40 results for “swallowing impairment”
53y · Male·Choking on food bolus in pharynx, with Huntington's disease and coronary atheros…
Paul Joseph Milward, aged 53 with Huntington's disease causing cognitive impairment and swallowing difficulties, died from choking on a bread sandwich while unsupervised in his aged care r…
69y · Male·aspiration pneumonia on a background of ischaemic heart disease and diabetes
…guardianship orders after assessment showed he lacked capacity to make living decisions due to cognitive impairment and risk-taking behaviour. During his stay at Edenfield Family Care, his condition deteriorated with mul…
84y · Male·general inanition on a background of dementia with contributing ischaemic and hy…
…progressive cognitive decline following prostate cancer treatment in 2008, diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment in 2009. By 2013 he developed behavioural disturbance with nocturnal wandering. Following a hospital adm…
18y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a setting of acquired brain injury from non-accidental h…
…ury sustained non-accidentally as an infant. He had severe cerebral palsy, tetraparesis, aphasia, visual impairment, intellectual disability, epilepsy, and gastro-oesophageal reflux. After transitioning to community care…
51y · Female·Bronchopneumonia and cerebral infarction in a woman with cerebral palsy
A 51-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and swallowing difficulties suffered a stroke on 10 July 2015, presenting with right-sided facial droop and hemiparesis…
68y · Male·Obstruction of airways by foodstuffs with contributing alcohol-related dementia
Colin George Sinclair, aged 68, died from airway obstruction by food while in high-level aged care under guardianship. He had alcohol-related dementia and Korsakoff's syndrome with significant cognitive decline affecting…
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with a left middle cerebral artery stroke (palliat…
Brian Lench, a 58-year-old man with intellectual disability in DHS residential care, suffered a left middle cerebral artery stroke on 6 October 2011. He developed aspiration pneumonia complicated by acute respiratory dis…
9y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia due to cerebral palsy and seizures
Nine-year-old Aboriginal girl with severe cerebral palsy, cognitive impairment, and seizure disorder died of aspiration pneumonia in ICU following status epilepticus. She had complex …
65y · Female·choking on a tangerine
Ms Shelley Young, a 65-year-old woman with long-standing schizoaffective disorder and multiple complications from chronic antipsychotic use including dysphagia and tardive dyskinesia, died from choking on a tangerine whi…
11y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and small bowel necrosis with perforation, in a boy with multic…
…astrophic abusive head trauma at eight months old in December 2010, causing severe lifelong neurological impairment including cerebral palsy, uncontrolled seizures, and blindness. The cause of the initial injury remains …
53y · Female·Recurrent aspiration pneumonitis secondary to cerebrovascular accident and conge…
Sonya Marshman, a 53-year-old woman with cerebrovascular accident and congenital rubella, died from recurrent aspiration pneumonitis at her specialist disability accommodation residence. She declined in February 2023, wa…
51y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to traumatic brain injury arising from a scooter …
…isks, particularly without safety precautions, and management of aspiration risk in patients with severe swallowing dysfunction.
62y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to cerebral palsy
…prevention unit and coroner found the care appropriate and reasonable. Clinical lessons include: careful swallowing assessment in cerebral palsy patients; early recognition of aspiration risk; multidisciplinary decision-…
79y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of small bowel obstruction
…inical lessons: early recognition of aspiration risk in patients with bowel obstruction and neurological impairment; careful weighing of surgical risks in elderly patients with multiple comorbidities.
74y · Female·Acute renal failure complicating decreased oral intake in the setting of Angelma…
… progressively declining oral intake. From April 2025, staff observed reduced food and fluid intake with swallowing difficulties. Despite initial GP assessment and two hospital admissions where reversible causes were exc…
57y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating large bowel volvulus in a man with chronic dys…
… to palliative care at Wantirna Health for observation before returning to disability accommodation. His swallowing was further impaired post-illness. He developed aspiration pneumonia on day 20 of admission and died rec…
52y · Male·asphyxia due to choking on food
Kenneth Dunster, a 52-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia and cognitive decline, died from asphyxia due to choking on food at Millbrook Rise Rehabilitation Centre. He had a documented, well-known choking risk due to …
53y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of Down syndrome and pelvic fractures
…e care but not causal to death. Key preventive actions: implement pain assessment training for cognitive impairment, use Health Passports to guide care planning, and engage Disability Liaison Officers early.
26y · Male·gastric aspiration
A 26-year-old remanded prisoner died from gastric aspiration at Adelaide Remand Centre. He was a heroin user experiencing withdrawal, having been offered but declined infirmary treatment and methadone on arrival. Cellmat…
59y · Female·complications of abscesses following dental extraction, in a woman with cerebral…
… lessons include: patients with dysphagia require modified post-operative instructions specific to their swallowing impairment; careful post-operative monitoring is essential after oral surgery in vulnerable populations;…
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