50y · Male·aspiration of vomit in a man with focal coronary arteriosclerosis
Subhas Chandra, a 50-year-old man, died between 3-4 November 2013 from aspiration of vomit in the setting of focal coronary arteriosclerosis. He had been involved in a physical altercati…
15y · Female·Seizure disorder (epilepsy) with associated vomit aspiration; Sudden Unexpected …
A 15-year-old girl with refractory epilepsy and intellectual disability died from a seizure with vomit aspiration at a special needs holiday camp on the second night of attendance. She had known epilepsy manag…
67y · Male·Aspiration of vomit associated with alcohol intoxication in a man with ischaemic…
…n with diabetes, chronic alcoholism, and ischaemic heart disease, died on 6 December 1999 after aspirating vomit while heavily intoxicated with methylated spirits. He presented to Northam Hospital's Emergency Department…
1y · Male·hypoxic brain damage due to laryngeal obstruction from foreign body (metal screw…
An 11-month-old boy died from hypoxic brain damage following aspiration of a 2cm metal screw that lodged in his larynx. The child was left briefly unsupervised at home when he …
59y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of Down's syndrome
…d woman with Down's syndrome, advanced Alzheimer's dementia, dysphagia, epilepsy and blindness died from aspiration pneumonia. She was a resident of a group home requiring 24-hour care. She presented to hospital drowsy a…
84y · Male·acute aspiration complicating periprosthetic fractured right femur (operated) on…
… was placed on a Level 1 Mental Health Act order for post-operative delirium. On 29 December, he aspirated vomit, became hypoxic, and died. The coroner found care was appropriate throughout, with no negligence by aged c…
45y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia with acquired brain injury as a contributing factor
Marco Virgona, a 45-year-old man with acquired brain injury and epilepsy, died from aspiration pneumonia at Frankston Hospital on 23 May 2017. He initially presented to Ambulance Victoria in the morn…
65y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with chronic pulmonary disease (COPD and emphysema), with asp…
… sentenced prisoner with longstanding COPD, emphysema, and lung cancer, died of pneumonia complicated by aspiration of vomit (Wilkes Syndrome) at Royal Perth Hospital. The coroner found medical care in custody was approp…
12y · Female·Crush Asphyxia with Vomit Aspiration
…ivis, Western Australia. Tarah was trapped beneath the vehicle and died from crush asphyxia complicated by vomit aspiration. The coroner found that multiple unsafe factors combined to cause the accident: night-time driv…
64y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man receiving palliative care for terminal cancer of the r…
…d schizophrenia and terminal rectum cancer with liver metastases, died of bronchopneumonia (from aspirated vomit) while receiving palliative care at Alma Street Centre. He was an involuntary Mental Health Act patient. T…
35y · Male·acute vomit aspiration in a man with acute large intestine obstruction (severe m…
…hael Kell, a 35-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died at Graylands Hospital from acute vomit aspiration in the setting of acute large bowel obstruction and clozapine-induced gastrointestinal hypomoti…
22y · Female·aspiration of gastric content due to drug abuse
Amanda Crowston, 22 years old, died from aspiration of gastric contents after a weekend of heavy alcohol and drug use (amphetamines, methylamphetamine, MDMA…
24y · Male·Aspiration of vomit associated with combined drug effect
Martin Raymond Coffey, 24, died from aspiration of vomit associated with combined drug effect while on home detention after serving a prison sentence fo…
57y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in an HIV positive man on methadone
A 57-year-old man with HIV, chronic alcoholism, and opioid dependence died from aspiration pneumonia while residing in a managed care facility. On the day of death, staff noted abnormal behaviour…
31y · Male·Undetermined; most likely coronary atherosclerosis leading to arrhythmia, but as…
…e coronary artery disease predisposing to fatal arrhythmia, asphyxia from restraint position and aspirated vomit could not be excluded. Critical lessons include: ensure 24-hour access to mental health records, mandate s…
36y · Female·drowning caused by self-inhalation of vomit
Valerie Wurramurra, a 36-year-old Aboriginal woman, drowned after inhaling vomit following head injuries sustained in a boat accident on 13 April 2002 between Groote Eylandt and Bickerton…
48y · Female·Aspiration of stomach contents and pneumonia, following cardiac arrest
Margaret Webber, aged 48, with cerebral palsy and diabetes, died from aspiration of stomach contents and pneumonia. She presented to hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and coffee…
5y · Female·aspiration of vomit with microscopic early pneumonia, in a child with a history …
…with cerebral palsy and epilepsy resulting from non-accidental head injuries at two months old died from aspiration of vomit with early pneumonia. Critical lessons: bruising in non-ambulant infants is a 'red flag' requir…
62y · Female·hyponatremia (low sodium level 114mmol/L) resulting in seizure, with aspiration …
…oman with chronic schizophrenia died from hyponatremia (sodium level 114mmol/L) resulting in seizure and aspiration during involuntary psychiatric admission. She had been on escitalopram (SSRI) for depression and was adm…
27y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia during restraint; mechanism involved hypoxia and asphyxiation…
…s consistent with abnormal flexion/extension, extensive petechiae suggesting asphyxiation, and evidence of vomit aspiration. The exact mechanism of arrhythmia was uncertain but likely involved hypoxia and increased cate…
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