52y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating traumatic asphyxia due to external…
A 52-year-old man died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following traumatic asphyxia when a vehicle he was working under fell on him. While working on his transmission at home, the…
83y · Male·pulmonary fat embolism complicating interstitial lung disease
…ith neurovascular compromise. During induction of anaesthesia, his blood pressure dropped and he suffered cardiac arrest from which he could not be resuscitated. Contributing factors included recent illness, fatigue fro…
28y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury as a result of a respiratory arrest, after inadequate respi…
…nd hit his head. He suffered a grand mal seizure with snoring/obstructed breathing, leading to respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, and irreversible hypoxic brain injury. The coroner found that NSW Ambulance call taker Li…
41y · Male·unascertained, in circumstances of methylamphetamine intoxication, extreme physi…
…al altercation with an intoxicated youth on a city street. After the five-minute fight, police arrived and arrested both parties. Hudson became unresponsive shortly after handcuffing and arrested. He was found to have a …
38y · Male·Traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage due to complete tear of the vertebral artery …
…t Picken, a 38-year-old man with a history of depression, chronic pain, and prior convictions, died from traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a vertebral artery tear following head and neck trauma. At a social g…
20y · Male·diffuse hypoxic brain injury complicating exsanguination and cardiac arrest seco…
Zachary Tyler Hyde, aged 20, died from diffuse hypoxic brain injury following exsanguination and cardiac arrest caused by a stab wound to the left femoral artery inflicted during an altercation. This case highl…
60y · Male·End stage renal failure
… chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis, but repeatedly removed his central line (permacath). After a traumatic reinsertion in March 2013 caused cardiac arrest, radiologists advised no further reinsertion was possibl…
Blunt force trauma from motor vehicle accident (four deceased: head injuries in …
Four people died in a single vehicle rollover on Kakadu Highway, NT. The driver (Robin Riley, 46) and three unrestrained passengers (Thomas Turpin, 39; Cassandra Martin, 32; Fabian Andrews, 45) were killed when their veh…
87y · Male·Consequences of an assault with severe facial fractures
RFV, an 87-year-old man, died from severe facial fractures and traumatic brain injury sustained during an assault by his daughter-in-law. He presented to hospital in critical co…
53y · Male·Traumatic brain injury sustained from police use of force on 25 February 2016, t…
Neil Banjo, a 53-year-old Aboriginal man, died from traumatic brain injury sustained during a police confrontation on 25 February 2016 in Normanton, Queensland. Offic…
0y · Male·unascertained
An 11-month-old boy died at Hamilton Hospital after presenting in cardiac arrest with multiple injuries sustained over weeks. Despite exhaustive post-mortem investigation, the med…
34y · Male·Severe chest injury with fractures to ribs and sternum, internal bleeding, lacer…
…king behaviour and crash risk. Emergency services responded appropriately with immediate CPR, but severe traumatic chest injury with cardiac tamponade was unsurvivable.
47y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis caused by multiple injurie…
…ulation therapy for his fractured legs and internal injuries. However, on 26 February 2023, he suffered a cardiac arrest due to a massive pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis—a well-recognized complicati…
49y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest due to pulmonary th…
…ice daily). She was discharged after 4 days but suffered a pulmonary embolism en route home, resulting in cardiac arrest and death from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy. The coroner found medical management reasonable a…
7y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to reflex cardiac arrest triggered by blunt…
…forward, causing the seatbelt to strike his neck with sufficient force to trigger reflex cardiorespiratory arrest. The clinical lesson is multifaceted: proper child restraint installation is critical; booster seats must …
49y · Male·Complications of a right superficial femoral artery injury (operated) following …
…the combined effects of profound blood loss, shock, coagulopathy, and hypoxic brain injury from prolonged cardiac arrest. The deceased was a newly employed labourer who had been instructed not to use power tools but did…
19y · Male·unexpected arrhythmogenic event leading to a fall from height, blunt force head …
…g on an obstacle course at Kapooka during the final training exercise. He experienced a sudden unexpected cardiac arrhythmia while climbing a ladder in an underground tunnel obstacle, fell approximately 4 metres, and su…
29y · Male·multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash
A 29-year-old male died from multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash on 29 April 2016. While driving home on a damp road, he lost…
60y · Male·Neck injury, specifically fracture of the odontoid peg of the second cervical ve…
… altercation at a family birthday party. The injury caused immediate loss of consciousness and respiratory arrest. Despite prompt bystander CPR and paramedic resuscitation, he could not be revived. The coroner found insu…
50y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in high-speed motorcycle crash
Donald Ward, aged 50, died from multiple injuries sustained in a high-speed motorcycle crash on 4 March 2023 in Karratha, WA. Ward left a nightclub intoxicated with alcohol (BAC 0.186%) and cannabis, obscured his number …
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