19 results for “hearing_loss”
20y · Female·Severe traumatic brain injury sustained in a pedestrian versus motor vehicle col…
A 20-year-old Aboriginal female pedestrian with bilateral hearing loss was struck by a vehicle driven by an intoxicated male driver (BAC 0.158%) travelling at 74 kph in a 60 kph zone. She suffered catastrophic traumatic …
90y · Female·Type II respiratory failure in the setting of severe respiratory injury followin…
Pearl Recht, a 90-year-old woman living alone with hearing loss and mobility limitations, died from Type II respiratory failure following severe respiratory injury sustained in a house fire on 17 August 2011. She was res…
3y · Female·COMPLICATIONS FROM SEVERE CEREBRAL PALSY
Baby E, a 3-year-old with severe cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia, bulbar dysfunction and upper airway obstruction, died from complications of her severe cerebral palsy. She presented with seizures, dark green sputum…
81y · Male·Unable to determine - likely dehydration and exposure in remote bushland terrain…
Joseph Wellard Higgs, aged 81, disappeared in May 1986 from a remote area near Davyhurst, Western Australia. He had cognitive decline with short-term memory loss, difficulty walking due to hip surgery complications, a he…
5y · Male·extensive skull fracturing and traumatic brain injury from pedestrian strike by …
A 5-year-old boy with significant disabilities from pneumococcal meningitis and stroke (right hemiparesis, hearing loss, epilepsy) was temporarily placed in care by the Department of Children and Families for medication …
39y · Male·acute myocardial ischaemia, coronary artery thrombosis and coronary artery ather…
Jeremy Tunkin, an Aboriginal man with severe hearing loss, died of acute myocardial infarction while in prison custody. On 6 August 2017, he presented to the medical clinic with what prisoners identified as chest pain, b…
61y · Female·Unascertained (natural causes)
Ms Harris, aged 61, with intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and multiple medical conditions (including aortic regurgitation, hypothyroidism, dyspnoea, hyperlipidaemia, and obesity), was living in supporte…
96y · Female·Decompensated frailty syndrome following right femoral neck fracture from fall
Margaret Wood, a 96-year-old resident of St Ann's aged care facility, died from decompensated frailty syndrome following a fall that resulted in a right femoral neck fracture. She was a frail elderly woman with multiple …
71y · Male·The available evidence and the absence of any postmortem examination does not al…
This coronial finding concerns a missing person inquest where KHL, a 71-year-old man, disappeared while rock fishing at Eagle Rock in Royal National Park, NSW in August 2023. The coroner found KHL deceased based on exten…
87y · Male·Blunt trauma of the head and chest
Henry Arthur Roberts, 87, died from blunt trauma to head and chest after being overrun by his tractor on 16 March 2020. He had multiple serious health conditions including leukaemia, severe vision impairment from macular…
83y · Male·end-stage Parkinson's disease (palliated)
Raymond John Blackney, an 83-year-old man with end-stage Parkinson's disease, died in custody at Port Phillip Prison from natural causes. He had complex medical needs including dementia, intellectual disability, and mult…
5y · Female·Pneumonia as a complication of septo-optic cerebral dysplasia
Shareya Shannon was a 5-year-old Aboriginal girl with septo-optic dysplasia, a rare congenital brain malformation causing profound developmental delay, spastic quadriparesis, poorly controlled epilepsy, hearing and visua…
99y · Female·Chest injuries in the setting of a tram incident (pedestrian)
A 99-year-old woman with dementia and reduced mobility was struck by a tram while crossing at a roundabout intersection in Essendon, Victoria. She sustained severe chest injuries including bilateral pneumothoraces, haemo…
83y · Female·unascertained
Felicity Ruth Loveday, aged 83, disappeared and is presumed deceased after setting sail from Port Phillip Bay on 11 December 2019 with her son. Ms Loveday had significant medical and cognitive vulnerabilities including s…
68y · Male·Hanging
Kent Thomas, aged 68, died by hanging in December 2018. He had experienced chronic tinnitus since 2013 which severely impacted his mental health and quality of life. Despite referral to mental health services and a reaso…
73y · Female·Effects of fire
A 73-year-old woman who was bedridden, profoundly deaf, mute, and unable to walk died in a residential fire at her home. She was a heavy smoker living alone, cared for through a Community Aged Care Package. Despite repea…
61y · Male·metastatic oesophageal neuroendocrine carcinoma
Terrence Wells, a 61-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic oesophageal neuroendocrine carcinoma in December 2018. Cancer was diagnosed in April 2018 after he reported difficulty swallowing, which was initially attribut…
47y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Kenneth John Groth, aged 47, died by hanging in Casuarina Prison on 9 April 1998. He was a sentenced prisoner convicted of sexual offences, serving a 10-year sentence. His appeal was adjourned and legal aid was refused, …
16y · Male·Consequences of high voltage electrical injury due to mental disorder/psychosis
Reginald, a 16-year-old Aboriginal boy with first episode psychosis, intellectual disability, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, was admitted to the Youth Inpatient Unit and improved significantly with inpatient care. …
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