Deaths were linked …
Unknown·Multiple; Kunmanara Ward: neck compression due to hanging; Kunmanara Ken: exposu…
Four Aboriginal individuals died on Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands between May 2003 and March 2004. Ward (19) and Ryan (25) died by hanging with evidence of petrol intoxication. Ken (35) died from exposure after wandering a…
Male·Kunmanara Ward: neck compression due to hanging; Kunmanara Ken: exposure in cont…
Four separate inquests into the deaths of Kunmanara Ward (19), Kunmanara Ken (35), Kunmanara Ryan (25), and Kunmanara Cooper (27) on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands between May 2003 and March 2004. Three deaths were by h…
Unknown·Multiple causes including neck compression due to hanging (Ward, Ryan, Cooper) a…
This inquest into four deaths on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands involved multiple causes including hanging (three cases) and exposure with complications. Kunmanara Ward died by hanging while intoxicated with petrol; Kun…
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