677 results for “cardiac arrest”
44y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck and methylamphetamine effect
Anthony William Kuster, a 44-year-old man, died from ligature compression of the neck combined with methylamphetamine toxicity. He applied a tourniquet around his neck while heavily intoxicated with methylamphetamine aft…
38y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis secondary to pyelonephritis in a man with insulin dependen…
…tic ketoacidosis precipitated by pyelonephritis. He had vomited the day before admission and presented in cardiac arrest. Autopsy revealed left kidney infection with E. coli and markedly elevated blood glucose (81.9 mmo…
4y · Female·aspiration of vomitus and its treatment due to rheumatic carditis against a back…
…confirming the diagnosis. A sudden, unexpected deterioration occurred in late afternoon with vomiting and cardiac arrest. Expert evidence indicated that earlier paediatric review or transfer to Mt Isa would unlikely hav…
48y · Male·Coronary artery occlusion due to coronary artery atheroma
Paul Robert Wise, aged 48, died of natural causes from coronary artery occlusion due to severe atherosclerosis (85% narrowing of right main coronary artery) while in custody at Capricornia Correctional Centre. He was fou…
40y · Male·Cardiomyopathy with early pneumonia in a man with reported sleep apnoea and high…
…hypercapnia despite apparently normal respiratory rate on visual inspection. He suffered cardiorespiratory arrest between 6.30am and 7.10am on 21 November and could not be revived. Clinical lessons: undiagnosed cardiac d…
Unknown·Drowning (Reema Sondhi, Jagjeet Singh Anand, Kirti Bedi); Complications followin…
Four members of a family group from India drowned at Forrest Caves Beach, Phillip Island on 24-25 January 2024. All four deceased had limited or no swimming ability and no experience with Australian ocean conditions. The…
39y · Male·respiratory failure and cardiac arrest
Bradley Karl Coolwell, a 39-year-old Indigenous Australian with schizo-affective disorder and significant comorbidities (obesity, respiratory infection, diabetes), presented to Logan Hospital after police noted concernin…
35y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis
…pite resuscitation efforts. Critical lessons include: Aboriginal Australians have disproportionately high cardiac disease presenting at younger ages, requiring enhanced screening including ECG and lipid assessment; earl…
35y · Female·aortic dissection with associated acute aortitis
…oroner found that despite appropriate sequential diagnostic reasoning, the dissection extended and caused cardiac arrest before diagnosis could be made. Even if diagnosed that evening, transfer to Adelaide for cardiotho…
20y · Male·Electrocution resulting in cardiac arrhythmia and cardiac arrest
Nathan Wade Brooks, a 20-year-old roofer, died from electrocution on 20 March 2000 at Royal Darwin Hospital. While working on a construction site, he and a colleague were moving a mobile scaffold that had been raised to …
39y · Female·Sudden cardiac arrhythmia following the administration of Kambo frog toxin
Natasha Lechner, a 39-year-old woman with chronic pain from degenerative disc disease, died from sudden cardiac arrhythmia triggered by Kambo frog toxin administration during a ceremony. She had completed Kambo practi…
24y · Female·Pentobarbitone toxicity
24-year-old Daniella Sessarego died from pentobarbitone toxicity following intentional ingestion. She had borderline personality disorder and depression with a history of self-harm and suicidality. On 12 August 2014, she…
27y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to cardiac arrhythmia triggered by prone restraint (some of w…
…ck of follow-up protocols when he left unassessed the previous day. Coroner found the death resulted from cardiac arrhythmia triggered by combined effects of prone restraint (some weighted), sedative drugs, exertion, ch…
68y · Female·Anaphylactoid reaction to intravenous CT scan contrast medium leading to cardior…
…. The contrast injection triggered a severe anaphylactoid reaction with bronchospasm and cardiorespiratory arrest. Resuscitation was suboptimal: adrenaline administration was delayed when it should have been given immedi…
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…
15y · Male·Global ischaemic brain injury post cardiac arrest secondary to anaphylaxis
Jack Glen Irvine, a 15-year-old with documented severe nut allergies and asthma, died from anaphylaxis triggered by consuming a macadamia nut cookie at a Victorian Karting Association camp. The cookie was provided despit…
60y · Female·Cardiac tamponade due to ruptured heart due to total parenteral nutrition due to…
A 60-year-old woman died from cardiac tamponade caused by TPN fluid leaking into the pericardium through a PICC line inserted to provide nutrit…
25y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest due to aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic-ischaemic encep…
…, aged 25, died from accidental multiple drug toxicity (methamphetamine and GHB) causing cardiorespiratory arrest, aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. He was subject to a Psychiatric Treatment Orde…
78y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy as a result of obstruction of airway caused by …
…y. Although interventions were ultimately attempted, her pupils were fixed and dilated within 5 minutes of arrest, indicating irreversible brain injury. The coroner found the complications would likely have been fatal re…
1y · Female·acute myocardial infarction secondary to Kawasaki's Disease
…rive from approximately 6 months of age. Initial clinical assessment by multiple doctors found no obvious cardiac abnormality on examination. Chest x-rays were reviewed by the treating doctor (non-radiologist) who noted…
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