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83 results for cerebral hypoxic injury

VIChospital2012-10-01

Finding into death of Trevor Ronald McDonald

43y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to haemopericardium and tamponade complicating ru…

Mr Trevor McDonald, 43-year-old male, died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac tamponade complicating coronary angioplasty. During elective PCI at Franks…

cardiologycardiothoracic surgeryproceduralsystemdiazepam
VIChospital2019-07-16

Finding into death of Baby J

1y · Unknown·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy post cardiac arrest due to nicotine toxicity

… after approximately 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 Life support was withdrawn on 10 June 2018.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 accid…

intensive careemergency medicineliquid nicotine
VIChospital2012-10-25

Finding into death of Fikri Memedovski

30y · Male·Heroin overdose

…mmunity Treatment Order. Dr L. wrote a complex death certificate listing cerebellar tonsillar herniation, cerebral oedema, hypoxic brain injury, and respiratory arrest due to heroin overdose, but did not report to the co…

intensive carepsychiatrycommunicationsystemheroin
NSWhome2024-11-04

Inquest into the death of MR

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 unre…

paediatricspathologydiagnosticdelay
VIChospital2022-08-31

Finding into death of N J

0y · Female·Drowning

…edge, 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 empha…

paediatricsemergency medicine
VICcommunity2025-09-05

Finding into death of Lisa Nicole Murphy

52y · Female·unascertained - likely combination of underlying natural disease (myocardial inf…

… She suffered cardiac arrest and was resuscitated but subsequently developed a massive stroke and diffuse hypoxic brain injury. The medical cause of death remains unascertained, though underlying cardiac disease (myocar…

emergency medicineintensive carecommunicationrisperidone
VIChospital2020-07-01

Finding into death of Baby M

3y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating drowning

…dards requiring 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 deterioratio…

emergency medicineintensive caresystemdelay
SAaged care2009-10-16

Coroner's Finding: CHILDS Hayden William

77y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and cerebral infarction due to upper airway obs…

A 77-year-old man with advanced dementia died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy caused by upper airway obstruction from a handkerchief. An agency carer placed a…

geriatric medicineemergency medicinecommunicationsystem
QLDhome2006-07-28

Vidler-Cumming, Liam Richard

0y · Male·Global hypoxic brain necrosis as a result of non-accidental violent shaking of t…

Liam Richard Vidler-Cumming, a three-month-old, died from global hypoxic brain necrosis resulting from non-accidental violent shaking (shaken baby syndrome). He was examined by a…

paediatricsneurosurgery
VIChome2025-03-12

Finding into death of H D

11y · Female·Pneumonia complicating cerebral palsy secondary to KCNQ2 developmental and epile…

HD was an 11-year-old girl with severe cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and multiple complex medical conditions including central respiratory depression and rec…

paediatricspalliative care
VIChospital2015-06-12

Finding into death of Baby Chloe Lee Kellett

5y · Female·Cerebral hypoxic and ischaemic injury in a setting of clinical birth asphyxia

…m (CTG) trace but was born in poor condition (Apgar 2/5/7), requiring respiratory support. Necropsy found cerebral hypoxic-ischaemic injury from clinical birth asphyxia, with the insult occurring 6-8 hours before deliver…

obstetricspaediatricsdiagnosticcommunicationoxytocin
VIChospital2022-05-05

Finding into death of PX O

49y · Male·Complications of a right superficial femoral artery injury (operated) following …

A 49-year-old man died from complications of a right superficial femoral artery injury sustained when he was struck by a circular saw at a landscaping worksite. Despite receiving immediate firs…

trauma surgeryvascular surgerysystemcommunication
VIChospital2016-03-11

Finding into death of Chloe Mary Murphy

1y · Female·head injury from non-accidental trauma

…r. Medical assessment revealed a skull fracture, bilateral subdural haematomas, subarachnoid haemorrhage, cerebral oedema, extensive bilateral retinal haemorrhages, traumatic diffuse axonal injury, and arm fractures. Exp…

neurosurgeryintensive care
NSWhospital2021-09-28

Inquest into the death of Gwenith ELKINGTON

60y · Female·acute cerebral bleed resulting from blunt trauma and late haemorrhagic progressi…

Gwenith Elkington, aged 60, died from acute cerebral bleed resulting from haemorrhagic progression of a traumatic brain injury sustained in a bathroom fall on…

emergency medicineneurosurgerydelaycommunicationibuprofen
VIChospital2025-02-18

Finding into death of Tasman Murray Tribe

0y · Male·Complications of birth-related traumatic head injury

…onate born at 36 weeks gestation, died at 7 days of age from complications of birth-related traumatic head injury. Labour was prolonged in the second stage; instrumental delivery was attempted but abandoned due to a deep…

obstetricsneonatologyoxytocin
WAhome2026-02-23

Inquest into the Death of Child MML

11y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and small bowel necrosis with perforation, in a boy with multic…

…ad trauma at eight months old in December 2010, causing severe lifelong neurological impairment including cerebral palsy, uncontrolled seizures, and blindness. The cause of the initial injury remains unknown. He was plac…

neurologypaediatricscommunicationsystem
NSWcommunity2014-04-07

Inquest into the death of Jordan Leigh SARGENT

21y · Female·hypoxic brain injury due to choking on food, with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome as a con…

…1-year-old with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome causing intellectual disability and developmental delays, died from hypoxic brain injury after choking on a Jaffa lolly while being driven in a minibus by a disability support worke…

emergency medicinepathologycommunicationsystem
WAmental health2013

Inquest into the Death of Vos, Glenis June

60y · Female·Focal pneumonia in a woman with emphysema and ischaemic heart disease

A 60-year-old woman with long-standing schizophrenia/bipolar disorder, emphysema, and ischaemic heart disease died of focal pneumonia at Graylands Hospital. She had been an involuntary patient with multiple prior respira…

psychiatrygeneral medicinetemazepam
NSW2021-05-26

Inquest into the death of Liam WOLF

19y · Male·unexpected arrhythmogenic event leading to a fall from height, blunt force head …

…ile climbing a ladder in an underground tunnel obstacle, fell approximately 4 metres, and sustained a head injury with subsequent cardiac arrest. Despite immediate CPR by fellow recruits and paramedics arriving within 20…

emergency medicinecardiologysystemdelay
VIChospital2022-01-28

Finding into death of Margaret Rose Ryan

62y · Female·Complications of progressive motor neurone disease

Margaret Rose Ryan, 62, died from complications of progressive motor neurone disease at a palliative care unit. She had severe disability including non-verbal status, intellectual disability, epilepsy, and deteriorating …

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