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39y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease with complete occlusion of the left anterior descending …
Stuart Judd, a 39-year-old Parks Victoria Ranger, died of acute myocardial infarction due to left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion with ruptured plaque. Eight days before death, he presented to GP Dr V. with…
69y · Male·Head injury post-collapse secondary to ventricular tachycardia due to ischaemic …
Mr Peysack, a 69-year-old with complex cardiac disease on Warfarin, collapsed at work with witnessed loss of consciousness and occipital laceration. Despite meeting criteria for urgent head CT imaging (age >65, head inju…
47y · Male·cardiomyopathy in a 47 year old man with Down syndrome
Greg Norman Mackrell, a 47-year-old man with Down syndrome and known cardiomyopathy with pacemaker, was admitted for elective colonoscopy. The anaesthetist reviewed him preoperatively and the procedure was completed quic…
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 obtained but not appropriately interpreted. She ha…
81y · Male·Head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian) in a man with i…
An 81-year-old man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy, diabetes, previous stroke, and peripheral vascular disease was struck by a motor vehicle while crossing Cranbourne Road in Frankston. He sustained severe head injuries wi…
0y · Female·Myocardial infarction
Jacinta Pascoe, a 4-week-old premature infant, died of myocardial infarction due to unclear aetiology on 10 July 2007. She presented to Austin Hospital via ambulance on 9 July with vomiting, limpness, and grunting. Clini…
50y · Male·coronary artery disease in the setting of double vessel coronary atherosclerotic…
Brian Anderson, a 50-year-old quadriplegic resident of a disability support centre, died from coronary artery disease with double vessel disease and cardiomegaly. He had recently experienced a chest infection treated wit…
85y · Male·Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
An 85-year-old man with known inoperable abdominal aortic aneurysm died from rupture of this aneurysm while hospitalized for acute exacerbation of COPD. A medication error occurred at admission when Dr T. inadvertently i…
79y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease
Philip William Banner, aged 79, died of ischaemic heart disease while an inmate at Port Phillip Prison. He experienced chest pain at 2:11am, a Code Black was immediately called, and MICA paramedics arrived within 26 minu…
76y · Male·Upper airway obstruction by food bolus in a man with ischaemic heart disease
Mr Terence Wilson, aged 76, died from upper airway obstruction by food bolus while attending a family gathering. He had recently been diagnosed with ischaemic heart disease requiring bypass surgery and bipolar affective …
3y · Male·unascertained
Mohammed Tartoussi, aged 3 years 11 months, presented to Bell Street Family Medical Centre on 28 June 2003 with chest pain and mild upper respiratory symptoms. He was diagnosed with mild symptoms and given prednisolone. …
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