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24 results for food bolus aspiration

VIC2016-05-23

Finding into death of Katrina Mary West

56y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury due to upper airway obstruction by food bolus

… and acquired brain injury died from hypoxic ischaemic brain injury following upper airway obstruction by a food bolus while eating dinner in supported accommodation. She was eating unsupervised in a separate unit while …

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VICaged care2022-09-20

Finding into death of Tom Owen Row

59y · Male·Choking asphyxia

…or pre-cut meals, strokes, and eating speed monitoring. On 18 February 2022, he was found unresponsive with food lodged in his larynx. The coroner found all care plans and policies had been followed on the day of death. …

geriatric medicinepsychiatrysystemrisperidone
TAS2019-01-11

Coroner's Finding: Dunster, Kenneth Francis

52y · Male·asphyxia due to choking on food

…r, a 52-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia and cognitive decline, died from asphyxia due to choking on food at Millbrook Rise Rehabilitation Centre. He had a documented, well-known choking risk due to his lifelong h…

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VIC2021-02-24

Finding into death of Mark Capovilla

39y · Male·Choking on a food bolus

…villa, a 39-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, and dysphagia, died from choking on food at his day program. He had a documented choking risk but lacked a current mealtime support plan at either h…

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