312 results for “severe brain injury”
5y · Female·aspiration of vomit with microscopic early pneumonia, in a child with a history …
A five-year-old girl with cerebral palsy and epilepsy resulting from non-accidental head injuries at two months old died from aspiration of vomit with early pneumonia. Critical lessons: bruising in non-ambulant infants i…
30y · Male·Complications of methylamphetamine toxicity
Matthew Dongelmans, aged 30, died from complications of methylamphetamine toxicity after being arrested for breaching a family violence intervention order. He consumed methylamphetamine prior to arrest, likely in panic w…
51y · Male·Complications of chronic ethanol use
EH was a 51-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence, liver cirrhosis, and recent hip fracture complications who died at home on 1 November 2022 whilst waiting for an ambulance. He had self-discharged from St Vincent…
76y · Female·Head injury comprised of subdural haematoma, subarachnoid haemorrhage with brain…
A 76-year-old woman died from complications of a severe head injury sustained in a motor vehicle collision. She was initially managed conservatively at a regional…
51y · Female·Aspiration in the setting of end stage down syndrome
Catherine Ann Collier, a 51-year-old woman with Down syndrome, end-stage hydrocephalus, and severe dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia following a choking episode while eating. The Disability Service…
32y · Male·Cardiac arrest as a result of the combined effects of severe coronary atheroscle…
…assaulting officers. He collapsed during a 2-minute prone restraint by five officers. The autopsy revealed severe coronary atherosclerosis but the coroner concluded death resulted from combined effects of cardiac disease…
0y · Male·Motor vehicle collision injuries
On 20 March 2010, a motor vehicle collision on Canberra Avenue, Narrabundah, ACT, killed four people: an infant (Brody Lee Oppelaar, 3 months), his father (Scott Raymond Oppelaar, 33), his mother (Samantha Leanne Ford, 2…
28y · Female·hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest in association with pulmonary hype…
Petra Zele, a 28-year-old woman, died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to acute pulmonary embolism superimposed on chronic thromboembolic pul…
64y · Male·complications in association with thermal injuries in a man with underlying chro…
… lit a fire in his caravan for light and heat (having no electricity) which burned out of control, causing severe thermal injuries. Key lessons: establish alert flags in digital records for patients with guardianship ord…
1y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemia in an infant with upper airway obstruction
…g overnight nursing support in foster care, suffered a cardiac arrest on 17 December 2016 that resulted in severe hypoxic brain injury and death. The overnight nurse (Ms Jarina) failed to recognise early signs of tracheo…
0y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxic injury and perinatal asphyxia secondary to uterine ruptu…
Joseph Thurgood-Gates died at 5 days old from global cerebral hypoxic injury due to uterine rupture during labour. The death was preventable. His mother, Ms Thurgood, had two prior ca…
53y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to hanging
A 53-year-old woman with severe depression, anxiety, and recent suicide attempt died by hanging in a psychiatric hospital's low-dependency…
46y · Male·Cerebral ischaemia secondary to compression of the neck in circumstances of hang…
Derek Hamilton, a 46-year-old involuntary psychiatric patient with cluster B personality disorder and recurrent depression, died from cerebral ischaemia secondary to hanging while an inpatient at Northern Hospital Psychi…
20y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…issed due to staff preoccupation. He subsequently died by hanging. The coroner identified systemic issues: severe mental health bed shortage, absence of appropriate mental health observation areas, inadequate ED environm…
44y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest in the setting of p…
…iple substances (opioids, benzodiazepines, methamphetamine, and others). She was resuscitated but suffered severe irreversible brain injury and died 16 days later. The coroner found no direct causal link between her deat…
50; 37y · Male; male·Mark John Furlan: hypoxic brain injury due to acute neck compression due to hang…
Two men died by hanging while detained under inpatient treatment orders at Ward 2G of Royal Adelaide Hospital. Mark Furlan (50) died in 2018 after developing psychotic depression with suicidal ideation. The coroner found…
Bearham: hypoxic brain injury from hanging; Fisher: asphyxiation from hanging by…
Four inpatient suicides occurred at The Canberra Hospital mental health units between January 2015 and November 2016: three by hanging and one by jumping. The coroner found systemic failures including inadequate ligature…
86y · Female·subdural haemorrhage due to or as a consequence of a fall
Ms SME, an 86-year-old resident at a Blue Care nursing home, suffered a fatal subdural haemorrhage following a fall from bed during a sponge bath on 18 January 2016. She died on 21 January 2016. Clinical lessons include:…
22y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in the setting of immersion (drowning)
…he drop-off zone and both became submerged. Although patrons and staff performed prompt CPR, Paul suffered severe hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury and died 6 days later. The coroner found the death preventable. Key prevent…
0y · Male·Perinatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy with severe diffuse cortical necrosis…
George Darcy Key, an 8-day-old neonate, died from perinatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following labour complicated by excessive syntocinon-induced contractions and delayed obstetric intervention. The infant was de…
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