686 results for “cardiac arrest”
53y · Male·Right ventricular tear due to blunt chest trauma sustained in a motor vehicle in…
…d that illicit drug use cannot be excluded as possibly contributing to his driving behaviour. He suffered cardiac arrests during emergency resuscitation and surgical intervention. Clinical staff performed appropriate ac…
71y · Male·Combined effects of ischaemic and valvular heart disease
…medical teams attempted management, but he remained unstable physically and psychologically. He died from cardiac arrest due to combined ischaemic and valvular heart disease. The coroner found the initial detention lawf…
47y · Male·Drug toxicity in the setting of restraint
Robert Ferrier, aged 47, died from drug toxicity in the setting of restraint after ingesting excessive quantities of prescription antidepressants and other medications during a mental health crisis. The expert panel conc…
20y · Male·anoxic brain injury following cardio-respiratory arrest caused by hypoxia result…
A 20-year-old male died from anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by hypoxia resulting from tracheostomy tube occlusion. After motor vehicle trauma, he under…
38y · Male·Traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage due to complete tear of the vertebral artery …
…lved in an altercation where he was punched and choked by another adult. He lost consciousness, went into cardiac arrest, and could not be revived despite resuscitation attempts. Toxicology revealed a blood alcohol conc…
60y · Male·Neck injury, specifically fracture of the odontoid peg of the second cervical ve…
… altercation at a family birthday party. The injury caused immediate loss of consciousness and respiratory arrest. Despite prompt bystander CPR and paramedic resuscitation, he could not be revived. The coroner found insu…
23y · Male·Unascertained
… station, he was sedated with 5mg intramuscular Midazolam by ambulance officers. He subsequently suffered cardiac arrest during transport to hospital. Despite extensive autopsy and investigation, the precise cause of de…
43y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy resulting from asystolic cardiac arrest due to …
…ith full body weight applied to his back for an extended period. The coroner found he died from asystolic cardiac arrest caused by restraint asphyxia in excited delirium. Key preventable factors: police should have used…
59y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
…nia. Two days after returning from a UK holiday, he fell in a bathroom at his group home. He was found in cardiac arrest and transported to hospital where he died that evening. Autopsy revealed aspiration pneumonia with…
42y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemia in a setting of anaesthesia
A 42-year-old woman died from global cerebral ischaemia following cardiac arrest during anaesthesia for a late-term termination of pregnancy. The anaesthetist, Dr McAllister, fail…
51y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease
…c patient with long-standing bipolar affective disorder, complicated by childhood rheumatic fever causing cardiac valve damage requiring prosthetic replacement. She presented with an infected breast lesion but resisted …
67y · Male·Hypertensive cardiomegaly and ischaemic heart disease
Geoffrey Edward Farrow, 67, with long-standing untreated hypertension and schizophrenia, was arrested after making threats at Federal Police offices. He was admitted involuntarily to John Cade Psychiatric U…
73y · Male·Thromboembolism on a background of a spindle cell tumour
…nic shock and multi-organ dysfunction. Despite appropriate management including thrombolysis, he suffered cardiac arrest and died on 7 September 2024. Post-mortem examination confirmed the cause of death as thromboembol…
75y · Male·acute bronchopneumonia in a man with comorbidities
… from acute bronchopneumonia with comorbidities. Mr Rice had extensive medical complexity including COPD, cardiac disease, peripheral vascular disease, and diabetes. He was appropriately placed on the terminally ill reg…
61y · Female·Peritonitis due to anastomotic leak at gastrectomy site; pathological obesity as…
…al leak was likely contained for three days post-operatively before bursting on day three, causing sudden cardiac arrest and fatal hypoxic brain injury. Clinical lessons include: difficulty detecting post-operative dete…
29y · Male·acquired methaemoglobinaemia in association with sodium nitrite toxicity
…ine on 10 May 2019 and ingested approximately 25g on 20 May 2019, leaving a suicide note. He was found in cardiac arrest at home and despite resuscitation efforts at Armadale Kelmscott District Memorial Hospital, died o…
70y · Male·ischaemic and valvular heart disease with chronic pulmonary disease being a sign…
…disease while in lawful custody at Long Bay Correctional Complex on 25 January 2020. He suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while in his cell. The coroner found he died from natural progression of underlying cardiac and pu…
20y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to displacement of tracheostomy and p…
…k airway, and failure to perform timely finger thoracostomy significantly contributed to Adam's 46-minute cardiac arrest, hypoxic brain injury, and death. The rigid adherence to an inadequate airway plan, absence of eff…
<1y · Female·global hypoxic brain injury caused by prolonged cessation of breathing arising f…
An 11-week-old healthy infant died from global hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest at home. Multiple rib fractures and a clavicle fracture in various stages of healing indicated rep…
61y · Female·injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision as a passenger
A 61-year-old woman died from hypovolaemic shock and cardiac arrest following a motor vehicle collision in rural Victoria. She was trapped in her vehicle for approxim…
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