47y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Kenneth John Groth, aged 47, died by hanging in Casuarina Prison on 9 April 1998. He was a sentenced prisoner convicted of sexual offences, serving a 10-year sentence. His appeal was adjourned and legal aid was refused, …
0y · Male·multi-organ failure from septicaemia following surgical reduction of intussuscep…
Nathan Wrench, 11 weeks old, presented to Queanbeyan Hospital on 14 October 1996 with persistent vomiting for 3 days. GP Dr Renshaw diagnosed viral infection with possible reflux, admitted for observation, and managed co…
21y · Female·Multiple organ failure due to undefined sepsis (toxic shock syndrome)
Amanda Dana Tauai, 21 years old, died from septic shock with multi-organ failure in March 2012 after presenting with symptoms initially consistent with viral gastroenteritis and dehydration. Initial management at remote …
66y · Male·Complications of chronic lithium therapy
Sydney Kennedy, a 66-year-old man with intellectual disability and bipolar affective disorder, died from complications of chronic lithium therapy. He had been on lithium for years with annual psychiatric review, but ther…
Male·chronic suppurative otitis media with secondary infection
An Aboriginal man died from complications of chronic ear disease (chronic suppurative otitis media) with secondary infection. He was incarcerated intermittently and presented to custody with known ear disease, but approp…
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