677 results for “cardiac arrest”
60y · Male·haemopericardium due to rupture of right ventricle complicating removal of cardi…
…on 2 November 2005. The 14mm perforation created catastrophic bleeding into the pericardial space causing cardiac tamponade. Although the procedure was appropriately indicated for an infected pacemaker and performed by …
29y · Male·drowning
A 29-year-old Colombian tourist drowned at Swimcart Beach, Tasmania, after entering the water in unsuitable conditions. Unfamiliar with the beach and unaware of strong rip currents and large waves, he waded into shallow …
17y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemic injury and aspiration pneumonia post cardiac arrest du…
Nathan Dimech, a 17-year-old with intellectual disability and substance abuse issues, died from methadone toxicity after consuming his father's opioid replacement therapy (ORT) dose from a refrigerator. Nathan's father, …
49y · Female·drowning
Yolande Maria Scheffer, a 49-year-old experienced swimmer, died by drowning at Somerset Beach, Tasmania on 7 January 2016. She entered the water with her two daughters using boogie boards in waist-deep water. When a larg…
41y · Male·Unable to be ascertained
… CPR, believing shallow breathing was normal. Cause of death unable to be ascertained (potentially sudden cardiac death from methamphetamine toxicity, cardiac abnormalities, and stress). Key failures: inadequate inpatie…
29y · Male·multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash
A 29-year-old male died from multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash on 29 April 2016. While driving home on a damp road, he lost control of his vehicle on a sweeping curve, crossed onto the …
17y · Female·multiple internal injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
Aoni Peng, a 17-year-old international student, was struck by a car at a roundabout intersection while crossing to reach her university. The collision resulted from mutual inattention: the driver failed to look left befo…
48y · Female·acute myocarditis resulting from systemic viral infection
…tal ICU, no aircraft were available due to maintenance, pilot illness, and another category-1 patient. She arrested during waiting and died. The coroner found inadequate escalation protocols at remote clinics, gaps in st…
70y · Female·Heart failure due to paroxysmal atrial fibrillation treated with flecainide card…
A 70-year-old woman with complex cardiac history including heart failure, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, and coronary atherosclerosis presented w…
41y · Male·multi-organ failure and staphylococcal septicaemia following pulmonary and aorti…
…llness, and timely escalation to cardiothoracic surgery. Vaccination of at-risk workers with pre-existing cardiac pathology warrants consideration.
69y · Male·bronchopneumonia and hypoxic brain injury following aspiration of food (choking)
…involuntarily to a psychiatric hospital, choked on bread while eating breakfast unattended and suffered a cardiac arrest. Despite resuscitation and ICU admission, he died from bronchopneumonia and hypoxic brain injury. …
78y · Male·Ischemic heart disease
…mber 2011. Stress from an altercation over disabled parking at a nearby church likely triggered his acute cardiac event. He collapsed twice in the police station foyer; his second collapse occurred while in ventricular …
42y · Male·Combined effects of moderately severe physical exertion; a lateral vascular neck…
Carl Grillo, a 42-year-old man, died after police detained him during a foot chase in Spring Hill, Brisbane. Following an initial wrestling struggle, a lateral vascular neck restraint was applied by Senior Constable Jake…
48y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia which occurred in the context of physical exertion and hypoxi…
…ce removed him from the dock and restrained him prone for 100 seconds. He lost consciousness and suffered cardiac arrest. Autopsy revealed chronic coronary artery disease and elevated clozapine levels. Clinical experts …
60y · Male·Respiratory obstruction (choking by food)
Peter Henry Scerri, a 60-year-old man with long-standing schizophrenia and mild intellectual disability, died from choking on food while eating pizza in a mental health inpatient unit. He had been admitted for management…
59y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction in a man with in…
…spiration risk in patients with intellectual disability and coordinating multi-system illness management (cardiac, respiratory, infectious).
70y · Male·Hemopericardium due to ruptured aortic dissection contributed to by hypertension
Mr James Brown, a 70-year-old prisoner with a long-standing history of hypertension and atrial fibrillation, died from hemopericardium due to ruptured aortic dissection. He collapsed with chest pain while at work in the …
2y · Female·chest injury - tear to right atrium with haemopericardium caused by television s…
A 2-year-old girl died from chest injury after a 15.8kg television set fell on her when she climbed onto an unsecured wooden cabinet. Despite prompt ambulance response and resuscitative efforts, she suffered a tear to th…
35y · Female·pulmonary thrombo-emboli
A 35-year-old woman with treatment-resistant schizophrenia detained under Mental Health Act died from pulmonary thromboembolism while an inpatient in a psychiatric ward. In the final days, she reported leg pain and possi…
68y · Male·Complications of a witnessed airway obstruction from food bolus in a man with dy…
A 68-year-old man with dysphagia and bipolar disorder died from airway obstruction and aspiration pneumonia after choking on a sandwich brought by his wife during a supervised hospital meal. He had been admitted with wor…
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