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50y · Male·cocaine toxicity
A 50-year-old male died from cocaine toxicity at Perth Watch House after ingesting a fatal amount of cocaine prior to arrest. Although the cause is clear, the manner of ingestion (before arrest versus after detention) co…
29y · Male·butane and propane toxicity from inhalation of canola oil spray propellants
Robert Parnell, aged 29, died from butane and propane toxicity after inhaling propellants from a can of canola oil spray in a prison kitchen toilet. He had a long history of polysubstance use including solvent sniffing d…
7y · Female·Pneumonia complicating a viral respiratory illness with acute combined drug effe…
Child ML, aged 7, died of pneumonia complicating viral respiratory illness with acute combined drug effect. She had severe cerebral palsy with complex care needs including PEJ tube feeding and multiple medications. At th…
5y · Male·acute upper airway obstruction from nectarine stone
Lucas Mazzei, aged 5 years, died on 27 March 2017 from acute upper airway obstruction caused by an uncut nectarine stone. While attending school, he was separated from his class during a science lesson and left watching …
83y · Female·Complications arising from a fall with C2 fracture and neck of femur fracture
An 83-year-old woman with dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and a prior hip fracture sustained injuries from a fall in her aged care facility's dining room. Staff were absent from the dining room for approximately 7 minutes…
42y · Male·Complications post polypharmacy toxicity
Gregory Sedgman, aged 42, died from polypharmacy toxicity after consuming excessive prescription medications at a post-sentence supervision residential facility. He had deliberately accumulated medications despite a seiz…
20y · Male·head and neck injuries sustained when struck by train
Jordan James Williams, 20, died after being struck by a train following two absconsions from Kalgoorlie Health Campus mental health unit on 24 August 2018. He was involuntarily admitted with first-episode psychosis. Crit…
88y · Female·Head injury in a fall due to atrial fibrillation on anti-coagulants
An 88-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation on anticoagulation died from a subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall at a rehabilitation hospital. She was assisted to the toilet by a single nursing student despite a doc…
19y · Male·Chest and abdominal injuries sustained when a forklift rolled over and trapped h…
A 19-year-old farm worker with intellectual disability died when a forklift he was operating rolled over on a gravel laneway, trapping him beneath the roll cage. Mr. Marshall had received informal training in August 2014…
Female·Drowning
Two young sisters, aged 4 and 3 years, drowned in a residential swimming pool while unsupervised. Both parents were present in the home but inattentive—the mother was asleep in the bedroom while the father was using his …
45y · Male·Crush injuries to the head caused by a road grader that accidentally ran him ove…
Wayne Edward Vickery, a 45-year-old construction foreman with 12 years' experience, was fatally crushed by a road grader on 12 December 2011 while measuring blade position. He was kneeling and focused through a scope whe…
16y · Female·upper airway occlusion due to aspiration of a foreign body (disposable latex glo…
Sophia Nisco, a 16-year-old with severe cerebral palsy and intellectual disability, died from airway obstruction after aspirating a disposable latex glove at a respite care facility. She had documented oral fixation beha…
49y · Male·multiple injuries
A 49-year-old remand prisoner died from multiple injuries after being pinned between a reversing truck and a coolroom wall in the prison industries yard. The deceased voluntarily offered to guide the truck as it reversed…
5y · Male·Complications of Immersion and Multiple Injuries in the Setting of a Boating Inc…
A 5-year-old boy died from complications of immersion and multiple injuries sustained in a boating incident on Lake Eildon. While wakeboarding, the child was seated in the bow of the vessel when it decelerated. He leaned…
2y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following immersion (drowning)
Lachlan Mitchell, a 2-year-old with global developmental delay and hypermobility, drowned in a swimming pool at a family day care home on 9 November 2015, suffering fatal hypoxic brain injury. While swimming pools were n…
47y · Female·Multiple injuries from being struck by a train
A 47-year-old woman with major depressive disorder and anxiety died by suicide while an involuntary psychiatric inpatient. She had attempted suicide in November 2014 and was admitted to Bentley Hospital for psychiatric t…
4y · Male·Drowning
William Corben, a 4-year-old non-swimmer with documented chlorine reaction, drowned in neighbours' backyard pool on 28 February 2015 after approximately 20-27 minutes without oxygen. Critical factors included: pool gates…
19y · Male·ischaemic brain injury after cardiac arrest, brought about by blunt force injuri…
Tommy Ngo, 19, died from ischaemic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by blunt force neck injuries sustained during Chinese lion dancing training. He was propelled into a steel pole when his partner missed a ju…
Male·Multiple injuries as a result of being struck by a Track Machine in a railway in…
Two Queensland Rail workers died when struck by a track machine while performing railway maintenance at Mindi in December 2007. The Coroner identified multiple contributing factors: defective lighting on the machine, ina…
1y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to drowning
A 15-month-old child drowned in a partially-filled, unmaintained home swimming pool after the entrance gate was propped open with a length of wood. The child was playing in the yard while his mother's attention was occup…
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