276 results for “cardiac symptoms”
35y · Male·Active rheumatic pancarditis complicated by pulmonary arterial hypertension, pne…
…eumonia and unspecified connective tissue disease. He had presented repeatedly to Katherine Hospital with symptoms suggestive of autoimmune disease but declined hospitalisation due to cultural beliefs about health. While…
40y · Male·Cardiomyopathy with early pneumonia in a man with reported sleep apnoea and high…
…y arrest between 6.30am and 7.10am on 21 November and could not be revived. Clinical lessons: undiagnosed cardiac disease and untreated sleep apnoea in patients requiring sedation pose serious risks; visual respiratory …
61y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis
Steven Harrison, aged 61, died of sudden coronary atherosclerosis while incarcerated at Wolston Correctional Centre. He had multiple cardiovascular risk factors including Type 2 diabetes, heavy smoking history, and intra…
50y · Male·Global hypoxic brain injury suffered during cardiac and respiratory arrest cause…
Herbert Mitchell, a 50-year-old man with alcohol dependence, was arrested for public drunkenness after being found extremely intoxicated at a shopping centre. Initially taken to an alcohol diversion centre but removed du…
91y · Male·Complications of cerebrovascular and ischaemic heart disease in a man post anaph…
A 91-year-old man with known diltiazem allergy was prescribed diltiazem by a geriatrician despite documented allergy records. The geriatrician relied on the patient's verbal denial of allergies despite significant dement…
Female·Vlasta Wylucki: ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis (previou…
…ed standards, nursing staff were not available 24/7, and vulnerable prisoners with medical and withdrawal symptoms lacked adequate supervision. The coroner found the QPS policies themselves were appropriate but their imp…
Male·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery disease (all four); specific …
…ears) died from acute coronary syndrome in 2004-2006. All presented to country medical practitioners with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome but were not identified as such. Key failures included: failure to …
77y · Male·Complications of methotrexate toxicity in a man with chronic renal impairment, c…
A 77-year-old man with chronic kidney disease, COPD, and mild cardiac failure died from methotrexate toxicity after a GP prescribed it at an inappropriate daily dose (5mg dail…
83y · Male·pneumonia and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by Legionella ba…
… died from pneumonia and respiratory distress caused by Legionella bacterium. He presented with abdominal symptoms and was initially misdiagnosed as having aspiration pneumonia rather than community-acquired pneumonia. C…
20y · Male·exertional heat stroke
A 20-year-old professional rugby league player collapsed and died from exertional heat stroke after his first pre-season training session following an extended off-season break. Keith had the lowest aerobic fitness of hi…
28y · Female·Anaphylactic reaction to anaesthetic drug (suxamethonium), with underlying coron…
A 28-year-old woman died during routine dental extraction under general anaesthesia at a regional hospital. Despite competent initial airway management, she developed severe respiratory distress immediately after inducti…
31y · Male·Upper airway obstruction due to pharyngeal abscess caused by dental abscess, whi…
…tially resolves; mandating surgeon-intensivist consultation before extubation; escalating all respiratory symptoms in post-infection patients to senior review; and ensuring all clinical concerns are documented and commun…
21y · Male·Complications of blunt head injury resulting from at least two separate acts of …
Baylen Pendergast, 21 months old, died from complications of blunt head injury sustained in two separate traumatic incidents (17 and 28 November 2013). The coroner found injuries were non-accidental and resulted from sig…
Multiple stab wounds to chest (David Gerard: stab wound to chest piercing heart;…
Joint inquest into two homicides by individuals with schizophrenia who were managed by mental health services. Anthony Butler stabbed David Gerard in 2001 after being discharged from Glenside Hospital without Community T…
33y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating mixed drug toxicity
Jessica Higgins, a 33-year-old woman with chronic pain and opioid dependence, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following mixed drug toxicity. She underwent a ketamine infusion with opioid rotation from oxycodon…
30y · Male·Malignant ventricular arrhythmia without myocardial infarction, precipitated by …
Jack Kokaua, a 30-year-old with schizophrenia and coronary artery disease, died from malignant ventricular arrhythmia during a police encounter after absconding from hospital. Contributing factors included positional asp…
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