33 results for “difficult airway”
0y · Unknown·unascertained
A 10-day-old neonate born at 36 weeks gestation presented to hospital with signs of sepsis including hypothermia, lethargy, poor feeding, and jaundice. Critical failures in recognition and triage occurred: the infant was…
67y · Male·Complicated endotracheal tube insertion due to or as a consequence of recent clo…
…Following successful surgical ligation of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), Oliver developed ventilation difficulties in the immediate post-operative period. A 3.0mm endotracheal tube (ETT) was selected for intubation; …
35y · Male·atherosclerotic heart disease with methylamphetamine effect in a man under physi…
A 35-year-old male with severe pre-existing ischaemic heart disease and recent cardiac arrest (April 2016) presented with increasingly erratic and paranoid behaviour after methylamphetamine use and alcohol consumption. H…
49y · Female·Hypoxia due to complications following incision and drainage of a right buttock …
A 48-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, COPD, chronic kidney disease, ischaemic heart disease) died following complications of anaesthesia during incision and drainage of a buttock abscess. Critical fa…
4y · Male·Complications of cutaneous thermal burn injuries
Abdullah Kocoglu, age 4, died from complications of severe thermal burn injuries sustained in a house fire on 14 February 2011 at his grandparents' home in Hampton Park, Victoria. The fire was ignited when Abdullah playe…
23y · Male·aspiration of blood due to stab wound to trachea
… as superficial without further investigation. Patient was intoxicated, uncooperative, making assessment difficult. Discharged after brief examination. Patient represented hours later with back pain; intern examined him…
38y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to bilateral deep calf vein thrombi
…come. The hospital implemented recommendations including PE education, diagnostic algorithms, and improved airway equipment.
30y · Male·Complications of methylamphetamine toxicity
…prevent death, as the acute methylamphetamine toxicity and resulting multi-organ failure would have been difficult to reverse regardless. Police response was timely and appropriate. Hospital implemented recommendations …
30y · Male·Unascertained; likely cardiac arrhythmia
…ailure to conduct any proper assessment of the unconscious patient upon arrival at scene. He did not check airway, breathing, circulation or consciousness, did not attach a cardiac monitor despite the patient being uncon…
6y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemia secondary to perinatal asphyxia
HC was a neonate who died at 6 days old from global cerebral ischaemia secondary to perinatal asphyxia. He was born following an emergency caesarean section for obstructed labour and fetal distress. Key clinical lessons …
29y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating acute and chronic Wernicke's encephalopathy an…
…ncomplete information transfer between clinicians. While the coroner found the diagnosis retrospectively difficult given the atypical presentation, systemic failures in communication and nursing oversight contributed to…
57y · Female·Positional asphyxia caused by the combined effect of consumption of several opia…
57-year-old woman with chronic pain died from positional asphyxia caused by consumption of multiple sedative medications. She was prescribed opioids (Fentanyl, Oxycodone) and Pregabalin, but also obtained Dolased and Pro…
24y · Female·hypoxic brain damage due to cardiac arrest due to hanging
Jodie Maree Davis, aged 24, died by suicide in Townsville Correctional Centre in May 2002. She had a long history of self-harm dating from age 15, including multiple suicide attempts, and was assessed as high suicide ris…
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