397 results for “asphyxia”
25y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury due to plastic bag asphyxia
Graeme Eady, 25 years old with chronic depression first formally treated in July 2003, was admitted after a suicide attempt in September 2003. Following an altercation with another patient, he was transferred to H Floor …
21y · Male·combined effect of a cocktail of drugs taken by him, which caused central nervou…
…, died from a cocktail of drugs causing central nervous system and respiratory depression with positional asphyxia on 6 January 2010. He had a decade-long history of polysubstance abuse, doctor shopping across multiple g…
21y · Male·Combined effects of heroin toxicity and plastic bag asphyxia
…th complex congenital heart disease (Fontan procedure) died from combined heroin toxicity and plastic bag asphyxia. He had a history of depression and suicidality since childhood. In August 2014, during a cardiology revi…
2y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and intracranial haemorrhage complicating obstr…
A term infant died on day 2 of life from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and intracranial haemorrhage following obstructed labour requiring emergency caesarean section. The mother presented in spontaneous labour at 39 w…
37y · Male·Combined effects of positional asphyxiation and multiple injuries
…with an incoming train at 11:06 pm. He became wedged between the train and platform, suffering positional asphyxiation and multiple injuries. Clinical lessons centre on prevention: intoxicated individuals require safegua…
72y · Male·Chest and head injuries and asphyxia sustained in a motor vehicle crash
James William Espie, a 72-year-old experienced truck driver, died in a motor vehicle crash on 25 March 2019 when his prime mover and trailer rolled over on the Tasman Highway near Piccaninny Point, Tasmania. He was trave…
38y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
…sed by ischaemic heart disease triggered by stress and physical exertion during restraint, not positional asphyxia or other factors. Key clinical lesson: undiagnosed cardiac disease presenting atypically during acute psy…
29y · Male·inhalation of petrol (hydrocarbon inhalation) causing respiratory depression wit…
Three Aboriginal men aged 25-29 years died from petrol inhalation in identical circumstances over 1999-2001, each found face-down in bed with a shaped petrol can sealed to their face. All were chronic sniffers (>10 years…
37y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury complicating aspiration of gastric contents
Joelene Dowden, 37, died from hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury following aspiration of gastric contents. She presented at Alfred Hospital ED on 9 July 2017 with erratic behaviour, then went to a tram stop where she express…
34y · Male·Plastic bag asphyxia
A 34-year-old man on remand died by plastic bag asphyxia at Shortland Correctional Centre on 5 May 2020, hours before his release on bail. He had disclosed anxiet…
23y · Male·Undetermined
A 23-year-old male died from an undetermined cause following a night of cocaine and nitrous oxide use. He experienced paranoid and delusional thoughts, hallucinations about demonic possession, and reported chest pain and…
15y · Female·asphyxia due to hanging
Eden Jayde Westbrook, a 15-year-old high school student, died by suicide on 17 February 2015. She had experienced depression for some time without formal diagnosis, had a history of self-harm and suicide attempts, and ha…
46y · Male·Methylamphetamine toxicity and coronary atherosclerosis
A 46-year-old man died in police custody following a domestic violence order breach arrest in Rockhampton, Queensland. The death resulted from a combination of methylamphetamine toxicity, significant coronary artery dise…
56y · Male·consequences of a physical struggle in the setting of injecting drug use (heroin…
Vincenzo Lobosco, 56, died following a physical altercation with his friend Darren Heaney on 25 June 2022. The assault involved blunt force trauma to the head and neck. Death resulted from consequences of the physical st…
0y · Female·Birth asphyxia due to tight umbilical cord around neck with meconium aspiration
Samara Lea Hoy died shortly after birth from asphyxia caused by a tight umbilical cord around her neck, complicated by meconium aspiration. The coroner identif…
Unknown·Michael William Dunk: gunshot wounds to upper abdomen and head. Elishka Dawn Joh…
This finding concerns two deaths arising from a domestic tragedy involving relationship breakdown. Michael William Dunk (46) was shot by his de facto partner Elishka Dawn Johnson (41) on 8-10 April 2015 at their Tasmania…
Female·Presumed drowned at sea (Enid); Asphyxia due to drowning (Norman)
Two Aboriginal people, Enid Cecilia Yeatman Hyde (36) and Norman Reeve Hyde (24), died by drowning off False Cape near Yarrabah on 28 March 1972. The 1973 inquest findings were reopened in 2021. Evidence indicates both c…
Unknown·Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Category II (for both MB and KB)
Two infant deaths in the same family from unsafe sleeping environments: MB (9 months) died in 2006 on a lounge with parents, categorised as SIDS Category II; KB (24 days) died in 2013 co-sleeping on a lounge with her mot…
Zara Schupelius: suffocation; Callum Smith: undetermined; Jake Hackett: suffocat…
…s, and heavy bedding. Key clinical lessons: safe sleeping environments are critical for preventing infant asphyxiation; firm mattresses, back sleeping position, minimal bedding, and individual cots are essential; unsafe …
27y · Male·Asphyxia due to drowning
A 27-year-old man with intellectual disability and alcohol addiction drowned in Wodonga Creek after consuming significant alcohol throughout the day. Despite being a strong swimmer, he entered intoxicated water, stumbled…
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