397 results for “asphyxia”
54y · Male·asphyxia due to hanging
A 54-year-old man with long-standing mental health issues, substance use disorder, and terminal lung cancer died by hanging. He had a history of suicide attempts and was receiving palliative care. In his final months, he…
29y · Female·Effects of fire
SR, a 29-year-old who died in a residential house fire in Werribee, Victoria on 26 November 2022. The fire originated from an electrical device (likely a vape or iPad) or smouldering cigarette in an upstairs bedroom. Whi…
0y · Female·Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Category 2)
…sy, the infant had evidence of myocarditis (likely CMV-related) of unclear significance. While mechanical asphyxia from parental overlaying was initially considered, the coroner could not definitively establish that pare…
81y · Male·plastic bag asphyxia
George Cameron, an 81-year-old man, died by asphyxiation using a plastic bag while in custody at Parklea Correctional Centre on 8 September 2017. He had been …
Male·traumatic asphyxia due to mine accident (loader operator falling into stope and …
…l 29 metres into a stope while he was backfilling. He was crushed by backfill material, causing traumatic asphyxiation. The coroner found that a temporary steel stop log would likely have prevented his death. The backfil…
68y · Male·PLASTIC BAG AND NITROGEN GAS ASPHYXIA
68-year-old man with terminal, inoperable pancreatic cancer died by asphyxiation using a plastic bag and nitrogen gas. He sought access to Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) through his …
71y · Male·Plastic bag asphyxia and argon gas inhalation
A 71-year-old man with metastatic bladder cancer, chronic renal failure, and recent dialysis initiation deliberately ended his life using argon gas inhalation. Over 12 years of progressive cancer treatment, multiple surg…
53y · Male·asphyxia due to upper airway occlusion by a foreign body (blanket)
…ar-old man with complex psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia, depression, intellectual disability) died by asphyxiation after stuffing a blanket into his mouth while in a High Dependency Unit of a psychiatric hospital. He…
1y · Male·neck compression due to hanging from curtain cord
…ad fallen behind the curtain. Death occurred within minutes and was not preventable given the rapidity of asphyxiation in infants. However, the case highlights a well-recognised hazard to toddlers. The coroner emphasised…
76y · Male·Chest and pelvic injuries sustained in a ride-on lawn mower incident
A 76-year-old man died from chest and pelvic injuries sustained when a ride-on mower he was operating rolled over while towing a heavily laden trailer (>200 kg) across a sloped paddock. The mower's small wheelbase and na…
Unknown·Sodium nitrite toxicity
Two deaths from sodium nitrite toxicity: Laurence Cox (63) and his daughter Ryley Cox (32). Laurence had a history of depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and medical conditions including emphysema and legal blindness, and…
1y · Male·Accidental hanging (entrapment in looped window blind cord)
A 19-month-old toddler died from accidental asphyxiation after becoming entrapped in a looped window blind cord in the parents' bedroom. The child, known to b…
3y · Male·Complications of severe ischaemic/hypoxic brain injury
…sted regarding whether the brain injury resulted from severe head impact with secondary ischaemia or from asphyxia. The child's father admitted shaking the baby but experts considered this insufficient to cause the obser…
63y · Male·asphyxia caused by hanging
…d Ernest Stefaniw, a 63-year-old man with cerebral palsy, cognitive impairment, and chronic pain, died by asphyxiation while detained at Roy Fagan Centre. He was unhappy about his guardianship order and detention. A soli…
35y · Male·unascertained - multifactorial: underlying ischaemic heart disease, drug intoxic…
David Perry, aged 35, died from unascertained causes during police arrest at Bellbrae on 11 January 2019. He presented to The Alfred with acute paranoia, hallucinations and agitation following synthetic cannabis use, and…
0y · Female·Global hypoxic-ischaemic injury of unknown cause
…tive care approach was agreed. The precise mechanism of the hypoxic insult—whether accidental (positional asphyxia, airway obstruction) or otherwise—could not be determined despite thorough investigation. The coroner fou…
7y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in the setting of a breech delivery
A neonate born at home in breech presentation without medical assistance suffered hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and died at 7 days old. The mother had been counselled by hospital obstetricians about risks of home bree…
32y · Male·asphyxia arising from neck compression from self-inflicted ligature strangulatio…
Glen Russell, 32, died by suicide in Cessnock Correctional Centre while on remand. He had a complex history including childhood sexual assault, schizophrenia diagnosis, heroin use, and recent self-harm episodes. Although…
15y · Female·compression of the neck
Sue Hui Wang, a 15-year-old student, died from compression of the neck between 16-19 September 2010 at her home in Balwyn, Victoria. The coroner found the exact circumstances of death unknown, unable to determine definit…
75y · Female·Avulsion of the inferior vena cava from the heart due to severe crush injury of …
A 75-year-old woman died from crush injuries sustained when her 1982 Mitsubishi Sigma sedan reversed unexpectedly whilst she was behind it. The vehicle's automatic transmission selector linkage had worn bushes, allowing …
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