30 results for “obstructive shock”
67y · Male·Congestive cardiac failure
Martin Leach, a 67-year-old man serving a life sentence, died from congestive cardiac failure with atrial fibrillation and dilated cardiomyopathy. He had consistently refused life-prolonging medical treatments and comple…
Multiple: pneumonia with cardiomyopathy (Kugena female); septic shock from pneum…
Concurrent coronial inquests into six Aboriginal deaths in Ceduna, South Australia between 2004-2009. All deceased had severe alcohol addiction and comorbidities including pneumonia, cardiomyopathy, liver disease, and se…
49y · Male·Stab wound to the chest
A 49-year-old man with anxiety and depression died from a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest sustained during police response to a domestic violence call. He had brought tools and weapons to his ex-partner's home. Wh…
64y · Male·Septic shock secondary to urosepsis (Pseudomonas and Stenotropomonas maltophilia…
RD, a 64-year-old man with diabetes, amputation, and COPD, presented to a private hospital emergency department with suspected sepsis (vomiting, diarrhoea, hypotension, acute kidney injury, elevated troponin, hyperkalaem…
48y · Male·Hypovolaemic shock due to incised wounds to the arms; other significant conditio…
…, a 48-year-old Indigenous man with schizophrenia, emphysema, and coronary disease, died from hypovolaemic shock after cutting his forearms with a prison-issue razor blade while in custody at Brisbane Correctional Centr…
73y · Male·Complications of cervical fractures and spinal injury (operated), sustained in a…
A 73-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, cardiac disease, liver cancer) slipped on wet tiles outside McDonald's and sustained cervical and thoracic spine fractures with spinal cord injury. Attending param…
15y · Male·Multiple organ failure associated with hyperthermia (heat stroke)
A 15-year-old rugby league player died from heat stroke during training on an extremely hot Perth summer evening (44.4°C). The coaching staff appropriately applied NRL heat guidelines in deciding to proceed with modified…
76y · Female·multi-organ failure and sepsis due to complications of cholecystectomy
A 76-year-old woman died from multi-organ failure and sepsis following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a rural hospital. During surgery, the surgeon became misoriented in the inflamed surgical field and divided the com…
74y · Female·Cardio-renal failure due to gangrene of calculous gallbladder, with significant …
An elderly woman with a documented penicillin allergy, wearing a MedicAlert bracelet, presented to emergency with respiratory distress and chest pain. She was administered intravenous Ampicillin without allergy verificat…
68y · Male·Complications of retroperitoneal haemorrhage due to inadvertent administration o…
Ian Fraser, 68, died from retroperitoneal haemorrhage following inadvertent dual anticoagulation with apixaban and enoxaparin. On 29 November 2019, a respiratory registrar attempted to prescribe discharge apixaban but mi…
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