334 results for “vomiting”
58y · Male·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis
…ted to hospital with a chest wall haematoma requiring surgical evacuation. Post-operatively, he developed vomiting of coffee-ground material, aspiration, and acute gastrointestinal bleeding. Resuscitation was deemed inap…
40y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
…ion pneumonia following intubation at Werribee Mercy Hospital. He presented with acute abdominal pain and vomiting, imaging suggested small bowel obstruction, and he became agitated during nasogastric tube insertion. Ket…
41y · Male·undetermined
Vaughan Weston Williamson, 41, died at Glenside Hospital while subject to a Level 3 Inpatient Treatment Order for treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Despite post-mortem examination including specialist neuropathological …
43y · Male·Unascertained - attributed to metabolic/physiological derangement in context of …
… intake assessment and was appropriately scheduled for medical review. On the following day, he developed vomiting consistent with opioid withdrawal and was assessed by a doctor and nurse, both finding standard withdrawa…
76y · Male·Unable to determine; likely hypothermia, drowning, or natural cause such as card…
James Hugh McLean, aged 76, disappeared while bushwalking in Tasmania's South West National Park on 13 November 2018. Despite extensive search efforts, his body was never found and the cause of death could not be determi…
75y · Male·bilateral subdural haematoma due to fall
…no obvious signs of trauma. Over the following hours, he developed signs of serious head injury including vomiting, altered consciousness, agitation, and a bruise to his right temple. He was transferred to hospital where…
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…
16y · Female·Myocardial fibrosis (post myocarditic) resulting in fatal cardiac arrhythmia
Geordie Rose Duguid, 16 years old, collapsed and died at a private party after vomiting in a toilet. She had a history of glandular fever diagnosed late 2009. Post-mortem examination revealed m…
0y · Female·dehydration
… acute gastroenteritis in a remote location. She presented to Leigh Creek Medical Clinic with 48 hours of vomiting and diarrhoea and was likely already hypernatraemically dehydrated, but was discharged home after examina…
78y · Male·Acute pancreatitis
…ysical conditions died from acute pancreatitis on 12 May 2025, nine days after presenting with nausea and vomiting at Thomas Embling Hospital (a forensic mental health facility). He was rapidly transferred to Austin Hosp…
65y · Male·sepsis due to aspiration pneumonia
David Stanley Ayres, aged 65, died from sepsis due to aspiration pneumonia while in hospital detention under a Mental Health Act order. He presented to his GP on 8 June 2011 with suspected urinary tract infection and was…
31y · Female·urosepsis due to acute pyelonephritis
…t, epilepsy and cerebral palsy, died from urosepsis due to acute pyelonephritis. She presented to ED with vomiting and constipation on 16 January, was discharged on 24 January, and re-presented the same afternoon with fe…
12y · Male·astrocytoma (brainstem, posterior fossa tumour with hydrocephalus and brainstem …
…r for the following day, as neurosurgical facilities were unavailable locally. That evening, he developed vomiting and confusion suggesting 'coning' (brainstem herniation). Despite neurological examination showing appare…
73y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
…cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, dysphagia, and was at high risk of aspiration. He presented with vomiting and was admitted for suspected aspiration pneumonia. Imaging revealed small bowel obstruction, which woul…
32y · Male·Complications of mixed drug use
A 32-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance abuse disorder died from complications of mixed drug use after boarding a train in an intoxicated state. He remained slumped in a train seat for nearly th…
83y · Female·haemopericardium due to ruptured acute myocardial infarction with underlying cor…
An 83-year-old woman presented to Mersey Community Hospital with vomiting and suspected gastroenteritis. An ECG was performed as a routine process and clearly demonstrated acute S…
72y · Female·Aspiration of gastric contents in a woman with a functional large bowel obstruct…
…on her regularly and she reported feeling better. At 10pm, she was found face-down between bed and table, vomiting. Resuscitation failed. The coroner found care was reasonable and appropriate; the delay did not substanti…
49y · Male·Complications of heatstroke; Hyperthermia
…s blocked CamelBak pouch, and eventually collapsed with signs of severe heat illness including dizziness, vomiting, rapid heart rate and disorientation. He suffered cardiac arrest and died despite resuscitation. Clinical…
73y · Female·sepsis due to breakdown of oesophageal/gastric anastomosis following laparoscopi…
…d complex medical history with multiple post-operative complications including haematemesis, dehydration, vomiting, and deep vein thrombosis. The critical failure was delayed recognition and management of sepsis in the i…
69y · Female·subdural haematoma
…all, striking her head on a brick wall. She lost consciousness, experienced headache, vision problems and vomiting. CT imaging at the emergency department missed a subtle right tentorial subdural haematoma on initial sca…
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