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45y · Male·cardiac arrest due to profound blood loss causing hypovolaemia
Scott Cayirylys, aged 45, died from cardiac arrest due to profound blood loss after self-inflicting an arm wound. The death was preventable. Critical delays occurred in emergency response due to multiple system failures:…
63y · Male·Cerebral infarction complicating vertebral artery dissection following motor veh…
Keith Walter Sharp, 63, sustained a motor vehicle collision causing vertebral artery dissection and subsequent cerebral infarction. At Albury Base Hospital, initial CT imaging at 10:44am identified significant cervical s…
35y · Male·subarachnoid haemorrhage with antecedent ruptured cerebral artery aneurysm
Eric Whittaker, a 35-year-old Aboriginal man, died from a subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a ruptured cerebral artery aneurysm while in remand custody at Parklea Correctional Centre. On 2 July 2017, he made 20 emergenc…
44y · Male·Heroin toxicity in the setting of ischaemic heart disease
Laurie Cartledge, a 44-year-old man with intellectual disability and acquired brain injury, died from heroin toxicity complicated by severe coronary artery atherosclerosis just one day after release from prison. He had b…
Multiple severe internal and external injuries as a result of multiple compressi…
Four adults died when Raft 5 collided with a stationary Raft 6 on the Thunder River Rapids Ride at Dreamworld on 25 October 2016. The primary cause was south pump failure causing rapid water level drop, which stranded Ra…
47y · Male·Smoke inhalation and effects of fire
Lee Edward Parker, 47, died in a bus fire at a caravan park in Queensland in August 2016. Heavy alcohol consumption by multiple residents that evening created a chaotic scene. Evidence suggests Parker entered a female re…
23y · Male·Acute cardiac arrhythmia in 3,4-methylenedioxymethylamphetamine (MDMA) intoxicat…
Tristan Naudi, 23, died from acute cardiac arrhythmia during MDMA intoxication while being restrained prone at hospital. Police appropriately placed him in a police vehicle after finding him violently agitated at home. A…
57y · Male·Complications of multiple blunt force injuries in a man with ischaemic heart dis…
Stephen Johnston, a 57-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease, obesity, depression and alcohol dependence, was assaulted on 7 December 2016 by Kevin Knowles and Amanda Bourke after an evening of drinking. Johnston suf…
63y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a light plane incident
Four occupants of a light aircraft (VH-PXD) died when it impacted water in Bass Strait on 29 January 2016 while attempting to fly from Melbourne to King Island in poor weather. All three licensed pilots aboard were aware…
68y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a light plane incident
Four occupants of a Piper PA-28 light aircraft died when it impacted water in Bass Strait on 29 January 2016. The aircraft was operated under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) by experienced private pilots who were aware of dete…
78y · Male·complications of head injuries; antecedent cause: dementia
An 78-year-old man with dementia died from head injuries sustained in a push by his roommate, also with dementia, at an aged care facility. The deceased had multiple prior incidents with the aggressor starting in Novembe…
48y · Female and male·Ms Dailler: blunt head trauma and multiple sharp force injuries including stab w…
This inquest examined the deaths of two people in a violent domestic relationship. Ms Dailler, aged 48, was killed by her partner Mr Muir through blunt force trauma and stab wounds. Mr Muir subsequently died by suicide. …
5y · Male·Combined effects of prescribed morphine, valproic acid and midazolam leading to …
A five-year-old child with complex neurodevelopmental conditions and polypharmacy (including valproic acid for epilepsy, benzodiazepines, and other medications) underwent routine burn dressing change at hospital with ora…
86y · Female·Sepsis complicating sacral decubitus ulceration in the setting of recent surgica…
Mrs Di Quinzio, an 86-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities, was discharged from hospital to a supported residential service (SRS) after hip fracture surgery. She required two-person assistance for mobility and was …
35y · Male·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle collision, with significant contributing co…
A 35-year-old man died following a motor vehicle collision that occurred during a police pursuit initiated at a random breath testing site. He was driving under the influence of methylamphetamine and morphine, which sign…
87y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to cardiac arrest, with valvular hear…
An 87-year-old woman died following a CT-guided epidural injection at a private radiology clinic. Although she had undergone the procedure for spinal pain, the radiologist performed an epidural injection at the T12 level…
18y · Male·Incised wound to right axilla with complete transection of basilic vein, brachia…
Thomas Redman, aged 18, sustained a catastrophic laceration to his right axilla involving complete transection of major arteries and veins after putting his arm through a glass window at a rural property near Gloucester,…
Unknown·asphyxiation in a child with drug effect
Two young children, aged 5 and 3, died following filicide by their father during a parental separation. The father purchased sedative medication (Restavit) on the afternoon of the deaths and administered it to the childr…
35y · Male·Hanging
Travis Lee Fernandez, aged 35, died by hanging in custody at Dhurringile Prison in November 2014. He had sustained bilateral mandibular fractures in January 2014 treated with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). …
8y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a child with an epileptic encephalopathy and extreme cac…
HB, age 8 years 10 months, died from aspiration pneumonia with extreme cachexia (BMI 7). She had severe cerebral palsy, epilepsy (Lennox-Gastaut syndrome), and was entirely dependent on PEG tube feeding. Between January …
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