397 results for “asphyxia”
Female·Multiple: undetermined consistent with overlaying (Naomi Kade); undetermined pos…
This inquest examined five infant deaths (aged 1 month to 10 months) occurring between July 2007 and November 2008, all involving co-sleeping with adults. Deaths were attributed to undetermined causes, possible overlayin…
45y · Male·Combined effects of plastic bag asphyxia and helium gas inhalation
…n with a history of bipolar affective disorder and previous suicide attempts died by combined plastic bag asphyxia and helium gas inhalation. He hired a helium cylinder from a party supply store on 2 October 2017 and was…
80y · Male·asphyxia due to choking on food
Robert Mather, 80, died from asphyxia due to choking on food while hospitalised with acute psychosis, severe malnutrition, iron deficiency anae…
70y · Female·Asphyxia due to airway obstruction
Anna Lee, a 70-year-old retired psychiatric nurse, died from asphyxia due to airway obstruction while an inpatient in a mental health unit. She was admitted with first-episode…
0y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxic injury and perinatal asphyxia secondary to uterine ruptu…
Joseph Thurgood-Gates died at 5 days old from global cerebral hypoxic injury due to uterine rupture during labour. The death was preventable. His mother, Ms Thurgood, had two prior caesarean sections and refused hospital…
23y · Male·Unascertained
…opsy and investigation, the precise cause of death remains unascertained. The coroner excluded positional asphyxia, Midazolam toxicity, and closed head injury. Evidence suggests metabolic and biochemical derangements fro…
65y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia
Carol Austin, 65, died by plastic bag asphyxia at her home in Wangaratta in August 2018. She had a 20-year history of depression and had recently experi…
44y · Male·cardiac arrest and cerebral oedema consequent upon ingestion of Alpha-PVP (Smoki…
Glenn Punch, a 44-year-old truck driver, died from cardiac arrest and cerebral oedema following intravenous injection of Alpha-PVP (Smokin Slurry), a synthetic cathinone derivative. He purchased the drug from a retail ch…
0y · Female·Perinatal asphyxia
… 10 July 2008 by emergency caesarean section at 42 weeks gestation, weighing 3968g. She was born severely asphyxiated with a heart rate of 60bpm and died at 0126 hours despite resuscitation. The coroner found the death w…
1y · Male·hanging from curtain cord with neck compression
A 13-month-old boy died by hanging from a Roman blind cord in his bedroom cot. The child was able to stand and pull himself up, gaining access to the cord which hung into the cot. His father left him alone briefly while …
24y · Male·Combination of factors including methylamphetamine toxicity, physical exertion, …
Pat Morena, a 24-year-old drug dealer under police surveillance, died during restraint in the prone position after being apprehended on suspicion of drug offences. He was acutely intoxicated with high-concentration methy…
0y · Male·neonatal encephalopathy due to perinatal compromise
Jaxon McGrorey-Smith, a full-term neonate, was delivered by caesarean section after prolonged labour. He developed seizures and signs of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) within hours of birth, with MRI imaging conf…
16y · Male·drowning
A 16-year-old male exchange student died from drowning while free-diving at Lighthouse Bay, South Bruny. His foot became entangled in spear gun line after he dove to retrieve his spear, which had become wedged between ro…
30y · Male·Malignant ventricular arrhythmia without myocardial infarction, precipitated by …
…ythmia during a police encounter after absconding from hospital. Contributing factors included positional asphyxia, exertion, taser use (deployed three times), and his underlying heart disease. Critical failures included…
48y · Female·Combined toxic effect of prescription and non-prescription medications including…
Lauren Johnstone, aged 48, died from the combined toxic effects of prescription and non-prescription sedative medications including oxycodone, tramadol, codeine, zopiclone, doxylamine and fluoxetine. She had undergone mu…
33y · Male·Postural asphyxia due to restraint (Posey Poncho vest)
A 33-year-old male admitted after drug overdose died from asphyxiation while restrained in a Posey Poncho vest. Successfully treated for overdose complications, he develope…
0y · Female·Intra-uterine hypoxia
…performed at 1425 hours (approximately 85 minutes later) for failure to progress. Baby Paula was severely asphyxiated at birth with Apgar scores of 1, 0, 0, 0 at successive time intervals, and died despite resuscitation.…
19y · Female·Mechanical asphyxia due to crush injuries sustained under coach rollover; pregna…
On 16 April 2009, a V-Line coach rolled over on the Princes Highway near Heathmere, Victoria, killing three occupants: Sabrina Brady (19 years, 7 months pregnant), her daughter Madison Dobie, and Justin Pomery. The coach…
52y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia and asphyxia in the setting of an irrespirable environment
Diane Bell, a 53-year-old woman with delusional disorder and chronic suicidal ideation, died by argon gas inhalation in June 2017. She had been under care of North West Area Mental Health Service with a Community Treatme…
68y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia with vitiated atmosphere, with Motor Neuron Disease being a…
A 68-year-old woman with Motor Neuron Disease died from asphyxia on 15 March 2019. She had been diagnosed with MND in 2016 and experienced progressive disability requirin…
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