55 results for “developmental disability”
47y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis
Fatima Lay, a 47-year-old woman with schizophrenia and developmental disability living in supported residential accommodation, died from pulmonary thromboembolism secondar…
23y · Female·Death by homicide; medical cause unable to be determined due to body not being l…
…June 2009 near Leitchville, likely as a result of homicide. Evidence shows Krystal was vulnerable with developmental delays, poor self-care abilities, and limited social skills. She left hospital for a supposed party, m…
9y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian)
Aluel Ajak, a 9-year-old girl with autism spectrum disorder, severe developmental delay, and moderate intellectual disability, died from injuries sustained when struck by a motor vehic…
29y · Male·Unascertained
AR was a 29-year-old man with autism, developmental disability and epilepsy living in a residential disability care facility. He was found unconscious and…
45y · Female·Complications of sepsis secondary to sacral pressure wound in a woman with genet…
Kristy Ann Mitchener, a 45-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability, genetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, and oesophageal dysmotility, died from sepsis secon…
9y · Male·sigmoid volvulus
Lawrence Betts, a 9-year-old Aboriginal boy with Goldenhar syndrome and developmental disability including pica (ingesting foreign substances), died from sigmoid volvulus complicated by in…
5y · Female·chronic hydrocephalus
…rine on 2 July 2004. She required constant medication and full-time care for daily seizures and severe developmental delay. Post-mortem examination confirmed death from chronic hydrocephalus; progressive increase in int…
21y · Female·hypoxic brain injury due to choking on food, with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome as a con…
Jordan Sargent, a 21-year-old with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome causing intellectual disability and developmental delays, died from hypoxic brain injury after choking on a Jaffa lolly while being driv…
30y · Male·Exsanguination due to an incision in the radial vein of his right wrist
…to his radial vein. He had complex mental health needs including schizophrenia, acquired brain injury, developmental delay, and substance abuse history. The coroner concluded that Justice Health and Corrective Services …
34y · Female·aspiration pneumonia in the setting of pseudo-obstruction of the large bowel
34-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, developmental delay, epilepsy, chronic bowel pseudo-obstruction, and swallowing difficulties died from aspiration pn…
28y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with cerebral palsy
…-year-old man with cerebral palsy, treatment-resistant epilepsy, cortical vision impairment and global developmental delay, died from aspiration pneumonia. He developed a cough on 24 August 2017 and was seen by his GP o…
15y · Male·bronchopneumonia secondary to chronic chest dysmorphology caused by congenital b…
Lee Shaun Wurramarrba was a 15-year-old severely disabled boy with cerebral palsy, global developmental delay, kyphoscoliosis, epilepsy, and chronic chest anatomical distortion who died from bronchopneumoni…
28y · Female·acute streptococcus pneumonia meningitis with left-sided otitis media as anteced…
…ial wrong impression; and staff fatigue likely impaired judgment. The case powerfully demonstrates how developmentally disabled patients are vulnerable when their symptoms and distress are misattributed to behavioral is…
5y · Male·extensive skull fracturing and traumatic brain injury from pedestrian strike by …
…ed, travelling below the speed limit, and had observed the child standing on the roadside. The child's developmental stage, hearing impairment, and lack of cognitive skills for safe road crossing contributed to the fata…
56y · Male·Aspiration of food bolus
Jimmy Delcus, a 56-year-old man with autism, intellectual disability and schizoaffective disorder, died from aspiration of a food bolus while eating lunch in a park. He was …
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 ob…
2y · Female·Chronic organic brain damage as a consequence of Murray Valley encephalitis
A 2-year-old Aboriginal girl with severe brain damage from Murray Valley encephalitis died in hospital from chronic organic brain damage. She had been in state care since August 2004 due to her profound medical needs inc…
20y · Male·Drowning precipitated by a seizure
Cameron De Vries, a 20-year-old man with severe autism spectrum disorder and global developmental delay, died by drowning precipitated by a seizure in a bathtub at a disability support home. He had ex…
5y · Female·Epilepsy in association with Cerebral Palsy
…psy died at home, likely from a seizure. She had multiple medical complexities including microcephaly, developmental delay, unsafe swallow managed by feeding tube, and severe spasticity requiring total care dependency. …
63y · Female·Cardiomegaly in a woman with aortic stenosis
Elizabeth Joy Whelan, a 63-year-old woman with developmental delay and autism-like traits, died from cardiomegaly secondary to aortic stenosis while residing in a …
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