21 results for “memory loss”
73y · Male·Unknown (possibly impact with water, drowning, injury, exhaustion, dehydration, …
…pression may manifest as behavioural changes rather than explicit complaints. The deceased had undiagnosed memory loss that distressed him deeply, feared dementia given family history, but did not discuss concerns with h…
58y · Male·drowning
… He had recently been diagnosed with significant cognitive impairment affecting information processing and memory following complaints of fatigue and short-term memory loss. He also reported chronic fatigue syndrome. The…
65y · Female·heatstroke
A 65-year-old woman with recent memory decline went for a walk on an extremely hot day (39°C) without water, hat, or money. She became lost due t…
81y · Male·Unable to determine - likely dehydration and exposure in remote bushland terrain…
…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 heart condition managed with a pacemaker, and…
49y · Female·combined prescription drug intoxication (zopiclone, amitriptyline, periciazine)
…ations require careful monitoring; and the importance of addressing concerning symptoms (falls, dizziness, memory loss noted by her carer) promptly, particularly when patients refuse medical evaluation.
91y · Female·pelvic haematoma arising from a fracture of the neck of the left femur sustained…
…s were implemented—only verbal advice to remain in bed. Despite documented dementia with marked short-term memory loss and poor insight, no physical fall prevention strategies were employed (no bed lowering, floor mats, …
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…
73y · Male·unknown
A 73-year-old man with dementia and frontal lobe impairments disappeared from a nursing home on 5 January 2018; his remains were discovered a year later in a nearby river. Critical clinical and organisational failures oc…
90y · Female·Hospital acquired pneumonia in the setting of recent fractures of neck of humeru…
A 90-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities residing in aged care sustained a hip fracture from a fall in January 2018. Following surgical repair and initial hospital treatment, she was transferred to a rehabilitatio…
18y · Male·Chest injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash
…ursuit. However, the coroner criticised Senior Constable Westby's destruction of dashboard camera footage (memory card) the day after the crash, stating this created suspicion of a cover-up and caused unnecessary distres…
51y · Male·Undetermined - Open Finding
Edward John Gibbard, a 51-year-old British merchant seaman, disappeared on the night of 23 December 1976 after leaving Lake Argyle Inn in Western Australia's Kimberley region to drive to Kununurra for a flight to Perth. …
43y · Male·Incised right radial artery
…ol/benzodiazepine/cannabis combinations cause profound CNS depression, impaired judgment, and motor control loss, increasing fall risk and inability to self-protect from hemorrhage. Early recognition of liver disease and…
63y · Male·uncontrolled haemorrhage from ruptured aortic aneurysm
A 63-year-old man presented with sudden back pain on 6 March 2004. Ambulance officers attended twice; on the first visit they did not transport him to hospital despite his request, misattributing his symptoms to musculos…
74y · Male·Mixed prescription drug toxicity (codeine, paracetamol, mirtazapine, promethazin…
A 74-year-old man with multiple chronic conditions including cerebellar ataxia, COPD, depression and anxiety died from mixed prescription drug toxicity. He had cognitive impairment affecting medication management and hab…
26y · Male·shotgun wound of the chest
Nicholas Aaron Scott, a 26-year-old prisoner with a history of self-harm, escaped from Royal Hobart Hospital on 2 January 2023 while under correctional officer supervision. He had been admitted for ingestion of foreign o…
30y · Male·Electrocution from high-voltage electrical current (110,000 V)
Edward McBride, a 30-year-old Australian Defence Force serviceman trained as an electrician, died from electrocution at a high-voltage power substation. He deliberately placed himself on a live 110,000V switchgear struct…
20y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Allan Kevin Hudson, a 20-year-old male with a history of depression, suicidality, substance abuse and previous sexual trauma, died by hanging on 13 August 2006 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital's psychiatric ward D20. He …
85y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained as a passenger in a motor vehicle collision
Pamela Louise Elsdon, 85, died from multiple injuries sustained as a passenger in a motor vehicle collision caused by her husband's driving error. Her husband had documented progressive cognitive decline and dementia fro…
69y · Male·asphyxia by hanging
A 69-year-old man with depression, prostate cancer, and recent suicide attempt was admitted to MAPU (general medical ward) after intensive care treatment. He was deemed low suicide risk and the one-on-one attendant was d…
Unknown·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle accident; Anthony Paul Thomson died from ru…
…procedural failure occurred: a police officer's memorandum documenting Mr Thomson's apparent confusion and memory loss, which raised concerns about his fitness to drive, was not properly forwarded to the Department of Tr…
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