248 results for “dehydration”
18y · Female·multi-organ failure due to combined effects of environmental exposure (hyperther…
Jessica Jackson, 18, died from multi-organ failure due to combined hyperthermia and dehydration while weight-cutting for an amateur Muay Thai fight. She lost approximately 9 kg in the final week thro…
76y · Male·Pneumonia and Metastatic Liver Disease from an unknown primary malignancy
…atory difficulties on 1 February. He was transferred to hospital on 2 February 2011 where pneumonia and dehydration were diagnosed. Imaging revealed right lobe pneumonia and subsequently metastatic liver disease from an…
77y · Female·Venlafaxine toxicity in a woman with severe renal impairment and depression
…tric ward with severe depression and catatonic features. Despite documented severe renal impairment and dehydration on admission, no medical review occurred over the weekend prior to ECT. Critical pathology results show…
50y · Male·Pneumonia
…as transferred to a mental health unit, then back to Box Hill Hospital on 18 May for rehydration due to dehydration and hypotension from refusing fluids. Within hours of admission, he deteriorated rapidly with vomiting,…
22y · Male·Exposure to the elements
…ssons include the profound physiological risks of severe sleep deprivation combined with stimulant use, dehydration, and isolation in extreme heat. Early detection of missing persons and rapid emergency response are cri…
3y · Male·Influenza A infection (Type H3N2)
…diovascular failure on hospital day 3. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) distinguishing SIADH from dehydration early using osmolality testing—treatments are opposite; (2) never discontinuing essential treatments (o…
35y · Male·effects of exposure
…s companions during the night. Despite having some water and knowledge of the country, he perished from dehydration and exposure in extreme heat with limited shade (a bushfire had recently passed through the area). His …
64y · Male·Hypostatic bronchopneumonia complicating end stage Parkinson's disease
…evere swallowing difficulties and inability to maintain oral intake by April 2019. He was admitted with dehydration and transitioned to palliative care, where he died 12 days later. A Disability Services Commissioner in…
0y · Female·undetermined (chronic malnutrition ruled out; possible dehydration with electrol…
…istent pre-hospital growth. The coroner could not determine a precise cause of death but noted possible dehydration from poor feeding and diarrhoea, or less likely infection. No criticism was made of the Department of H…
53y · Female·Metastatic breast cancer
…thing, lethargy, coughing, and decreased functioning. Clinical assessment revealed hypoactive delirium, dehydration, hypernatraemia, abnormal liver function, and multiple hepatic metastases. Despite IV fluids and antibi…
73y · Female·pneumonia and renal failure with hyperthermia
…could not be confirmed. The coroner identified multiple failures in her care: inadequate monitoring for dehydration despite clinical signs (severe sweating, tremors, elevated blood sugars), delayed medical review by her…
37y · Male·dehydration/heat-related death
A 37-year-old man died from dehydration and heat-related illness after collapsing in a sweat lodge during a vision quest ceremony in remote Sou…
0y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy arising from thrombosis in Blalock-Taussig shun…
…mic encephalopathy from thrombosis in her shunt after presenting to hospital with vomiting and signs of dehydration. Clinical lessons: the delay in medical assessment (55-58 minutes for a triage category 3 patient with …
61y · Female·Acute renal failure and dehydration in the setting of cirrhosis (secondary to he…
…erlying liver disease and coagulopathy. She deteriorated rapidly 3 days later with acute renal failure, dehydration and internal bleeding, dying within 2 hours of re-presentation. The coroner found that whilst Dr L.'s c…
84y · Male·Unknown
… dates but could not determine cause or manner. Multiple possibilities exist: disorientation leading to dehydration (exacerbated by diabetes), cardiovascular event, or fall injuries in difficult terrain. No evidence of …
74y · Female·Acute renal failure complicating decreased oral intake in the setting of Angelma…
Susan June Mahoney, a 74-year-old woman with Angelman syndrome, died from acute renal failure secondary to progressively declining oral intake. From April 2025, staff observed reduced food and fluid intake with swallowin…
79y · Male·multi-organ failure due to voluntary starvation on a background of severe depres…
…d intensive supportive care, he continued refusing oral intake. His condition deteriorated acutely with dehydration, hypotension, respiratory failure, and sepsis. The coroner found that clinical staff provided appropria…
29y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity, most significantly methamphetamine and buprenorphine, with …
…n, died on 5–6 January 2019 from mixed drug toxicity (methamphetamine and buprenorphine), with heat and dehydration as significant contributing factors. After running out of fuel with his nephew near Bourke, NSW, Dion v…
81y · Male·Unable to determine - likely dehydration and exposure in remote bushland terrain…
Joseph Wellard Higgs, aged 81, disappeared in May 1986 from a remote area near Davyhurst, Western Australia. He had cognitive decline with short-term memory loss, difficulty walking due to hip surgery complications, a he…
77y · Male·bilateral pulmonary emboli complicating deep vein thrombosis (left calf)
… bilateral pulmonary emboli complicating deep vein thrombosis of the left calf. He was hospitalised for dehydration and diabetes management, then returned to psychiatric care. On 30 April, his daughter observed classic …
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