307 results for “chest pain”
29y · Female·Exsanguination caused by a single stab wound to left lung
Jenny Lee Cook, age 29, died from a stab wound to the chest on 19 January 2009. Police concluded suicide within 20 hours but the investigation was fundamentally inade…
87y · Female·heart failure and probable pneumonia in an elderly lady complicated by morphine …
An 87-year-old woman with dementia, heart disease, and hypertension presented with chest pain and hypoxia. A locum doctor (Dr B.) administered 20mg morphine intramuscularly without reviewing the …
82y · Female·Hyperkalaemia due to acute renal failure on a background of end stage pulmonary …
An 82-year-old woman with terminal pulmonary fibrosis and chronic respiratory failure presented with chest pain, hyperkalaemia and metabolic acidosis. She became combative and was given haloperidol and morphine fo…
36y · Male·Septicaemia and cerebral artery air embolism, due to complications related to cl…
…lation at Royal Adelaide Hospital, which was not detected pre-discharge. Presentation with post-procedural chest pain at Goulburn Base Hospital on 4 October was initially attributed to pericarditis, a known ablation com…
30y · Male·Complications of methylamphetamine toxicity
…ion, officers appropriately recognized his deterioration (agitation, eye twitching, sweating, tachycardia, chest pain) around 5:22pm and promptly contacted Custodial Health Advice Line and arranged ambulance transfer wi…
46y · Female·Shock following interferon alpha treatment following removal of a melanoma
… pericarditis with cardiac tamponade following interferon alpha treatment for melanoma. She presented with chest pain to Dubbo Base Hospital where multiple clinical failures occurred. Key failures included: inadequate v…
41y · Male·asphyxia due to neck compression following ligature suspension (hanging)
DR was a 41-year-old man with bipolar disorder, severe alcohol dependence, and multiple psychosocial stressors including family violence, homelessness, and financial crisis. In October 2023, he presented with acute mania…
27y · Male·Loss of airway control and blockage due to aspiration from complications of a sm…
Dr R., a 27-year-old physician with cystic fibrosis, died from aspiration and airway blockage secondary to a small bowel obstruction whilst under dual respiratory-surgical care at Westmead Hospital. Critical clinical les…
47y · Male·pericardial tamponade secondary to ruptured dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm …
… ruptured dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm. He presented to Austin Hospital ED on 22 February 2008 with chest pain, diaphoresis, and weakness, but was misdiagnosed with gastroenteritis. Critical clinical information …
35y · Male·Active rheumatic pancarditis complicated by pulmonary arterial hypertension, pne…
A 35-year-old Aboriginal man died from rheumatic pancarditis complicated by pulmonary hypertension, pneumonia and unspecified connective tissue disease. He had presented repeatedly to Katherine Hospital with symptoms sug…
45y · Male·Fulminant cardio-pulmonary decompression sickness incidental to deep water techn…
Dr B., a 45-year-old experienced recreational diver with multiple medical conditions including obesity, hypertension, Conn's syndrome, and severe obstructive sleep apnoea, died from fulminant cardio-pulmonary decompressi…
28y · Male·MRSA sepsis
…ially presented with upper respiratory symptoms on 11 June 2016, followed by increasing symptoms including chest pain and facial cellulitis. Nursing assessments on 13-14 June were considered adequate at the time, though…
70y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis
Mirko Civic, a 70-year-old prisoner with a significant cardiac history including prior myocardial infarction, hypertension, and ischaemic heart disease, died of coronary atherosclerosis in September 2018. Critical clinic…
18y · Female·Generalised tonic-clonic seizure and cardiac arrest arising from severe hyperten…
…1 weeks and 2 days gestation. From 23 September onwards, she experienced intermittent headaches, epigastric pain, proteinuria and peripheral oedema. At 1755 hours on 6 October, her blood pressure was recorded as 200/120 …
68y · Female·Coronary heart disease
…ld woman with diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, COPD and chronic renal failure presented with chest pain and dyspnoea. She was admitted with suspected congestive cardiac failure; troponins were normal and s…
31y · Male·Lymphocytic Myocarditis in association with Acute Pericarditis (viral origin, ae…
…is with acute pericarditis (viral origin). He presented to Carnarvon Regional Hospital on 20 December with chest and shoulder pain, weakness, and lethargy following previous pneumonia in October. Initial investigations …
74y · Female·Cardio-renal failure due to gangrene of calculous gallbladder, with significant …
…ed penicillin allergy, wearing a MedicAlert bracelet, presented to emergency with respiratory distress and chest pain. She was administered intravenous Ampicillin without allergy verification, suffered anaphylaxis and c…
68y · Male·Complications of retroperitoneal haemorrhage due to inadvertent administration o…
Ian Fraser, 68, died from retroperitoneal haemorrhage following inadvertent dual anticoagulation with apixaban and enoxaparin. On 29 November 2019, a respiratory registrar attempted to prescribe discharge apixaban but mi…
50y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
A 50-year-old RAAF Flight Sergeant with Major Depressive Disorder and anxiety died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head after police responded to a domestic disturbance. He had received appropriate, evidence-b…
71y · Male·sepsis caused by mediastinal empyema (abscess) which complicated perforation of …
Terence Carroll, 71, died from sepsis and mediastinal empyema following oesophageal perforation during rigid oesophagoscopy for stricture dilation. Critical failures included: CT scan showing suspicious oesophageal thick…
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