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27y · Male·Airway obstruction due to sublingual and submandibular cellulitis (Ludwig's angi…
A 27-year-old man died from airway obstruction due to Ludwig's angina (bilateral sublingual and submandibular cellulitis) following a tooth extraction. Critical failures included: delayed treatment with inadequate timely…
45y · Female·hypoxic brain injury following hemopneumothorax resulting from a stab wound to t…
Aboriginal woman stabbed in October 2004, discharged from hospital after initial stab wound assessment without chest X-ray or admission for observation. Wound to posterior chest was explored and stitched by Dr W. but pne…
27y · Female·Intracranial haemorrhage with associated blunt head, chest and abdominal trauma
A 27-year-old Aboriginal woman was killed by her violent partner while he was on parole with conditions explicitly prohibiting contact with her. Despite documented escalating domestic violence over 12 years (including bo…
Neck compression due to hanging (self-inflicted)
Two men, Barry Michael Turner (35) and Troy Michael Glennie (28), died by hanging in Adelaide Remand Centre while on remand. Both had expressed suicidal ideation and were being monitored via 'yellow sheet' daily nursing …
36y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to rupture of liver and portal vein
Mulrunji (Cameron Francis Doomadgee), a 36-year-old Aboriginal man, died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to liver rupture following an encounter with Senior Sergeant Christopher Hurley at Palm Island Police Station …
43y · Male·suffocation by plastic bag (Neil Brooks); neck compression due to strangulation …
Two deaths investigated in joint inquest: Tracy Jayne Foster died by strangulation in December 2002; Neil James Brooks, her partner charged with her murder, died by suffocation while on remand in May 2003. The coroner id…
13y · Female·cerebral oedema and infarction secondary to extensive subdural empyema
Elly McCarthy, a 13-year-old girl, died from cerebral oedema and infarction secondary to subdural empyema. She developed fever, headache and neurological symptoms on 24 January 2004 and was initially seen at a GP and Noa…
28y · Male·Acute Dopamine Imbalance Syndrome
A 28-year-old man with first-episode psychosis presented with command auditory hallucinations after a motor vehicle accident. An EEG ordered to exclude organic causes showed very abnormal findings suggestive of partial s…
54y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxic injury due to or as a consequence of status epilepticus
Terence James Robinson, 54, died from status epilepticus causing global cerebral hypoxic injury after 16 days at Belmont Private Hospital. He was admitted following a violent altercation with police and attempted suicide…
36y · Male·Cerebrovascular accident (stroke) - massive intracranial haemorrhage
An Aboriginal man with chronic alcoholism and cirrhosis died from a massive stroke (cerebrovascular accident) while in prison custody. He presented with non-specific symptoms including vomiting on 9 March 2005 and was pl…
16y · Female·consequences of acute asthma with hypoxic encephalopathy
Jessica-Lee Dennis, aged 16, died from acute asthma with hypoxic encephalopathy on 7 May 2004. She presented with progressive nocturnal cough and wheezing over six weeks starting September 2001, with significant family h…
20y · Male·anoxic brain injury following cardio-respiratory arrest caused by hypoxia result…
A 20-year-old male died from anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by hypoxia resulting from tracheostomy tube occlusion. After motor vehicle trauma, he underwent surgery and was eventually transferred to a…
68y · Male·pulmonary embolism secondary to immobilisation as a result of subdural haemorrha…
A 68-year-old man with cardiac history presented to Rockhampton Hospital after a fall with head trauma, found unconscious with alcohol intoxication. CT scanning revealed a right subdural haematoma and skull fracture. Con…
29y · Female·respiratory depression caused by morphine intoxication on a background of upper …
A 29-year-old woman with infectious mononucleosis and severe sore throat died from respiratory depression caused by morphine intoxication with concurrent upper airway narrowing. A GP administered 30mg intramuscular morph…
17y · Male·Head and chest injuries sustained in a car accident following a police pursuit
Andrew Ioane, aged 17, died when the stolen car he was driving crashed during a 19 km police pursuit lasting 13 minutes through Brisbane suburbs. The pursuit was initiated on suspicion of drink-driving when Ioane stalled…
58y · Male·Multiple injuries occasioned in a motor vehicle accident (broken neck, ruptured …
Clifford Brown, an Aboriginal man aged 58, died from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on 18 December 2004 at Barrow Creek, NT. The central clinical issue was the inadequate emergency assessment and…
24y · Male·0.22 calibre gunshot wound to the head (self-inflicted)
Christopher Merritt, a 24-year-old man with a history of reactive depression triggered by relationship breakdowns, presented to his GP Dr W. on 30 June 2003 with acute tearfulness, suicidal ideation, and dangerous reckle…
67y · Female·Pneumonia (streptococcus pneumoniae) in a woman receiving treatment for carcinom…
Peggy Anne Nilon, 67, died from pneumonia (streptococcus pneumoniae) at St John of God Hospital Bunbury on 25 February 2003. Her small cell lung cancer had achieved remission following chemotherapy and radiotherapy. A cr…
81y · Female·aspiration pneumonia, exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways disease (emphy…
Patricia Nina George, an 81-year-old woman detained under mental health legislation at Glenside Campus, died from aspiration pneumonia, COPD exacerbation and congestive heart failure. A critical ambulance transfer delay …
77y · Male·complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effus…
77-year-old male died from complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effusion post-coronary bypass surgery, in the setting of pre-existing renal impairment and diabetes. During pleural ta…
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