83 results for “physiotherapy”
100y · Female·frailty and fracture of the right neck of femur
…ility with appropriate falls prevention measures in place including bed/chair sensors, call bells, and physiotherapy. She sustained an unwitnessed fall from her armchair on 25 June 2022, fracturing her right neck of fem…
79y · Female·acute myocardial infarction and acute pulmonary oedema
A 79-year-old woman with stroke and cardiac history was admitted for rehabilitation but developed treatment-resistant depression. Despite comprehensive multidisciplinary management including medication trials (mirtazapin…
92y · Male·periprosthetic fracture of the left hip sustained from a fall from standing posi…
A 92-year-old man with complex cardiac history was admitted to Royal Hobart Hospital with chest pain and atrial fibrillation. He remained in the Emergency Medical Unit (EMU) for five days despite clinical deterioration, …
34y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with cerebral palsy and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Hannah Gray, a 34-year-old woman with cerebral palsy and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome living in specialist disability accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia. She had experienced progressive health deterioration over th…
68y · Male·Community acquired chest infection secondary to C6 quadriplegia secondary to rem…
…on, and pneumonia. Despite appropriate antibiotic treatment, supplemental oxygen, diuretics, and chest physiotherapy at Box Hill Hospital, his condition deteriorated. The coroner found his medical care was reasonable an…
79y · Female·subdural haematoma following mechanical fall with head strike
A 79-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities including diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, and previous partial foot amputation fell backwards in a hospital toilet on 23 November 2018, striking her head on a sink and flo…
80y · Male·Pneumonia, with multi-organ failure in the form of liver failure (due to chronic…
…e Services appropriately managed his complex medical conditions, including fall prevention strategies, physiotherapy, and mobility aids. No evidence suggested preventable factors contributed to his death, and his rapid …
75y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia in the setting of blunt force head injury
EW, aged 75, died from asphyxiation in July 2019 after being struck by her husband MW, who then took his own life. EW had advancing dementia and severe mobility limitations, with MW as her sole carer. The coroner found t…
83y · Male·end-stage Parkinson's disease (palliated)
Raymond John Blackney, an 83-year-old man with end-stage Parkinson's disease, died in custody at Port Phillip Prison from natural causes. He had complex medical needs including dementia, intellectual disability, and mult…
64y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with multiple comorbidities
A 64-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability and multiple comorbidities died from aspiration pneumonia while in specialist disability accommodation. She had documented dysphagia and aspiration risk identified …
Philip Byrne: pulmonary thromboembolism due to right calf deep vein thrombosis; …
Two patients died from pulmonary thromboembolism caused by undiagnosed deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Mr Byrne presented with right calf pain in February 2012; two GPs excluded DVT on clinical examination alone without orde…
76y · Male·out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a man with coronary artery atherosclerosis and…
Graham John Butler, aged 76, was a sentenced prisoner at Acacia Prison who died from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest caused by coronary artery atherosclerosis in the context of long-standing type 2 diabetes, hypertension,…
58y · Male·carcinomatosis from unknown primary
David Kevin Loader, a 58-year-old life prisoner, died from metastatic cancer of unknown primary in January 2020. He presented with multiple episodes of back, abdominal, shoulder and rib pain between July and November 201…
79y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of right elective total hip replacement
…st-operatively, she had delirium and confusion, which may have contributed to reduced mobility despite physiotherapy. Foot compression was discontinued on transfer to rehabilitation. The coroner found her treatment was …
84y · Male·Pneumonia complicating fractured cervical spine in the setting of fall
An 84-year-old man died from pneumonia and Type 2 respiratory failure nine days after sustaining a severe cervical spine fracture from a fall on a bus. Following the acute traumatic injury, he was appropriately managed i…
69y · Male·Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and coronary artery atherosclerosis
… found care was generally of high standard, though noted deficiencies in integrated service provision (physiotherapy, equipment access) and the lack of appropriate supported accommodation in the Kimberley region for pat…
7y · Female·aspiration pneumonia leading to multi-organ failure in a female child with compl…
A child with severe cerebral palsy, hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, microcephaly and seizure disorder died of aspiration pneumonia leading to multi-organ failure. Born with severe perinatal brain injury, she had comple…
86y · Male·pneumonia
…k-taking behaviours and non-compliance with supervision. Discharged from hospital with pain relief and physiotherapy, his condition deteriorated within 24 hours. He developed pneumonia and died within 3 days. The corone…
11y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and small bowel necrosis with perforation, in a boy with multic…
Child MML was an Aboriginal boy born in April 2010 who suffered catastrophic abusive head trauma at eight months old in December 2010, causing severe lifelong neurological impairment including cerebral palsy, uncontrolle…
93y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage in the setting of a fall (palliated)
A 93-year-old woman with a history of falls was discharged from hospital following treatment for subdural haematoma from a prior fall. Discharge planning included a home assessment by occupational therapy, during which t…
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