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QLD2006-06-08

Hewson, Jamie

36y · Male·gunshot wounds to the head and pelvis

Jamie Hewson, a 36-year-old farmer, was killed by police gunshot wounds following an 18-hour siege at his family farm. After allegedly threatening a neighbour with a rifle, a police response escalated from negotiators to…

emergency medicineforensic medicinecommunicationprocedural
WAhospital2006-05-31

Inquest into the Death of nilon

67y · Female·Pneumonia (streptococcus pneumoniae) in a woman receiving treatment for carcinom…

Peggy Anne Nilon, 67, died from pneumonia (streptococcus pneumoniae) at St John of God Hospital Bunbury on 25 February 2003. Her small cell lung cancer had achieved remission following chemotherapy and radiotherapy. A cr…

oncologygeneral practicediagnosticcommunicationcisplatin
SA2006-05-22

Coroner's Finding: GEORGE Patricia Nina

81y · Female·aspiration pneumonia, exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways disease (emphy…

Patricia Nina George, an 81-year-old woman detained under mental health legislation at Glenside Campus, died from aspiration pneumonia, COPD exacerbation and congestive heart failure. A critical ambulance transfer delay …

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemsalbutamol
SAhospital2006-05-12

Coroner's Finding: MARTIN Kirsten Lee

24y · Female·multi organ failure due to meningococcal septicaemia

24-year-old woman presented to ED with fever (40.1°C), headache, myalgia and mild photophobia. RMO Dr R., relatively inexperienced (5 weeks in Australia), examined her thoroughly but focused on excluding meningitis throu…

emergency medicineinfectious diseasesdiagnosticcommunication
SAhospital2006-05-10

Coroner's Finding: SLOAN Adam Edward John

15y · Male·right haemothorax due to lacerations of right lung

A 15-year-old male died from right haemothorax due to lung lacerations sustained in a high-speed motor vehicle collision. The vehicle, driven by an unlicensed 15-year-old driver with faulty brakes, crashed into a tree af…

emergency medicinecardiothoracic surgeryalcohol
NThospital2006-05-04

Inquest into the death of Alena Rankine

2y · Female·Chronic organic brain damage as a consequence of Murray Valley encephalitis

A 2-year-old Aboriginal girl with severe brain damage from Murray Valley encephalitis died in hospital from chronic organic brain damage. She had been in state care since August 2004 due to her profound medical needs inc…

paediatricsinfectious diseasespromethazine
NTcommunity2006-05-04

Inquest into the death of Cynthia Diane Ching

29y · Female·multiple organ failure following persistent sepsis occurring as a complication o…

Cynthia Diane Ching, a 29-year-old Canadian visitor, sustained severe burns (60% of body) on 15 April 2004 when aviation fuel from a makeshift lantern was spilled onto her by one of two helicopter pilots at Kings Creek S…

plastic and reconstructive surgeryintensive careproceduralsystemmorphine
NThospital2006-04-28

Inquest into the death of Zena Stevens

2y · Female·septicaemia

Zena Stevens, a 2.5-year-old Aboriginal girl, died from septicemia at Tennant Creek Hospital on 14 January 2005. She had presented to clinic on 11 January with fever, purulent ears and a recently lanced abscess after rec…

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QLD2006-04-07

Meech, Paul Andrew

40y · Male·Asphyxia caused by a seizure resulting from severe alcohol intoxication. Underly…

Paul Meech, a 40-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, died of asphyxia caused by a seizure from severe alcohol intoxication while in police custody at Hervey Bay watch house. Critical failures occurred: (1) The …

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationhaloperidol
NT2006-03-03

Inquest into the death of Muhammad Heri

37y · Male·Coronary Atherosclerosis

Muhammad Heri, a 37-year-old Indonesian fisherman, died from coronary atherosclerosis while detained in Darwin Harbour on 28 April 2005. He had been held on his fishing vessel for 7 days without medical examination follo…

forensic medicineemergency medicinesystemdelay
QLD2006-02-24

Hendy, Albert William

41y · Male·Coronary artery thrombosis due to or as a consequence of coronary atherosclerosi…

