32 results for “endotracheal aspiration management”
0y · Male·Amniotic fluid aspiration (severe); with contribution from thin umbilical cord a…
Archer Langley died at age 1 hour from severe amniotic fluid aspiration following delivery by emergency caesarean section for obstructed labour. His mother's labour was prolong…
4y · Female·aspiration of vomitus and its treatment due to rheumatic carditis against a back…
A 4-year-old Aboriginal girl from Doomadgee died on 23 July 2009 from aspiration of vomitus complicating rheumatic carditis with concurrent viral respiratory tract infection. She presen…
7y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in the setting of a breech delivery
A neonate born at home in breech presentation without medical assistance suffered hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and died at 7 days old. The mother had been counselled by hospital obstetricians about risks of home bree…
2y · Male·Consistent with drowning
…ate CPR, retrieval by paramedics, and extensive resuscitation attempts at hospital including hypothermia management and PIPER retrieval team intervention, Hunter could not be saved. The death highlights the rapid nature …
86y · Male·Acute Myocardial Ischaemia in an Elderly Man with Valvular and Ischaemic Heart D…
…otension. Post-operatively, he developed acute respiratory distress attributed to bronchospasm and later aspiration, treated initially with bronchodilators and only intubated after oxygen saturations dropped sharply. He …
5y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI +0); exact cause unascertained
…and paternal smoking. Key clinical lessons include the importance of accurate medication records, proper management of dangerous drug storage, and understanding that SUDI remains largely unexplained despite identified ri…
14y · Female·Acute cerebral hypoxia arising out of suffocation due to inhalation of toxic vap…
Haley Diamond, 14, died from acute cerebral hypoxia following inhalation of volatile substances (deodorant spray) in Kununurra, WA. She suffered acute brain damage and bronchopneumonia. Clinical lessons: volatile substan…
28y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury as a result of a respiratory arrest, after inadequate respi…
Grant Cook, aged 28, collapsed during a rugby league game after a tackle caused him to fall and hit his head. He suffered a grand mal seizure with snoring/obstructed breathing, leading to respiratory arrest, cardiac arre…
0y · Female·Sepsis
Baby Lily Irwin died of sepsis caused by ascending bacterial infection (Staphylococcus aureus) that developed after spontaneous rupture of maternal membranes 48 hours prior to delivery. The infection caused chorioamnioni…
13y · Female·Pneumonia, due to or as a consequence of Hypoxic Brain Damage, due to or as a co…
Amanda Helen Boyce, aged 13, drowned in a spa pool at a resort after her long hair became entrapped in the pump suction system. She was submerged for an estimated 10-20 minutes before being freed. Despite immediate CPR a…
45y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to prolonged hypoxia
… morbid obesity, possible respiratory infection detected intraoperatively, and post-operative medication management. Critical issues included failure to perform adequate pre-anaesthetic risk assessment, inadequate docume…
48y · Male·Coronary artery disease precipitating acute myocardial infarction resulting in c…
Roy Rodney Jacobs, a 48-year-old Aboriginal man with cirrhosis and coronary artery disease, died of acute myocardial infarction at Cherbourg Hospital after presenting three times over 28-30 August 2016 with chest pain an…
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