20 results for “airway suctioning”
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…
38y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of cerebral palsy
…investigations identified pneumonia/aspiration changes on chest X-ray. Despite intravenous antibiotics and airway suctioning, his condition worsened. Active management ceased on 16 March and palliative care was initiated…
<1y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to post-operative respiratory distres…
…as a sign of tube malpositioning, maintain capnography during manual ventilation and CPR, and ensure clear airway role assignment during resuscitations.
64y · Female·Haemorrhage into atheromatous plaque, due to coronary atherosclerosis
…erred to a medical ward where an equipment malfunction (fractured in-line suction system nozzle) delayed suctioning of airway secretions. The immediate clinical lesson is that clinicians should ensure proper instruction …
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…
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…
46y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic brain injury as a result of cardiac arrest following a choking…
Andrea Sewell, a 46-year-old woman with Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome (ODS) and acute psychiatric illness, died from hypoxic brain injury following a choking episode during a meal in a psychiatric intensive care unit (P…
77y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to dysphagia on a background of dementia
…d intravenous fluids. He deteriorated with persistent chest congestion despite supportive care including suctioning, nebulisers and oxygen. He was found unresponsive on 31 October 2014 and died shortly after. The clinica…
66y · Female·Acute oesophagitis complicated by gastrointestinal haemorrhage
A 66-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, dysphagia, and chronic reflux oesophagitis presented with acute gastrointestinal bleeding while in supported disability accommodation. She was treated conservatively with IV proto…
46y · Female·Sepsis of unknown origin
Miranda Lynch, a 46-year-old woman with severe cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia, epilepsy, and aspiration pneumonia history, died from sepsis of unknown origin. She was admitted to Box Hill Hospital on 20 April 2023 …
45y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia with acquired brain injury as a contributing factor
Marco Virgona, a 45-year-old man with acquired brain injury and epilepsy, died from aspiration pneumonia at Frankston Hospital on 23 May 2017. He initially presented to Ambulance Victoria in the morning with vomiting and…
4y · Male·drowning
A 4-year-old boy of Sudanese descent drowned at Lake Leanyer Recreation Park on 1 May 2011 despite lifeguard presence. While the facility had been extensively improved following earlier drowning deaths and met RLSSA stan…
5y · Male·acute upper airway obstruction from nectarine stone
Lucas Mazzei, aged 5 years, died on 27 March 2017 from acute upper airway obstruction caused by an uncut nectarine stone. While attending school, he was separated from his class du…
1y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemia in an infant with upper airway obstruction
…ly signs of tracheostomy obstruction (gasping, cyanosis, apnoea) and did not perform appropriate emergency airway management. She did not suction the tracheostomy or change the tube, instead providing ineffective CPR wit…
39y · Male·Choking on a food bolus
Mark Capovilla, a 39-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, and dysphagia, died from choking on food at his day program. He had a documented choking risk but lacked a current mealtime support plan at…
35y · Male·acute vomit aspiration in a man with acute large intestine obstruction (severe m…
Stephen Michael Kell, a 35-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died at Graylands Hospital from acute vomit aspiration in the setting of acute large bowel obstruction and clozapine-induced gastrointestina…
2y · Female·Drowning in an above-ground swimming pool
Hannah Plint, a 2½-year-old, died from drowning after accessing an above-ground pool by dragging a chair to the gate and opening it unsupervised. Her mother was inside with a younger sibling. The pool fence and gate sepa…
49y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury related to tracheostomy complications in form of airway occ…
…equired tracheostomy for bulbar dysfunction. On 13 June 2018, she suffered cardiorespiratory arrest due to airway occlusion from sputum plugging and/or tube dislodgment while a tracheostomy cap (not the planned speaking …
27y · Male·Sudden cardiac arrest in the context of physical and psychological exertion duri…
Steven Nixon-McKellar, a 27-year-old First Nations man, died following a physical altercation with Queensland Police officers attempting to arrest him on 7 October 2021. He suffered cardiac arrest during restraint, with …
70y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia, associated with Huntington's disease
Beryl Watson, a severely disabled 70-year-old with advanced Huntington's disease and dementia, died of aspiration pneumonia following a three-week respite stay at a BUPA aged care facility. Critical failures included: om…
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