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62y · Female·end-stage heart failure due to cardiac amyloidosis
A 62-year-old woman with end-stage cardiac amyloidosis died from cardiogenic shock approximately 90 minutes after being placed on a Level 1 inpatient treatment order. She had wished to discontinue treatment, reflecting h…
66y · Male·Multi-system failure and ischaemic gut after left nephrectomy complicated by mas…
A 66-year-old man died from multi-system failure and ischaemic bowel following laparoscopic left nephrectomy complicated by massive haemorrhage and vascular injury. During surgery for renal carcinoma, the surgeon attempt…
36y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest occurring during restrain…
Scott Maxwell Heneker, aged 36, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest occurring during physical restraint by a homeowner. The deceased had entered the homeowner's house without permission while…
63y · Male·blunt head and chest trauma from motor vehicle collision
Edmund Smordowski, a 63-year-old cyclist, was struck from behind by an 83-year-old driver, Kevin Rice, and died from blunt head and chest trauma. The collision occurred because Rice was unable to maintain his vehicle wit…
87y · Female·digoxin toxicity with hyperkalaemia
An 87-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation, chronic pain, and renal failure intentionally overdosed on approximately 79 digoxin tablets. She called the ambulance and disclosed the overdose. Despite receiving activated…
76y · Male·General inanition due to end stage Parkinson's disease
Sandor Petrich, aged 76, died of general inanition due to end-stage Parkinson's disease at a nursing home. He had been diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2005 and presented with advanced disease including immobility, incontin…
90y · Male·acute myocardial infarction on a background of ischaemic heart disease, pneumoni…
A 90-year-old man with extensive cardiac history (previous bypass surgery and pacemaker) died of acute myocardial infarction following pneumonia and cognitive decline. He was admitted to hospital after falls, with docume…
77y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to dysphagia on a background of dementia
Edward Morgan Rau, aged 77, died from aspiration pneumonia secondary to dysphagia in the context of dementia. He was admitted to hospital on 29 October 2014 after choking on food. A speech pathologist assessed him as hav…
84y · Male·general inanition on a background of dementia with contributing ischaemic and hy…
Alfred Geoffrey Bannister, aged 84, died at Monreith Aged Care Facility from general inanition on a background of dementia with contributing ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. He had progressive cognitive decline …
30y · Male·Disseminated mycobacterium avium complex infection complicating HIV infection
A 30-year-old man with HIV infection died from disseminated mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection. He had been subject to a guardianship order since July 2013 due to repeated refusal of antiretroviral therapy and o…
63y · Male·respiratory failure due to chronic denervation atrophy due to peripheral neuropa…
Steven William Hazlett, aged 63, died of respiratory failure due to chronic denervation atrophy from axonal degenerative peripheral neuropathy with contributing ischaemic heart disease. He was admitted to hospital with p…
83y · Male·general inanition due to advanced dementia on a background of ischaemic heart di…
An 83-year-old man with advanced dementia and ischaemic heart disease died of general inanition at a secure nursing home where he was subject to guardianship orders. He was admitted after refusing voluntary residence els…
84y · Female·pneumonia with contributing Alzheimer's dementia
Doreen Mary Putsey, aged 84, died of pneumonia with contributing Alzheimer's dementia at an aged care facility where she was subject to guardianship orders. She had been in declining health with cough and dyspnoea from m…
79y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to pneumonia and bleeding duodenal ulcer complicating su…
A 79-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease and dementia fell at home, sustaining a left hip fracture requiring surgery. Post-operatively, he developed hospital-acquired pneumonia, upper gastrointestinal bleeding from…
90y · Male·bowel obstruction leading to acute renal failure, sepsis and respiratory failure
A 90-year-old man with advanced dementia and multiple comorbidities died from bowel obstruction causing acute renal failure, sepsis, and respiratory failure. He had recently been placed in aged care under guardianship or…
81y · Male·haemopericardium due to ruptured myocardial infarction due to coronary artery at…
Frank Dorman, an 81-year-old man under guardianship orders residing in aged care, died from a ruptured myocardial infarction with haemopericardium due to coronary artery thrombosis. He was found deceased in his bathroom …
82y · Male·Pneumonia on a background of severe mixed Alzheimer's and vascular dementia
An 82-year-old man with severe mixed Alzheimer's and vascular dementia died of pneumonia while detained under a Mental Health Act Level 2 Inpatient Treatment Order at a specialized psychogeriatric facility. He had been t…
81y · Female·aspiration pneumonia on a background of severe dysphagia and right hemiplegia
An 81-year-old woman with severe dysphagia and right hemiplegia from previous stroke died of aspiration pneumonia after vomiting while sleeping following PEG feeding. She was subject to guardianship and detention under t…
63y · Male·severe refractory heart failure despite coronary artery bypass and repeated prol…
A 63-year-old man detained under migration law died from severe refractory biventricular heart failure despite coronary artery bypass grafting and intensive cardiovascular support. He presented with cardiomyopathy, poorl…
78y · Male·cardiomegaly with left ventricular hypertrophy and atherosclerotic cardiovascula…
Ronald William Hopkins, aged 78, died in Mount Gambier Prison on 20 April 2014 from cardiomegaly with left ventricular hypertrophy and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with contributing chronic obstructive pulmona…
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