Coronial

26 results for hypertensive cardiovascular disease

TASaged care2021-03-05

Coroner's Finding: Street, Audrey

87y · Female·closed traumatic head injury from a fall at standing height; significant contrib…

An 87-year-old woman with dementia, congestive cardiac failure, and diabetes sustained a fatal closed head injury from a fall in her aged care room overnight. The coroner found that the responsible ECA did not perform th…

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TAShome2018-07-13

Coroner's Finding: Mackozdi, Janet Lois

77y · Female·hypothermia from environmental cold exposure with contributing factors of advanc…

Mrs Janet Mackozdi, aged 77, died from hypothermia in an uninsulated shipping container at Mount Lloyd, Tasmania, on 23-24 July 2010. She had advanced Alzheimer's dementia and required 24-hour care. The coroner found her…

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TAShome2024-07-26

Coroner's Finding: Edwards, David and Nelda

David Edwards: disseminated lymphomatosis complicating large B-cell lymphoma. Ne…

David Edwards, aged 90, died of disseminated lymphomatosis (advanced lymphoma) on 2 March 2016. His death was natural and expected given his terminal illness. His wife Nelda Edwards, aged 88, died two days later on 4 Mar…

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VIChospital2019-08-30

Finding into death of Agostino Cutugno

57y · Male·Small bowel perforation complicating small bowel obstruction arising from intra-…

Agostino Cutugno, a 57-year-old prisoner with intellectual disability (IQ 55) and history of self-inflicted abdominal stab wounds, died from small bowel perforation complicating obstruction due to intra-abdominal adhesio…

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TAShospital2019-03-01

Coroner's Finding: Novaski, John James

76y · Male·advanced atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease

76-year-old man with recent cardiac history (stent placement 4 months prior, cardioversion 6 days prior) presented to ED with shortness of breath and ECG changes. Elevated troponin (59) was not recognised as high-risk; r…

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TAShospital2014-03-14

Coroner's Finding: Little, Neita Jean

79y · Female·aspiration pneumonia caused by aspiration of emesis secondary to small bowel obs…

Mrs Little, 79, died from aspiration pneumonia caused by small bowel obstruction post-hysterectomy surgery. The obstruction resulted from both pre-existing adhesions and a post-operative haematoma at the surgical site. C…

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