Albert William Hendy, a 41-year-old prisoner, died suddenly in custody from coronary artery thrombosis due to coronary atherosclerosis. He sustained a minor head laceration on the day of death which received appropriate …

emergency medicineforensic medicine
SAcommunity2006-02-22

Coroner's Finding: SINCLAIR-SPAAN Christopher James

21y · Male·Closed head injury and retroperitoneal and pelvic haematoma due to fractured pel…

A 21-year-old man died from massive internal bleeding into the pelvis and retroperitoneum following a motor vehicle collision with a stobie pole in rural South Australia. He was trapped for over 2 hours before extricatio…

intensive caretrauma surgerycommunicationsystem
NThospital2006-01-18

Inquest into the death of David Mather

67y · Male·undetermined; likely exposure and dehydration

David William Mather, a 67-year-old homeless man, was admitted to Royal Darwin Hospital on 29 September 2003 with a displaced compound fracture of the left humerus. He left the ward on 4 October 2003 in hospital pyjamas,…

orthopaedic surgeryemergency medicinecommunicationsystem
SAhospital2006-01-12

Coroner's Finding: EVANS Shaun Michael

22y · Male·Mixed Diflunisal and Buproprion (Zyban) toxicity

A 22-year-old man presented to Royal Adelaide Hospital's Emergency Department after taking approximately 110 Zyban (bupropion) tablets as a suicide attempt. Unknown to treating staff, he had also ingested a potentially l…

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QLDhome2005-12-22

Partridge, Phillip Bruce

37y · Male·Self-inflicted stab wounds to the abdomen

Phillip Bruce Partridge, a 37-year-old man with schizophrenia who had ceased antipsychotic medication, died from self-inflicted stab wounds to the abdomen during a 36-hour police siege at his home. He had exhibited incre…

psychiatryforensic medicineolanzapine
WAhospital2005-12-13

Inquest into the Death of Peter Daryl Samson

20y · Male·Pelvic Injury

Peter Daryl Samson, a 20-year-old Aboriginal male, died from a pelvic fracture sustained in a motor vehicle rollover on 22 September 2003. He was brought to Derby Regional Hospital where he was assessed briefly by nursin…

emergency medicinegeneral practicediagnosticdelayalcohol
WAhospital2005-12-09

Inquest into the Death of Laura Marguerite Sinclair

31y · Female·Post-partum Haemorrhage associated with Amniotic Fluid Embolism and Uterine Hypo…

Laura Marguerite Sinclair, 31-year-old primigravida, died from post-partum haemorrhage associated with amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) and uterine hypotonia. She underwent emergency caesarean section for foetal distress at…

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WAhospital2005-11-25

Inquest into the Death of Waretini

46y · Male·Upper airway obstruction due to acute tonsillitis with laryngeal oedema and haem…

A 46-year-old man with acute tonsillitis complicated by upper airway obstruction died at Cunderdin District Hospital. He presented with severe pharyngitis on 5 September 2002, was admitted to Kellerberrin Memorial Hospit…

general practiceemergency medicinecommunicationsystempenicillin
QLDhome2005-11-16

Perry, Jye Conrad (a child)

3y · Male·fatal stab wounds to the heart inflicted by his aunt Natalia Perry during an app…

A 3-year-old child was fatally stabbed by his aunt, Natalia Perry, a forensic patient with schizophrenia on limited community treatment (LCT), shortly after being discharged from emergency department. Perry had jumped fr…

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationrisperidone
NTcommunity2005-11-11

Inquest into the death of Damien Wayne

25y · Male·blunt head trauma occasioned when the deceased was thrown from a motor vehicle h…

Damien Wayne, an Aboriginal male aged 25, died from blunt head trauma sustained during a motor vehicle accident while being pursued by Northern Territory Police. After failing to stop at a random breath testing station d…

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