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76y · Female·hospital acquired pneumonia, multiple organ dysfunction and small bowel obstruct…
Mrs Cook, a 76-year-old woman, died in January 2010 from hospital-acquired pneumonia, multiple organ dysfunction, and small bowel obstruction. She was admitted to a rural hospital with acute renal failure and dangerously…
67y · Female·Lithium toxicity with chest infection and bipolar disorder; Alzheimer's disease …
Mrs Snopek, aged 67 with bipolar disorder on long-term lithium, was prescribed coversyl (an ACE inhibitor) by Dr A. in January 2008 for hypertension. This combination is contraindicated as ACE inhibitors impair renal fun…
65y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia with Down syndrome as underlying condition
Bernadette Rogers, a 65-year-old woman with Down syndrome and intellectual disability, died from aspiration pneumonia with severe oropharyngeal dysphagia as a contributing factor. She had suffered recurrent chest infecti…
45y · Male·metastatic malignant melanoma
Craig Lingwood, a 45-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic melanoma in May 2011. He first complained of a suspicious mole (red, itchy, bleeding) in 2005-2006, but the prison doctor (Dr C.) assessed it as benign in Augu…
33y · Female·multiple organ failure complicating sepsis in a woman with cirrhosis of the live…
Amy Tinker, a 33-year-old Aboriginal woman with unrecognised cirrhosis from chronic alcohol abuse, died from sepsis-related multi-organ failure while imprisoned. She had been admitted to Royal Perth Hospital in 2004 with…
55y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity in a woman with coronary artery atherosclerosis
A 55-year-old woman with complex medical history including chronic pain, previous multiple abdominal surgeries, gastrointestinal disorders, mental health issues including DID, and suicidal ideation died from multiple dru…
38y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Peter Philip Humes, a 38-year-old Aboriginal man, died by suicide by hanging in Hakea Prison while on remand. He was assessed by prison officer Trevena and nurse Lee on admission using the MR011 'At-Risk' checklist and d…
24y · Female·diabetic ketoacidosis in the setting of diabetes mellitus
Kylie Anne Lightfoot, a 24-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes, died from diabetic ketoacidosis. She presented to Dr S.'s practice on 4 May 2007 with abdominal pain, having not checked her blood sugar or taken insulin th…
29y · Male·Gunshot injury to the head
David Hollingsworth, a 29-year-old man with depression, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had expressed suicidal ideation to family members on 8 December 2012, contacted crisis services, and was observed actin…
76y · Female·Immersion (with underlying cause undetermined in circumstances of a fall into a …
76-year-old woman with vascular dementia and wandering behaviour was found submerged in a courtyard water fountain at an aged care facility after a fall. She remained unattended in a hazardous area for approximately 51 m…
46y · Male·Consistent with exhaust fumes toxicity (suicide by carbon monoxide)
A 46-year-old teacher, Gavin Lyle Woods, died by suicide after prolonged workplace stress and an undertreated major depressive disorder. He had been a deputy principal at Burpengary State School for only five months. Cli…
29y · Female·Exsanguination caused by a single stab wound to left lung
Jenny Lee Cook, age 29, died from a stab wound to the chest on 19 January 2009. Police concluded suicide within 20 hours but the investigation was fundamentally inadequate. Critical evidence was not obtained: Mr Cook's m…
54y · Female·Complications of mixed drug toxicity (opiates, zolpidem, benzodiazepines and dox…
A 54-year-old woman with a history of PTSD, depression and suicidal ideation died from mixed drug toxicity (opiates, zolpidem, benzodiazepines, doxylamine). She had been accumulating prescribed medications over extended …
58y · Male·Unascertained causes
A 58-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia living in aged care died suddenly 30 minutes after receiving his evening clozapine dose. Although post-mortem toxicology detected a potentially toxic clozapine lev…
21y · Female·Multiple organ failure as a result of overwhelming Streptococcus pyogenes (Group…
Sara Hampel, 21 years old, died from sepsis caused by necrotising fasciitis (Group A Streptococcus) on 14 October 2011, presenting 8 days post-partum with severe leg pain and multiple signs of sepsis. Critical failures i…
86y · Male·Acute Myocardial Ischaemia in an Elderly Man with Valvular and Ischaemic Heart D…
Henry Edwin Kerr, 86, died of acute myocardial ischaemia following left inguinal hernia surgery at Esperance District Hospital. He had significant cardiac history including valvular disease, ischaemic heart disease, and …
43y · Male·Hanging
Brett Andrew Pollini, a 43-year-old fire station officer with bipolar affective disorder, died by suicide following a distressing telephone call with the Child Support Agency (CSA) regarding a substantial increase in chi…
18y · Male·rupture of a left frontal cerebral abscess
An 18-year-old male detainee at Ashley Youth Detention Centre died from rupture of a left frontal cerebral abscess likely caused by sinus infection. Craig was admitted on remand in early October 2010 and presented with i…
17y · Female·Hanging
Imanthi Mayakaduwage, a 17-year-old high-achieving international student from Sri Lanka, died by suicide via hanging on 5 May 2012. She had documented evidence of significant psychiatric distress from March 2012, includi…
Male·Multiple injuries from aircraft crash; underlying cause - epileptic seizure suff…
Two men died when a Yak-52 aircraft piloted by Barry Hempel crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Evidence suggests Hempel suffered an epileptic seizure mid-flight, rendering him incapacitated and unable to control the aircraf…
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