325 results for “ischaemic injury”
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 ho…
46y · Male·chest injuries (multiple rib fractures, flail segment, haemopneumothorax); also …
James Leslie Stocks, a 46-year-old man living on an opal mining field in Lightning Ridge NSW, died from chest injuries sustained in a fall into a mine shaft on 7 March 2013. He had consumed significant alcohol, cannabis,…
Female·Emily Ruth Leonard: multi-organ failure due to overwhelming sepsis from a perfor…
…Leonard (77) underwent laparoscopic surgery on 30 October 2008; a colon perforation from diathermy-induced injury was not recognized intraoperatively and only became apparent 6 days post-discharge, resulting in multi-org…
83y · Male·pulmonary fat embolism complicating interstitial lung disease
An 83-year-old experienced motorcyclist died from pulmonary fat embolism complicating interstitial lung disease following a compound fracture of the right tibia sustained in a motorcycle crash. Mr Salter lost concentrati…
64y · Male·Septic shock secondary to urosepsis (Pseudomonas and Stenotropomonas maltophilia…
…rivate hospital emergency department with suspected sepsis (vomiting, diarrhoea, hypotension, acute kidney injury, elevated troponin, hyperkalaemia, metabolic acidosis). The locum doctor and nurses failed to recognize se…
56y · Male·Hypoxia and cardiac arrest with contributing conditions of Ischaemic Heart Disea…
A 56-year-old man with diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, morbid obesity, and an implanted defibrillator underwent minor toe debridement surgery. T…
0y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to intrapartum asphyxia
Bodhi Leo Searle, aged 36 hours, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to intrapartum asphyxia. He was born to a woman in low-risk labour managed initially …
69y · Female·multi-organ failure due to sepsis of unknown origin
A 69-year-old woman with diabetes, cardiac disease, and vulnerable kidneys died from multi-organ failure due to sepsis of unknown origin. She presented to a rural hospital on 28 June 2012 with vomiting, dehydration, and …
4y · Female·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy attributed to intrapartum asphyxia secondary to…
Aurora Sleep died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy caused by uterine rupture during labour induction with prostaglandin gel. Her mother had …
73y · Male·Complications of cervical fractures and spinal injury (operated), sustained in a…
…ipped on wet tiles outside McDonald's and sustained cervical and thoracic spine fractures with spinal cord injury. Attending paramedics failed to follow Ambulance Victoria spinal injury guidelines, treating it as a simpl…
6y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to drowning
A 6-year-old boy in foster care drowned in a backyard pool after removing his flotation device while his carer was distracted by a visitor. The carer, sitting on a veranda rather than in the pool enclosure as usual, was …
17y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemic injury and aspiration pneumonia post cardiac arrest du…
Nathan Dimech, a 17-year-old with intellectual disability and substance abuse issues, died from methadone toxicity after consuming his father's opioid replacement therapy (ORT) dose from a refrigerator. Nathan's father, …
25y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury due to plastic bag asphyxia
Graeme Eady, 25 years old with chronic depression first formally treated in July 2003, was admitted after a suicide attempt in September 2003. Following an altercation with another patient, he was transferred to H Floor …
64y · Male·Complications of redo thoracotomy/aortic valve replacement in a man with ischaem…
A 64-year-old physician with significant cardiac history (prior CABG, pacemaker, congestive failure, and newly severe aortic stenosis) underwent redo thoracotomy for aortic valve replacement. During sternal re-entry, the…
0y · Male·Complications of birth-related traumatic head injury
…onate born at 36 weeks gestation, died at 7 days of age from complications of birth-related traumatic head injury. Labour was prolonged in the second stage; instrumental delivery was attempted but abandoned due to a deep…
75y · Male·multifactorial causes on a background of ischaemic heart disease, generalised va…
Robert Bischard, a 75-year-old man with multiple complex comorbidities including coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, died five days after elective right total knee replacement surgery. The coro…
28y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemic injury due to hanging
…m on 6, 7, and 12 May, he was not upgraded to higher risk status or readmitted. He died from hypoxic brain injury following a hanging attempt on 18 May 2010 in a non-retrofitted cell with accessible hanging points. The c…
48y · Female·Head injuries
Ms Brooks, a 48-year-old woman, sustained fatal head injuries at home on 1 July 2011, dying on 11 July after neurosurgical intervention. Her estranged husband was later convicted of her murder. The coroner examined famil…
28y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury as a result of a respiratory arrest, after inadequate respi…
…noring/obstructed breathing, leading to respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, and irreversible hypoxic brain injury. The coroner found that NSW Ambulance call taker Linda Griffiths failed to ask all entry and key questions…
85y · Male·end stage dementia
Lawrence George Harvey, aged 85, died from end-stage dementia while lawfully detained under the Mental Health Act at Noarlunga Hospital. He had experienced progressive dementia since 2013 with increasing aggression, requ…
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