146 results for “brain hypoxic-ischaemic injury”
3y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating drowning
…equiring self-closing and self-latching mechanisms. The child was resuscitated but suffered severe hypoxic brain injury and died in hospital. The coroner found the gate's non-compliance resulted from deterioration over …
0y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to an out of hospital cardiac arrest second…
…ion. He was found unresponsive by his aunt and underwent prolonged resuscitation, suffering severe hypoxic brain injury. Despite intensive care management including neuroprotection, chest drain insertion for pneumothora…
33y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to hanging with resuscitation
Matthew Keith Constantine, aged 33, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following a hanging attempt while under home detention. He was released from prison i…
34y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury caused by hanging
Craig Stevens, aged 34, died from hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury following a suicide by hanging on 17 June 2008. Despite police intervention, critical d…
5y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic Encephalopathy due to methadone toxicity
LA, a five-year-old girl, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to methadone toxicity on 22 January 2017. She ingested methadone at her grandfath…
48y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating upper cervical spine and cord inju…
…ar-old construction worker died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following a traumatic cervical spine injury sustained while cutting down a gum tree from a cherry picker. Tree branches struck him, causing loss of co…
1y · Unknown·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy post cardiac arrest due to nicotine toxicity
…ely 15 minutes. He was admitted to intensive care, intubated, but developed irreversible hypoxic ischaemic brain injury. Life support was withdrawn on 10 June 2018. The coroner found this a tragic accident resulting fro…
36y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy and hanging
…, was found hanging in his garage on 5 February 2013 and died 3 days later at Northern Hospital from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. He had experienced major life stressors including business failure, relationship bre…
39y · Male·hypoxic/ischaemic brain damage due to crush injury of chest and abdomen
… fell on him. Co-workers rescued him and commenced CPR; he was transported to hospital but died from hypoxic-ischaemic brain damage. This wholly preventable death highlights critical safety practice: jack stands must al…
0y · Female·Drowning
… likely attempting to view the fish. Despite immediate CPR and rapid hospital transfer, she suffered hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury and was declared brain dead. The coroner found no individual culpability but emphasised…
0y · Male·Head injury
…al evidence showed the child had a constellation of injuries (subdural haemorrhages, retinal haemorrhages, brain swelling, neck ligament injury) highly suggestive of abusive head trauma or violent shaking with/without i…
4y · Male·hypoxic brain injury complicating out of hospital cardiac arrest (unknown cause)
…pnoeic at home on 21 December 2011. Despite immediate CPR and intensive resuscitation, he suffered hypoxic brain injury and died. The precipitating cause of his out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remained unknown despite th…
3y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy as a consequence of near drowning
…rent, fell asleep on the lounge while supervising and was unaware of the open gate. Xaviyah suffered hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and brain death. Clinical lessons: this was completely preventable with adequate supe…
46y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic brain injury as a result of cardiac arrest following a choking…
…-year-old woman with Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome (ODS) and acute psychiatric illness, died from hypoxic brain injury following a choking episode during a meal in a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU). She had a pr…
63y · Male·Unascertained - natural causes. Cardiac arrest with secondary hypoxic-ischaemic …
…nder Mental Health Act orders. Despite reasonable and appropriate care including psychiatric reviews, a CT brain scan, and septic screen, he suffered unexplained cardiac arrest on 29 March 2024 while on the inpatient un…
44y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to heroin and alcohol toxicity
A 44-year-old male died from hypoxic brain injury caused by heroin and alcohol toxicity following an overdose. He had a history of depression, financ…
46y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury complicating a cardiac arrest during anaesthetic …
…ed until late in the resuscitation, at which point it was found in the oesophagus. By then, severe hypoxic brain injury had occurred, leading to brain death. Key lessons: maintain high suspicion for airway malposition d…
69y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to right facial artery pseudoaneurysm r…
…tion. Massive haemorrhage occurred, requiring emergency cricothyrotomy and resuscitation. Subsequent hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury proved fatal. Hospital review identified under-recognition of airway threat and communi…
4y · Female·hypoxic brain injuries
A 4-month-old girl died from hypoxic brain injury following an unexplained, unnatural restriction of oxygen on 13 May 2017. She was found unresponsiv…
48y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest in a patient with sigmoid colon vo…
…resected. Despite successful surgery, the prolonged hypoxia from cardiac arrest resulted in severe hypoxic brain injury. He remained in ICU with minimal neurological recovery and was extubated on 20 June 2004, dying tha…
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