52 results for “speech delay”
67y · Male·Ingestion of liniment (methyl salicylate) resulting in seizures and cardiac arre…
Kevin Chuter, a 67-year-old man with severe intellectual disability and no speech, died from ingestion of liniment (methyl salicylate in vegetable oil) on 8 May 2005. While in a community …
57y · Male·multiple injuries from motor vehicle collision
…ter failing a clinic appointment on 13 January, staff noted acute psychiatric symptoms (incoherence, rapid speech) and the CTO was revoked, making him liable for detention. He was not apprehended in Victoria. He was subs…
48y · Male·sepsis and renal failure due to perforated gastric ulcer
…nical observations were normal and he self-discharged. He re-presented on 22 October in shock with slurred speech, mottled skin, and pale appearance, found lying outside his home. Despite worsening pain throughout the af…
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…
11y · Male·Brown snake envenomation
…om a ride-on mower at a rural property. He exhibited early collapse symptoms (dizziness, vomiting, slurred speech) consistent with snake venom-induced coagulopathy. Three adults, including his father, were informed of po…
62y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest in setting of acute…
John Michael Jurdeczka, a 62-year-old man with autism, intellectual disability, and dysphagia, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest caused by acute upper airway obstruction from a food bolu…
69y · Female·left pontine haemorrhage with re-bleeding associated with hypertensive vascular …
…eeding. On 2 February 2010, her GP referred her for a CT head scan after she reported two weeks of slurred speech. The scan on 11 February revealed a pontine mass (haemorrhage vs tumour). The radiologist Dr B. convey urg…
85y · Male·systemic sepsis due to infected right perineal ulcer and associated perianal abs…
…e progressively worsened despite preventive measures. Critical failures in clinical management included: a delayed referral to wound care specialist (referred late October, reviewed only late November—a month later), in…
50y · Male·Tracheostomy site haemorrhage in a man with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (t…
…efore contacting his wife and then requesting ambulance at 01:05. Paramedics arrived 1:13 but faced access delays due to a concurrent police incident. Though no delay occurred once ambulance was appropriately requested,…
4y · Male·Complications of cutaneous thermal burn injuries
Abdullah Kocoglu, age 4, died from complications of severe thermal burn injuries sustained in a house fire on 14 February 2011 at his grandparents' home in Hampton Park, Victoria. The fire was ignited when Abdullah playe…
3y · Male·consistent with drowning in a boy with autism (on historical grounds)
Christian, aged 3 years 11 months with autism spectrum disorder and a significant tendency to abscond, died by drowning in the Yarra River after escaping through an unsecured window at his father's house on 30 October 20…
31y · Female·right cerebellar cerebrovascular accident (cerebellar infarction with obstructiv…
31-year-old woman presented with acute onset headache, dizziness, vomiting, facial numbness and speech difficulties. Initial CT brain showed equivocal left temporal hypodensity. Dr B. diagnosed acute migraine/…
73y · Male·Combined effects of cerebrovascular accident and subsequent iatrogenic related i…
A 73-year-old man presented to ED with acute facial droop and speech difficulty on 5 September 2020. He was misdiagnosed with Bell's palsy despite clinical features suggestive…
71y · Female·starvation
A 71-year-old woman with chronic mental illness died of starvation in her home in Tasmania. Police attended on 9 December 2021 for a welfare check and found her severely malnourished, mentally unwell, and unable to care …
2y · Male·multiorgan failure in a boy with clinically suspected sepsis and Cockayne syndro…
A 2-year-old boy with Cockayne syndrome (a rare life-limiting genetic condition) died from multiorgan failure due to clinically suspected sepsis following hospitalisation for acute illness with vomiting, lethargy and poo…
4y · Male·respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia on a background of Niemann Pick Type …
Lebron Martin was a 4-year-old Aboriginal child with Niemann-Pick Type C disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. He died from respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia in December 2017. Four months prior to h…
8y · Male·prematurity-associated lung and bowel disease
…nfant (born at 24 weeks) with multiple complex medical needs including chronic lung disease, developmental delay, and failure to thrive. He died aged eight months from prematurity-associated lung and bowel disease while…
33y · Female·Raised intracranial pressure secondary to thrombosis of the superior sagittal, t…
A 33-year-old woman presented with acute neurological symptoms (headaches, weakness, slurred speech, seizures) on 26 August 2000. Initial CT imaging showed focal haemorrhage with oedema; repeat CT after 50 …
65y · Male·complications, including pneumonia, of traumatic brain injury
A 65-year-old male prisoner died from complications of severe traumatic brain injury sustained when punched by another prisoner at Hakea Prison. He fell backwards, striking his head, and was assessed at the prison medica…
58y · Male·asphyxiation by ligature
A 58-year-old Cambodian male with basic English skills died by suicide in prison after 7 days in custody on remand for assault. Critical failures in the reception screening process included: incomplete identification and…
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