263 results for “resuscitation with CPR”
29y · Male·Hypoxia as a result of cardiac arrest (ventricular fibrillation) from unknown ca…
…ury. The critical failure was inadequate pre-hospital response: only one untrained receptionist was on duty with outdated first aid training (last certified 2000), no working portable phone at the collapse location, and …
18y · Female·Acute Alcohol Toxicity with Early Pneumonia and Aspiration
… full-strength Midori drinking game, and Polmos (95% alcohol). She reached a blood alcohol level of 0.319%, within the lethal range for novice female drinkers. She became unconscious, was placed in recovery position with…
41y · Female·salt water drowning
Ms Ardebby Chua, a 41-year-old woman with no snorkelling experience, died from salt water drowning during a guided snorkelling tour near Blyth Island…
29y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and multi-organ failure due to out of hospital …
Wayne Fella Morrison, a 29-year-old Aboriginal man with undiagnosed coronary artery disease (70% stenosis of right coronary artery), died following cardiac arrest …
49y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia in a man with methylamphetamine effect and cardiomegaly
…c event triggered by physical exertion and drug use rather than police action. Police immediately initiated CPR to good standard. The coroner found no police fault or contribution to death. The case highlights that unde…
31y · Male·Chest injuries (principal cause) with autism and epilepsy as underlying causes
Stuart Lambert, a 31-year-old man with cerebral palsy, autism, and epilepsy, died from chest injuries sustained at his carer's semi-rural residenc…
31y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, bronchopneumonia and myocardial ischaemia comp…
… encephalopathy, bronchopneumonia and myocardial ischaemia complicating cardiorespiratory arrest associated with probable Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and methylamphetamine effect. She collapsed in her cell at Melaleuca Pris…
43y · Male·morphine (heroin) toxicity
…de. The heroin was procured by Mark Campbell and administered by Campbell in the practice's pathology room, with Pike's voluntary participation. Pike received a larger dose than Dr K.'s daughter (also present), likely en…
65y · Female·Unascertained
Jennifer Thomas, a 65-year-old woman with intellectual disability due to phenylketonuria, died in disability residential care. She became unresponsiv…
81y · Female·Complications of choking on a food bolus in a woman with dementia
Dorothy May Nelson, an 81-year-old woman with dementia, died from complications of choking on a food bolus at an aged care facility. She was served diced…
43y · Male·Coronary Atherosclerosis
Andrew Emerton, a 43-year-old prisoner with a history of substance abuse and psychiatric treatment, collapsed after vigorous exercise in custody. He ca…
8y · Female·Anoxia due to fresh water drowning
…cessful escape. Supervision was adequate but momentarily obstructed by a boat. Key clinical lessons: prompt CPR initiation by bystanders and emergency services, early telehealth consultation with paediatric intensive ca…
61y · Male·Complications of multiple system atrophy
…cently transitioned from aged care following approval of an NDIS care package. Staff found him unresponsive with cyanosis at 9:50 am; CPR was initiated immediately and paramedics continued resuscitation before pronouncin…
15y · Female·cardiac and respiratory arrest following pulmonary aspiration
Miss M, a 15-year-old Aboriginal girl with severe cerebral palsy and multiple medical complications, died from cardiac and respiratory arrest due to p…
1y · Male·hypoxic brain damage due to laryngeal obstruction from foreign body (metal screw…
…briefly unsupervised at home when he ingested the screw and began choking. Parents and neighbours initiated CPR. Ambulance paramedics arrived within 6 minutes but struggled to visualize and remove the screw due to blood…
22y · Female·cardiac arrest of uncertain cause noting the existence of drug toxicity; the dru…
… respiratory distress the following morning, immediately called emergency services at 8:30 am and commenced CPR. Paramedics arrived within 8 minutes and achieved return of spontaneous circulation. The coroner found no e…
67y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis and emphysema
…ood health according to routine prison medical assessments. He was found unconscious in his cell shower and CPR was initiated immediately by nursing and correctional staff. The coroner found that correctional services a…
60y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction with thrombosis of the left anterior descending coro…
Constantinos Retsas, a 60-year-old man with intellectual disability and autism in residential care, died from acute myocardial infarction due to thromb…
41y · Female·Metastatic oesophageal carcinoma
…ageal cancer diagnosed in June 2022. She lived in Supported Disability Accommodation as an NDIS participant with multiple comorbidities including Asperger's syndrome, intellectual disability, and epilepsy. She was approp…
31y · Male·Acute Myocardial Infarction
…and untreated cardiac damage. On 28 April 2015, he reported chest pain to a nurse, who recorded vital signs within normal range and did not perform an ECG or arrange medical review. Cardiology expert evidence indicated a…
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