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80y · Male·Complications post fall from ladder sustaining multiple injuries including to th…
An 80-year-old man died from complications of a fall from a ladder while pruning vegetation at his holiday property. He sustained multiple injuries including rib fractures, haemopneumothorax, subarachnoid haemorrhage and…
22y · Female·Traumatic brain injuries: diffuse axonal and intracranial haemorrhagic brain inj…
Macy Jayne Edwards, aged 22, died from traumatic brain injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision on Frankford Road, Tasmania on 28 March 2023. She was driving westbound when her vehicle drifted into the eastbound lan…
49y · Male·combined drug toxicity
Karl Turner, a 49-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and chronic polysubstance use, died from combined drug toxicity (heroin, morphine, pregabalin, methylamphetamine, and cannabis). He was managed on a Community …
73y · Male·subdural haematoma from fall
Leonard Athol Long, a 73-year-old on warfarin for mechanical mitral valve replacement, fell twice during hospitalization for urinary tract infection. He was on SMZ-TMP antibiotics, which interact significantly with warfa…
62y · Male·Hypertensive and ischaemic heart disease in a man with diabetes mellitus
Craig John Reynolds, 62, died from hypertensive and ischaemic heart disease with diabetes mellitus. He was residing in NDIS-funded short-term accommodation at Carroll House when he suffered a fall on 22 June 2023. He sub…
47y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis caused by multiple injurie…
Daniel Brian Johnson, aged 47, sustained multiple serious injuries in a head-on motor vehicle crash on 7 February 2023 and was admitted to Launceston General Hospital. He initially progressed well with appropriate treatm…
1y · Female·Unascertained - cardiac arrest with brain swelling; neuropathology demonstrated …
Baby L, a 20-month-old Aboriginal child, collapsed at home on 6 October 2018 and died at the Royal Children's Hospital on 7 October 2018. She had presented with cough, vomiting and lethargy in the days preceding her coll…
74y · Male·small intestinal ischaemia caused by aortic atherosclerosis
A 74-year-old man presented to hospital with abdominal pain following a fall. He developed hypotension, fever, tachycardia, and elevated inflammatory markers consistent with sepsis within hours of admission. Despite clea…
43y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (tapentadol, sertraline, gabapentin, periciazine, carbama…
A 43-year-old woman with complex psychiatric history including schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder, and chronic suicidality died from combined drug toxicity involving eight medications (tapentadol, …
18y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
TK, an 18-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder, chronic suicidality, and a history of childhood trauma, died from mixed drug toxicity following intentional overdose. She had multiple psychiatric admissions…
11y · Male·Sepsis
An 11-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder (ASD level 3), ADHD, and obesity died from sepsis on 20 June 2022. He presented to Rosebud Hospital ED on 14 June with fever, vomiting, and low blood pressure, was dischar…
51y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to traumatic brain injury arising from a scooter …
A 51-year-old man suffered a severe traumatic brain injury in an electric scooter crash on 14 March 2022 and died from aspiration pneumonia on 4 August 2022. He was riding a high-powered scooter (capable of 85km/h) at ex…
81y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism as a result of multiple traumatic injuries caused by a…
An 81-year-old man fell from a 2.8-metre ladder while installing a sunshade on his roof. He had not secured the ladder or had a spotter present. The ladder overbalanced when he attempted to stand on the top rung, which b…
32y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to hanging
Chloe Jane Campbell, aged 32, died by suicide while an involuntary inpatient with borderline personality disorder, complex PTSD, and chronic suicidal ideation. She was admitted 18-30 April 2019 after ceasing medications …
34y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with cerebral palsy and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Hannah Gray, a 34-year-old woman with cerebral palsy and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome living in specialist disability accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia. She had experienced progressive health deterioration over th…
73y · Female·Multi organ failure due to adhesions related bowel perforation (surgically treat…
Sharyn Kaine, a 73-year-old woman, died from multi-organ failure due to adhesions-related bowel perforation and paracetamol-induced liver failure. She was prescribed intravenous paracetamol 1g four times daily post-opera…
74y · Female·Post-operative exacerbation of delirium and terminal functional deterioration du…
Jane Ann Chapman, 74, presented to hospital with delirium, fever and suspected urinary tract infection. She fell from an Emergency Department trolley bed, sustaining a neck of femur fracture requiring surgery. Post-opera…
0y · Male·Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and massive subgaleal haemorrhage, both associat…
Baby X, born at Canberra Hospital after a prolonged labour, died at age 2 days from injuries sustained during birth. Two interlinked pathologies contributed to death: hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) from prolonged …
62y · Female·Complications arising from elective laparoscopic Hartmann's procedure for recurr…
Christine Flanagan, a 62-year-old woman with severe disabilities and gastroparesis, died from complications following an elective laparoscopic Hartmann's procedure for recurrent sigmoid volvulus and ileus. Post-operative…
33y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of recent COVID-19 infection
Russell Hewat, a 33-year-old man with autism, Down syndrome, intellectual disability, and dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia following COVID-19 infection. He was discharged from Frankston Hospital on 1 November 20…
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