244 results for “respiratory arrest”
57y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic brain injury complicating acute asthma
…tered CPR continued for ~23 minutes before paramedic arrival, the short timeframe from symptom onset to respiratory arrest (estimated 15 minutes) made survival unlikely. Post-mortem testing revealed extreme sensitisatio…
41y · Male·respiratory arrest secondary to advanced metastatic breast cancer
…y Jabaltjari Gibson was a 41-year-old Aboriginal man with advanced metastatic breast cancer who died of respiratory arrest while in prison custody. He had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 while imprisoned and r…
73y · Female·coronary atherosclerosis
A 73-year-old woman admitted with severe respiratory distress was appropriately managed in ICU with intubation and extubated after 8 days. She was transferr…
15y · Female·cardiac and respiratory arrest following pulmonary aspiration
…ld Aboriginal girl with severe cerebral palsy and multiple medical complications, died from cardiac and respiratory arrest due to pulmonary aspiration. She had an Advance Care Directive (ACD) in place specifying no CPR,…
45y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest due to coronary artery disease, severe psychosis requir…
…ey King, a 45-year-old man with severe psychosis, coronary artery disease, and obesity, died from cardiorespiratory arrest triggered by antipsychotic-induced laryngeal dystonia. Admitted involuntarily for acute psychoti…
22y · Female·cardiac arrest of uncertain cause noting the existence of drug toxicity; the dru…
Faithe Baxter, aged 22, died from cardiac arrest due to methamphetamine toxicity after using multiple drugs including methamphetamine, benzodiazepines, opi…
48y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, complicating cardiac arrest in the setting of …
…thma and high sensitivity to rye grass pollen died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest during the November 2016 Melbourne thunderstorm asthma epidemic. He became acutely unwell at 7:20 pm with …
60y · Female·Focal pneumonia in a woman with emphysema and ischaemic heart disease
… died of focal pneumonia at Graylands Hospital. She had been an involuntary patient with multiple prior respiratory arrests, aspiration pneumonia episodes, and recurrent chest infections requiring ICU-level care. On the…
4y · Male·Complications of T-cell lymphoma
Nghi Pham was a 4-year-old admitted to Sunshine Hospital with facial swelling, stridor, and upper respiratory symptoms. He was examined by emergency and ENT teams, diagnosed with adenoiditis and sinusitis, and dis…
17y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy Complicating Anaphylaxis
…rather than Category 2; whether he was informed of the wheeze is disputed. When James deteriorated with respiratory distress some 12 minutes later, adrenaline was administered but he rapidly progressed to cardiac arrest…
55y · Male·Cardiopulmonary arrest, respiratory failure and chronic obstructive airways dise…
…, substance dependency), chronic obstructive airways disease, and alcohol abuse, died from cardiopulmonary arrest and respiratory failure. He was admitted involuntarily under the Mental Health Act in July 2010 and transf…
65y · Male·Traumatic high cervical spine injury in the setting of frontal head impact in a …
A 65-year-old man with ankylosing spondylitis died from traumatic cervical spine injury after being arrested for public drunkenness by a single-officer police patrol. During arrest and transportation to the police…
33y · Male·Cardio-respiratory arrest in the setting of prone restraint of an agitated obese…
A 33-year-old man with schizophrenia and a forensic history suffered cardio-respiratory arrest during prone restraint in a busy emergency department after his mental health community treatmen…
19y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity, with morphine (from poppy seeds) and dextromethorphan (from…
…ea combined with cough syrup and diazepam. She became unresponsive overnight and was discovered in cardiac arrest around 5:45am. Her family drove her to hospital rather than calling an ambulance, delaying potentially lif…
0y · Male·head injury of undetermined aetiology
…sented on 15 September 1993 with fixed pupils, cyanosis, and seizure-like activity, progressing to cardiac arrest. Autopsy revealed subdural, subarachnoid, and retinal haemorrhages. Expert pathologists reviewed the case …
54y · Male·Methadone use in a man with asthma and sarcoidosis of the lungs
Wayne Marshall, a 54-year-old registered nurse, died from respiratory depression caused by methadone use in the context of underlying asthma and pulmonary sarcoidosis. He wa…
55y · Male·Cardio-respiratory arrest due to mixed prescription drug sedation (clozapine and…
…uglas Roberts, a 55-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, COPD, and cardiomyopathy, died from cardio-respiratory arrest due to mixed prescription drug sedation (clozapine and olanzapine) in the presence of advanced e…
20y · Male·anoxic brain injury following cardio-respiratory arrest caused by hypoxia result…
A 20-year-old male died from anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by hypoxia resulting from tracheostomy tube occlusion. After motor vehicle trauma, he underwent sur…
55y · Male·cardiac arrest in the setting of methylamphetamine toxicity, with possible serot…
Angelo Gioscio, aged 55, died from cardiac arrest in the setting of methylamphetamine toxicity with possible serotonin syndrome, complicated by pre-existing…
37y · Male·Respiratory arrest in association with medication drug effect and alcohol intoxi…
…year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia, died on 15 July 2007 at Port Hedland Regional Hospital from respiratory arrest associated with medication effect and alcohol intoxication. He arrived at the ED heavily agitate…
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