8 results for “emergency cricothyrotomy”
29y · Female·Cocaine toxicity
…4:00 AM, her husband Dr S. discovered her having a seizure and vomiting. Rather than immediately calling emergency services, he spent approximately 3.5 hours attempting resuscitation and performing an unsuccessful crico…
69y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to right facial artery pseudoaneurysm r…
…a presenting with throat pain and trismus 12 days after completing chemoradiotherapy. On presentation to emergency department with bleeding, airway risk was under-recognised despite clinical assessment noting significan…
27y · Male·methylamphetamine toxicity
…ntified a critical communication gap: 'excited delirium' was not recognised by SJA as indicating medical emergency, likely delaying response. The death was classified as misadventure. The coroner recommended implementin…
56y · Male·Benzalkonium chloride toxicity
…ed from acute lung injury due to aspiration of the irritant substance. Critical lessons include: (1) the emergency dispatch system's reliance on symptom-based triage is fundamentally inadequate for poisoning cases where…
27y · Male·Airway obstruction due to sublingual and submandibular cellulitis (Ludwig's angi…
A 27-year-old man died from airway obstruction due to Ludwig's angina (bilateral sublingual and submandibular cellulitis) following a tooth extraction. Critical failures included: delayed treatment with inadequate timely…
22y · Female·blunt force head injuries
Caitlyn Fischer, 22, died from blunt force head injuries after suffering an accidental fall at fence 2 during the cross country phase of a CCI one-star eventing competition at Sydney International Horse Trials on 30 Apri…
31y · Female·cerebral anoxia following attempted intubation pre-surgery in a woman with torti…
Rachael Anne Rasmussen, a 31-year-old mother of three with severe neck deformities (torticollis, dysmorphia, short rigid neck), died on 17 June 2003 from cerebral anoxia following attempted intubation at Joondalup Health…
27y · Female·chest injuries
Olivia Inglis, 27, died from chest injuries sustained in a fall whilst competing in the cross country phase of eventing at the 2016 Scone Horse Trials. She successfully negotiated fence 8A but fell at fence 8B. The coron…
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