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65y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia
Carol Austin, 65, died by plastic bag asphyxia at her home in Wangaratta in August 2018. She had a 20-year history of depression and had recently experienced suicidal ideation, a suicide attempt, and burns injury requiri…
38y · Female·Unascertained
Nilofer Nezami, a 38-year-old Victorian resident, died on 7 January 2019 following cosmetic surgery in Iran. She underwent multiple procedures including eye, breast, arm and abdominal surgery. Post-operatively, she devel…
63y · Female·Sepsis complicating cellulitis following skin cancer excision and skin graft pro…
A 63-year-old woman died from sepsis complicating cellulitis following elective skin cancer excision and skin graft performed in a general practitioner's clinic. The lesion was a squamous cell carcinoma (invasive Bowen's…
24y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to or as a consequence of severe thermal burns
Omid Masoumali, a 24-year-old Iranian refugee detained on Nauru under Australian offshore processing arrangements, suffered severe thermal burns (>50% TBSA) on 27 April 2016 after self-immolating at the Nibok settlement.…
61y · Male·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
A 61-year-old legally blind man was struck by a motor vehicle while crossing a busy highway with his guide dog. He sustained severe head injuries including subarachnoid and subdural haemorrhage, and diffuse axonal injury…
Female·Burns due to gas explosion due to motor vehicle collision with building
A 60-year-old man with a long-standing history of seizures experienced an epileptic seizure while driving and lost control of his vehicle. It collided with an LPG gas cylinder outside a café, triggering an explosion that…
5y · Male·Combined effects of prescribed morphine, valproic acid and midazolam leading to …
A five-year-old child with complex neurodevelopmental conditions and polypharmacy (including valproic acid for epilepsy, benzodiazepines, and other medications) underwent routine burn dressing change at hospital with ora…
60y · Male·burn wounds and the consequences thereof
CD, a 60-year-old man with long-standing psychiatric history (schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder) and alcohol use disorder, set his house alight on 19 September 2017 after becoming acutely unwell with paranoid ideati…
87y · Female·combined effects of ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary di…
Epenesa Pahiva, 87-year-old resident with dementia at an aged care facility, suffered severe chemical burns from inappropriate bleach treatment prescribed by dermatologist Dr B.. The coroner found the treatment itself (h…
52y · Male·multiple organ failure and pulmonary thromboemboli complicating generalised seps…
A 52-year-old man with longstanding refusal of medical care presented with severe cellulitis, sepsis, and previously undiagnosed heart failure secondary to sleep apnoea. He lacked capacity to consent to treatment due to …
18y · Female·Multiorgan failure complicating malnutrition in a female with liver cirrhosis, o…
An 18-year-old female with Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, and severe intellectual disability died from multiorgan failure complicating severe malnutrition, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and obesity. She pr…
48y · Female·Combined toxic effect of prescription and non-prescription medications including…
Lauren Johnstone, aged 48, died from the combined toxic effects of prescription and non-prescription sedative medications including oxycodone, tramadol, codeine, zopiclone, doxylamine and fluoxetine. She had undergone mu…
51y · Male·Pulmonary thromboemboli due to deep vein thrombosis on a background of a leg bur…
Stephen Kline, a 51-year-old Aboriginal man, died from pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis following a leg burn wound sustained when NSW Police deployed a taser during a confrontation on 8 March 2016. H…
53y · Male·Complications of burns sustained in a blast
A 53-year-old qualified boiler maker died from complications of severe burns sustained in a gas explosion. While attempting to remove a refrigeration compressor from a hotel cellar with an unqualified colleague, they cut…
9y · Female·complications of thermal injury
A 9-year-old child died from severe thermal injuries sustained in a house fire. The property had non-functional smoke alarms that the property management company knew about but failed to remedy or report to the landlord.…
31y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism
A 31-year-old man with obesity (BMI 40.2) and sleep apnoea underwent extensive cosmetic surgery in Malaysia (liposuction, abdominoplasty, chest lipectomy, and subsequent facial procedures) across two operations within fi…
45y · Female·multiple organ failure following thermal injuries (severe burns)
Wendy Bearfoot, a 45-year-old DEC (Department of Environment and Conservation) employee, died from multiple organ failure following severe thermal burns (80% of body) sustained in a bushfire burnover on 12 October 2012. …
43y · Male·complications of thermal injuries
A 43-year-old man with a history of workplace injury, financial stress, and social isolation attended a workers compensation office in Newcastle carrying mineral turpentine and a cigarette lighter. After about 23 minutes…
75y · Female·hypovolaemic shock following uncontrolled blood loss from mini-liposuction stem …
A 75-year-old woman with advanced frontal lobe dementia died from hypovolaemic shock following uncontrolled bleeding after an unproven stem-cell liposuction procedure. Critical failures included: failure to cease anticoa…
75y · Male·Burns
75-year-old John Drane, a resident of Masonic Care Queensland, died from extensive burns on 9 January 2014. The coroner concluded he intentionally set himself alight using a cigarette lighter shortly after receiving his …
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