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2y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
Baby M was born at term (35-38 weeks gestation) into a toilet bowl at home on 27 November 2008 after an unrecognised pregnancy. The mother reported no awareness of pregnancy despite a positive pregnancy test earlier in t…
15y · Male·head injury from motorcycle accident resulting in extensive brain injury and bas…
Jack MacNicol, a 15-year-old boy working on his family's cattle station, sustained a fatal head injury after falling from a motorcycle while mustering cattle without wearing a helmet. He suffered a severe head injury wit…
1y · Female·Oxycodone toxicity
Ellzbeth Rebecca Robins, a 1-year-old girl, died from Oxycodone toxicity after ingesting an 80mg Oxycontin tablet on 24 February 2010. Her father took Oxycontin for arthritis, stored in a bedroom drawer. A Piroxicam tabl…
8y · Male·accidental suffocation (mechanism unknown)
An eight-week-old Aboriginal male infant died from accidental suffocation in circumstances of co-sleeping with his heavily intoxicated mother, young sister, and an adult male on a soft mattress with pillows. The coroner,…
0y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia associated with surgically corrected congenital heart disease
Edward Thomas Collins was a 3-month-old neonate with surgically corrected congenital heart disease (Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage) who died on 14 January 2007 from cardiac arrhythmia. On 13 January 2007, he p…
2y · Female·drowning
A 2-year-old girl drowned in a backyard swimming pool after gaining access through a sliding security door with a deliberately disabled lock. The father had tampered with and rendered non-functional the locking mechanism…
35y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage caused by ruptured spleen
A 35-year-old man with chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, hepatitis C and other comorbidities presented to his GP on 24 January 2007 with acute severe chest pain, profuse sweating, shaking, vomiting and a history of passi…
Female·intra-partum hypoxic event secondary to shoulder dystocia with prolonged foetal …
Tate Spencer-Koch was delivered via homebirth at 5:40am after her head crowned at 5:20am with shoulder dystocia causing entrapment in the birth canal for approximately 20 minutes. During this period, the foetus remained …
20y · Female·food-induced anaphylaxis, likely to peanut allergen
Kylie Lynch, a 20-year-old woman with chronic asthma and a known peanut allergy, died from anaphylaxis on 2 September 2007 in Coral Bay, Western Australia. She consumed desserts at Fin's Café after dining at a nearby hot…
23y · Female·complications of ruptured ectopic pregnancy with massive intra-abdominal haemorr…
A 23-year-old woman with a ruptured ectopic pregnancy at a rural hospital required urgent transfer to a tertiary centre. The initial response was classified as routine, and the first ambulance crew arrived late without a…
44y · Male·acute myocardial ischaemia due to coronary artery occlusion due to thrombosis an…
Peter Howlett, a 44-year-old male, died of acute myocardial infarction on 21 April 2006 after a 54-minute delay in ambulance arrival. His wife called Triple 0 reporting back pain radiating to chest at 7:20 am. Critical c…
30y · Male·heatstroke causing damage to the heart
Casey Frizzel, age 30, died of heatstroke while working on a construction site in tropical North Queensland. He worked three consecutive hot days with minimal food intake (only chips and a mars bar), consumed little wate…
77y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and cerebral infarction due to upper airway obs…
A 77-year-old man with advanced dementia died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy caused by upper airway obstruction from a handkerchief. An agency carer placed a handkerchief in his breast pocket during morning care, …
59y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis
Brian Raymond Turner, 59, died from ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a medical clinic car park. He experienced symptoms of chest discomfort and breath…
2y · Female·Drowning in an above-ground swimming pool
Hannah Plint, a 2½-year-old, died from drowning after accessing an above-ground pool by dragging a chair to the gate and opening it unsupervised. Her mother was inside with a younger sibling. The pool fence and gate sepa…
26y · Male·Air embolism due to ruptured spleen (surgery) due to motorcycle accident
John Mathers, 26, died from air embolism during emergency surgery following severe motorcycle trauma. A sedan turned across his path; despite heavy braking, he collided and suffered extensive injuries including ruptured …
66y · Female·Blood loss due to tearing of the spleen and fractured ribs occasioned by a motor…
Nola Walker, a 66-year-old retired nurse, died from splenic rupture and haemorrhage caused by blunt force trauma from a motor vehicle accident. She was involved in a minor crash, assessed by paramedics who found normal v…
Male·Angel Blanco-Puerto: acute heart failure as result of long-standing damage from …
Four men died from acute heart failure after ambulance officers declined or inadequately pursued hospital transport. In Angel Blanco-Puerto, no potentially life-threatening condition was identified at the time. However, …
63y · Male·uncontrolled haemorrhage from ruptured aortic aneurysm
A 63-year-old man presented with sudden back pain on 6 March 2004. Ambulance officers attended twice; on the first visit they did not transport him to hospital despite his request, misattributing his symptoms to musculos…
37y · Male·dehydration/heat-related death
A 37-year-old man died from dehydration and heat-related illness after collapsing in a sweat lodge during a vision quest ceremony in remote South Australia. He remained unconscious after removal from the lodge, but the g…
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