64y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy, secondary to cardiac arrest, secondary to myocardial inf…
A 64-year-old man with paranoid psychosis, poorly controlled diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, congestive cardiac failure, and chronic obstructive airways disease died from hypox…
Male·David Gurralpa: sudden heart attack (coronary atherosclerosis with long-standing…
…traint in prone positions. David Gurralpa, a 39-year-old Aboriginal man with pre-existing coronary artery disease, died of sudden cardiac arrest following police restraint during a domestic disturbance call. Robert Plas…
84y · Male·Overdose of prescription morphine (Ordine oral morphine liquid), self-administer…
An 84-year-old man with advanced emphysema, colorectal cancer history, and severe functional decline took an intentional overdose of prescription morphine at home. In the weeks before death, he experienced progressive dy…
59y · Male·disseminated carcinoma due to right lung carcinoma
…arold, a 59-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia, alcohol-induced brain injury, chronic obstructive airways disease, and diabetes, died in custody from disseminated small cell lung carcinoma. He was transferred to…
78y · Male·suppurative bronchitis complicating chronic obstructive airways disease (emphyse…
…general practitioner's reliance on unvetted aged care staff to monitor a patient with chronic respiratory disease, continuing prescription renewals without examination for 8 months; (2) absence of regular clinical revie…
61y · Female·respiratory failure consistent with end-stage chronic obstructive airways disord…
A 61-year-old woman with chronic obstructive airways disease, liver disease, depression, and alcohol dependence died from respiratory failure. Her general pra…
86y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease on a background of valvular heart disease, prostatic enl…
…d prisoner with multiple chronic illnesses (COPD, atrial fibrillation, emphysema) died of ischaemic heart disease in a palliative care unit. He was admitted to hospital on 21 April 2019 with end-stage COPD and died 19 d…
55y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
Stefan Wakeman, aged 55, died of ischaemic heart disease while in custody at Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre on 9 June 2019. Autopsy revealed significant…
77y · Male·Complications of chronic obstructive airways disease and ischaemic heart disease
John Paul Barnett, a 77-year-old prisoner with complex medical history including COPD, ischaemic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, and recently diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, died at St Vincent's Hospital on C…
65y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia with antecedent cause of secondary progressive multiple scl…
Darryle Rodney Gilbert, a 65-year-old man with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, died from aspiration pneumonia on 30 December 2022 at Austin Hospital. He had been admitted on 19 December 2022 with aspirated pneu…
88y · Male·bilateral acute bronchopneumonia on a background of chronic obstructive airways …
An 88-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic schizophrenia died of bilateral acute bronchopneumonia while subject to a Mental Health Act d…
80y · Male·Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with dementia, diabetes mellitus and hyp…
An 80-year-old man with extensive medical comorbidities (atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, dementia, diabetes, hypertension, COAD, previous MI with bypass grafts) died in custody at Long Bay Hosp…
72y · Male·inanition of terminal metastatic carcinoma of the left lung
…Act died of inanition from terminal metastatic lung cancer at an aged care facility. He had advanced lung disease from chronic smoking and was diagnosed with inoperable, aggressive lung cancer with brain metastases in e…
77y · Male·multi-organ failure secondary to myocardial infarction
…to myocardial infarction. He had multiple comorbidities including diabetes, hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, and heart failure. Pressure ulcers developed during his initial hospital stay and became colonised with …
53y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis; chronic obstructive airways disease; chronic cholecyst…
…m away, but expert review concluded this was unlikely to have altered outcome given his severe underlying disease and already unresponsive state upon nurse arrival. Medical care provided was appropriate and met communit…
40y · Male·respiratory failure due to Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
…coroner found sedation from multiple CNS depressants combined with his comorbidities (chronic obstructive airways disease, morbid obesity, undiagnosed coronary artery disease) likely triggered collapse. Critical lessons…
83y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease secondary to coronary atherosclerosis
Neil Bethune, 83, died from ischaemic heart disease with coronary atherosclerosis while an involuntary psychiatric patient at Normanby House. He was admitted…
79y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease
John Angeles, aged 79, died of ischaemic heart disease while serving a life sentence for murder. He had severe triple-vessel coronary disease, chronic lung dise…
89y · Male·multi-organ failure on a background of advanced dementia and small cell lung can…
…y at Yatala Labour Prison. He entered prison aged 83 with complex medical needs including ischaemic heart disease, COPD, and diabetes. Over his six-year incarceration, he received regular medical care from prison medica…
66y · Male·drowning
…e-down approximately 300 metres from where he had been fishing. Autopsy revealed advanced coronary artery disease but this did not directly contribute to death; drowning was confirmed by findings of pulmonary oedema and…
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