63y · Male·Myocardial infarction as a result of long standing ischaemic heart disease and a…
…er discharge from the Princess Alexandra Hospital. He had been admitted on 5 October 2005 following acute cardiac arrest, treated for a lung complaint with medication adjustments, and discharged on 11 October to await o…
17y · Female·multiple internal injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
Aoni Peng, a 17-year-old international student, was struck by a car at a roundabout intersection while crossing to reach her university. The collision resulted from mutual inattention: the driver failed to look left befo…
27y · Female·Cardiac arrhythmia (first confirmed as ventricular fibrillation) of unascertaine…
A 27-year-old Aboriginal woman suffered sudden cardiac arrhythmia (ventricular fibrillation) immediately after recording video evidence of a suspected breach of…
29y · Female·Bronchopneumonia in a woman with brain injury
… surgical interventions. Eleven days after transfer to the trauma ward, she experienced sudden respiratory arrest causing hypoxic brain injury. Despite resuscitation, she suffered profound neurological injury with poor p…
88y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
An 88-year-old man died from multiple injuries sustained when struck by a motor vehicle while crossing a poorly-lit road as a pedestrian. He suffered bilateral pelvic fractures, lumbar spine fractures, aortic transection…
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 under…
48y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating upper cervical spine and cord inju…
A 48-year-old construction worker died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following a traumatic cervical spine injury sustained while cutting down a gum tree from a cherry picker. Tree branches struck…
1y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemic injury following cardiorespiratory arrest of unknown c…
A 22-month-old boy died from global cerebral ischaemic injury following cardiorespiratory arrest of unknown cause in the setting of detected methylamphetamine exposure. He had multiple healing traumatic …
20y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to displacement of tracheostomy and p…
…k airway, and failure to perform timely finger thoracostomy significantly contributed to Adam's 46-minute cardiac arrest, hypoxic brain injury, and death. The rigid adherence to an inadequate airway plan, absence of eff…
17y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by penetrating left orbital injury with a long k…
…death. Despite initial clinical uncertainty about whether the SAH was spontaneous (ruptured aneurysm) or traumatic (knife wound), the coroner found on the balance of probabilities that the knife injury caused the SAH. T…
43y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, due to or as consequence of, cardiac arrest of…
…cs' failure to provide high-flow oxygen, appropriate airway support, and proper monitoring contributed to cardiac arrest and subsequent brain death. A senior paramedic's intervention to stop assessment-taking may have u…
53y · Male·Complications of old brain injury in prior motor vehicle incident
Bruce Vernon Taylor, 53, died from complications of a remote brain injury sustained in childhood motor vehicle accident. He lived in shared disability accommodation and received support through NDIS. In the 12 months bef…
28y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy secondary to hanging
Matthew Liddell, a 28-year-old former Navy serviceman with severe post-traumatic stress disorder and depression following the 1998 HMAS Westralia fire, died by hanging in a psychiatric …
Multiple penetrating knife wounds with hemorrhagic shock and traumatic cardiac a…
On 13 April 2024, Joel Cauchi, with inadequately managed treatment-resistant schizophrenia, stabbed six people to death and injured ten others at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney. The coroner found Cauc…
Unsurvivable traumatic injuries from blunt force impact with motor vehicle; pred…
On 20 January 2017, James Gargasoulas drove a stolen vehicle through Bourke Street Mall in Melbourne's CBD, striking 33 pedestrians and fatally injuring 6: Matthew Poh Chuan Si (33), Thalia Hakin (10), Yosuke Kanno (25),…
18y · Female·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (passenger)
An 18-year-old female died from injuries sustained as a passenger in a motor vehicle collision on a poorly maintained road. The vehicle struck a pothole in a wet road surface, causing loss of control and collision with o…
26y · Female·Unlawful Homicide - positional asphyxia during violent assault and sexual attack
…om positional asphyxia during a violent assault and sexual attack by her intimate partner. She sustained traumatic brain injuries causing concussion/unconsciousness, rendering her vulnerable to asphyxiation. A 000 call …
37y · Male·Complications of electrocution and injuries sustained in a fall
…f recognising the severity of high-voltage electrical injuries, which cause both direct tissue damage and cardiac complications. While the scaffold complied with Electricity Safety Regulations, it did not comply with En…
32y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to hanging
…e hanged herself using bedsheet over ensuite door on 29 April evening, suffering hypoxic brain injury and cardiac arrest; died 30 April. Coroner found treatment appropriate but noted systemic issues: ensuite doors repre…
54y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic brain damage caused by blood loss and airway obstruction due t…
…ography with arterial embolisation, the patient would likely have survived. Instead, he deteriorated into cardiac arrest requiring 97 minutes resuscitation, resulting in hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury from which he coul…
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