677 results for “cardiac arrest”
49y · Male·pneumonia, hypoxic brain injury and cardiac arrest
…lth order, and shackled to bed. After freeing himself and being restrained by security staff, he suffered cardiac arrest with hypoxic brain injury and died. Contributing factors included failure to recognise cannabis wi…
34y · Male·cardiorespiratory arrest during struggle and restraint in a man with methylamphe…
… intoxication (blood level 1.2 mg/L) and focal coronary artery atherosclerosis died from cardiorespiratory arrest during a struggle and restraint by a homeowner and subsequent police officers. The deceased had entered th…
56y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest
…ony Gaylard, a 56-year-old man with severe intellectual disability living in residential care, suffered a cardiac arrest on 14 September 2012 (note: document states 2007 in one place, 2012 elsewhere; finding date is 21 …
59y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis
…urner, 59, died from ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a medical clinic car park. He experienced symptoms of chest discomfort and breathing difficulty…
64y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy, secondary to cardiac arrest, secondary to myocardial inf…
… paranoid psychosis, poorly controlled diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, congestive cardiac failure, and chronic obstructive airways disease died from hypoxic encephalopathy following myocardial in…
59y · Male·idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (probably alcohol related)
…year-old Aboriginal man died of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in a Darwin police watch house following arrest for the minor offence of drinking in a designated public place. He had severe, documented cardiac disease …
79y · Male·Valvular ischaemic heart disease in association with coronary arteriosclerosis
…-old prisoner with a long history of ischaemic heart disease and coronary arteriosclerosis suffered fatal cardiac arrest in his cell at Karnet Prison Farm. He had been appropriately managed with regular cardiovascular r…
22y · Female·cardiac arrest of uncertain cause noting the existence of drug toxicity; the dru…
Faithe Baxter, aged 22, died from cardiac arrest due to methamphetamine toxicity after using multiple drugs including methamphetamine, benzodiazepi…
56y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following insulin and benzodiazepine overdose
…umulated over time and insulin stolen from his mother on 10-11 November 2018. He was found unconscious in cardiac arrest with severe hypoglycaemia. Despite paramedic resuscitation and hospital treatment including intuba…
87y · Female·digoxin toxicity with hyperkalaemia
…ite receiving activated charcoal and appropriate ICU care with 26 vials of DigiFab antidote, she suffered cardiac arrest and died from digoxin toxicity with hyperkalaemia. The coroner found that hospital staff took all …
54y · Male·Global hypoxic brain injury, cardiac arrest and blunt trauma to cervical spine
JI, a 54-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, died from global hypoxic brain injury, cardiac arrest and cervical spine trauma following a fall onto a metal grate during an altercation with another r…
50y · Female·Cardiac hypertrophy in the setting of epilepsy
…-old woman with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, schizophrenia, epilepsy and dysphagia, died from cardiac hypertrophy in the setting of epilepsy. She experienced falls and declining mobility in the months preced…
67y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction
…taff provided initial assistance; an ambulance was called at 11:24pm after a 14-minute delay. He suffered cardiac arrest, was resuscitated by paramedics, but remained comatose with significant hypoxic damage. He died at…
58y · Female·pneumonia and cardiac failure complicated by hypoxic brain injury
A 58-year-old woman with autism and severe intellectual disability died from pneumonia and cardiac failure complicated by hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest. She had been institutionalised at G…
50y · Male·Cardiomegaly and ischaemic coronary artery disease
A 50-year-old man with significant cardiac risk factors (family history of heart disease, prior coronary stent, diabetes, hypertension, hypercholest…
45y · Female·Epilepsy
…-year-old woman with chronic epilepsy and intellectual disability died following a prolonged seizure with cardiac arrest at a supported accommodation facility. She was found fitting, became unresponsive and apnoeic with…
31y · Male·Undetermined
Ashley Washington, a 31-year-old Kamilaroi man, died after police restraint and sedation during arrest in Toowoomba. He was apprehended following a report of property theft and stabbed a police dog and officer…
20y · Male·diffuse hypoxic brain injury complicating exsanguination and cardiac arrest seco…
Zachary Tyler Hyde, aged 20, died from diffuse hypoxic brain injury following exsanguination and cardiac arrest caused by a stab wound to the left femoral artery inflicted during an altercation. This case highl…
38y · Male·Combined effects of methylamphetamine toxicity, violent struggle, and positional…
… was on a Community Treatment Order. After a relapse, he became agitated at McDonald's, violently resisted arrest, was transported by single officer (against policy) with hands cuffed behind his back, and placed in a hol…
37y · Male·hypoxic brain injury secondary to cardiac arrest as a result of bowel volvulus
…d Hirschsprung's disease living in supported residential care died from hypoxic brain injury secondary to cardiac arrest caused by bowel volvulus. He had presented to hospital two weeks earlier with partial bowel obstru…
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