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0y · Female·Pneumococcal meningitis
Allegra, aged 6 months, died of pneumococcal meningitis after a Healthdirect telephone triage call on 28 April 2010 that resulted in inappropriate home-care advice. She presented with fever (38.9°C), shallow rapid breath…
21y · Female·Multiple organ failure as a result of overwhelming Streptococcus pyogenes (Group…
Sara Hampel, 21 years old, died from sepsis caused by necrotising fasciitis (Group A Streptococcus) on 14 October 2011, presenting 8 days post-partum with severe leg pain and multiple signs of sepsis. Critical failures i…
18y · Male·rupture of a left frontal cerebral abscess
An 18-year-old male detainee at Ashley Youth Detention Centre died from rupture of a left frontal cerebral abscess likely caused by sinus infection. Craig was admitted on remand in early October 2010 and presented with i…
9y · Male·Disseminated melioidosis
William Bligh, a 9-year-old boy from Palm Island, died from disseminated melioidosis on 24 February 2013. He presented with fever and cough from 2 February, initially assessed as viral illness. Over 11 days, he was revie…
55y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
Joseph Micallef, a 55-year-old man with cerebral palsy and epilepsy living in high care accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia. He had longstanding dysphagia related to his cerebral palsy, which had caused multipl…
84y · Male·respiratory failure due to hospital-acquired pneumonia
Ronald Geoffrey Weeks, aged 84, died of respiratory failure due to hospital-acquired pneumonia following a hip fracture sustained in a fall at James Nash House psychiatric facility. He was serving an 8-year sentence for …
16y · Male·Bacterial meningitis
A 16-year-old previously healthy boy died from bacterial meningitis after being misdiagnosed with gastroenteritis at a general practice. He presented with a 3-day history of vomiting, severe headache, and fever. The GP r…
38y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of cerebral palsy
Argyrios Carras, a 38-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, scoliosis and oesophagitis, died from aspiration pneumonia. He was dependent on PEG feeding and had a history of recurrent respiratory infe…
47y · Male·pneumonia
Wayne Eadie, a 47-year-old man with intellectual disability living in residential care, died from community-acquired pneumonia complicated by acute-on-chronic renal failure. He presented unwell on 3 February 2012 and was…
57y · Male·thalamic haemorrhage with ventricular extension
A 57-year-old man with hypertension and atrial fibrillation suffered a massive thalamic haemorrhage while at home and was declared brain dead at hospital. His organs were donated to three recipients who all died within s…
64y · Female·Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)-like arenavirus infection, post liver …
A 64-year-old woman died on 3 January 2007 from a lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)-like arenavirus acquired through cadaveric liver transplantation. The donor had recently returned from Serbia with unexplained w…
63y · Female·Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)-like virus infection; post failed rena…
A 63-year-old woman received a renal transplant from a cadaveric donor who had died of cerebral hemorrhage. She developed delayed graft function and deteriorated post-operatively, ultimately dying from a novel lymphocyti…
44y · Female·Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)-like virus infection following failed …
A 44-year-old woman died on 1 January 2007, six days after receiving a cadaveric renal transplant. She was one of three organ recipients from the same donor who died within six days of each other from a novel lymphocytic…
54y · Male·Respiratory failure due to aspiration pneumonia and acute autonomic and sensory …
Norman Ebanezer John Smith, aged 54, a long-term psychiatric patient under guardianship, died of respiratory failure due to aspiration pneumonia and acute neuropathy complicating severe hyponatraemia (sodium 109). He pre…
Unknown·Ms Fensom: influenza A (H1N1 2009, pandemic swine flu) with myocarditis causing …
Two deaths from H1N1 influenza in 2009. Ms Fensom (41) died from myocarditis complicating swine flu after inadequate recognition and management of persistent hypotension at Millicent Hospital. Her condition required esca…
86y · Male·Sepsis associated with a pericolic abscess, complicated by terminal large intest…
An 86-year-old life-sentenced prisoner died from sepsis associated with a pericolic abscess complicated by terminal gastrointestinal haemorrhage. He had extensive comorbidities including bilateral amputations, cardiac fa…
31y · Male·Injuries sustained in a fall from height
William Poskitt, a 31-year-old man with recently diagnosed HIV and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, died by suicide during a 4-day hospital admission. Despite requesting psychiatric assessment three times and displaying c…
50y · Female·septicaemia
Julie Anne Bramble, a 50-year-old woman with alcohol dependence and recent drug use, died from septicaemia on 1 April 2011 at her home in Bundaberg. Over 4-5 days prior to death, she developed progressive symptoms includ…
28y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to Clostridium perfringens myonecrosis complicating lipo…
Lauren Edgar, a 28-year-old woman, died of multi-organ failure from Clostridium perfringens myonecrosis (gas gangrene) following a liposuction procedure performed by Dr K. on 5 March 2008. She presented to hospital on 8 …
34y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to anaphylactic shock due to antibiotic all…
A 34-year-old woman died from anaphylactic shock to Ceclor, a cephalosporin antibiotic prescribed for otitis externa. Her medical records clearly documented allergies to cephalosporins (Ibilex) and sulphur-based antibiot…
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