56 results for “food aspiration risk”
56y · Male·Aspiration of food bolus
…y 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 receiving supported living services through Aruma u…
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 hospital meal. He had been…
75y · Female·Aspiration of food in a woman with dementia
A 75-year-old woman with advanced dementia died from aspiration of food in an aged care facility. Despite being on a thickened diet and requiring full supervision due t…
42y · Female·Choking on a food bolus
…a Frijlink, aged 42 years with intellectual disability and schizoaffective disorder, died from choking on a food bolus during a supervised mealtime excursion. She was under the care of a support worker at a shared accomm…
45y · Male·Aspiration of food bolus, with cerebral palsy as contributing factor
Stuart Wills, a 45-year-old man with cerebral palsy and severe dysphagia, died from aspiration of a food bolus while receiving meal assistance at a supported accommodation facility. Prior to his deat…
62y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating acute upper airway obstruction by …
…autism, epilepsy, and dysphagia, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following airway obstruction by food bolus. He choked on toast at breakfast despite direct supervision and prior speech pathology assessment rec…
90y · Male·Complications following aspiration of food
Donald Walter Thoms, 90 years old with intellectual disability and high aspiration risk, died from complications following aspiration of food while in specialist disability residential ca…
21y · Female·hypoxic brain injury due to choking on food, with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome as a con…
…eing driven in a minibus by a disability support worker. Critical clinical lesson: documentation of choking risk was completed at intake but not retained in her active file, and subsequent assessments incorrectly recorde…
48y · Female·Hypoxic/Ischaemic Encephalopathy; Aspiration of Food with Respiratory Arrest wit…
…oxic-ischaemic encephalopathy on 16 May 2018. She had documented swallowing difficulties requiring modified food consistency and supervision during meals. On the morning of the incident, a single staff member was supervi…
49y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of cerebral palsy and epilepsy
Louise Hayes, a 49-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia at Kilmore & District Hospital. She had experienced deteriorating health in 2020 with increase…
62y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest in setting of acute…
…m hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest caused by acute upper airway obstruction from a food bolus. During a community outing, despite having a detailed Mealtime Management Plan requiring close superv…
82y · Male·Pneumonia in an elderly man with advanced lung cancer (squamous cell carcinoma)
…und. In November 2013, he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and had a subsequent stroke increasing aspiration risk. He was deemed high-risk for aspiration and a nasogastric tube was not tolerated. Conservative pall…
80y · Female·Acute upper airway obstruction secondary to aspiration of food bolus
Beatrice Ivy Brown, aged 80, died at an aged care facility from acute upper airway obstruction and aspiration of a food bolus following a choking episode. Clinical lessons include: (1) documentation of prior chokin…
79y · Female·cardio-respiratory arrest consequent upon the aspiration of food
A 79-year-old woman with post-stroke dysphagia died from aspiration of food while hospitalised. A speech pathologist prescribed a minced diet after an unsuccessful soft die…
72y · Male·asphyxia due to upper airway obstruction due to choking on food
…ar-old man with acquired brain injury, seizure disorder, and dysphasia died from asphyxia due to choking on food while eating eggs and ham on toast at a disability care facility. He had no documented swallowing difficult…
95y · Female·asphyxia due to glottic obstruction by food
A 95-year-old female with advanced dementia died from asphyxia caused by food impaction in the glottis. She was prescribed a soft diet (soft vegetables, vitamised meat) but was served a…
69y · Female·Respiratory obstruction by aspirated food (Brussels sprout, chicken and carrots)…
Helena Czekajlo, aged 69, died from respiratory obstruction by aspirated food (Brussels sprout) at a nursing home. She had dementia and schizophrenia with a documented obsession about f…
56y · Male·Cerebral hypoxia in a man with respiratory insufficiency and Down's Syndrome
…n supported care presented to hospital with respiratory failure and altered consciousness. He had aspirated food or secretions leading to type II respiratory failure with a GCS of 7 on admission. Despite oxygen and IV fl…
32y · Female·Perforation of the bowel in the context of constipation and intellectual disabil…
…yndrome, died from bowel perforation secondary to severe constipation and pica (compulsive ingestion of non-food items). She presented with abdominal obstruction, underwent successful rectal evacuation, but subsequently …
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 Korsakoff's syndrome …
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