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54y · Male·Respiratory failure secondary to prolonged ventilation for management of sepsis …
Christopher McIntosh, a 54-year-old man with Type II diabetes and chronic foot ulcers, died from respiratory failure secondary to sepsis arising from an infected foot ulcer requiring above-knee amputation. He was incarce…
39y · Female·Unascertained
A 39-year-old woman experiencing intimate partner violence was assaulted by her partner on 31 January 2021 and died approximately 5 hours later. The assault caused significant blood loss; however, the medical cause of de…
90y · Female·Right acute on chronic subdural haematoma sustained in a fall in the setting of …
A 90-year-old woman on warfarin for atrial fibrillation suffered an unwitnessed fall with head strike at an aged care facility. She presented to hospital where a small subdural haemorrhage was not detected on initial CT …
41y · Male·Undetermined, likely drowned
Andrew Mallett, a 41-year-old strong swimmer with fitness background, disappeared and is presumed drowned at Artillery Rock near Lorne on 28 November 2024. He entered the water to spearfish despite hazardous conditions i…
36y · Male·Traumatic brain injury, spinal cord infarction at level T6-conus and recurrent p…
36-year-old male died from catastrophic injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash. While excessive speed (120 km/h in a 70 km/h zone) was the predominant cause, the coroner noted the other driver failed to give way as leg…
54y · Male·unascertained cause
Guido Michel, a 54-year-old electrician with longstanding mental health issues including depression, ADHD, and previous suicide attempts, disappeared in late January 2022 after entering State Forest near Flint, WA with c…
76y · Female·Head injury comprised of subdural haematoma, subarachnoid haemorrhage with brain…
A 76-year-old woman died from complications of a severe head injury sustained in a motor vehicle collision. She was initially managed conservatively at a regional hospital, but her condition deteriorated markedly at 9pm …
1y · Female·hypoxic brain injury caused by pressure to the neck from entrapment on a loop-to…
Ebony Thompson, aged 22 months, died from hypoxic brain injury caused by neck entrapment in a loop-topped chickencoop gate at a childcare centre. She became trapped while standing on a tricycle attempting to view chicken…
78y · Female·Tension pneumothorax (surgically managed) due to aspiration pneumonia (bronchosc…
78-year-old woman with severe COPD and type 2 respiratory failure underwent elective melanoma surgery at a private day hospital (North Lakes Day Hospital) despite being classified as ASA 4 (unsuitable for day surgery). T…
43y · Male·methadone toxicity
Frank Coleman, a 43-year-old First Nations man, died of methadone toxicity after being supplied diverted methadone by another inmate while imprisoned at Long Bay Correctional Complex. Mr Coleman had repeatedly requested …
66y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries
JSZ, a 66-year-old forensic patient with chronic paranoid schizophrenia, died by suicide while on unsupervised day leave from Cumberland Hospital's Bunya Unit on 20 September 2023. He jumped from a cliff at Queen Elizabe…
65y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease on a background of hypertension
John Kennedy, 65, died from ischaemic heart disease with hypertension on 16 April 2020 after a 24-minute delay in ambulance dispatch. He called triple zero at 00:19 with severe chest pain and difficulty breathing (Priori…
42y · Female·Pneumonia, underlying severe cerebral palsy
Rachel Piskun, aged 42, died from pneumonia complicated by severe cerebral palsy. She had severe disabilities requiring 24-hour care in supported accommodation. During a September 2021 hospitalization, compression stocki…
30y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a train impact (truck driver)
John Frank Stubbs, a 30-year-old truck driver, died when his low-loader truck became stuck on a railway level crossing with a 7.5% gradient and was struck by a train traveling at 32 km/h. The truck's low-slung trailer bo…
66y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
A 66-year-old cyclist was struck and killed from behind by a driver with left absolute homonymous hemianopia (left-sided visual field loss) who was not scanning to compensate for his disability. The driver had suffered a…
39y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiorespiratory arrest due to methadon…
A 39-year-old woman with opioid dependency died from cardiac arrest caused by methadone toxicity. She had been prescribed up to six take-away doses of 120mg methadone per week by her GP under Queensland's Opioid Treatmen…
71y · Male·Complications following a right hepatic artery injury following an open cholecys…
A 71-year-old man with myelofibrosis and prior abdominal surgery died from complications of a right hepatic artery injury during open cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. The operative decision was reasonable and the…
43y · Male·Hanging
A 43-year-old First Nations man died by hanging while remanded in custody for domestic violence offences. Initial risk assessments on admission were adequate—a psychologist appropriately assessed him as not requiring enh…
11y · Male·Brown snake envenomation
An 11-year-old boy died from brown snake envenomation after falling from a ride-on mower at a rural property. He exhibited early collapse symptoms (dizziness, vomiting, slurred speech) consistent with snake venom-induced…
86y · Female·Hypostatic pneumonia due to the consequences of a right pubic rami fracture and …
An 86-year-old woman with advanced dementia and frailty suffered an unwitnessed fall at her aged care facility. Initial assessment failed to identify pubic rami and hip fractures. Post-fall documentation was insufficient…
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