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81y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating end stage fronto-temporal dementia on a backgr…
Murray Lawrence Abinett, aged 81, died of aspiration pneumonia complicating end-stage fronto-temporal dementia with chronic obstructive lung disease, ischaemic heart disease and chronic renal failure. He was detained und…
79y · Male·multi-organ failure due to voluntary starvation on a background of severe depres…
A 79-year-old man died from multi-organ failure secondary to voluntary starvation in the context of severe depression following his wife's death. He was admitted after police found him malnourished following 30 days of i…
71y · Male·acute pyelonephritis with contributing ischaemic heart disease
A 71-year-old male prisoner died from acute pyelonephritis with contributing ischaemic heart disease at Flinders Medical Centre. He had advanced metastatic gastric cancer diagnosed in February 2011 after presenting with …
91y · Male·Severe heart failure secondary to ischaemic cardiomyopathy
Ernest Robert Tester, a 91-year-old man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy and severe heart failure, died in an aged care facility. He experienced chest tightness and difficulty breathing at 2am, treated appropriately by nurs…
87y · Female·acute intracranial haemorrhage
An 87-year-old woman with dementia, hypertension, and DVT died from acute intracranial haemorrhage while an inpatient at a general hospital under a Mental Health Act detention order. She was on warfarin for DVT managemen…
86y · Female·right subdural haematoma due to blunt head trauma with contributing excessive wa…
An 86-year-old woman died from subdural haematoma following a minor head injury, complicated by excessive warfarin anticoagulation. She was started on warfarin by a cardiologist on 19 December 2012 for atrial fibrillatio…
53y · Male·Sepsis from infected ascites (E. coli) in a man with cirrhosis of the liver, hep…
A 53-year-old male prisoner died of sepsis from E. coli-infected ascites complicated by cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and diffuse B-cell lymphoma. He was admitted to hospital in septic shock with acute abdominal p…
47y · Male·Toxic effects of phosphine gas
Jeremy Harding-Roots died from phosphine gas toxicity after deliberately exposing himself to the pesticide fumigant aluminium phosphide (Fumitoxin) during a siege at his former girlfriend's residence. Key clinical and pr…
28y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
Mark Payne, 28, a remand prisoner at Yatala Labour Prison, hanged himself in his cell on 2 June 2011 using a canvas smock. He had made recent threats of self-harm and was placed under camera observation in G Division. Th…
18y · Male·acute neck compression due to hanging
Shane Blunden, aged 18, died by hanging in Yatala Labour Prison on 19 September 2011. He was a remanded prisoner with an extensive history of self-harm, including cutting, swallowing batteries and razors, and a previous …
Philip Byrne: pulmonary thromboembolism due to right calf deep vein thrombosis; …
Two patients died from pulmonary thromboembolism caused by undiagnosed deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Mr Byrne presented with right calf pain in February 2012; two GPs excluded DVT on clinical examination alone without orde…
4y · Female·closed head injury with contributing extensive subcutaneous and intramuscular ha…
Chloe Lee Valentine, aged 4 years 5 months, died on 20 January 2012 from closed head injury with extensive subcutaneous and intramuscular haemorrhage. The fatal injuries resulted from repeated trauma inflicted during a p…
Male·Salt water drowning
Three young men drowned in rips at Encounter Bay beaches (Depps Beach and Petrel Cove) in South Australia between February 2012 and December 2014. David Gadd (28), Kamran Gujari (19), and Nasir Anwari (18) all lacked ful…
48y · Male·undetermined
A 48-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, poorly controlled diabetes, sleep apnoea, obesity and cardiomegaly died unexpectedly at a rural hospital following acute psychotic agitation. He had absconded from a menta…
30y · Male·mixed butane, isobutane and propane toxicity
Justin Lee Gibson, a 30-year-old Indigenous man on home detention bail, died from inhalation of butane/propane causing fatal cardiac arrhythmia. He had a documented history of substance abuse (alcohol, cannabis, and buta…
42y · Male·multiple injuries sustained when struck by a semi-trailer truck
A 42-year-old truck driver (John Posnakidis) was fatally struck by an uncontrolled semi-trailer at high speed (approximately 124 km/h in a 60 km/h zone) on the South-Eastern Freeway descent in South Australia. The driver…
41y · Male·blunt head trauma sustained in motor vehicle collision
James William Venning, aged 41, died when his fully loaded semi-trailer crashed at the base of the South-Eastern Freeway, Adelaide, after becoming uncontrollable during descent. His gearbox was in neutral, forcing relian…
50y · Male·hepatic encephalopathy secondary to liver cirrhosis with background of hepatitis…
Joel Kenneth Anderson, aged 50, died from hepatic encephalopathy secondary to advanced liver cirrhosis complicated by hepatitis C and hepatocellular carcinoma. He presented to hospital with end-stage liver disease, ascit…
79y · Female·acute myocardial infarction and acute pulmonary oedema
A 79-year-old woman with stroke and cardiac history was admitted for rehabilitation but developed treatment-resistant depression. Despite comprehensive multidisciplinary management including medication trials (mirtazapin…
60y · Male·stab wound of chest (self-inflicted)
Ian John Davidson, aged 60, died from a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest while police attended his partner's home to enforce bail conditions requiring him to stay away from her. Six days earlier, psychiatric assess…
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