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17y · Unknown·hypoxic brain damage from out of hospital cardiac arrest
FL was a 17-year-old with complex medical needs including short bowel syndrome and dependence on total parenteral nutrition (TPN) via central vascular access device. In June 2020, he became severely unwell with deteriora…
29y · Male·Gunshot wound to the chest
Timothy Matthew Gardiner, aged 29, died from a gunshot wound to the chest sustained when he accidentally dropped a homemade firearm he was carrying while bending to collect belongings at a friend's unit. The firearm, con…
56y · Male·Combined effects of head injuries and aspiration from head and facial injuries, …
Peter John Fitz-gerald, aged 56, died from combined head injuries, facial injuries with aspiration, and acute alcohol intoxication following a violent assault by Anthony Colin Finnegan on 1 December 2016 at Summerhill, T…
61y · Male·Anaphylactic reaction to bee venom
Wallace Edgar Bryers, aged 61, died from anaphylaxis following a bee sting while participating in beekeeping activities at Isis Farm on 5 January 2018. The coroner found Bryers was a worker under the Work Health and Safe…
17y · Male·massive head injury sustained in a fall from height (approximately 3.5 metres th…
A 17-year-old male died from massive head injury sustained in a fall from approximately 3.5 metres through a shade sail at a primary school. He landed on concrete at 10:30 pm after the sail tore under his weight while ju…
80y · Female·acute subdural haematoma following a fall while on warfarin for atrial fibrillat…
Mrs Bowerman, aged 80, fell at home on warfarin anticoagulation and sustained a minor head injury with no initial neurological signs. Paramedic Turnbull assessed her as requiring no transport (TNR), despite her anticoagu…
75y · Female·Airway obstruction due to aspiration occluding a permanent tracheostomy
Feryne Gaylene Hunter, aged 75, died from airway obstruction due to aspiration into her permanent tracheostomy. She had a history of subglottic stenosis, asthma, and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease with a hiatus hernia…
20y · Male·diffuse hypoxic brain injury complicating exsanguination and cardiac arrest seco…
Zachary Tyler Hyde, aged 20, died from diffuse hypoxic brain injury following exsanguination and cardiac arrest caused by a stab wound to the left femoral artery inflicted during an altercation. This case highlights the …
59y · Male·atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease
Michael Lewis Petterwood, a 59-year-old zinc smelter worker with 32 years at his employer, collapsed suddenly at work and died of atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease. Autopsy revealed severe coronary stenosis (80% …
59y · Female·Unable to determine - body too decomposed at autopsy
Mrs Szemes, a 59-year-old woman with longstanding mental health issues living alone, was found deceased after an interval of approximately 5 months. On 28 May 2018, police attended her home after welfare concerns and cal…
47y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolus
A 47-year-old nurse suffered a workplace fall resulting in a left ankle fracture requiring below-knee immobilisation. She was managed conservatively with a temporary cast for one week, then a permanent plaster cast appli…
71y · Female·pneumonia following cervical spine fracture sustained in motor vehicle collision
Julie Anne Holmes, aged 71, died of pneumonia following a cervical spine fracture sustained in a motor vehicle accident that was not diagnosed during her hospital admission. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) paramed…
3y · Unknown·hypoxic brain injury as a result of asphyxia from choking on a rubber ball
A 3-year-old boy died from hypoxic brain injury after aspirating a small rubber bouncy ball at home. The ball was purchased online for his upcoming birthday party and arrived with appropriate choking hazard warnings for …
25y · Female·mixed drug toxicity
Lauren Elizabeth Bunn, aged 25, died by voluntary ingestion of mixed drugs in October 2016. She had a longstanding history of serious mental illness with multiple documented suicide attempts and police welfare checks in …
34y · Male·sepsis due to extensive small bowel infarct caused by bowel incarceration within…
Jason Keith Harrison, aged 34, died from sepsis due to extensive small bowel infarction caused by bowel incarceration within a congenital mesenteric hernia. He presented to West Coast District Hospital with epigastric pa…
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