60 results for “cerebrovascular accident”
78y · Male·large left basal ganglia intracerebral haemorrhage with mass effect
John Joseph Tiernan, 78, died from a large left basal ganglia intracerebral haemorrhage with mass effect while admitted under an Inpatient Treatment Order (ITO) for acute hyperactive delirium. He had stage 4 lung cancer …
63y · Male·Respiratory failure due to acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways dis…
Lewis Chetcuti, 63-year-old involuntary psychiatric patient with longstanding schizophrenia and significant comorbidities including severe COPD, congestive cardiac failure and chronic renal failure, died from respiratory…
63y · Female·Sepsis with multiorgan failure in the setting of limb cellulitis complicating a …
…old woman with multiple comorbidities (obesity, chronic lung disease, obstructive sleep apnoea, prior cerebrovascular disease with hemiparesis) sustained a 4cm laceration to her right shin from a motorised wheelchair ac…
75y · Male·Metastatic prostatic carcinoma
…custody. Diagnosed with cancer in 2012, he also had haemophilia A, ischaemic heart disease, and prior cerebrovascular accidents. By 2016, he required full-time palliative care. Despite attempts to arrange community-base…
78y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia on a background of advanced vascular dementia
Leonard John Warwick, 78, died on 14 February 2025 in Long Bay Hospital's Aged Care and Rehabilitation Unit while serving a life sentence without parole. He had advanced vascular dementia, hydrocephalus, type 2 diabetes,…
57y · Male·atherosclerotic heart disease in a man with diabetes mellitus
Macker Joseph Dinah, a 57-year-old Aboriginal man, died suddenly in his prison cell from atherosclerotic heart disease complicated by diabetes mellitus. He had severe coronary artery disease affecting three vessels, prev…
75y · Female·intracranial haemorrhage
A 75-year-old woman with frontal lobe dementia subject to a Guardianship Order died from intracranial haemorrhage at an aged care facility. She sustained a fall from a dining chair on 14 January 2012 and was transferred …
36y · Male·Cerebrovascular accident (stroke) - massive intracranial haemorrhage
An Aboriginal man with chronic alcoholism and cirrhosis died from a massive stroke (cerebrovascular accident) while in prison custody. He presented with non-specific symptoms including vomiting on 9 Ma…
88y · Female·Upper cervical spine injury in a motor vehicle incident
…ple incidents reported to VicRoads. A medical assessment by her GP found her fit to drive, unaware of her accident history. The coroner identified a communication gap: the GP was not informed of VicRoads' concerns about …
86y · Male·End-stage congestive cardiac failure on a background of dilated cardiomyopathy
Mark Lewis, aged 86, died from end-stage congestive cardiac failure in custody at Long Bay Hospital Aged Care Unit. He had multiple chronic conditions (dilated cardiomyopathy, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, ischemic h…
89y · Male·Complications of cerebrovascular accident (stroke); specifically a catastrophic …
Hugh Ward, an 89-year-old sentenced prisoner, died from complications of stroke following an embolic cerebrovascular accident at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. While incarcerated, Mr Ward had multiple comorbidities inc…
81y · Male·Head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian) in a man with i…
An 81-year-old man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy, diabetes, previous stroke, and peripheral vascular disease was struck by a motor vehicle while crossing Cranbourne Road in Frankston. He sustained severe head injuries wi…
67y · Male·Head injuries sustained in falls
Martin Barlow, 67, died from head injuries sustained in two falls on 5 August 2022 while intoxicated (BAC 0.17 g/100mL). He suffered subarachnoid haemorrhage and subdural haemorrhage. After Ms Burrell called emergency se…
48y · Male·Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke) caused by subdural haemorrhage, which resulted…
Peter Wiryal, 48, was struck by a white van driven by an intoxicated Daniel Johnson along George Crescent, Fannie Bay at approximately 12:30am on 4 April 2003. He was discharged from Royal Darwin Hospital on 4 April afte…
73y · Female·coronary atherosclerosis
A 73-year-old woman admitted with severe respiratory distress was appropriately managed in ICU with intubation and extubated after 8 days. She was transferred to coronary care as stable but deteriorated with cardiorespir…
61y · Male·ischaemic heart disease with significant atherosclerotic narrowing of all three …
Lindsay Allan Fry, a 61-year-old prisoner with poorly controlled Type II diabetes, died of ischaemic heart disease while in custody at Yatala Labour Prison. Autopsy revealed marked coronary artery atherosclerosis, myocar…
31y · Female·right cerebellar cerebrovascular accident (cerebellar infarction with obstructiv…
31-year-old woman presented with acute onset headache, dizziness, vomiting, facial numbness and speech difficulties. Initial CT brain showed equivocal left temporal hypodensity. Dr B. diagnosed acute migraine/benign posi…
66y · Female·plastic bag asphyxia
Dr P., aged 66, died from plastic bag asphyxia on 20 March 2014. She and her friend Valerie Seeger, who had Alzheimer's disease and heart disease, deliberately ended their lives together at home using nitrogen gas. Both …
65y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction due to or as a consequence of coronary atheroscleros…
Barry Hadlow, a 65-year-old prisoner with known coronary artery disease, presented to prison medical centre on 13 July 2007 with chest pain, coughing up blood, fever and shortness of breath. He was appropriately diagnose…
79y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of small bowel obstruction
A 79-year-old man with intellectual disability and multiple comorbidities (atrial fibrillation, COPD, epilepsy) presented with vomiting on 9 June 2016. His GP was initially not concerned, but after a third vomiting episo…
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