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50y · Male·myocardial infarction caused by coronary atherosclerosis
Desmond Jambajimba Tilmouth, a 50-year-old Aboriginal man, died of myocardial infarction from severe coronary atherosclerosis complicated by end-stage renal disease and an incarcerated strangulated umbilical hernia. He d…
27y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with 80% blockage of the left anterior descending coron…
A 27-year-old Aboriginal man collapsed and died from coronary atherosclerosis (80% blockage of the left anterior descending artery) approximately 45 minutes after presenting to a remote clinic with post-exercise dyspnoea…
24y · Male·Coronary artery thrombosis secondary to coronary atherosclerosis
A 24-year-old Aboriginal man collapsed during football in extreme heat and presented to a rural clinic with dizziness, chest pain, shortness of breath and sweating. The nurse diagnosed dehydration and administered IV flu…
39y · Male·cardiac arrest caused by alcoholic cardiomyopathy
Ryan Smiler was a 39-year-old Aboriginal man who died from cardiac arrest caused by alcoholic cardiomyopathy while in custody at Darwin Correctional Centre. He had a long history of alcohol abuse, hypertension, and heart…
29y · Male·severe burns sustained in motor vehicle fire following collision
29-year-old Benjamin Wilton was killed in a horrific car fire following a rear-end collision with a vehicle driven by 67-year-old Robert Spencer on a Darwin highway. Spencer had suffered a stroke in 2003 with residual co…
55y · Male·Cardiac hypertrophy with significant conditions contributing: coronary artery at…
Eric Lewis Wobona, a 55-year-old Aboriginal man with extensive cardiovascular risk factors including congestive cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes, and previous amputation, died of acute hear…
55y · Male·bronchopneumonia complicating metastatic carcinoma of the right lung, with emphy…
Peter Alexander Clarke, a 55-year-old Aboriginal man and serving prisoner, died of bronchopneumonia complicating metastatic lung carcinoma with emphysema, coronary atherosclerosis and chronic pancreatitis. He presented t…
34y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis (heart attack)
A 34-year-old Aboriginal male died of coronary atherosclerosis while in custody. He had type 2 diabetes diagnosed in 2007 but was non-compliant with medications and lifestyle modifications. Upon reception to prison, he w…
33y · Male·Longstanding atheromatous coronary artery disease with severe stenosis and cardi…
A 33-year-old Aboriginal man died in custody from longstanding atheromatous coronary artery disease with cardiac hypertrophy. On presentation to the prison clinic with non-specific symptoms (headache, throat pain, arm an…
37y · Male·acute viral pneumonia secondary to swine flu (H1N1) infection of the lungs, exac…
Steven Andrew Forbes, age 37, died of acute viral pneumonia secondary to H1N1 influenza, complicated by chronic rheumatic heart disease. He died in police/correctional custody following arrest at hospital discharge for a…
8y · Female·Chronic myocarditis subsequent to chemotherapy for sialoblastoma
An 8-year-old Aboriginal girl died from chronic myocarditis following chemotherapy for sialoblastoma (salivary gland cancer). She had completed chemotherapy and surgery with good response when complications arose. During…
48y · Female·acute myocarditis resulting from systemic viral infection
A 48-year-old Aboriginal woman with chronic diseases (diabetes, COPD, ischaemic heart disease) presented with ongoing chest infection symptoms across multiple clinic visits between 30 March and 4 April 2010. Despite five…
65y · Male·peritonitis and necrosis of the bowel following a ruptured appendix
A 65-year-old prisoner with severe triple-vessel coronary artery disease died from peritonitis and bowel necrosis following an appendectomy. Initial surgery for perforated appendicitis was technically difficult but compe…
37y · Male·complete blockage of the right anterior descending coronary artery with blood cl…
Kenneth Hill, a 37-year-old Aboriginal man, presented to Royal Darwin Hospital Emergency Department with chest pain and dyspnoea during football training. He was triaged as Category 3 by the triage nurse, who found his p…
38y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis
Robert Taylor Daly, a 38-year-old Aboriginal man, died of coronary atherosclerosis with severe coronary artery blockage and pulmonary edema. He collapsed in a drinking area after consuming alcohol while acutely ill with …
43y · Male·Myocardial infarction secondary to coronary atherosclerosis
A 43-year-old Aboriginal man died from myocardial infarction secondary to severe coronary atherosclerosis. He was a heavy smoker with undiagnosed heart disease who attended health services regularly but had no recorded c…
Male·Angel Blanco-Puerto: acute heart failure as result of long-standing damage from …
Four men died from acute heart failure after ambulance officers declined or inadequately pursued hospital transport. In Angel Blanco-Puerto, no potentially life-threatening condition was identified at the time. However, …
32y · Male·Myocardial infarction secondary to coronary atherosclerosis
Kenneth Plummer, a 32-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic schizophrenia, died of acute myocardial infarction secondary to severe coronary atherosclerosis following a physical fight. He had a prior silent myocardial infa…
50y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis
Patrick Michael Heenan, a 50-year-old Aboriginal male prisoner, died of acute coronary atherosclerosis during a football game at Darwin Correctional Facility on 16 September 2006. He experienced chest pain at half-time a…
30y · Male·diffuse alveolar damage, a complication of bacterial endocarditis
Freddie Peterson, a 30-year-old Aboriginal man from Papunya, died in custody from bacterial endocarditis complicated by diffuse alveolar damage. He was imprisoned for nine months and presented to the prison medical centr…
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