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44y · Female·COVID-19
Ms Anne-Maree Tammy Carr, a 44-year-old woman with intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, diabetes, and high cholesterol living in Specialist Disability Accommodation, died from COVID-19 pneumonia on 6 October 2024, fo…
62y · Male·Complications of likely sepsis in the setting of a pseudo bowel obstruction in a…
Douglas Coyle, a 62-year-old man with Hirschsprung's disease, intellectual disability, and epilepsy, died from sepsis complicating pseudo bowel obstruction. He presented to hospital on 15 June with shortness of breath, r…
77y · Male·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)
Frank Cecil Baker, 77 years old, died in a motor vehicle collision on wet roads with poor surface conditions. While not a clinical case, this coronial finding highlights the importance of recognising environmental hazard…
0y · Female·Complications of ascending uterine infection (Klebsiella pneumoniae) in the sett…
Mia Rose Iskander died at 8 hours of age from ascending uterine infection (Klebsiella pneumoniae) with chorioamnionitis following maternal premature pre-labour rupture of membranes (PPROM) at 32 weeks. Maternal managemen…
46y · Male·Coronary artery disease
Mark Fava, 46, died of coronary artery disease while in custody at Port Phillip Prison. He was found unresponsive in his cell and CPR was commenced immediately, continuing until paramedic arrival. The death was from natu…
39y · Male·Complications of a right upper arm penetrating injury in the setting of a motor …
Grant Dimitrijevic, a 39-year-old truck driver, died from exsanguination due to transection of the right axillary artery after striking a black cow on Hendy Main Road, Moriac, in dark, foggy conditions. His vehicle veere…
57y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident
A 57-year-old Swiss tourist died in a head-on motor vehicle collision on a rural Victorian road. She was a passenger in a Winnebago camper van driven by her husband, who failed to safely navigate an oncoming truck at a b…
0y · Male·Complications of birth-related traumatic head injury
Tasman Murray Tribe, a neonate born at 36 weeks gestation, died at 7 days of age from complications of birth-related traumatic head injury. Labour was prolonged in the second stage; instrumental delivery was attempted bu…
57y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
A 57-year-old Swiss tourist died in a head-on motor vehicle collision while driving a camper van on a rural Victoria road. The coroner concluded the collision resulted from driver error—the deceased failed to safely acco…
67y · Male·Head injuries sustained in falls
Martin Barlow, 67, died from head injuries sustained in two falls on 5 August 2022 while intoxicated (BAC 0.17 g/100mL). He suffered subarachnoid haemorrhage and subdural haemorrhage. After Ms Burrell called emergency se…
42y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a light plane incident (pilot)
Mathew Farrell, a 42-year-old pilot with limited powered aircraft experience (24.4 total hours), crashed in a light sports aircraft in remote mountainous terrain near Lucyvale, Victoria on 18 September 2022. The coroner …
21y · Male·Complications of injuries sustained when a trench wall collapsed
Jack Brownlee, 21, died from crush injuries sustained in a workplace trench collapse at a construction site. Despite family concerns that excavator use during rescue exacerbated his injuries, expert geotechnical and resc…
34y · Male·Head injury
Charles Clarence Howkins, a 34-year-old labourer, died from head injuries sustained in a trench collapse at a construction site on 21 March 2018. The coroner found that Pipecon Pty Ltd failed to provide a safe workplace,…
90y · Male·Complications following aspiration of food
Donald Walter Thoms, 90 years old with intellectual disability and high aspiration risk, died from complications following aspiration of food while in specialist disability residential care. He was on a pureed diet and t…
40y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
Alexander Cameron, a 40-year-old man with complex neurodevelopmental, neurological and psychiatric disorders including epilepsy, autism, and previous neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), died from aspiration pneumonia f…
30y · Female·Acute ethanol toxicity on a background of chronic alcoholism
Kathleen Arnold, aged 30, died from acute ethanol toxicity on a background of chronic alcoholism. She had a 20-year history of alcohol dependence, complex trauma from a childhood near-drowning incident, eating disorders,…
15y · Male·Combined heroin and methamphetamine toxicity
T, a 15-year-old boy subject to a Care by Secretary Order, died from combined heroin and methamphetamine toxicity on 24 November 2019. He had experienced multiple placement instability (over 20 placements in two years), …
29y · Male·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (bicycle rider)
A 29-year-old Turkish international student and food delivery worker died when his electric bicycle was struck by a van at an intersection in Thornbury, Victoria. He entered the intersection against a red pedestrian ligh…
39y · Male·Complications following extradural haemorrhage (operated) sustained in an electr…
A 39-year-old man died from complications of extradural haemorrhage sustained in an e-scooter fall. He was riding a high-powered e-scooter (capable of 84 km/h, exceeding legal limits) while under the influence of methyla…
53y · Male·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage complicating recent PEG insertion with stroke as a …
Tan Van Tran, a 53-year-old man with prior stroke causing severe dysphagia, died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage complicating recent PEG insertion. He was admitted with aspiration pneumonia and underwent PEG placement …
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