69y · Male·septic shock with multi-organ failure in a man with neutropenic sepsis on a back…
…-19 delays. On 15 November 2021, Colin presented to Collie Hospital ED with fever, rigors, and critical neutropenia, but Dr V. failed to recognise neutropenic sepsis, did not initiate antibiotics, and discharged him ina…
64y · Male·respiratory failure and sepsis on a background of end-stage disseminated small c…
…hypotension in January 2016. Investigations revealed respiratory distress syndrome, fluid overload, and neutropenia. After informed discussion with his sister, the patient consented to a do-not-resuscitate order and was…
78y · Male·multi-lobar pneumonia and pleural effusions on a background of urothelial carcin…
…e of Wales Hospital on 2 October 2018 after being deemed unsuitable for chemotherapy due to frailty and neutropenia, complicated by an ischaemic stroke. His family requested cessation of active treatment on 30 October, …
1y · Male·Parainfluenza, pneumonitis and asthma; haemorrhagic mucositis of the bowel and g…
… leukaemia (ALL) treatment. He developed parainfluenza pneumonitis, severe asthma, chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and gastrointestinal bleeding with haemorrhagic mucositis. Despite appropriate inten…
63y · Female·Intra-cerebral bleed secondary to thrombocytopenia in a person with prolymphocyt…
Josephine Troy, 63, died on 14 February 2006 at Bunbury Regional Hospital from an intracerebral bleed secondary to thrombocytopenia (platelet count of 1) arising from prolymphocytic leukaemia. She had been in remission f…
41y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia
Ms Jarm, a 41-year-old woman with a degenerative neurological disorder living in supported residential care, died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome. She developed symptoms of ga…
80y · Female·Complications of chronic lymphocytic lymphoma in the setting of multiple medical…
Joyce Drummond, an 80-year-old woman with chronic lymphocytic lymphoma, pancytopenia, and intellectual disability, died from complications of her lymphoma in a palliative care setting. She had lived in disability accommo…
39y · Male·Complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction
A 39-year-old man with schizo-affective illness, hepatic cirrhosis, and substance abuse history died from complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction with aspiration pneumonia. He had been admitted involuntarily for …
56y · Male·Recurrent aspiration pneumonia in a man with congenital disability and cognitive…
A 56-year-old man with congenital microcephaly, intellectual disability, dysphagia and recurrent aspiration pneumonia died from aspiration pneumonia whilst receiving palliative care in hospital. He had multiple episodes …
61y · Female·Complications of Down's syndrome, epilepsy and advanced dementia
Jennifer Clayden, 61, with Down's syndrome, epilepsy and advanced dementia, died in Specialist Disability Accommodation on 9 May 2024 from complications of her underlying conditions. She had been transitioned to comfort-…
66y · Female·Shotgun injury to the neck
Mrs Catherine Thomas, aged 66, was fatally shot by her husband Mr Maurice Thomas in circumstances consistent with intimate partner homicide-suicide. The couple had been married for decades and both experienced declining …
69y · Male·metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the lung with chronic obstructive lung dis…
Barry John Matthews, aged 69, died of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the lung with chronic obstructive lung disease at an aged care facility while subject to a section 32 detention order. He had undergone chemothe…
63y · Female·Escherichia coli septicaemia in a lady with multiple comorbidities
Helen Welsh, 63, died from E. coli septicaemia with multiple comorbidities. She presented with respiratory symptoms and underwent bronchoscopy. On discharge day, she deteriorated with fever, altered consciousness, and hy…
72y · Male·The available evidence does not allow for any finding to be made as to the cause…
Bruce Robinson, a 72-year-old man with a history of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, schizophrenia, psychosis, and dementia, died on 27 October 2022 after jumping from a ferry into Sydney Harbour. He had been non-compliant with h…
80y · Male·metastatic oesophageal cancer
Josef Lear, an 80-year-old prisoner, died of metastatic oesophageal cancer at the Royal Darwin Hospital Hospice on 7 March 2021. He presented with progressive dysphagia, cough, and weight loss in mid-2020, which was appr…
19y · Female·Meningococcal septicaemia
Emma McGrath, a 19-year-old nursing student, died from meningococcal septicaemia caused by the W strain after presenting to the ED with a 12-hour history of vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain and fever. The atypical pre…
21y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained from being struck by a train; death by suicide while…
Alana Goldsmith, a 21-year-old woman with long-standing anorexia nervosa, died by suicide on 22 July 2011 after stepping in front of a train at Summer Hill Railway Station. She was admitted to Wesley Eating Disorder Clin…
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