233 results for “stroke”
82y · Male·Complications of large bowel obstruction in a man with diverticular disease and …
An 82-year-old man died from complications of large bowel obstruction secondary to a sigmoid mass while incarcerated at Port Phillip Prison. He presented with abdominal pain and vomiting following a fall, and imaging con…
86y · Male·Cardiovascular disease in a man with subdural haemorrhage (in keeping with a fal…
…ge Samuel Holmes, an 85-year-old man with significant cardiovascular history (prior myocardial infarction, stroke, atrial fibrillation) on anticoagulation, collapsed in his prison cell on 4 April 2008. He sustained a sub…
89y · Male·congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic heart disease and aortic valve steno…
Ronald Thomas Robjohns, 89, died of congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic heart disease and aortic valve stenosis while detained under the Mental Health Act at Glenside Hospital. He was admitted following severe de…
93y · Male·Complications of invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp
Donald Morley, aged 93, died at Claire Holland House hospice on 12 July 2024 while serving a nine-year sentence for murder. He was under 24/7 custodial supervision. The cause of death was complications of invasive squamo…
5y · Male·extensive skull fracturing and traumatic brain injury from pedestrian strike by …
A 5-year-old boy with significant disabilities from pneumococcal meningitis and stroke (right hemiparesis, hearing loss, epilepsy) was temporarily placed in care by the Department of Children a…
70y · Male·ischaemic and valvular heart disease with chronic pulmonary disease being a sign…
…dations for his multiple medical conditions including cerebrovascular disease, COPD, diabetes and previous stroke. Staff response to his collapse was appropriate and timely. The coroner found no evidence that alternative…
87y · Male·Consequences of an assault with severe facial fractures
…ped large cerebral infarcts. Despite resuscitation and ICU management, multi-organ failure and devastating stroke made neurological recovery unlikely. The coroner found the death resulted from criminal violence (murder c…
66y · Male·hepatorenal failure and biliary sepsis complicating common bile duct obstruction
A 66-year-old man incarcerated in Port Lincoln Prison died from hepatorenal failure and biliary sepsis complicating common bile duct obstruction. He presented with progressive jaundice, dark urine, and signs of liver fai…
86y · Male·End-stage congestive cardiac failure on a background of dilated cardiomyopathy
Mark Lewis, aged 86, died from end-stage congestive cardiac failure in custody at Long Bay Hospital Aged Care Unit. He had multiple chronic conditions (dilated cardiomyopathy, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, ischemic h…
70y · Male·spontaneous left frontal intracerebral haemorrhage
…ve pulmonary disease, severe interstitial lung disease, and osteoporosis. In September 1998, he suffered a stroke and was appropriately transferred to hospital and recovered. In September, erratic behaviour prompted refe…
91y · Female·Sub-dural haemorrhage due to head injury due to fall
A 91-year-old woman was admitted to hospital after accidental paracetamol overdose and was found to have had a recent right occipital lobe infarction. While receiving appropriate care, she fell from her hospital bed at t…
49y · Male·Complications of heatstroke; Hyperthermia
A 49-year-old man died from heatstroke and hyperthermia while on a guided dirt bike tour in Hawaii. He consumed significant alcohol the previous …
52y · Male·Intracerebral haemorrhage
A 52-year-old man in remand custody at Port Phillip Prison was diagnosed with moderate hypertension in June 2015 and commenced on Ramipril. He experienced two periods of non-compliance with medication (July-August and Se…
66y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
…-sided visual field loss) who was not scanning to compensate for his disability. The driver had suffered a stroke in 2014 and was eventually issued an unrestricted licence after passing occupational therapy and licensing…
71y · Female·Diffuse Lymphoid Malignancy
Mary Una Barnett, a 71-year-old woman in custody at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, died from diffuse lymphoid malignancy (high-grade lymphoma) discovered shortly before her death. She had extensive comorbidities including ch…
31y · Male·metastatic alveolar soft part sarcoma
31-year-old man serving a custodial sentence died of metastatic alveolar soft part sarcoma on 25 January 2022. Diagnosed April 2020, the ultra-rare cancer (1 in 10 million incidence) had already metastasised at discovery…
20y · Male·acute heat stress (circumstances undetermined)
Michael Campbell, aged 20 months, died on 18 April 2008 from acute heat stress. He was placed in his bedroom cot by his mother after returning home from grandparents' house. He was found unconscious and extremely hot app…
79y · Female·Complications of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (passenger)
…rib fractures, hepatic lacerations, and sternal fracture. Subsequent MRI revealed multiple brain infarcts (strokes), which significantly complicated her recovery. She developed aspiration pneumonia and died 22 days post-…
93y · Female·Catastrophic subdural haemorrhage resulting from head strike sustained in a witn…
Dayle Patricia Weldon, a 93-year-old woman with dementia, fell in the secure suite of an aged care facility and sustained a catastrophic subdural haemorrhage from which she died three days later. The coroner found that M…
71y · Female·pneumonia following cervical spine fracture sustained in motor vehicle collision
Julie Anne Holmes, aged 71, died of pneumonia following a cervical spine fracture sustained in a motor vehicle accident that was not diagnosed during her hospital admission. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) paramed…
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