122 results for “airway obstruction”
1y · Male·hypoxic brain damage due to laryngeal obstruction from foreign body (metal screw…
…ics arrived within 6 minutes but struggled to visualize and remove the screw due to blood and vomit in the airway. An intensive care paramedic arrived and successfully removed the screw via laryngoscopy with Magill's for…
42y · Female·Global hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury due to upper airway obstruction by food bo…
… within 3 minutes; paramedics removed large amounts of meat from her larynx and trachea using forceps, but airway clearance took 2–3 minutes. Despite clearing the obstruction, she suffered cardiac arrest, was resuscitate…
59y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to acute upper airway obstruction
Glenda Rae Field, aged 59, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to acute upper airway obstruction by food bolus while eating dinner at her aged care facility. She was a resident at Clearview M…
76y · Male·Upper airway obstruction by food bolus in a man with ischaemic heart disease
Mr Terence Wilson, aged 76, died from upper airway obstruction by food bolus while attending a family gathering. He had recently been diagnosed with ischaemi…
77y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and cerebral infarction due to upper airway obs…
A 77-year-old man with advanced dementia died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy caused by upper airway obstruction from a handkerchief. An agency carer placed a handkerchief in his breast pocket during morning…
7y · Female·aspiration pneumonia leading to multi-organ failure in a female child with compl…
…i-organ failure. Born with severe perinatal brain injury, she had complex lifelong medical needs including airway management with nasopharyngeal airway, supplementary oxygen, and seizure control. Initially cared for at h…
76y · Female·Ludwig's angina
… arrangements made for transfer to a tertiary centre. However, staff failed to recognise the risk of rapid airway compromise despite documented clinical deterioration (increased noise in breathing, worsening swelling, di…
89y · Female·Acute upper airway obstruction by food bolus
An 89-year-old woman with dementia died from acute upper airway obstruction by food bolus while being fed lunch at an aged care facility. CCTV footage revealed significan…
46y · Male·Upper airway obstruction due to acute tonsillitis with laryngeal oedema and haem…
A 46-year-old man with acute tonsillitis complicated by upper airway obstruction died at Cunderdin District Hospital. He presented with severe pharyngitis on 5 September 2002,…
39y · Male·Positional asphyxia in a setting of intoxication and minor head injury
…g the club, he fell and was found with his head wedged against the wall in a position that compromised his airway. Over six minutes elapsed before emergency services determined he needed repositioning due to airway obstr…
84y · Male·upper airway obstruction in a man with a clinical history of dementia
Brian Keith Wood, 84, died from upper airway obstruction due to choking on softened toast while residing in an aged care facility. He had advanced deme…
64y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and its complications following cardiac arrest …
…anship at a nursing home, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest due to upper airway obstruction after choking on a peanut butter sandwich. A speech pathologist had recommended supervised ora…
70y · Female·Hypoxic/Ischaemic Encephalopathy consequent upon Cardiorespiratory Arrest and Co…
…ry was complicated by iatrogenic small bowel perforations. Post-operatively, wound dehiscence and bowel obstruction developed, requiring return to theatre on 12 April for repair, though perforations were not initially r…
33y · Male·Aspiration due to alcoholic intoxication; coronary atherosclerosis contributed
…te sedation for aggressive behaviour, he vomited copiously, aspirating semi-solid food that obstructed his airway. Emergency attempts at intubation and surgical airway management were unsuccessful. The coroner found no c…
41y · Male·Upper airway obstruction from ingestion of dirt in an intellectually impaired ma…
… severe intellectual disability, autism, partial blindness and longstanding pica disorder, died from upper airway obstruction after ingesting large quantities of dirt in the backyard of his residential care facility. He …
68y · Male·Complications of a witnessed airway obstruction from food bolus in a man with dy…
A 68-year-old man with dysphagia and bipolar disorder died from airway obstruction and aspiration pneumonia after choking on a sandwich brought by his wife during a supervised h…
39y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury due to respiratory obstruction following surgery for dental…
Richard Christopher Jankowski, a 39-year-old man, died from hypoxic brain injury due to respiratory obstruction following emergency surgery for a dental abscess with cellulitis. After initial treatment with antibiot…
19y · Unknown·Russell: unconsciousness superimposed on airway obstruction due to severe seatbe…
…l of his vehicle while travelling at excessive speed on Bridge Street, Wilsonton. Andrew Russell died from airway obstruction due to severe seatbelt compression of the neck combined with unconsciousness and anoxia. Bianc…
1y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemia in an infant with upper airway obstruction
…brain injury and death. The overnight nurse (Ms Jarina) failed to recognise early signs of tracheostomy obstruction (gasping, cyanosis, apnoea) and did not perform appropriate emergency airway management. She did not su…
68y · Male·Obstruction of airways by foodstuffs with contributing alcohol-related dementia
Colin George Sinclair, aged 68, died from airway obstruction by food while in high-level aged care under guardianship. He had alcohol-related dementia and …
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