49 results for “syncope”
38y · Female·Combined effects of ischaemic and valvular heart disease with methamphetamine us…
A 38-year-old woman with chronic methamphetamine and cannabis abuse died from cardiac arrest at home. She had pre-existing severe ischaemic and valvular heart disease requiring multiple valve replacements and pacemakers,…
50y · Male·Head injuries due to motor vehicle accident
A 50-year-old traffic controller was struck and killed by a motor vehicle driven by a woman with multiple serious medical conditions (end-stage renal disease, multiple myeloma) who was taking Panadeine Forte. The driver …
34y · Male·Drowning due to shallow water blackout
A 34-year-old man died from drowning in a residential swimming pool while practicing breath-holding with hyperventilation, a technique he had used since childhood for spearfishing competitions. The coroner concluded deat…
27y · Female·Aspiration of gastric contents associated with persistent vomiting following gas…
…s. This caused severe, persistent vomiting and rapid weight loss over six months. When she presented with syncope and low potassium (2.5), poor communication between her GP and surgeon led to premature discharge without…
67y · Male·Complications arising from multiple injuries — fall from a height
A 67-year-old man died from complications of multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a 3-metre ladder while conducting home roof repairs in Tasmania. He fell forward through polycarbonate roofing onto a paved veranda …
46y · Male·Unascertained - possible drowning secondary to seizure, syncope, or accident
Stuart Ronaldson, 46 years old, died by drowning in Darebin Creek in January 2007, approximately 16 days after being granted unescorted leave from the Alfred Hospital's psychiatric unit. He had been admitted involuntaril…
26y · Female·Head and chest injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision
Robin Sara Paul, a 26-year-old registered nurse, died from head and chest injuries sustained as a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle on 26 December 2007. The driver, Khanh Truong, experienced a syncopal episode due to …
62y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis
Peter Albert Begg, a 62-year-old prisoner, died of ischaemic heart disease due to severe coronary atherosclerosis with contributing dothiepin toxicity. He collapsed while pushing a food trolley and did not respond to res…
35y · Female·coronary artery dissection
…index of suspicion for acute coronary syndrome despite objective evidence (elevated troponin, chest pain, syncope, diaphoresis). Had protocol been followed, she would have been admitted, anticoagulated, and had opportun…
45y · Male·unascertained
Mark Anthony Theakston, a 45-year-old man with severe intellectual disability and autism residing in supported accommodation, died of an unascertained cause on 25 May 2008. He had collapsed on 21 May with a syncopal epis…
76y · Male·Complications following surgery for intradural cervical meningioma
John Bateman, a 76-year-old man with intellectual disability, underwent neurosurgery for an intradural cervical meningioma in August 2010. Post-operatively, his condition initially improved but he subsequently deteriorat…
76y · Female·aspiration of gastro-intestinal contents as a result of small bowel obstruction …
…lness collapsed on 1 January 2009 and was assessed in the Emergency Department. Dr B. diagnosed vasovagal syncope with gastroenteritis based on the patient's history of diarrhoea and vomiting, and discharged her after 4…
32y · Male·Presumed cardiac arrhythmia with congenital coronary artery anomaly (absent righ…
…intrinsic arrhythmia was the true cause. The clinical lesson is that young people with sudden unexplained syncope or chest pain, even if apparently well, warrant cardiac evaluation to exclude life-threatening congenital…
74y · Male·Incised wounds to limbs; other significant conditions being ischaemic heart dise…
Garry Reginald Dubois, a 74-year-old serving a life sentence for serious offences, died in custody from self-inflicted incised wounds to his limbs. He was on dual antiplatelet therapy for ischaemic heart disease, which c…
60y · Male·fracture dislocation through vertebrae C4/5 and basal subarachnoid haemorrhage (…
Alexander Dale Hall, an experienced 60-year-old tractor driver, died when his tractor crashed into the Jordan River on 26 October 2015 while mowing a steep embankment. He suffered a fractured C4/5 vertebra and subarachno…
52y · Female·laceration of the superior vena cava and right atrium during defibrillator lead …
A 52-year-old woman with a history of syncope and mitral valve prolapse, who had an implanted defibrillator, underwent a percutaneous laser lead extrac…
3y · Female·complications of Influenza B viral infection
Three-year-old Caitlin Cruz presented to a medical centre unwell and collapsed, requiring resuscitation. She was transferred by ambulance to Children's Hospital at Westmead but critical information about her collapse and…
45y · Male·severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Troy Michael Conley, aged 45, died from severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) while imprisoned. He had developed progressive lung disease from occupational exposure to gyprock dust, intravenous drug use (ta…
58y · Male·Multifocal bleed into brain (subarachnoid and subdural haemorrhage) from injurie…
A 58-year-old truck driver and forklift operator died from a severe head injury sustained in a workplace fall on 29 August 2012. He fell while using an unsuitable, unsecured ladder to access a mezzanine storage area. The…
41y · Female·frontal lobe ischaemic infarcts (strokes) caused by cerebral artery vasospasm co…
A 41-year-old woman died from frontal lobe ischaemic infarcts caused by cerebral vasospasm complicating subarachnoid haemorrhage from a ruptured aneurysm. She presented to multiple healthcare providers over five days wit…
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