9 results for “induced coma”
30y · Male·Unascertained; likely cardiac arrhythmia
…ion or consciousness, did not attach a cardiac monitor despite the patient being unconscious with a Glasgow Coma Score of 3, and demonstrated no sense of urgency. This denied the patient any potential chance of survival,…
74y · Male·traumatic closed head injuries
…y in Huonville on 28 November 2022. He was transported to Royal Hobart Hospital where he was placed in an induced coma in intensive care but succumbed to his injuries on 2 December 2022. The coroner found the death resu…
51y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to traumatic brain injury arising from a scooter …
A 51-year-old man suffered a severe traumatic brain injury in an electric scooter crash on 14 March 2022 and died from aspiration pneumonia on 4 August 2022. He was riding a high-powered scooter (capable of 85km/h) at ex…
55y · Male·Complications of traumatic head injury sustained in a workplace incident (pallia…
David Klingberg, a 55-year-old experienced pile testing engineer, died from traumatic head injury sustained when an auxiliary line hook on a piling rig struck him in the face at a construction site. The hook became jamme…
17y · Male·refractory status epilepticus caused by either a viral infection, an underlying …
…teriorated rapidly with seizures and was transferred to hospital. Despite trials of 8 anticonvulsants and induced coma, his seizures persisted, causing brain swelling, coning, and brain death. No clinical mismanagement …
41y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of a mixed drug toxicity
Emma Terrill, 41, died from aspiration pneumonia in the setting of mixed drug toxicity. Post-mortem toxicology revealed elevated tramadol with benzodiazepines (alprazolam, diazepam, temazepam, oxazepam) causing synergist…
45y · Male·multi-drug toxicity from ingestion of methadone and amitriptyline
Terry Riordan, 45, died from multi-drug toxicity caused by ingesting amitriptyline and methadone in April 2015. He had complex medical and psychiatric comorbidities, substance abuse issues, and was under care of his GP D…
85y · Female·Staphylococcus bacteremia complicating multiple injuries sustained in a motor ve…
…oracic spine fractures) in a motor vehicle collision on 20 June 2018. She was treated with ICU admission, induced coma, and three surgical fixations. Initial recovery appeared successful, but she developed a wound infec…
62y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia secondary to prolongation of the QT interval
NL, a 62-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and hypothyroidism, died of cardiac arrhythmia secondary to QT prolongation while an involuntary mental health inpatient. He had a known history of non-compliance with …
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