258 results for “hypoxic_brain_injury”
81y · Female·Complications of choking on a food bolus in a woman with dementia
Dorothy May Nelson, an 81-year-old woman with dementia, died from complications of choking on a food bolus at an aged care facility. She was served diced beef in casserole (approximately 4cm bolus found at autopsy, despi…
41y · Male·acute, severe hydrocephalus contributed to by longstanding chronic hydrocephalus…
Benjamin Cullen, aged 41, died on 25 February 2021 from acute severe hydrocephalus secondary to a brain tumour abutting the cerebral aqueduct. He suffered three seizures on 23 February 2021, two days after release from P…
45y · Female·Multi-drug toxicity
Christine Drinnan, aged 45, died from multi-drug toxicity involving lethal morphine levels combined with pethidine, quetiapine, benzodiazepines and alcohol. Over 12 years, her GP Dr H. prescribed dangerous quantities of …
24y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to hanging
BJ, a 24-year-old with paranoid schizophrenia, substance abuse disorder, and anti-social personality disorder, died by hanging in a psychiatric unit after a suicide attempt. He was admitted on 4 January 2016 with suicida…
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, failed to obtain or ensure a functioning puls…
38y · Male·hypoxic brain injury and organ failure following compression of the neck (hangin…
A 38-year-old Sri Lankan asylum seeker died by suicide after being released from immigration detention on a bridging visa. He had documented anxiety and trauma history during detention, managed by psychiatrist Dr A. who …
35y · Female·Multiple injuries due to motor vehicle accident (driver)
Janet Louise Young, 35, died from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident involving a semi-trailer rollover. The trailer, carrying bricks loaded by Boral in a shipping container, rolled on a 90-degree ben…
Male·drowning due to immersion in stormwater while trapped in a drain
Paul Smith, an Operations Supervisor at a SITA organic waste recycling facility, died after being sucked into a 30cm stormwater drain and drowning during clearing of a blockage in torrential rain. Expert evidence showed …
38y · Male·Multiorgan failure following out of hospital cardiac arrest in a man with methyl…
A 38-year-old Noongar man died from multiorgan failure following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest after being restrained in prone position by police. He had injected methylamphetamine and developed excited delirium, becomi…
14y · Female·Acute cerebral hypoxia arising out of suffocation due to inhalation of toxic vap…
Haley Diamond, 14, died from acute cerebral hypoxia following inhalation of volatile substances (deodorant spray) in Kununurra, WA. She suffered acute brain damage and bronchopneumonia. Clinical lessons: volatile substan…
53y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to hanging
A 53-year-old woman with severe depression, anxiety, and recent suicide attempt died by hanging in a psychiatric hospital's low-dependency unit. She had received ECT and was on hourly observations. On the day of her deat…
Unknown·Multiple: Olanzapine toxicity, pulmonary thromboembolism, asphyxiation on food, …
This inquest examined six sudden deaths of residents at 300 Hostel, Marrickville, between June 2009 and August 2010. All residents had schizophrenia on multiple antipsychotic medications and severe, untreated physical co…
Unknown·Ms Choi: hypoxic brain damage due to drowning/immersion due to rafting accident;…
Two language students died following a white water rafting incident on the Tully River. A collision between rafts diverted one raft into a hazardous channel, causing it to strike Sieve Rock and flip. Both occupants becam…
37y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy due to asphyxia from hanging
Joseph Aaron Lattimer, aged 37, presented to the Royal Hobart Hospital Emergency Department at 5:02am on 10 July 2016 in mental health crisis with suicidal ideation, correctly triaged as Category 3 (urgent, requiring ass…
35y · Male·multiple organ failure due to out-of-hospital circulatory arrest due to perforat…
35-year-old male died from multiple organ failure following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest caused by perforated duodenum. He was in police custody for drug-related charges and diagnosed with opioid withdrawal. Critical d…
3y · Female·tramadol toxicity
A 3-year-old girl in state care died from tramadol toxicity after accessing prescribed opioid medication left unsecured in her carer's bedroom. The child was removed from her mother's care due to neglect and substance ab…
0y · Male·Head injury in the setting of chronic subdural haemorrhage
Kaleb Baylis-Clarke, a 17-week-old infant, presented to hospital on 14 January 2016 with a head lump, vomiting, raised fontanelle and reduced milk intake. Cranial ultrasound showed fluid in subdural spaces. MRI on 15 Jan…
20y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to displacement of tracheostomy and p…
Adam Fitzpatrick, a 20-year-old with complex facial and skull fractures from a motor vehicle collision, underwent emergency tracheostomy placement. On 22 August 2020, 13 days later, his tracheostomy tube became dislodged…
71y · Male·hypoxic brain injury due to hanging
A 71-year-old farmer with a 10-year history of major depressive disorder with melancholic features died by hanging on 22 July 2005, three days after admission to a private psychiatric hospital (Belmont) following a medic…
31y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following out of hospital cardiac arrest in a m…
31-year-old Darren Culleton died from hypoxic brain injury after choking on the hood of his coveralls while in police custody. He had presented to St Vincent's Hospital with acute intoxication and self-harm behavior (att…
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