34y · Male·Air embolism and severe haemorrhage due to perforation of the right subclavian v…
…ite aggressive resuscitation including blood products, intubation, and CPR, the patient deteriorated and an air embolism was eventually diagnosed post-mortem. The coroner found the surgeon used standard surgical techniq…
22y · Male·drowning secondary to incapacitation from air embolism
… skilled and experienced pearl shell drift diver with over 600 logged dives died from drowning secondary to air embolism and cerebral arterial gas embolism while diving for Paspaley Pearling Company off Broome, Western …
57y · Male·cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE)
A 57-year-old experienced commercial diver died from cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) while recreational hookah diving near St Helens Island, Tasmania on 24 December 2021. His diving e…
3y · Female·massive air embolism
Ruby Chen, 3 years old, died from massive air embolism during aeromedical transfer from Blackwater to Rockhampton Hospital. The fatal sequence occurred w…
26y · Male·Air embolism due to ruptured spleen (surgery) due to motorcycle accident
John Mathers, 26, died from air embolism during emergency surgery following severe motorcycle trauma. A sedan turned across his path; despi…
39y · Male·Hypoxic/Ischaemic Encephalopathy due to Cerebral Arterial Gas Embolism
…ahim, a 39-year-old man recovering well from community-acquired pneumonia in ICU, suffered a fatal cerebral air embolism on 28 October 2014. A CVAD removal order was given at midday but the device remained in place for …
36y · Male·Septicaemia and cerebral artery air embolism, due to complications related to cl…
Jamie Lawrence Mitchell, 36, died from septicaemia and cerebral artery air embolism complicating radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. He developed an atrioesophageal fist…
37y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury complicating cardiorespiratory arrest during manual removal…
…ry and died three days later. The coroner determined the cause was an embolic phenomenon (amniotic fluid or air embolism) facilitated by a patent foramen ovale, rather than postpartum haemorrhage or anaesthetic complica…
46y · Female·Complications following cardiorespiratory arrest in association with an air embo…
A 46-year-old woman died from air embolism during a gastroscopy to manage complications from bariatric surgery. The initial laparoscopic slee…
29y · Male·air embolus complicating gunshot wounds to chest
A 29-year-old male died from air embolus complicating gunshot wounds to the chest sustained during a police confrontation. Initial medical s…
27y · Male·Air embolism due to incised wound to the neck
This inquest examined the deaths of Marcus Volke (27, Australian) and Mayang Prasetyo (27, Indonesian), a couple living in Brisbane. Volke killed Prasetyo by stabbing her in the neck on 3 October 2014 following a domesti…
61y · Male·Hypoxic encephalopathy arising from cardiac arrest following self-removal of a c…
…k of monitoring for delirium despite recognised risk; (4) delayed CVC removal in the ward setting increased air embolism risk. St Vincent's Hospital implemented substantial changes including preferring PICC lines, treat…
23y · Female·Pulmonary barotrauma due to or as a consequence of a scuba diving accident
…es. She panicked when unable to clear water from her mask and ascended quickly without expelling sufficient air, leading to arterial gas embolism and cerebral artery gas embolism causing sudden unconsciousness. Medical …
64y · Female·Bilateral pulmonary embolism with left middle cerebral artery/posterior cerebral…
… and adverse weather. She deteriorated, suffered myocardial infarction, and died from bilateral pulmonary embolism complicated by stroke. Key failures: initial hypoxia not investigated; complexity not recognised on readm…
Philip Byrne: pulmonary thromboembolism due to right calf deep vein thrombosis; …
Two patients died from pulmonary thromboembolism caused by undiagnosed deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Mr Byrne presented with right calf pain in February 201…
58y · Male·salt water drowning following air embolism due to ascent barotrauma
A 58-year-old male experienced cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) during recreational scuba diving ascent, resulting in drowning. Pleural adhesions from prior motor…
56y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to left deep vein thrombosis
A 56-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis. He presented to his GP on 20 January 2017 with persistent dyspnoea and…
55y · Male·Ascent barotrauma resulting in cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) and drownin…
A 55-year-old man with undiagnosed viral myocarditis and cardiomegaly died from cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) during a scuba dive at 37 metres depth. Despite being advised by his cardiologist not to dive, he …
44y · Female·salt water drowning due to ascent barotrauma (cerebral arterial gas embolism)
…fer Lee Barrington, age 44, died from salt water drowning due to ascent barotrauma (cerebral arterial gas embolism/CAGE) during a recreational scuba dive. She had significant undisclosed medical conditions including a hi…
31y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism
…ic treatment and one hospital readmission. He experienced fainting episodes suggesting possible pulmonary embolism but these were treated as hypovolaemia/sepsis. He was discharged and returned to Australia, collapsing an…
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