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87y · Female·combined effects of ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary di…
Epenesa Pahiva, 87-year-old resident with dementia at an aged care facility, suffered severe chemical burns from inappropriate bleach treatment prescribed by dermatologist Dr B.. The coroner found the treatment itself (h…
18y · Female·Multiorgan failure complicating malnutrition in a female with liver cirrhosis, o…
An 18-year-old female with Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, and severe intellectual disability died from multiorgan failure complicating severe malnutrition, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and obesity. She pr…
48y · Female·Combined toxic effect of prescription and non-prescription medications including…
Lauren Johnstone, aged 48, died from the combined toxic effects of prescription and non-prescription sedative medications including oxycodone, tramadol, codeine, zopiclone, doxylamine and fluoxetine. She had undergone mu…
51y · Male·Pulmonary thromboemboli due to deep vein thrombosis on a background of a leg bur…
Stephen Kline, a 51-year-old Aboriginal man, died from pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis following a leg burn wound sustained when NSW Police deployed a taser during a confrontation on 8 March 2016. H…
53y · Male·Complications of burns sustained in a blast
A 53-year-old qualified boiler maker died from complications of severe burns sustained in a gas explosion. While attempting to remove a refrigeration compressor from a hotel cellar with an unqualified colleague, they cut…
9y · Female·complications of thermal injury
A 9-year-old child died from severe thermal injuries sustained in a house fire. The property had non-functional smoke alarms that the property management company knew about but failed to remedy or report to the landlord.…
31y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism
A 31-year-old man with obesity (BMI 40.2) and sleep apnoea underwent extensive cosmetic surgery in Malaysia (liposuction, abdominoplasty, chest lipectomy, and subsequent facial procedures) across two operations within fi…
45y · Female·multiple organ failure following thermal injuries (severe burns)
Wendy Bearfoot, a 45-year-old DEC (Department of Environment and Conservation) employee, died from multiple organ failure following severe thermal burns (80% of body) sustained in a bushfire burnover on 12 October 2012. …
75y · Female·hypovolaemic shock following uncontrolled blood loss from mini-liposuction stem …
A 75-year-old woman with advanced frontal lobe dementia died from hypovolaemic shock following uncontrolled bleeding after an unproven stem-cell liposuction procedure. Critical failures included: failure to cease anticoa…
75y · Male·Burns
75-year-old John Drane, a resident of Masonic Care Queensland, died from extensive burns on 9 January 2014. The coroner concluded he intentionally set himself alight using a cigarette lighter shortly after receiving his …
3y · Male·Brainstem ischaemia in association with Arnold Chiari malformation
Matthew Whyte, a 3-year-old with Arnold Chiari malformation and hydrocephalus, died from brainstem ischaemia following multiple shunt complications and emergency decompression surgery. The coroner found that after Matthe…
15y · Male·global hypoxic cerebral injury following medical intervention for high velocity …
Daniel Cowan, aged 15, sustained a penetrating head injury from a homemade air gun while with friends. Despite appropriate emergency response and comprehensive multidisciplinary medical management at Royal Children's Hos…
28y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to Clostridium perfringens myonecrosis complicating lipo…
Lauren Edgar, a 28-year-old woman, died of multi-organ failure from Clostridium perfringens myonecrosis (gas gangrene) following a liposuction procedure performed by Dr K. on 5 March 2008. She presented to hospital on 8 …
50y · Male·Complications of right buttock necrotising fasciitis secondary to chronic right …
50-year-old male with chronic pain from jockey injuries became dependent on morphine. General practitioner prescribed intramuscular (IM) morphine for self-administration at home from 2005–2007 at doses of 120–240mg daily…
52y · Male·HIV infection complicated by basal and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and n…
Bruce Jason Garrett, a 52-year-old prisoner detained under the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act, died at Royal Perth Hospital on 2 October 2010 from HIV infection complicated by basal and squamous cell carcinoma of the hea…
56y · Female·multi-organ failure complicating severe burns on a background of alcoholic liver…
A 56-year-old woman with alcoholic liver disease, cerebellar atrophy, and marked mobility impairment suffered fatal full-thickness burns (75% TBSA) from scalding shower water at Flinders Medical Centre. She was left unat…
4y · Male·Complications of cutaneous thermal burn injuries
Abdullah Kocoglu, age 4, died from complications of severe thermal burn injuries sustained in a house fire on 14 February 2011 at his grandparents' home in Hampton Park, Victoria. The fire was ignited when Abdullah playe…
90y · Female·Renal failure secondary to gentamicin therapy for urinary tract infection (sepsi…
Ellen O'Connor, a 90-year-old woman with renal artery stenosis and coronary artery disease, died from acute renal failure following gentamicin administration for Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract infection. A single 2…
1y · Male·Complication of burns and trauma to the mesenteric artery
A 15-month-old child died from complications of severe scalding burns (55% of body) sustained when left unsupervised in a bath of hot water (65°C) for 10-15 minutes, combined with traumatic mesenteric artery tears of unk…
26y · Female·Complications of liposuction surgery: sepsis, decreased respiratory function sec…
Lauren James, a 26-year-old woman, died from complications of elective liposuction surgery performed on 19 January 2007. She presented to the clinic on 22 January with severe pain and asymmetrical swelling of her left th…
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