258 results for “hypoxic_brain_injury”
34y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemia secondary to mixed drug toxicity including a substance…
A 34-year-old woman with a 10-year history of heroin dependence died from mixed drug toxicity including heroin after injecting in a public toilet. She had engaged intermittently with methadone programs and expressed a re…
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 ingested the screw and began choking. Parent…
23y · Male·self-inflicted hanging
Dale Walkinshaw, a 23-year-old male, died by self-inflicted hanging in a police caged vehicle while being transported to hospital for medical clearance following his arrest for drink-driving. He used his bootlace, attach…
46y · Female·hypoxic brain injury due to hanging
A 46-year-old woman with borderline and antisocial personality disorder, depression, and cannabis dependence died by suicide while an involuntary psychiatric inpatient. She had previously expressed suicidal ideation incl…
34y · Male·multiple organ failure following cardiorespiratory arrest in a man with focal co…
A 34-year-old man died from cardiorespiratory arrest with multiple organ failure after methylamphetamine use combined with underlying focal coronary arteriosclerosis. He became unresponsive in police custody while being …
36y · Male·Global hypoxic brain injury due to hanging
Benjamin Johnston, a 36-year-old male, died by hanging after six weeks of varenicline (Champix) treatment for smoking cessation. Two weeks before death, his partner noted significant behavioral changes: withdrawal, irrit…
69y · Female·Respiratory obstruction by aspirated food (Brussels sprout, chicken and carrots)…
Helena Czekajlo, aged 69, died from respiratory obstruction by aspirated food (Brussels sprout) at a nursing home. She had dementia and schizophrenia with a documented obsession about food and tendency to eat hurriedly. …
1y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to drowning
A 15-month-old child drowned in a partially-filled, unmaintained home swimming pool after the entrance gate was propped open with a length of wood. The child was playing in the yard while his mother's attention was occup…
34y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury caused by hanging
Craig Stevens, aged 34, died from hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury following a suicide by hanging on 17 June 2008. Despite police intervention, critical delays in cutting the ligature around his neck prevented timely resus…
68y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of recent surgery
A 68-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism following revisional gastric bypass surgery. He developed multiple post-operative complications including fever, elevated inflammatory markers, and a possible bowel p…
51y · Female·Aspiration in the setting of end stage down syndrome
Catherine Ann Collier, a 51-year-old woman with Down syndrome, end-stage hydrocephalus, and severe dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia following a choking episode while eating. The Disability Services Commissioner …
5y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to near-drowning
A 5-year-old boy who could not swim drowned in a public aquatic centre after crossing from a shallow ramp area into a 1.2-metre deep main pool, unobserved by his parents. He was underwater for 90 seconds before being ret…
1y · Male·hanging from curtain cord with neck compression
A 13-month-old boy died by hanging from a Roman blind cord in his bedroom cot. The child was able to stand and pull himself up, gaining access to the cord which hung into the cot. His father left him alone briefly while …
33y · Female·Combined drug toxicity, with thioridazine as the principal component, in the con…
Lou Ann Kelly, aged 33, died on 3 April 2003 at Royal Perth Hospital ICU from combined drug toxicity, primarily thioridazine, after consuming large quantities of prescription medications with alcohol. She collapsed at he…
30y · Male·Acute cardiac failure in association with severe ischaemic heart disease seconda…
A 30-year-old Afghan asylum seeker died from acute cardiac failure due to severe coronary atherosclerosis while in immigration detention. He had developed a large anteroseptal myocardial infarction between 4-18 August 20…
18y · Male·Drowning
An 18-year-old Malaysian visitor drowned in a hotel swimming pool after entering water despite being unable to swim. He was attempting to rescue a colleague who had also gotten into difficulty. The pool was unattended by…
1y · Male·Cerebral anoxia caused by cardiac arrest caused by bronchiolitis and bronchopneu…
Timothy Wood, a 19-month-old boy, died from cerebral anoxia following cardiac arrest caused by bronchiolitis and bronchopneumonia secondary to influenza A infection. He initially presented with croup symptoms on 15 July …
19y · Male·ischaemic brain injury after cardiac arrest, brought about by blunt force injuri…
Tommy Ngo, 19, died from ischaemic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by blunt force neck injuries sustained during Chinese lion dancing training. He was propelled into a steel pole when his partner missed a ju…
37y · Male·Complications of electrocution and injuries sustained in a fall
Gregory Roberts, a 37-year-old builder, died from complications of electrocution and injuries sustained in a fall after inadvertently touching a 22,000-volt high-voltage aerial powerline with a metal tape measure while w…
20y · Female·Cerebral anoxia consequent upon a severe acute asthmatic event
Sally Anne Gordon, a 20-year-old with a 14-year history of severe brittle asthma, presented to Mount Gambier Hospital on 26 November 2000 with acute severe asthma unresponsive to initial treatment. After appropriate emer…
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