144 results for “forensic medical examination”
7y · Female·streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis complicating retropharyngeal abscess
… death. Key failures were: no strategy discussion involving specialist child protection services before examination, lack of radiological imaging, and absence of education about shaken baby syndrome signs and investigat…
Unknown·Unknown - remains determined to be from medical anatomical specimen
Remains found in a shed in Marysville following the February 7, 2009 bushfires were examined by forensic pathologist Dr R.. Analysis revealed bone fragments with characteristics of a medical anatomical specimen…
20y · Male·Unascertained - cause of death could not be determined due to advanced decomposi…
…10 March 2022. The coroner could not determine cause or manner of death due to advanced decomposition. No medical issues were identified. The case highlights challenges in missing person investigations involving substan…
64y · Male·unascertained natural causes
…pril 2010. On 14 April, he was found unresponsive in the bathroom and could not be revived. Post-mortem examination and toxicological analysis failed to identify a specific cause of death. The coroner recorded death fro…
37y · Female·blunt head trauma with skull fractures
…ap following information provided by Jacqueline Abbott regarding confessions made by Royston Henry Sturt. Forensic pathology confirmed death resulted from blunt head trauma with multiple skull fractures consistent with t…
13y · Male·Peritonitis secondary to ruptured gangrenous acute appendicitis
…es included: inadequate history-taking (not documenting pain severity or functional impact), incomplete examination (cursory vital signs, no pulse recorded, no stethoscope used), failure to investigate despite deteriora…
Female·Unable to determine
…ense bushland within the garden. Dental records confirmed identity. The coroner was unable to determine a medical cause of death, though there was no evidence of suicide or foul play. This case highlights the importance…
52y · Male·consistent with plastic bag asphyxia
…Austin Health's Secure Extended Care Unit with a plastic bag over his head, consistent with asphyxia. The medical cause of death was plastic bag asphyxia. However, the coroner found on the balance of probabilities that …
25y · Male·unknown
…tively determine the cause or manner of death due to lack of identification, absence of soft tissue for examination, and inability to exclude involvement of other persons. The case highlights challenges in death investi…
44y · Female·salt water drowning due to ascent barotrauma (cerebral arterial gas embolism)
…a (cerebral arterial gas embolism/CAGE) during a recreational scuba dive. She had significant undisclosed medical conditions including a history of pneumothorax in 1996 and Eustachian tube dysfunction. Her diving medica…
55y · Male·Cardiopulmonary arrest, respiratory failure and chronic obstructive airways dise…
…on: the death was not reported to the coroner at the time despite the deceased being a person in care, no forensic pathology examination was performed, and integrated medical-psychiatric management of patients with concu…
58y · Male·salt water drowning following air embolism due to ascent barotrauma
… wetsuit, and possible dehydration. The coroner found this death preventable, emphasising that a pre-dive medical examination by a practitioner trained in diving medicine would have identified pleural adhesions on chest…
52y · Male·salt water drowning
…recreational diver died from salt water drowning whilst diving near Marion Bay, South Australia. Multiple medical and equipment factors contributed: severe obesity (132kg), emphysema with lung bullae, coronary atheroma,…
40y · Male·Unascertained; probable SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy) - natural ca…
…ty accommodation facility. He was found in a position consistent with having had a seizure. Post-mortem examination and toxicology were unremarkable, with anti-convulsant medication levels within normal range. The patho…
76y · Male·Unascertained - natural causes
… by psychiatric staff on 30 November and 2 December. Physical health assessments were performed, though examination was difficult due to patient refusal and challenging behaviour. Mr Jones was found unresponsive on 6 De…
Unknown·unknown
…one) discovered during construction excavation at a site of Aboriginal cultural significance in Victoria. Forensic anthropological examination by Dr B. confirmed the remains were human and likely of Australian Aboriginal…
56y · Female·subarachnoid haemorrhage complicating berry aneurysm of the right middle cerebra…
…aemorrhage due to rupture of a berry aneurysm on the right middle cerebral artery. She presented to three medical practitioners over 6 days with progressive occipital and neck pain, attributed to cervical neuralgia or f…
unknown
…ied human skeletal remains that had been handed to police in September 2010. The remains were acquired by medical students around 1937-38 as part of their anatomical training and came to public attention many decades la…
30y · Male·Haemopericardium due to dissecting aortic aneurysm secondary to bicuspid aortic …
…d with severe central chest pain radiating to neck and back after gym exercise. A GP conducted physical examination, ECG, and diagnosed musculoskeletal pain. Pain improved within hours. He died the next day from dissect…
35y · Male·Unascertained (suspected homicide)
…homicide). The case involved a criminal background and evidence the deceased was in fear for his life. No medical issues or healthcare decisions featured in this finding; the case is primarily one of forensic investigat…
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