562 results for “intellectual_disability”
30y · Male·Exsanguination due to an incision in the radial vein of his right wrist
Michael David John Nolan, aged 30, died in prison from exsanguination following a self-inflicted laceration to his radial vein. He had complex mental health needs including schizophrenia, acquired brain injury, developme…
73y · Female·Pneumonia (palliated)
Barbara Grace Bright, 73, died of pneumonia at Frankston Hospital. She was a long-term resident of specialist disability accommodation with cerebral palsy, dysphagia, epilepsy, and intellectual disability. From July 2024…
40y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
Jeffrey McCarty, a 40-year-old man with cerebral palsy, severe intellectual disability, dysphagia and recurrent aspiration pneumonia, died from aspiration pneumonia after being placed on a palliative pathway. The coroner…
22y · Female·accidental drowning
A 22-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability and no formal swimming training drowned at Somerset Beach, Tasmania. She was in waist-deep water with her carer and another child when a strong rip current…
57y · Female·Deterioration in setting of advanced dementia on a background of down syndrome
A 57-year-old woman with Down syndrome and advanced Alzheimer's dementia died from natural causes following a period of functional decline. She was residing in a Specialist Disability Accommodation facility and receiving…
78y · Female·aspiration on a background of psychogenic dysphagia, intellectual impairment and…
Jean Anne Adamson, aged 78, died from aspiration on a background of psychogenic dysphagia, intellectual impairment, and chronic schizophrenia. She had experienced a swallowing phobia that recurred in September 2014, lead…
51y · Female·Sigmoid volvulus in the setting of COVID-19 infection
Caroline Meallin, aged 51, died from sigmoid volvulus in the setting of COVID-19 infection. She was admitted to Austin Hospital on 12 August 2023 from a disability accommodation facility where she lived with intellectual…
42y · Female·Choking on a food bolus
Deva Frijlink, aged 42 years with intellectual disability and schizoaffective disorder, died from choking on a food bolus during a supervised mealtime excursion. She was under the care of a support worker at a shared acc…
55y · Male·Urosepsis and pneumonia, with contributing factor of Down syndrome
Gregory Duffy, a 55-year-old man with Down syndrome and intellectual disability living in supported accommodation, died from urosepsis and pneumonia following recurrent urinary tract infections. He had multiple UTIs duri…
64y · Male·Unascertained natural causes
Paul Christopher George, a 64-year-old man with Borjeson-Forssman-Lehman Syndrome and dysphagia, died unexpectedly on 17 June 2024 while in the care of a support worker. He experienced repeated coughing fits during the d…
17y · Male·Unascertained in the setting of volatile substance abuse
Master S, a 17-year-old Yorta Yorta young man, died on 3 July 2017 at the Bert Williams Hostel from a cause unascertained in the setting of volatile substance abuse (chroming Rexona deodorant). He had a history of exposu…
54y · Male·Complications following an old prior cerebrovascular accident - aspiration pneum…
Gary Mayrhofer, a 54-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, epilepsy and visual impairment, died from aspiration pneumonia following a stroke in September 2023 that caused right-sided paralysis and sw…
45y · Female·Pneumonia complicating cerebral palsy and epilepsy
Claire Fogarty was a 45-year-old woman with severe cerebral palsy, epilepsy and intellectual disability who was profoundly disabled and resided in a supported care facility. She developed a cough and wheeze on 24 Decembe…
53y · Female·Metastatic breast cancer
Nicole Buckley, a 53-year-old Wurundjeri woman with complex medical needs including Dandy-Walker syndrome, intellectual disability, and metastatic breast cancer, died of her malignancy at Sunshine Hospital. She was admit…
65y · Female·Status epilepticus complicating cerebral palsy
Ms Francis, a 65-year-old woman with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability, died from status epilepticus after multiple hospital admissions for aspiration pneumonia and declining functional status. She had recurrent…
62y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating acute upper airway obstruction by …
John Kamps, a 62-year-old man with intellectual disability, autism, epilepsy, and dysphagia, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following airway obstruction by food bolus. He choked on toast at breakfast despite …
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
Robert Djurovich, a 58-year-old man with Down syndrome, dementia, epilepsy, and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, died from aspiration pneumonia on 1 January 2023 after admission to Maroondah Hospital on 1 November 2022…
61y · Male·aspiration pneumonia in a man with Down syndrome and early onset dementia
Stephen Feltscheer, a 61-year-old man with Down syndrome and early onset dementia living in Specialist Disability Accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia. He was admitted to hospital on 25 July 2024 with a two-day …
58y · Male·Pneumonia and urosepsis in a man with multiple comorbidities including Down synd…
Alan James Drake, 58-year-old man with Down syndrome and multiple comorbidities, died of pneumonia and urosepsis. He presented to his GP on 16 July with suspected urinary tract infection, treated with oral antibiotics as…
43y · Male·Complications of valvular heart disease
Michael James Batten, a 43-year-old with intellectual disability and schizophrenia, died from complications of aortic valve stenosis. A transoesophageal echocardiogram in June 2022 demonstrated severe aortic stenosis req…
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