102 results for “positional asphyxia”
23y · Male·positional asphyxia
Kieren Jamie Wesley Whitehouse, aged 23, died from positional asphyxia following a single vehicle crash on 15 April 2021. He was driving at 128 km/h in a 100 km/h zon…
31y · Male·global hypoxic brain injury secondary to positional asphyxia following an epilep…
KL, a 31-year-old male with longstanding epilepsy, died from global hypoxic brain injury caused by positional asphyxia following an epileptic seizure at home on 26 April 2019. He fell in the toilet during a seizure…
71y · Male·Cause of death could not be determined. Possibilities included positional asphyx…
…und lying on the roadway. Autopsy could not determine a definitive cause of death—possibilities included positional asphyxia (given his obesity), blunt head injury, or a concurrent cardiac event. This case highlights ris…
23y · Male·Mechanical asphyxia
A 23-year-old man with intellectual disability died from mechanical asphyxia after being restrained prone on the ground for 10-15 minutes by a hotel guest who believed he was committ…
20y · Male·Prone restraint asphyxia in the setting of alcohol intoxication and centripetal …
Jesse Edwards, a 20-year-old Yorta Yorta and Mutthi Mutthi man, died from prone restraint asphyxia following a physical altercation outside a nightclub in Swan Hill. He was restrained face-down by a secur…
62y · Male·Positional asphyxia as a result of an accidental fall whilst intoxicated
Peter Donald Balsley, a 62-year-old man with a history of excessive alcohol consumption, died from positional asphyxia following an accidental fall into a concrete service pit while severely intoxicated (blood alco…
30y · Male·traumatic asphyxiation
Styles Isaac King, an Aboriginal man aged 30, died from traumatic asphyxiation following restraint by crowd controllers at a bar in Katherine, Northern Territory. During an alterca…
33y · Male·positional and mechanical asphyxia as a result of entrapment under a kitchen ben…
Luke Callum Mayes, a 33-year-old man with T5 tetraplegia from a motor vehicle crash at age 16, died from positional and mechanical asphyxia after becoming trapped under his kitchen bench while in his electric wheelchair.…
Male·acute ethanol intoxication or positional asphyxia due to acute alcohol intoxicat…
Four males aged 50-53 died from acute alcohol intoxication or positional asphyxia secondary to alcohol toxicity after single heavy drinking episodes. All had very high blood alc…
39y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (aetiology not determined); cardiorespiratory a…
…emic encephalopathy. Three forensic pathologists concluded the cause of death involved possible restraint asphyxia but acknowledged uncertainty about causation. The coroner found security providers lacked training in rec…
30y · Male·Positional asphyxia and inhalation of blood due to motor vehicle accident
Barry Cavanagh, aged 30, died from positional asphyxia after losing control of his vehicle at high speed while driving under the influence of alcohol.…
40y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
…les (rather than Google Maps), along with proper vehicle maintenance, could have prevented this tragedy. Positional asphyxia may have contributed to death given entrapment in the crushed cabin.
45y · Male·The effects of restraint and drugs
…den arrythmogenic cardiac arrest. Contributing factors included inadequate training of security staff in positional asphyxia risks, failure to move him to recovery position after resistance ceased, and absence of handcuf…
44y · Male·Positional asphyxia
…a 44-year-old with chronic schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder and substance abuse history, died from positional asphyxia on 17-19 March 2016. He consumed significant alcohol (BAC 0.220), cannabis, and clozapine (an a…
70y · Male·Cause unascertained - possibly positional asphyxia or arrhythmic event secondary…
…ath was unascertained, though he had severe coronary atherosclerosis and the position suggested possible positional asphyxia. The coroner found no preventability issues. Medical care and management were deemed reasonable…
34y · Female·Unascertained (possibilities: positional asphyxia, drowning, neck compression, d…
…. A post-mortem examination could not determine the precise cause of death, with possibilities including positional asphyxia, drowning, neck compression, drug overdose, or a combination. Bagster was convicted of manslaug…
66y · Male·positional asphyxia whilst unconscious due to intoxication
Dale Robert Pennicott, aged 66, died from positional asphyxia after becoming extremely intoxicated at a licensed RSL club on 10 July 2023. He consumed approx…
<1y · Male·Positional asphyxia contributed to by bronchopneumonia and head injuries
Jakai Ryan Bond, a 10-week-old infant, died from positional asphyxia on 25-26 May 2006 while in his father's care. The father fell asleep holding the baby in a loun…
Male·Positional asphyxia following traumatic injuries sustained in a single motor veh…
Leon Dennis Sheehan died from positional asphyxia after a single-vehicle motor accident. He was trapped upside down in his vehicle by the seat be…
51y · Male·High blood alcohol and positional asphyxia in a man with cerebral palsy and acqu…
Wayne Douglas Scott, 51, died from high blood alcohol and positional asphyxia at his home in Lalor, Victoria. He had cerebral palsy, low vision, dysarthria, depression, and …
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