624 results for “pulmonary disease”
38y · Male·combined effects of acute-on-chronic respiratory disease and cardiomegaly
Marshall Ruben Edgill, a 38-year-old Indigenous man, died in custody from acute-on-chronic respiratory disease and cardiomegaly. He had longstanding obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), obesity, asthma, and hypertension. …
38y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis
… a 38-year-old Aboriginal man, died of coronary atherosclerosis with severe coronary artery blockage and pulmonary edema. He collapsed in a drinking area after consuming alcohol while acutely ill with a bad cough. Polic…
57y · Male·Ischaemic and valvular heart disease
David Charles Shaw, 57, died of ischaemic and valvular heart disease with severe coronary artery atherosclerosis. He was enrolled in MePACS, a medical alarm service requiring…
66y · Male·Complications of metastatic lung adenocarcinoma, with terminal palliative care, …
Karl Frederick Dominic Holmes, a 66-year-old prisoner with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma, died from complications of his terminal cancer while serving a 7-year sentence. He received excellen…
47y · Female·acute respiratory failure in the context of known underlying chronic obstructive…
Rita Alimankinni (Pukumani), aged 47, died from acute respiratory failure while an involuntary mental health patient in the Joan Ridley Unit. Her death was preventable. She had COPD, obesity, and received multiple high-d…
69y · Male·plastic bag asphyxia and mixed drug toxicity (oxycodone and pentobarbitone)
…n bail with electronic monitoring. He had a complex medical history including chronic obstructive airways disease, chronic pain, depression, and recent psychiatric assessment revealing paranoid psychosis and neurocognit…
81y · Male·bronchopneumonia
An 81-year-old man with dementia, congestive cardiac failure, chronic lung disease and hip fractures died of bronchopneumonia four days after discharge from palliative care to a nursing ho…
31y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism arising from deep vein thrombosis
Adam David McKay, a 31-year-old geologist, died from pulmonary thromboembolism arising from deep vein thrombosis on 23 January 2003. He had recently completed extensiv…
49y · Male·pneumonia, hypoxic brain injury and cardiac arrest
…ia, hypoxic brain injury and cardiac arrest on background of coronary atherosclerosis and ischaemic heart disease.
66y · Male·legionella pneumophila pneumonia
…ptly prescribed, but his condition deteriorated due to concurrent cytomegalovirus co-infection and acute pulmonary oedema. The coroner found no concerns with clinical care delivery; all diagnosis and intervention was ti…
74y · Female·Infective exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways disease in the setting of …
Caroline McCormack, 74, died from infective exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways disease following a medication administration error where pregabalin was erroneously included in her Webster-pak …
87y · Male·Multiple injuries in a motor vehicle incident
Mr Frederick Hylla, 87 years old, died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident 18 days after discharge from hospital for acute myocardial infarction. He suffered a likely cardiac event while driving, causing …
71y · Male·aspiration bronchopneumonia as a consequence of traumatic brain injury from a fa…
Kenneth Wright, a 71-year-old prisoner with acquired brain injury and cognitive impairment from a prior suicide attempt, died of aspiration bronchopneumonia in the Advanced Care Unit of Southern Queensland Correctional C…
92y · Male·heart failure secondary to ischaemic heart disease/arrythmia aggravated by a fal…
A 92-year-old man with dementia, Alzheimer's disease and COPD died following a fall from a defective princess chair in aged care. The chair's right armrest ha…
43y · Female·Acute thrombosis of a prosthetic mitral valve
A 43-year-old woman with prosthetic mitral and aortic valves due to rheumatic heart disease died from acute thrombosis of her prosthetic mitral valve following cessation and recommencement of warfa…
85y · Female·ischaemic heart disease due to stenosis of coronary bypass grafts
…ass graft causing acute myocardial infarction. While preventability is uncertain given her severe cardiac disease, key failings included: absence of nursing staff at GP consultation, no documented action plan for close …
74y · Male·Mixed prescription drug toxicity (codeine, paracetamol, mirtazapine, promethazin…
A 74-year-old man with multiple chronic conditions including cerebellar ataxia, COPD, depression and anxiety died from mixed prescription drug toxicity. He had cognitive impairment affecting medication management and hab…
85y · Male·intracerebral haemorrhage due to systemic hypertension with coronary artery athe…
Sydney Hawke, an 85-year-old man, suffered an intracerebral haemorrhage (likely July 3-4, 2024) at home and was found barely alive on July 5. A neighbor called police at 5:41 PM on July 4 to report welfare concerns, but …
68y · Male·Complications following myocardial infarction and its treatment in a man with mu…
Salvatore Otranto, a 68-year-old prisoner with multiple severe comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, COPD, and chronic kidney disease, died from complications of myocardial infarction and its tre…
49y · Female·Unascertained; most likely cardiac abnormality
Jennifer Gebert, a 49-year-old with long-standing mental illness and substance use disorder, died unexpectedly in an acute psychiatric unit on 6 December 2019. She presented to the ED intoxicated (BAC 0.159%) following b…
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