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75y · Female·organ failure due to sepsis, likely from infected pressure sores, in the context…
Maria Carmel Niceforo, a 75-year-old woman with poorly controlled diabetes and ischaemic heart disease, died from septic shock secondary to extensive infected sacral pressure wounds. She received home care through KinCar…
56y · Female·asthma
Maria Valler, a 56-year-old woman with intellectual disability and autism who was living in Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) supported accommodation, died from acute asthma while returning from a walking ex…
23y · Female·Necrotising retroperitoneal fasciitis due to acute perforated gangrenous appendi…
Ms H, a 23-year-old with Asperger's syndrome and intellectual impairment under OPG guardianship for healthcare decisions, presented to Redcliffe Hospital ED with abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea. Despite clinical c…
29y · Male·mixed drug toxicity including heroin
Troy Daniel Saint, a 29-year-old man with amphetamine and opioid dependence, died of mixed drug toxicity including heroin while admitted to The Melbourne Clinic for voluntary detoxification. Critical failures occurred: (…
2y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiorespiratory arrest secondary to up…
A 2-year-old boy presented to hospital with croup (parainfluenza 1 laryngotracheobronchitis) on 13 July 2013. He was given nebulised adrenaline by ambulance and dexamethasone at hospital, then discharged after only 3 hou…
77y · Male·Stroke; cardiogenic shock; severe aortic stenosis with three vessel coronary art…
Mr Neitsch, a 77-year-old with severe aortic stenosis, peripheral vascular disease, and reduced left ventricular function, underwent elective coronary angiography at Princess Alexandra Hospital on 21 May 2015. The proced…
90y · Male·Sepsis secondary to wound infection/dehiscence and bilateral parotid gland infec…
Arthur John Powell, a 90-year-old with ischaemic heart disease, chronic lung disease, and diabetes, underwent emergency surgical repair of a perforated diverticulum on 1 September 2015. Post-operative recovery was initia…
84y · Female·Unable to determine exact cause; likely misadventure, accident, or sudden health…
Gaida Coote, 84, disappeared from Ku-ring-gai Wild Flower Garden on 3 December 2014 while volunteering. Her body was never found. Critical delays occurred: when her daughter reported her missing on 4 December at 8:20pm, …
88y · Female·combined effects of an overdose of hydromorphone and complications of pneumonia …
An 88-year-old woman with chronic lung disease, heart disease, and recent pneumonia following faecal transplant for clostridium difficile colitis was prescribed 0.5 mg hydromorphone subcutaneously for respiratory distres…
55y · Female·Cardiac tamponade due to haemopericardium due to acute ruptured myocardial infar…
A 55-year-old woman with extensive coronary artery disease presented for elective stent placement to her left anterior descending artery. During the procedure, a small diagonal branch vessel was occluded—a recognised com…
84y · Male·Complications of large right subdural haematoma
An elderly man with cognitive impairment and multiple comorbidities fell out of bed at an aged care facility while an assistant in nursing (AIN) was absent obtaining equipment. The AIN had raised the bed to facilitate us…
62y · Female·end-stage heart failure due to cardiac amyloidosis
A 62-year-old woman with end-stage cardiac amyloidosis died from cardiogenic shock approximately 90 minutes after being placed on a Level 1 inpatient treatment order. She had wished to discontinue treatment, reflecting h…
0y · Female·Intrapartum hypoxia due to breech delivery with head entrapment and associated c…
Martha Alice Fraser was born on 30 May 2011 following an unplanned home birth in a frank breech presentation. Her mother, Ms Wood, went into spontaneous labour at home but did not reach hospital in time. The delivery inv…
48y · Female·malnutrition in association with sepsis on a background of end stage multiple sc…
A 48-year-old woman with end-stage multiple sclerosis died from malnutrition and sepsis after her husband, her primary carer, failed to provide adequate nutrition via a PEG tube despite receiving training and instruction…
45y · Male·multi-drug toxicity from ingestion of methadone and amitriptyline
Terry Riordan, 45, died from multi-drug toxicity caused by ingesting amitriptyline and methadone in April 2015. He had complex medical and psychiatric comorbidities, substance abuse issues, and was under care of his GP D…
79y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and acute bronchiolitis
Donald Broadribb, 79, died of bronchopneumonia and acute bronchiolitis after presenting to York Hospital on 12 October 2012 with vomiting, cough, and abdominal pain. He was discharged after nurses focused on treating con…
36y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest occurring during restrain…
Scott Maxwell Heneker, aged 36, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest occurring during physical restraint by a homeowner. The deceased had entered the homeowner's house without permission while…
Female·Wendy Murphy: blunt head and chest trauma. Natalie McCormack: haemorrhage follow…
Two Aboriginal women, aged 36 and 31, died following prolonged domestic violence by their partners in Alice Springs. Both had extensive histories of police-documented assaults, domestic violence orders (DVOs), and uncoop…
50y · Male·gastrointestinal haemorrhage; haemorrhage from cystic artery post laparoscopic c…
A 50-year-old man died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage involving both a cystic artery and duodenal defect following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Over five days post-surgery, he developed repeated episodes of hypotensi…
41y · Male·Subdural haematoma
A 41-year-old Aboriginal man with excessive alcohol use presented four times to a rural hospital over one month with headaches. His symptoms were attributed to cluster migraine, then alcohol withdrawal syndrome, despite …
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