397 results for “asphyxia”
64y · Male·plastic bag asphyxia
…64-year-old man with long-standing depression, personality disorder, and chronic pain died by plastic bag asphyxiation in a psychiatric hospital open ward. He had been admitted involuntarily after expressing suicidal ide…
11y · Male·unascertained
… of death was established; possible causes included sudden cardiac arrhythmia, seizure-related positional asphyxia, dehydration/malnutrition, or infection. The coroner found that Communities should have arranged medical …
47y · Female·plastic bag asphyxia
…been removed during search) and a plastic bag (not then prohibited) were accessible to her. She died from asphyxiation using these items. Key failings: inadequate search of belongings on transfer between units; plastic b…
0y · Female·Neonatal death in the setting of meconium aspiration
A term neonate died from meconium aspiration three hours after spontaneous labour onset. The mother had presented to hospital the previous day with decreased foetal movements and was discharged without comprehensive asse…
86y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia
An 86-year-old woman with delirium, depression, and multiple cardiac comorbidities died by asphyxiation with a plastic bag while in a transitional care facility. She had expressed wishes to die, references…
37y · Female·asphyxia due to hanging
A 37-year-old woman with major depression and Crohn's disease was admitted to hospital following a suicide attempt. She was discharged after less than two days following clinical improvement, against her husband's reserv…
40y · Female·Crush injury to the chest
Gaylee Kati, a 40-year-old waste collection driver, was crushed against a power pole by the side loader arm of her truck on 28 June 2004. She had used cannabis after leaving the depot and before her death. She exited her…
69y · Male·asphyxia by hanging
A 69-year-old man with depression, prostate cancer, and recent suicide attempt was admitted to MAPU (general medical ward) after intensive care treatment. He was deemed low suicide risk and the one-on-one attendant was d…
54y · Male·carbon monoxide asphyxia
…e alcohol dependence, chronic depression, and multiple previous suicide attempts, died by carbon monoxide asphyxiation. He presented to Royal Hobart Hospital ED on 16 December 2017 with suicidal ideation while intoxicate…
39y · Male·neck compression (due to hanging) and plastic bag asphyxia
John Steve Costi, aged 39, died by suicide in Adelaide Remand Centre on 27 November 2013. He fashioned a ligature from bedding strips and hanged himself using an unusual hanging point in his single cell between 4am and 6…
Male·Suffocation as a result of acute petrol vapour inhalation
Three Aboriginal males died from acute petrol vapour inhalation while sniffing in remote Northern Territory communities. Napthan Presley (14 years, Willowra), Wallace Coulthard (21 years, Mutitjulu), and Trevor Brumby (3…
27y · Male·Sudden cardiac arrest in the context of physical and psychological exertion duri…
Steven Nixon-McKellar, a 27-year-old First Nations man, died following a physical altercation with Queensland Police officers attempting to arrest him on 7 October 2021. He suffered cardiac arrest during restraint, with …
41y · Male·asphyxia due to neck compression following ligature suspension (hanging)
DR was a 41-year-old man with bipolar disorder, severe alcohol dependence, and multiple psychosocial stressors including family violence, homelessness, and financial crisis. In October 2023, he presented with acute mania…
21y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury in the setting of drug toxicity
21-year-old Bazouni Bazouni died from hypoxic brain injury following methamphetamine toxicity ingested at Port Philip Prison. While the coroner concluded the death was not preventable given the excessive drug ingestion, …
18y · Male·asphyxia by hanging; intentional self-harm
Joshua, 18, died by suicide at an ANU residential hall in August 2018, several weeks after a serious self-harm incident requiring hospitalisation. Key clinical lessons emerge: (1) Inadequate coordination between ACT Ment…
Male·Asphyxia, caused by the inhalation of severely oxygen-depleted air
Paul McGuire, an experienced mine electrician, died from asphyxiation after opening a partially sealed hatch door to a GOAF (worked-out coal area) containing severely oxyg…
Unknown·asphyxiation in a child with drug effect
… sedative medication (Restavit) on the afternoon of the deaths and administered it to the children before asphyxiating them. Police received a welfare check request at 6:45pm when the mother reported concerning statement…
Unknown·Multiple causes: Antony Way died from stab wounds to neck and trunk; Tania Simps…
…their Robina apartment on 15 May 2011. He then abducted their 5-year-old daughter Kyla, drove to NSW, and asphyxiated her before killing himself. Rogers displayed escalating controlling, stalking, and obsessive behaviour…
53y · Male·asphyxia from combined effects of neck compression from hanging and suffocation …
John Trenorden died by suicide in prison following his arrest for allegedly murdering his former business partner Penelope Christopher. Police correctly identified him as at-risk after he attempted to step in front of tr…
21y · Male·upper airway obstruction and plastic bag asphyxia
Matthew Aaron Condie, a 21-year-old prisoner serving a 12-year sentence at Port Phillip Prison, died by asphyxiation using a plastic bag on 27-28 September 2007. The coroner found his death was potentially preventable …
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