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0y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (brain damage) sustained during and just after …
A newborn died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following a home birth without medical assistance. The mother had significant risk factors: hepatitis C, anaemia, and transverse fetal lie confirmed at 38+ weeks gesta…
15y · Female·hypoxic brain damage due to multiple drug toxicity
A 15-year-old girl in out-of-home residential care died from accidental overdose of heroin and methylamphetamine (speedballing) in her bedroom while a known drug user was present. She had complex trauma from childhood ab…
38y · Male·hypoxic brain injury and organ failure following compression of the neck (hangin…
A 38-year-old Sri Lankan asylum seeker died by suicide after being released from immigration detention on a bridging visa. He had documented anxiety and trauma history during detention, managed by psychiatrist Dr A. who …
Female·traumatic and hypoxic brain injury caused by numerous falls and self-beating of …
Miriam Merten died from traumatic and hypoxic brain injury sustained during 25+ falls while in seclusion in a mental health unit. Critical clinical failures occurred: she was not provided one-to-one observation during th…
63y · Male·Drowning
Antonio D'Augello, a 63-year-old man with schizophrenia and acquired brain injury, died by drowning in an irrigation channel four days after discharge from emergency care. He had deteriorated after stopping antipsychotic…
58y · Female·Stab wounds to chest
A 58-year-old woman died from stab wounds inflicted by her husband during a domestic violence incident. The marriage had been deteriorating with documented controlling and abusive behaviour including isolating her from f…
33y · Male·Opiate toxicity
A 33-year-old man with previously unrecognized obstructive sleep apnoea was admitted with severe headache. The treating physician prescribed a complex regimen of escalating opiate doses including both slow-release (MS Co…
73y · Male·Acute subdural haematoma
Kerry James Murphy, 73, died from acute subdural haematoma following a fall in Royal Darwin Hospital's overcrowded Emergency Department. He was admitted with pneumonia, NSTEMI, and dizziness—significant fall risk factors…
25y · Female·head injury sustained when she fell from a moving truck
Stacey Lee Hutchins, 25 years old, died from severe head injuries sustained when she fell from a moving truck driven by her former partner, Dean Willett, on 5 June 2007. The death followed her abduction at knifepoint by …
14y · Male·severe heatstroke complicating a recent viral illness with focal myocarditis
A 14-year-old boy from Scotland died of severe heatstroke with myocarditis while hiking in extreme heat (40°C+) at Cape Range National Park. He had recently recovered from a viral illness. His father made navigation erro…
36y · Female·Hanging
A 36-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder and alcohol use disorder died by hanging approximately one month after discharge from St Vincent's Hospital. She had been admitted involuntarily following threats …
45y · Male·small bowel obstruction due to plastic bag bezoar
Anthony Toscano, a 45-year-old man with intellectual disability residing in supported accommodation, died from small bowel obstruction caused by a plastic bag bezoar. He presented with vomiting on 20 August 2015 and was …
76y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to sepsis with peritonitis and pancreatitis, secondar…
A 76-year-old man died from multiple organ failure following an ERCP procedure for gallstone removal. The procedure itself was appropriate and uneventful. Post-operatively, he developed severe abdominal pain and a CT sca…
59y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis; acute myocardial infarc…
A 59-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease, paranoid schizophrenia, unstable type 2 diabetes, peripheral vascular disease and chronic renal failure died of acute myocardial infarction while residing in aged care. He …
22y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in the setting of immersion (drowning)
Paul, a 22-year-old with limited swimming experience, drowned at WaterMarc public pool on 2 February 2014 in a crowded busy period. The 50-metre pool was being divided by a movable boom, which two lifeguards were returni…
37y · Male·Combination of methylamphetamine toxicity and restraint leading to physiological…
A 37-year-old man died after being physically removed and restrained by NSW TrainLink staff at Cootamundra Station. He was displaying erratic, agitated behaviour consistent with methylamphetamine intoxication and possibl…
94y · Male·blunt head and neck trauma with associated haemorrhage; neck trauma included fra…
Charles Rowan McCulloch, aged 94, died from blunt head and neck trauma sustained in an assault by another dementia resident in Jindalee Aged Care Residence, ACT. He was admitted on 20 January 2012 and found deceased on 2…
45y · Female·Combined effects of widely metastatic (end-stage) carcinoma of the cervix and br…
Teressa Maree Beswick, a 45-year-old woman with end-stage metastatic cervical cancer, died from the combined effects of her cancer and bronchopneumonia accelerated by a critical medication error. On 23 October 2014, she …
56y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to splenic rupture due to blunt force injury to …
David Michael Clarke, aged 56, died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to splenic rupture following blunt force injury to his back. The fatal injury occurred after he was kicked by Jeffrey Zinn during a violent alterca…
34y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following laparoscopic bariatric surgery with i…
Andrea Lambropoulos, a 34-year-old man with morbid obesity, sleep apnoea, and ischaemic heart disease, died following sleeve gastrectomy. He was admitted to HDU rather than ICU post-operatively. In HDU, he experienced re…
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