562 results for “intellectual_disability”
68y · Male·Metastatic colorectal carcinoma
Barry Johnson, a 68-year-old man with intellectual disability, autism, cerebral palsy and dysphagia, died from metastatic colorectal carcinoma at his specialist disability accommodation home. He had been diagnosed with a…
22y · Female·septic shock complicating osteomyelitis secondary to cellulitis in a woman with …
Sarah Hammoud, aged 22 with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability, died from septic shock complicating osteomyelitis secondary to cellulitis. She resided in a supported residential service and had recurrent elbow in…
56y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest
Anthony Gaylard, a 56-year-old man with severe intellectual disability living in residential care, suffered a cardiac arrest on 14 September 2012 (note: document states 2007 in one place, 2012 elsewhere; finding date is …
48y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with Angelman syndrome
Jason Hosie, a 48-year-old man with Angelman syndrome and profound intellectual disability, died from aspiration pneumonia following a lung infection. He was residing in specialist disability accommodation. In December 2…
58y · Female·Complications of poorly controlled type 2 diabetes
Ms Kathleen Earl, aged 58, died from complications of poorly controlled type 2 diabetes in June 2022. She had an intellectual disability and received support from IHCS (Individual Support Worker) since 2005. Critical def…
38y · Male·Urosepsis
John Miklosowa, a 38-year-old man with Down syndrome and severe intellectual disability, died from urosepsis after rapid deterioration at his residential facility on 28 March 2009. He had a permanent suprapubic catheter …
52y · Female·Spinal injuries sustained in falls in a woman with multiple medical comorbiditie…
Caroline Monique Hall, a 52-year-old woman with intellectual disability, epilepsy, schizophrenia, and multiple comorbidities living in supported disability accommodation, died from spinal injuries sustained in falls. She…
81y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in an elderly lady
An 81-year-old woman with intellectual disability, phenylketonuria, and severe dysphagia died from aspiration pneumonia following repeated admissions for the same condition. She had been assessed as 'very high risk of as…
39y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis and sepsis due to pyelonep…
Lorna May Woods, 39, died from pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis and sepsis secondary to pyelonephritis on a background of metastatic ovarian cancer. She presented to Joondalup Health Campus with uros…
62y · Male·Septic arthritis complicating left knee joint prosthesis in the setting of statu…
A 62-year-old man with autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy died from septic arthritis of a prosthetic left knee joint. He presented with fever, knee pain, and delirium in November 2022, three months po…
54y · Male·Pneumonia
Peter Bannan, age 54, had lifelong quadriplegia and intellectual disability from early childhood encephalitis, with chronic epilepsy and severe aspiration risk. He was admitted on 5 October 2007 with aspiration pneumonia…
35y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemic injury in the setting of post caecal resection for col…
Kerry Anne Golley, a 35-year-old woman with intellectual disability, autism, and epilepsy, presented with recurrent vomiting between December 2011 and February 2012, requiring multiple ED visits and hospital admissions. …
44y · Male·Bilateral pneumonia in a man with Downs Syndrome
Brian Maher, a 44-year-old man with Down syndrome, died from bilateral pneumonia following rapid clinical deterioration. He presented to hospital on 2 December 2017 with dyspnoea and was admitted to the emergency departm…
37y · Male·hypoxic brain injury secondary to cardiac arrest as a result of bowel volvulus
A 37-year-old man with intellectual disability, autism, and Hirschsprung's disease living in supported residential care died from hypoxic brain injury secondary to cardiac arrest caused by bowel volvulus. He had presente…
63y · Male·Complications of mesothelioma
Ross Bennett, a 63-year-old man with mesothelioma and intellectual disability living in a DHHS residential care service, was found deceased on the bedroom floor on 15 August 2019. He had been noted snoring in bed at 10pm…
62y · Male·Extensive liver tumour, primary site not identified
James Williams, a 62-year-old man with intellectual disability, presented to his GP with tiredness, anorexia and fever. Initial assessment suggested possible hepatitis and he was referred to hospital. CT imaging revealed…
65y · Male·sepsis due to aspiration pneumonia
David Stanley Ayres, aged 65, died from sepsis due to aspiration pneumonia while in hospital detention under a Mental Health Act order. He presented to his GP on 8 June 2011 with suspected urinary tract infection and was…
33y · Male·Multiple injuries consequent upon being struck by a truck
Paul Wayne Carter, a 33-year-old Aboriginal man with intellectual disability and mental health history, died on 7 August 2006 after being struck by a truck on the Sturt Highway near Mildura. Victoria Police transported h…
32y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia and reflux oesophagitis
Timothy Luke Rubenach, aged 32, died of aspiration pneumonia following severe reflux oesophagitis. He had profound intellectual disability and drug-resistant epilepsy from meningococcal infection at 5 months. His parents…
48y · Female·Unascertained; presumed sudden cardiac arrhythmia
A 48-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and multiple comorbidities died unexpectedly in residential care. Post-mortem examination showed acute pulmonary oedema and intra-alveolar haemorrhage wit…
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