38y · Male·Single stab wound to the chest (cause inflicted by person unknown)
A 38-year-old man died from a single stab wound to the chest that penetrated his heart, suffered during a street altercation in Shepparton. The coroner could not definitively determine who inflicted the fatal wound despi…
48y · Male·Multi-organ failure from acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage associated with oeso…
Peter Tasman Cannell, aged 48, died in Flinders Medical Centre from multi-organ failure due to acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage from oesophageal varices on a background of liver cirrhosis. He had a medical…
78y · Female·Acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage
Ms Beverly Davidge, a 78-year-old woman with intellectual disability living in residential care, died from acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage in hospital. She presented initially with haematemesis and melaena on 11 Nove…
Male·acute ethanol intoxication or positional asphyxia due to acute alcohol intoxicat…
Four males aged 50-53 died from acute alcohol intoxication or positional asphyxia secondary to alcohol toxicity after single heavy drinking epis…
24y · Female·peri-myocarditis in the presence of sub clinical Addison's disease
… diagnosed with viral pleurisy without specific investigations for Addison's disease. While her low-normal blood pressure and significant weight loss were features of Addison's, the expert found these were appropriately…
88y · Male·acute traumatic left cerebral convexity subdural haematoma
… on 10 August 2022, injuring his thumb. He presented to the ED alert and orientated, denying head strike or loss of consciousness. His thumb dislocation was treated and no brain imaging was performed. Two days later he c…
18y · Male·Blunt impact trauma to the torso with acute alcohol intoxication; motor vehicle …
…iver with a zero alcohol licence died from blunt torso trauma after high-speed collision with a tree while acutely intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.20%, four times the legal limit). He was not wearing a seatbelt, driving re…
23y · Male·Suicide by hanging
…iginal man, died by suicide by hanging in his home in Darwin on 25 August 2010. He was highly intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.268%) and deeply distressed. Contributing factors included recent family separation, arguments w…
18y · Male·Incised wound to right axilla with complete transection of basilic vein, brachia…
…pilot's perspective on weather constraints not directly included in the clinical teleconference; (3) whole blood and clotting factors availability in rural hospitals remains critically inadequate; and (4) protocols for …
43y · Male·ischaemic small intestine due to incarceration of bowel in a mesenteric defect
…l mesenteric defect. He presented with abdominal pain on 8-9 May 2009 and was appropriately diagnosed with acute abdomen and transferred to hospital. Expert surgical review confirmed staff provided standard-of-care mana…
82y · Female·acute pyelonephritis complicating base of bladder malignancy
Joyce Binch, 82, died of acute pyelonephritis from bladder malignancy while detained under mental health legislation. She was admitted wi…
33y · Male·Aspiration plus hypothermia secondary to severe alcohol intoxication
…ne 2009, he consumed large quantities of alcohol (beer and whiskey) over approximately 3 hours, reaching a blood alcohol concentration of 0.38 g/100mL. Despite showing signs of severe intoxication, the publican Mr Willi…
55y · Male·probable sepsis in the setting of immunosuppression, a skin wound and chronic di…
… died of sepsis in January 2017. He presented with progressive symptoms including chronic diarrhoea, weight loss (16kg in 8 weeks), a gluteal abscess, nausea, vomiting, and deteriorating renal function (creatinine rising…
1y · Female·acute on chronic respiratory failure
…pton, aged 22 months with Down's syndrome and chronic respiratory disease requiring home oxygen, died from acute on chronic respiratory failure following a dog bite attack. Injuries caused blood loss which, combined wit…
51y · Male·drowning
Craig Alan Cowen, aged 51, drowned after falling into water at Dover wharf while acutely intoxicated. He had consumed alcohol to excess and cannabis before attempting to leave a vessel late at …
38y · Male·Multiple self-inflicted stab wounds to the chest causing significant internal or…
Scott Matthew Taylor, aged 38, died from self-inflicted stab wounds to the chest sustained while police attempted to detain him on 14 January 2012. Police attended his residence to interview him regarding rape allegation…
25y · Female·Head injuries
Lorraine Jane Hansen, 25, died from head injuries on 29 June 2016 after being found on a roadway in Willetton, Western Australia. She had been involved in a chaotic social gathering with alcohol, arguments, and physical …
17y · Male·stab wound to the right side of the chest penetrating the lower right lung
… was identified as the assailant. The injury penetrated the right lung causing massive haemothorax (1300ml blood) and airway obstruction by clot. Though the wound was initially survivable, Roberts collapsed during the 2…
30y · Male·Positional asphyxia and inhalation of blood due to motor vehicle accident
…making survival unlikely even with immediate intervention. The critical clinical lesson is that post-crash blood aspiration and positional factors caused asphyxia; the officers' response was appropriate given their reas…
44y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the trunk and right thigh with subsequent blood loss
…trauma following his son's suicide, was shot by NSW Police during a knife confrontation. He presented with acute intoxication (alcohol and methamphetamine), substance-induced psychotic episode, paranoid delusions about …
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