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43y · Female·choking on a food bolus
Joanne Callahan, a 43-year-old woman with intellectual disability and autism, died from choking on a food bolus while attending a disability day program. Critical failures in communication between her residential care pr…
50y · Female·Hanging
A 50-year-old woman died by hanging in December 2017 after a relationship characterised by family violence and her own depression. She had been in an intimate partner violence situation for years, had presented to ED wit…
51y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia
A 51-year-old woman with Sturge-Webber syndrome and poor swallowing ability presented to hospital with a cough and was admitted on 15 December 2017, following a choking incident at her group home. She died on 23 December…
54y · Male·Multiple injuries due to crane rollover (bucket passenger); fall from height exc…
A professional photographer aged 54 died when an elevated work platform (EWP) with a 70-metre boom collapsed at 50 metres height after a rear outrigger sank into unstable ground. The casualty suffered multiple traumatic …
57y · Male·Ischaemic and valvular heart disease
David Charles Shaw, 57, died of ischaemic and valvular heart disease with severe coronary artery atherosclerosis. He was enrolled in MePACS, a medical alarm service requiring daily button activation between 6-11am. When …
25y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury due to hanging
Dylan Charlton-Smith, aged 25, died by hanging while in custody at Fulham Correctional Facility. A stressful visit from his partner preceded his death by approximately 50 minutes. A correctional officer identified distre…
59y · Male·metastatic lung cancer, with palliation
Van Tho Nguyen, a 59-year-old remand prisoner with metastatic lung cancer, died of natural causes in a private hospital palliative care setting. He had been a lifelong smoker who developed advanced adenocarcinoma with bo…
77y · Male·traumatic closed head injury due to a fall from standing
Alan Maurice Gray, 77, suffered a fall at a service station on 16 September 2020, hitting his head. He called for an ambulance at 7:54pm but paramedics did not arrive until 12:09am (4 hours 15 minutes delay). CT imaging …
64y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia with cerebral palsy as a contributing factor
A 64-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, dysphagia, and recurrent respiratory infections died of aspiration pneumonia. He was receiving disability support services through Melba Support Services. I…
77y · Female·Haemoperitoneum following cholecystectomy
A 77-year-old woman died from haemoperitoneum (intra-abdominal bleeding) three days after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Bleeding from the left inferior epigastric artery was a recognised surgical complication bu…
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…
49y · Male·haemopericardium secondary to ruptured aortic dissection
Joseph Cardona, 49, died from ruptured aortic dissection with haemopericardium. He presented to the ED twice within 24 hours with severe central chest pain radiating to jaw, neck, and back, associated with hypertension. …
41y · Female·unable to determine
Carley Metcalfe, aged 41, was found deceased in the Brunswick River in November 2017, three weeks after disappearing. She had presented to Lismore Base Hospital on 1-2 November 2017 with acute psychosis related to schizo…
28y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity (gamma hydroxybutyrate and methamphetamine) with cardiore…
Dean Christopher Brice, a 28-year-old man with longstanding mental health and substance abuse problems, died from multiple drug toxicity (GHB and methamphetamine) with aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic ischaemic encephalo…
61y · Male·asphyxial death due to hanging
Paul Stephen Scott, aged 61, died by hanging while on leave from psychiatric inpatient care. He had been admitted to Spencer Clinic on 11 January 2018 with suicidal ideation and complex psychiatric presentation. Despite …
52y · Male·Head injuries
Peter Trimbos, a 52-year-old lawyer, died by suicide following overwhelming psychological distress from multiple stressors: the deaths of his parents and father-in-law from COVID-19, and involvement in a highly publicise…
0y · Female·Undetermined - coroner unable to determine exact cause; unsafe sleeping environm…
A 5-month-old infant died suddenly in a co-sleeping environment with adults and a toddler in a queen-sized bed with adult bedding. Autopsy revealed no definitive cause but identified significant risk factors: unsafe slee…
30y · Male·Complications of methylamphetamine toxicity
Matthew Dongelmans, aged 30, died from complications of methylamphetamine toxicity after being arrested for breaching a family violence intervention order. He consumed methylamphetamine prior to arrest, likely in panic w…
17y · Unknown·hypoxic brain damage from out of hospital cardiac arrest
FL was a 17-year-old with complex medical needs including short bowel syndrome and dependence on total parenteral nutrition (TPN) via central vascular access device. In June 2020, he became severely unwell with deteriora…
57y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to prolonged downtime due to upper ai…
A 57-year-old man with intellectual disability and a documented history of choking died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following airway obstruction by food at a day activities program. Despite having a choking man…
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