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WAprison2022-07-22

Inquest into the Death of Callum MITCHELL

26y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)

Callum Mitchell, aged 26, died by ligature compression of the neck (hanging) in his cell at Hakea Prison on 21 April 2019. He had a longstanding history of self-harm, severe personality disorders (borderline and antisoci…

psychiatrycorrectional healthsystemcommunicationtramadol
WAhospital2022-03-28

Inquest into the Death of Morgan John EDWARDS

31y · Male·Complications in association with intestinal volvulus

31-year-old Morgan Edwards with Smith-Magenis Syndrome, cerebral palsy and Crohn's disease was discharged from Fiona Stanley Hospital ED on 14 August 2018 without definitive diagnosis despite elevated respiration rate, u…

emergency medicinegastroenterologydiagnosticcommunication
WAhospital2010-02-04

Inquest into the Death of Hudson

20y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)

Allan Kevin Hudson, a 20-year-old male with a history of depression, suicidality, substance abuse and previous sexual trauma, died by hanging on 13 August 2006 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital's psychiatric ward D20. He …

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationcarbamazepine
TAScommunity2015

Coroner's Finding: Youth Suicide

suicide by hanging or other means

Six young people aged 12-17 years died by suicide between 2010-2014 in Tasmania. All had significant mental health issues, trauma histories, and contact with child protection services or schools. The coroner identified s…

psychiatrypaediatricssystemcommunicationlamotrigine
WApolice custody2017-03-31

Inquest into the Death of Maureen MANDIJARRA

44y · Female·unascertained (consistent with Streptococcus dysgalactiae and Staphylococcus aur…

Maureen Mandijarra, a 44-year-old Aboriginal woman with poorly controlled diabetes and recurrent skin infections, was arrested at Male Oval on 29 November 2012 for street drinking under a zero-tolerance police approach. …

emergency medicineinfectious diseasesdiagnosticcommunicationalcohol
QLDhospital2018-05-11

Orton, David - Non-inquest findings

41y · Male·Cerebral hypoxia and bronchopneumonia; contributing factors: toxic megacolon, ce…

David Orton, a 41-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and severe kyphoscoliosis, died from cerebral hypoxia and bronchopneumonia complicated by toxic megacolon and Salmonella infection. Over 18 mon…

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WAhospital2012-10-05

Inquest into the Death of Rasmussen vaughn

15y · Male·Cerebral ischaemia in a young man with a blocked ventricular peritoneal shunt an…

Vaughn Richard Rasmussen, a 15-year-old boy with congenital abnormalities and a ventricular-peritoneal (VP) shunt, died from cerebral ischaemia caused by acute blockage of his VP shunt on 17 November 2009. Between 12-16 …

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