286 results for “smoking”
46y · Male·Haemopericardium complicating aortic dissection
A 46-year-old man with untreated hypertension and smoking history presented to the ED with acute chest pain radiating to jaw and back. ECG showed changes initially…
46y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia in a man with coronary arteriosclerosis and myocarditis
Jason Mallett, a 46-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder and schizo-affective disorder, died from cardiac arrhythmia secondary to coronary arteriosclerosis and myocarditis while an involuntary psychiatric patient…
68y · Male·Cerebrovascular disease
John Raymond Ainsworth, a 68-year-old prisoner, died of cerebrovascular disease following a severe stroke on 25 November 2020. He had poorly controlled Type II diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol. Prior to his a…
60y · Female·haemopericardium following thoracic aortic dissection Type A
Angela Budaj, a 60-year-old woman with hypertension and smoking history, presented to the ED with back pain, vomiting, incontinence, and sore throat. An abnormal ECG was…
45y · Female·Bronchiectasis
A 45-year-old Aboriginal woman with severe bronchiectasis, COPD, and cor pulmonale died at a sobering-up shelter after police protective custody. She had 15 hospital admissions in 2015 for acute exacerbations related to …
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,…
60y · Male·sepsis and aspiration pneumonia in a man with oral squamous cell carcinoma and m…
Henry Allen, a 60-year-old man with oral squamous cell carcinoma, lung cancer, and multiple comorbidities died from sepsis and aspiration pneumonia while in prison custody at Fiona Stanley Hospital. He received appropria…
47y · Male·organ failure following cardiorespiratory impairment in a man with arteriosclero…
… long history of polysubstance abuse and undiagnosed coronary artery disease, collapsed in his cell after smoking synthetic cannabinoids (Kronic). Despite immediate resuscitation by prison staff and ambulance paramedics…
49y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery atherosclerosis with thrombus
A 49-year-old man with significant cardiac risk factors (smoking, hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolaemia, family history) presented to his GP with retrosternal che…
54y · Female·Multi-organ failure following a decreased level of consciousness caused by compl…
Linda Christina Mulvaney, 54, died of multi-organ failure following a prolonged period of unconsciousness caused by a combination of obstructive and central sleep apnoea complicated by sedating substances. On 2 June 2008…
46y · Male·Ventricular arrhythmia in a man with epilepsy and documented episodes of bradyca…
Garry John Stephens, aged 46, died in Port Phillip Prison on 7 September 2007 from ventricular arrhythmia in a man with epilepsy and documented bradycardia episodes. The coroner accepted this as consistent with sudden un…
43y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy due to out of hospital cardiac arrest, secondar…
Richard Navarro, a 43-year-old man with severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), morbid obesity, hypertension, and recurrent pneumonia, died of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest while in custody at …
62y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to lacerated abdominal aorta complicating laparoscopic b…
A 62-year-old woman died from multi-organ failure caused by a lacerated abdominal aorta sustained during elective laparoscopic gastric band surgery in 2006. The aorta was cut by a Visiport trocar blade at the start of th…
70y · Male·Acute coronary occlusion due to extensive coronary atherosclerosis
Kenneth Maggable, a 70-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and prostate cancer, presented twice to Cairns Base Hospital on 8 August 2005 with respiratory complaints. After discharge at 4:50 A…
0y · Unknown·Category II Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (co-sleeping)
Baby J, a healthy 23-week-old infant, died from Category II Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) associated with co-sleeping. He was found unresponsive while sleeping chest-to-chest with his father on makeshift bedding wi…
34y · Male·self-inflicted hanging
34-year-old Jordan Allen died by suicide on 1 February 2018 after absconding from Alice Springs Mental Health Unit during supervised cigarette leave. He was acutely psychotic with persecutory delusions related to methamp…
50y · Male·subarachnoid and intracerebral haemorrhage in association with a ruptured berry …
Joseph Thomas Roe, age 50, died from a ruptured berry aneurysm causing subarachnoid and intracerebral haemorrhage. He was a prisoner at Casuarina Prison when he called for medical assistance on the night of 17-18 Septemb…
59y · Male·Pulmonary embolus
A 59-year-old man with obesity, smoking history, hypertension, and hypercholesterolaemia presented to the ED with two days of acute onset shortne…
31y · Female·Pneumonia; combined drug toxicity (including marijuana), smoking, pathological o…
Georgia Cheal, a 31-year-old with complex medical history including chronic pain, major depression, and obesity, died from pneumonia exacerbated by combined drug toxicity from multiple prescription medications, cannabis,…
55y · Male·Cardiac hypertrophy with significant conditions contributing: coronary artery at…
Eric Lewis Wobona, a 55-year-old Aboriginal man with extensive cardiovascular risk factors including congestive cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes, and previous amputation, died of acute hear…
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