196 results for “cold”
40y · Male·hypothermia
Nathan Booth, a 40-year-old Aboriginal man with opioid addiction, was reported missing on 2 September 2019 after last being seen on 27 June 2019 when he obtained his methadone dose at Canberra Hospital. His body was foun…
49y · Male·Injuries received in aviation accident
A 49-year-old amateur pilot died when his experimental aircraft stalled and crashed near Mildura Aerodrome during a night landing attempt in adverse weather. Multiple contributing factors aligned: the aircraft had a Cess…
24y · Female·multi organ failure due to meningococcal septicaemia
24-year-old woman presented to ED with fever (40.1°C), headache, myalgia and mild photophobia. RMO Dr R., relatively inexperienced (5 weeks in Australia), examined her thoroughly but focused on excluding meningitis throu…
32y · Male·Gunshot wound to head (self-inflicted)
Shane Andrew Robinson, a 32-year-old registered child sex offender and parolee with a long violent criminal history and substance abuse problems, died by self-inflicted gunshot wound while evading police during a siege a…
53y · Male·Multiple injuries due to blast injury from catastrophic tyre failure (zipper fai…
Wayne MacDonald, a 53-year-old truck driver, died from catastrophic tyre failure when a burst truck tyre released a powerful air blast while he lay on the ground between dual wheels during a tyre change at a coal mine. T…
53y · Male·decompensated alcoholic liver disease in the setting of gastro-intestinal haemor…
A 53-year-old man with advanced alcoholic liver disease (Child-Pugh C) died of decompensated liver disease with gastrointestinal haemorrhage. He was arrested for drunk in public place, lodged in police cells, and release…
44y · Female·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary thrombosis
…essment was reasonable given the deceased presented with subtle symptoms typical of female presentation (no cold sweat, pallor, or severe distress). She walked to the medical centre (with hindsight, a wheelchair would ha…
27y · Male·unascertained; likely death from entering water
Thomas Hunt, a 27-year-old man, died after entering the water near Bondi Beach on 23 March 2017, likely after experiencing an acute mental health crisis characterised by paranoid delusions and auditory hallucinations. Mu…
21y · Male·Closed head injury and retroperitoneal and pelvic haematoma due to fractured pel…
A 21-year-old man died from massive internal bleeding into the pelvis and retroperitoneum following a motor vehicle collision with a stobie pole in rural South Australia. He was trapped for over 2 hours before extricatio…
27y · Male·effects of fire
Sam Lynch, aged 27, died from effects of fire while in remand at Hakea Prison on 5 March 2024. Following a dispute over undelivered canteen items, Sam set his mattress ablaze with a lighter. The response was catastrophic…
7y · Female·multiorgan failure due to fulminant sepsis (Streptococcus pyogenes)
…tes in Perth Children's Hospital emergency department. She presented with gastrointestinal symptoms, fever, cold extremities and lethargy but was triaged as low-acuity (category 4). Critical missed opportunities occurred…
77y · Male·Hypothermia
Raymond Speechley, aged 77 with dementia, absconded from an aged care secure unit on 7 July 2016 and died from hypothermia in bushland. Critical systemic failures at the facility included: failure to identify him as an a…
0y · Female·acute necrotising pneumonia
…octor for formal assessment. On her first presentation (2 October), a doctor assessed her as having a viral cold and sent her home with paracetamol despite a recorded elevated heart rate (185 bpm) and reported fever. Her…
FV Cassandra: vessel capsize likely whilst retrieving snagged trawl net from sea…
Joint inquest into eight fishermen lost at sea from FV Cassandra (2016, two deceased) and FV Dianne (2017, six deceased). FV Cassandra capsized while attempting to retrieve snagged trawl net caught on seabed reef; likely…
Unknown·MDMA toxicity (3,4-methylenedioxymethylamphetamine toxicity) in each case
Six young people died at NSW music festivals between December 2017 and January 2019 after consuming MDMA (ecstasy) at toxic levels. Nathan Tran (18), Diana Nguyen (21), Joseph Pham (23), Callum Brosnan (19), Joshua Tam (…
Male·Little Brother: multi-organ dysfunction due to hypothermia with contributing con…
Two Aboriginal brothers with chronic alcohol use disorder and cognitive impairment died in July and September 2023 in Alice Springs Hospital. Both had adult guardianship orders, NDIS packages, and aged care assessments r…
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