332 results for “emergency patient transfer”
21y · Female·Multiple organ failure due to undefined sepsis (toxic shock syndrome)
…ture results showing elevated neutrophils (suggesting bacterial infection) were not available until after transfer. Expert review suggests earlier blood cultures and empirical antibiotics at 3am on 15 March (after vital …
82y · Female·Peritonitis due to leakage of bowel contents from bowel anastomosis following el…
Winifred Carpenter, 82, died 11 days after a right hemicolectomy for colon cancer from peritonitis due to anastomotic leak. Critical failures occurred on discharge day (10 March 2023): clinicians did not recognize her de…
29y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia
…rily called the Immediate Action Team (IAT) to move him to a camera cell, despite no security or medical emergency existing. During the forceful cell transfer, David was repeatedly restrained in the prone position, comp…
38y · Male·cardiac arrest precipitated by dilutional hyponatraemia
…ncrete formwork project in rural Queensland. He developed symptoms of heat injury at the worksite and was transferred to an on-site clinic where paramedics managed his rapid respiration with oral fluids but failed to esc…
16y · Male·mid-gut volvulus and bowel obstruction, leading to ischaemic bowel and related c…
…ing, and imaging showing caecal malrotation with volvulus—his condition was not recognised as a surgical emergency until late evening. Critical delays in senior physician oversight, delayed CT imaging interpretation, an…
40y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury consequent upon cardiac disease, possible viral infection o…
…l 12 hours later, presenting with atrial fibrillation, tachycardia of 185 bpm, and severe hypoxia. He was transferred to hospital, then airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital with multiple organ failure. Despite appropr…
30y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest
…es; information handover between mental health and police must be thorough and comprehensive; police s351 transfers require adequate clinical assessment; Emergency Department registrars should have access to comprehensiv…
36y · Female·respiratory depression after loss of consciousness caused by mixed drug toxicity…
Rebecca Maher, a 36-year-old Aboriginal woman, died from respiratory depression caused by mixed drug toxicity (high levels of Alprazolam and Methadone) while detained as an intoxicated person at Maitland police station. …
4y · Male·Peritoneal sepsis caused by a perforated duodenal ulcer
A 4-year-old boy with significant global developmental delay and non-verbal communication died from peritoneal sepsis caused by a perforated duodenal ulcer. Presentation included lethargy, poor oral intake, low haemoglob…
40y · Male·Unascertained; opioid withdrawal-related seizure or cardiac arrhythmia could not…
Micky Craig Revera, a 40-year-old man with chronic heroin addiction, died in Melbourne Assessment Prison on 18 February 2019 from unascertained causes. He was arrested on 12 February after erratic driving, underwent poli…
Tate Spencer-Koch: intrapartum hypoxia due to shoulder dystocia; Jahli Hobbs: in…
Three neonates died following complications during planned homebirths attended by midwife Lisa Barrett. Tate Spencer-Koch (4790g, macrosomic) died from intrapartum hypoxia caused by shoulder dystocia; delivery was obstru…
asphyxia sequential to hanging (all three cases); Charles Barlow: schizophrenia …
…ueensland mental health services. Charles Barlow (36, Aboriginal) was denied admission despite requesting transfer to Cairns Base Hospital Mental Health Unit; discharged from Yarrabah hospital to die by suicide hours lat…
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