397 results for “asphyxia”
44y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck and methylamphetamine effect
Anthony William Kuster, a 44-year-old man, died from ligature compression of the neck combined with methylamphetamine toxicity. He applied a tourniquet around his neck while heavily intoxicated with methylamphetamine aft…
27y · Male·Asphyxia due to plastic bag asphyxia with inhalation of argon gas
Joshua Perkins, 27 years old, died by asphyxiation using a plastic bag connected to an argon gas canister. He had experienced persistent depression sinc…
Infant W: asphyxia due to accidental overlay by parent in unsafe sleeping enviro…
… of their parents, despite being subject to child protection notifications. Infant W (4 months) died from asphyxia due to accidental overlay in an adult bed with excessive bedding; Infant P (1 month) died in similar circ…
61y · Female·Drowning due to asphyxia from saltwater ingestion
Ms Elizabeth Ann Higgins, aged 61, drowned at Little Howrah Beach on 14 March 2011. The coroner found she was an inexperienced swimmer who entered water beyond her depth. While her son-in-law Mr Lacroix shouted loudly at…
35y · Male·Sudden death during restraint in an agitated obese man with coronary artery athe…
Justin Fraser, a 35-year-old man with first-episode psychosis admitted to Frankston Hospital psychiatric unit, was found attempting suicide by hanging and subsequently became agitated. Security and AMT staff physically r…
4y · Female·hypoxic brain injuries
A 4-month-old girl died from hypoxic brain injury following an unexplained, unnatural restriction of oxygen on 13 May 2017. She was found unresponsive at home and despite resuscitation, suffered irreversible brain damage…
26y · Male·Suffocation due to inhaling nitrous oxide
…ecognition that recreational nitrous oxide use via masks carries acute risk of unconsciousness leading to asphyxia, and chronic risks including vitamin B12 deficiency from regular use. The case highlights gaps in regulat…
44y · Female·Cardiac arrest in the context of several contributory factors (physical exertion…
…xertion during restraint, psychological distress from being denied phone calls, and possible intermittent asphyxia. The coroner found the cause 'not determined' as relative contributions could not be established. Clinica…
27y · Female·Traumatic asphyxia
A 27-year-old German backpacker died when a ride-on mower she was riding as an unauthorised passenger rolled on a steep slope. She and her boyfriend were employed in exchange for board and food picking avocados. After co…
46y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury in the setting of plastic bag asphyxia
…d woman with longstanding schizophrenia and depression, died from hypoxic brain injury due to plastic bag asphyxia while an involuntary inpatient in a psychiatric unit. On 27 August 2016, during a period of heightened ag…
87y · Male·asphyxia due to neck entrapment between bedpole and mattress
An 87-year-old man with dementia and a history of falls died from asphyxia when his neck became entrapped between a bedpole and the mattress after falling from bed in an aged care …
24y · Male·Cardiac arrest in a man with Sotos syndrome and multiple comorbidities, includin…
…CPR would have changed the outcome, but made five recommendations: enhance officer training on positional asphyxia risks and monitoring procedures, provide contextualised life support training, reassess handcuff fit for …
Female·asphyxia due to smoke inhalation
Two sisters, Ruby (13) and Shanzel (11), died from asphyxia due to smoke inhalation when a shed where they were sleeping caught fire on 11 June 2017 in rural Tasmani…
Multiple causes: Shane Navin - drowning; Leigh Mundy and Dennis Neagle - multipl…
…le died in a high-speed crash due to excessive speed on a wet stage; Anthony Seymour died from positional asphyxia after a roll cage failure. Common factors included driver error (excessive speed or inadequate vehicle co…
27y · Male·asphyxia caused by self-inflicted hanging
A 27-year-old Aboriginal man died by hanging in the back of a community police van whilst being transported from Hope Vale to Cooktown after arrest for domestic violence. Three community police officers with minimal trai…
61y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia due to ischaemic heart disease causing loss of consciousness …
… could not definitively determine whether death resulted from the cardiac event itself or from positional asphyxia following the collision. Critically, Mr Smith was not wearing a seatbelt at the time. The coroner noted t…
3y · Male·asphyxia secondary to epilepsy
… which elevated his temperature. Unconscious from the seizure, he vomited and aspirated stomach contents, asphyxiating. Found at 3:15 pm with blue lips and no breathing, CPR was unsuccessful. The coroner identified criti…
20y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia with inhalation of helium
A 20-year-old woman with a history of depression, anxiety, and self-harm died by helium inhalation asphyxia. She had been treated by her GP with antidepressants and mental health referral to a psychologist but nev…
16y · Male·asphyxia due to hanging, self-inflicted, with aspiration of gastric contents as …
Sean MacWilliam, 16 years old, died by asphyxia due to hanging on 24 March 2011. He had been admitted involuntarily to an adult mental health facility (C…
2y · Female·compression of the neck as a result of having become entangled in a blind cord
Rosalind Smith, a healthy 2-year-old, died from neck compression after becoming entangled in a Holland blind cord while attempting to look out a bedroom window. The cord was unsecured and hung at 870mm from the floor, ac…
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