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NT2023

Inquest into the death of Pine Creek Fatalities

34y · Unknown·Motor vehicle collision resulting in combination of mechanical trauma and subseq…

…nvestigators speculated possible causes included sudden vehicle failure, driver medical episode (coronary disease noted at autopsy), or alcohol-related impairment. Police investigation cleared the truck driver of fault.…

forensic medicinealcohol
QLDhospital2007-08-10

Tang, Shannon Sheng Wen

21y · Male·multi-organ failure due to septicaemia of mixed respiratory (bronchopneumonia) a…

…ired; post-operative complications including a subhepatic abscess (undiscovered until autopsy due to large liver and deep location) and bronchopneumonia; a 6-hour period of endotracheal tube cuff leak increasing aspirat…

bariatric surgerygeneral surgerycommunicationdiagnosticvancomycin
TAShome2023-05-01

Coroner's Finding: Koeter, Jacqueline Francis

59y · Female·Global hypoxic brain injury due to mixed drug toxicity, specifically alprazolam …

A 59-year-old woman with a 30-year history of alprazolam dependence for anxiety disorder died from global hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by mixed drug toxicity, with alprazolam levels in the fatal r…

general practicepsychiatryalprazolam
WAhospital2023-11-02

Inquest into the Death of Bradley James Raymond STINSON

66y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia in a man with arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, pulmon…

…y smoking and alcohol use, died from cardiac arrhythmia in the setting of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, pulmonary thromboembolism, and metastatic pancreatic cancer. While the coroner found medical care during…

palliative careoncologyproceduralsystemoxycodone
NTcommunity2017-06-29

Inquest into the death of John Munkara

44y · Male·coronary artery disease superimposed upon chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

John Benedict Munkara died at age 44 following cardiac arrest while in police custody after being found at Vestey's Beach. He had suffered severe, chronic alcohol abuse with multiple protective custody episodes. Critical…

emergency medicineparamedicinecommunicationsystemalcohol
WAhospital2019-06-21

Inquest into the Death of Gerda Theresia DUNKEL

44y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism in a woman with likely myeloproliferative neoplasm

A 44-year-old previously healthy woman with BMI 30.5 and minimal comorbidities (snoring, back pain, knee pain) underwent elective sleeve gastrectomy for weight loss. Nine days post-op she presented with splenic rupture r…

general surgerybariatric surgerydiagnosticcommunicationheparin
NSWhome2023-04-19

Inquest into the death of Anthony Gilbert

41y · Male·complications of acute alcohol intoxication

…s who may mask severe impairment; family clearly refused care but officers misinterpreted this; officers delivered Anthony to his parents' front steps without notification or handover, leaving him unable to access insid…

forensic medicinetoxicologydiagnosticcommunicationalcohol
NSWcustodial setting (correctional facility) with death at hospital2025-07-23

Inquest into the death of James Cunneen

60y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease with a bleeding duodenal ulcer being a significant contr…

James Joseph Cunneen, a 60-year-old man with significant medical comorbidities (ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, peripheral arterial disease), died from cardiac arrest due to ischaemic heart disease with a b…

general practiceinfectious diseasesdiagnosticmedicationpantoprazole
QLDhospital2016-11-04

Neitsch, Horst - non-inquest findings

77y · Male·Stroke; cardiogenic shock; severe aortic stenosis with three vessel coronary art…

Mr Neitsch, a 77-year-old with severe aortic stenosis, peripheral vascular disease, and reduced left ventricular function, underwent elective coronary angiography at Princess Alexandra Hos…

cardiologyvascular surgeryproceduralcommunicationfurosemide
SAhospital2000-07-21

Coroner's Finding: DRESCHLER Michelle Lee

27y · Female·Aspiration of gastric contents associated with persistent vomiting following gas…

A 27-year-old woman died from aspiration of gastric contents following a vertical-banded gastroplasty performed for morbid obesity. The surgeon created a stoma (opening) of 4-5mm diameter using a 27 French bougie, smalle…

general surgerygeneral practiceproceduralcommunicationdiazepam
NThospital2025-03-25

Inquest into the death of Judith Smart

66y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy

A 66-year-old woman with COPD, obstructive sleep apnoea, and obesity underwent routine knee surgery at Royal Darwin Hospital. Post-operative care was inadequate. Despite dropping oxygen saturations to 88% when sedated an…

anaesthesiaorthopaedic surgerydiagnosticsystemmorphine
WA2022-06-21

Inquest into the Death of Ashley Adrian LANE

56y · Male·acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (bronchial asthma) i…

… died in custody at Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital from acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (asthma). He was a remand prisoner at Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison with poorly controlled asthma co…

respiratory medicineemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationsalbutamol

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