71 results for “cardiorespiratory failure”
47y · Male·organ failure following cardiorespiratory impairment in a man with arteriosclero…
Damien Matthew Purnell, a 47-year-old prisoner with a long history of polysubstance abuse and undiagnosed coronary artery disease, collapsed in his cell after smoking synthetic cannabinoids (Kronic). Despite immediate re…
47y · Female·Cardiorespiratory failure precipitated by multiple rib fractures rendering the c…
Ms D, aged 47, was struck and killed by a motor vehicle at a public park on 13 February 2016. The vehicle rolled downhill after the owner engaged only a partially effective handbrake (at the 6th ratchet position instead …
7y · Male·cardiorespiratory failure in a child with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, with acut…
Child KT (Vinnie), age 7, died of cardiorespiratory failure from cerebral palsy and epilepsy after a prolonged hospital admission. He had complex medica…
68y · Female·Anaphylactoid reaction to intravenous CT scan contrast medium leading to cardior…
…was disputed. The contrast injection triggered a severe anaphylactoid reaction with bronchospasm and cardiorespiratory arrest. Resuscitation was suboptimal: adrenaline administration was delayed when it should have been…
1y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemic injury following cardiorespiratory arrest of unknown c…
A 22-month-old boy died from global cerebral ischaemic injury following cardiorespiratory arrest of unknown cause in the setting of detected methylamphetamine exposure. He had multiple heali…
73y · Female·coronary atherosclerosis
…ion and extubated after 8 days. She was transferred to coronary care as stable but deteriorated with cardiorespiratory arrest. Autopsy revealed coronary atherosclerosis as primary cause with contributing anterior abdomi…
26y · Female·cardiorespiratory arrest due to massive gastric dilatation with gastric rupture
Assunta Petroccia, a 26-year-old woman, died from cardiorespiratory arrest due to massive gastric dilatation with rupture following a bulimic episode. She presented to …
10y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiorespiratory arrest due to compl…
… boy with morbid obesity and severe obstructive sleep apnoea, died from hypoxic brain injury after a cardiorespiratory arrest. He had been admitted to hospital in May 2008 with these diagnoses and was prescribed CPAP tr…
17y · Male·Complications of head injury sustained in a single vehicle roll-over; cardioresp…
A 17-year-old male died from head injuries sustained when the vehicle he was a passenger in rolled after leaving the roadway. The driver (a 17-year-old peer) lost control while travelling at approximately 100 kph on a re…
0y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to post-operative respiratory distres…
…ective cleft palate repair surgery complicated by post-operative respiratory distress and subsequent cardiorespiratory arrest. Initial laryngospasm led to suspected post-obstructive pulmonary oedema requiring intubation…
50y · Male·Global hypoxic brain injury suffered during cardiac and respiratory arrest cause…
…ked normal and Glasgow Coma Scale was 15/15. Despite ongoing monitoring by police, Mitchell suffered cardiorespiratory arrest at 3:21pm while in the watchhouse and died the following day from hypoxic brain injury. Medic…
0y · Male·Head injury from non-accidental trauma (forced shaking) occurring on 11 May 2009
…cefully shaken by a person or persons unknown while in parental care. The 5-month-old presented with cardiorespiratory arrest after vomiting; imaging revealed bilateral subdural haemorrhages, old and new fractures to ri…
10y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiorespiratory arrest due to compl…
…boy with severe obstructive sleep apnoea and morbid obesity died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiorespiratory arrest. Despite repeated medical interventions and explicit warnings that his condition was life-thr…
35y · Male·methylamphetamine toxicity
… (not found during searches), became acutely agitated with erratic behaviour, and experienced sudden cardiorespiratory arrest. The coroner found that had an unclothed search been conducted, the additional methylamphetam…
78y · Male·cardiorespiratory failure due to complications of tracheal stenosis
Bruce Hodges, a 78-year-old man with a 20-year-old tracheostomy following laryngeal cancer surgery, presented to hospital with progressive shortness of breath and tracheal stenosis. Over 48 hours of admission, his respir…
10y · Female·Ischaemic large bowel; large bowel obstruction secondary to chronic constipation
…and diarrhoea; family attributed symptoms to gastroenteritis and delayed hospital presentation until cardiorespiratory arrest occurred. Expert opinion indicates earlier multimodal therapy could have prevented severe fae…
31y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, bronchopneumonia and myocardial ischaemia comp…
…, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, bronchopneumonia and myocardial ischaemia complicating cardiorespiratory arrest associated with probable Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and methylamphetamine effect. She collapsed…
70y · Female·Hypoxic/Ischaemic Encephalopathy consequent upon Cardiorespiratory Arrest and Co…
…utes, resulting in 20-30 minutes of hypoxia. This caused hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and multi-organ failure. Death occurred 28 April 2008. Failures included radiological misinterpretation, delayed surgical decisio…
25y · Male·Cardiorespiratory failure due to unpredictable additive effect of combination of…
George Shoobridge, a 25-year-old man with a long history of polydrug addiction, died from cardiorespiratory failure caused by the unpredictable additive effect of multiple drugs in combination (diazepam, morp…
2y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest in a young child with opioid (morphine) toxicity
…rcumcision under sedation with morphine at a private general practice clinic on 7 December 2021. Critical failures included: no fasting instructions despite using an opioid that causes vomiting; no continuous monitoring…
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