31y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with intellectual disability and epilepsy (palliat…
Cameron James Stewart, a 31-year-old man with severe cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, epilepsy, and dysphagia, died of aspiration pneumonia at Maroondah Hospital. Following a COVID-19 infection in December 2023, …
41y · Male·Acute liver failure with contributing Castleman's disease
A 41-year-old Aboriginal man with HIV and Castleman's disease died from acute liver failure while on home detention. He had variable compliance with antiretroviral therapy, exacerbated by amphetamine use disorder and men…
17y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy Complicating Anaphylaxis
James Tsindos, a 17-year-old with known nut allergy and mild asthma, experienced anaphylaxis after inadvertently ingesting cashews in a vegan restaurant meal on 27 May 2021. Ambulance paramedics administered two doses of…
44y · Male·Sepsis due to Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus) septicaemia complic…
Brian Dean, a 44-year-old with obesity, presented to hospital on 1 July 2023 with influenza A and signs of shock (tachycardia, hypotension, elevated lactate). He was treated with fluids and discharged the next morning ap…
73y · Male·Gregory Frank Burkhalter: carbon monoxide toxicity due to inhalation of carbon m…
Two elderly US-born residents died in a house fire caused by a 120-volt electric blanket operating on Australia's 230-volt grid, resulting in insulation failure and combustion. Mr Burkhalter (73) died from carbon monoxid…
59y · Male·multiorgan failure complicating paracetamol toxicity
David James Dorling, a 59-year-old man with multiple sclerosis, ischaemic heart disease, and diabetes, ingested 90-100 paracetamol tablets on 1 February 2024 with suicidal intent. He attended court the next day and was r…
15y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest of unknown aetiology complicating hypoxic ischaemic enc…
Max McKenzie, a 15-year-old with asthma and food allergies, died from cardiorespiratory arrest complicating hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy after severe refractory anaphylaxis. After eating apple crumble containing nuts…
72y · Male·Complications of a gastroduodenal perforation (palliated) in the setting of mult…
William Anthony Daniel, a 72-year-old SDA resident with intellectual impairment and multiple comorbidities, presented to Box Hill Hospital on 7 November 2024 with postural hypotension, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain…
28y · Male·Traumatic intracranial haemorrhage sustained in an unwitnessed fall
A 28-year-old man died from traumatic intracranial haemorrhage following an unwitnessed fall at his apartment building. He had been heavily intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.27 g/100mL, cocaine positive) at a social event and…
28y · Female·3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA) and ketamine toxicity
Trang Thi Thu Le, 28, died on her birthday from MDMA and ketamine toxicity after attending an electronic dance music event at John Cain Arena. She collapsed after consuming drugs purchased from an unknown source within t…
82y · Male·Complications of large bowel obstruction in a man with diverticular disease and …
An 82-year-old man died from complications of large bowel obstruction secondary to a sigmoid mass while incarcerated at Port Phillip Prison. He presented with abdominal pain and vomiting following a fall, and imaging con…
74y · Female·Non traumatic intracerebral haemorrhage with further deterioration post medical …
Dorothy Simm, a 74-year-old woman, died from intracerebral haemorrhage with post-operative deterioration following participation in the EVACUATE trial at Monash Medical Centre. She presented with acute right parietal int…
43y · Male·Bilateral pulmonary thrombo-emboli; contributory factors included obesity, coron…
Paul Harris, a 43-year-old Aboriginal man, died from bilateral pulmonary emboli while hospitalized at Hay District Hospital. He presented in September 2019 with pneumonia and Q fever (occupational exposure from kangaroo …
49y · Female·Hypoxia due to complications following incision and drainage of a right buttock …
A 48-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, COPD, chronic kidney disease, ischaemic heart disease) died following complications of anaesthesia during incision and drainage of a buttock abscess. Critical fa…
33y · Male·Complications of out of hospital cardiac arrest in a man with atherosclerotic ca…
A 33-year-old Indigenous man with Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia collapsed while playing football in a prison in July 2023, sustaining an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest from which he did not recover. Auto…
30y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism in an overweight man with comorbidities (including rec…
Karl Steinhauser, a 30-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance misuse, died from pulmonary thromboembolism on 12 March 2023 while under Mental Health Act care. After two weeks of increasingly challen…
Male·Little Brother: multi-organ dysfunction due to hypothermia with contributing con…
Two Aboriginal brothers with chronic alcohol use disorder and cognitive impairment died in July and September 2023 in Alice Springs Hospital. Both had adult guardianship orders, NDIS packages, and aged care assessments r…
43y · Female·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured berry aneurysm
Trina McGrady, a 43-year-old Goomeroi woman, died from subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured berry aneurysm on 15 September 2020. She had been admitted to John Hunter Hospital following incidental discovery of two l…
51y · Female·Multiorgan failure in the setting of WHO Class III obesity, chronic excessive al…
A 51-year-old woman with WHO Class III obesity, chronic alcohol consumption, and anaemia died of multiorgan failure following admission with community-acquired pneumonia and respiratory failure. She presented with abdomi…
16y · Male·complications of ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Cleveland Keith Dodd, aged 16, died on 19 October 2023 from complications of ligature compression of the neck (hanging) while in custody at Unit 18, a youth detention facility within Casuarina Prison, Western Australia. …
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