218 results for “asphyxia risk”
50y · Male·plastic bag asphyxia in the setting of ethanol intoxication and blunt force head…
William Heddergott, 50, died from asphyxiation with head injuries while intoxicated, in circumstances suggesting his mother Erica (who pleaded guilt…
0y · Male·Hypovolemic shock, metabolic acidosis and coagulopathy in association with subga…
Owen Appleby, born at Portland Hospital after labour induction, developed hypovolemic shock and died at Warrnambool Hospital 17 hours after birth. Ventouse extraction was used to assist delivery; he was born with low APG…
39y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head, on a background of alcohol and cannabis toxicity
…entirely preventable. Key clinical lessons: recognition of escalating intimate partner violence as a lethal risk, the normalisation of violence in some communities reducing help-seeking, and gaps in police response syste…
0y · Male·Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Category II
…; death was attributed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Category II, suggesting possible mechanical asphyxia from an unsafe sleep environment. Clinical lessons include: the partially erected cot and loose towel cov…
Unknown·Carbon monoxide poisoning and burns (or burns only in one case), accidentally su…
Seven children and teenagers died in the Luna Park Ghost Train fire on 9 June 1979 when the timber-framed building became engulfed in dense smoke and flames. The fire likely originated from a carelessly discarded cigaret…
0y · Female·Sepsis
…ssons: (1) Patients declining evidence-based interventions (antibiotics, continuous CTG monitoring) in high-risk situations must be explicitly counselled about risks and consequences, not assumed to be informed; (2) Chor…
1y · Female·hypoxic brain injury caused by pressure to the neck from entrapment on a loop-to…
… in a supervision blind spot behind an island shed; failure to identify and manage entrapment/strangulation risks despite Kidsafe public warnings; inadequate supervision allowing a 10-minute gap in accountability; missin…
30y · Male·asphyxia due to hanging (suicide)
…ost-incident. While causation to death cannot be proven, systemic failures in communication, documentation, risk assessment, and medication management created dangerous gaps in care.
Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to meconium aspiration syndrome
…ot performed despite multiple indications (pre-eclampsia, suspicious admission CTG, meconium-stained liquor risk); water birth was allowed despite being contraindicated in severe pre-eclampsia; and the caesarean section …
1y · Male·Head injury in the setting of labour
Finn Moser was a one-day-old neonate who died from head injury sustained during labour and delivery at the Royal Women's Hospital. He was born to a mother with dichorionic diamniotic twins, induced at 36 weeks due to pre…
8y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy resulting from asphyxiation due to co-sleeping …
…el West, an 8-day-old Aboriginal newborn, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following accidental asphyxiation due to co-sleeping (bed-sharing) with his mother at Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital on 4 May 2006. The i…
19y · Male·hypoxic brain injury following asphyxia due to hanging
…velcro straps on 2 April. The coroner found he should never have been admitted to MHHITH given his imminent risk of self-harm. Critical clinical failures included: (1) Dr W.'s decision to return him to MHHITH after a sec…
39y · Male·respiratory failure and cardiac arrest
…in seclusion and could not be resuscitated. The coroner found the transfer premature, exposing him to grave risk. Key lessons: blood gas abnormalities indicating serious respiratory illness should have prevented transfer…
75y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia in the setting of blunt force head injury
EW, aged 75, died from asphyxiation in July 2019 after being struck by her husband MW, who then took his own life. EW had advancing demen…
0y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
Riley Krol, a 11-day-old male infant, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following emergency caesarean section delivery on 1 March 2005. After artificial rupture of membranes during labour induction, the foetus d…
7y · Male·Joshua died due to a combination of physical entrapment of his head which occlud…
…is mobility and inability to call for help, neither medical nor nursing staff had appreciated this level of risk. Lessons include: team nursing requires explicit documented task assignment; high-dependency children need …
60y · Male·asphyxia sequential to hanging due to depression
Robert Harris, a 60-year-old man with depression, made two suicide attempts within 24 hours. After the first attempt on 27 June 2006, he was discharged from Cairns Base Hospital Emergency Department with a plan to attend…
asphyxia sequential to hanging (all three cases); Charles Barlow: schizophrenia …
…hours later. Patrick Lusk (66) was admitted with severe depression but received inadequate mental state and risk assessment; discharged after 48 hours without proper mental health referral and died by suicide within hour…
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