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Male·Complications of alcohol and hepatitis C-related liver disease
Peter Young, an Aboriginal man with advanced alcoholic cirrhosis and recently acquired hepatitis C infection, died of multi-organ failure while on remand in custody. He received appropriate standard medical care in priso…
71y · Female·Complications post aortic endarterectomy
A 71-year-old woman died from complications following elective aortic endarterectomy for leg claudication. Post-operatively, she developed acute bilateral lower limb ischaemia with absent pulses, pale/mottled skin, and s…
4y · Unknown·Drowning
A 4-year-old boy drowned in a resort pool during a family birthday party on 13 December 2020. Despite wearing a buoyancy vest initially, he removed it to use water slides more freely. While approximately 8 adults were pr…
24y · Male·Complications of head injuries (operated), sustained in a tram impact (pedestria…
A 24-year-old international student died from catastrophic head injuries sustained when struck by a tram. He was not wearing his prescription glasses, was distracted by his mobile phone, and misjudged his proximity to th…
20y · Male·Multiple injuries from fall from height
Bailey Mackander, a 20-year-old Wiradjuri man with substance use disorder and anxiety, disclosed suicidal ideation to a prison psychologist. This led to his placement on a Risk Intervention Team management plan requiring…
43y · Female·Multisystem organ failure and hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy following anaphyl…
Peta Hickey, a 43-year-old company executive with no cardiac history, died from anaphylaxis to CT coronary angiogram contrast after her employer commissioned an inappropriate screening program. The referral lacked clinic…
5y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to near-drowning
A 5-year-old boy who could not swim drowned in a public aquatic centre after crossing from a shallow ramp area into a 1.2-metre deep main pool, unobserved by his parents. He was underwater for 90 seconds before being ret…
53y · Male·Right ventricular tear due to blunt chest trauma sustained in a motor vehicle in…
A 53-year-old male died from a right ventricular tear sustained in a motor vehicle collision after failing to give way at a signed intersection. He was driving unlicensed at the time. Toxicology detected methylamphetamin…
85y · Female·Staphylococcus bacteremia complicating multiple injuries sustained in a motor ve…
An 85-year-old woman sustained multiple serious injuries (bilateral rib and pelvic fractures, thoracic spine fractures) in a motor vehicle collision on 20 June 2018. She was treated with ICU admission, induced coma, and …
33y · Male·Fatal cardiac arrhythmia, secondary to acute kidney injury
Joshua Szczudlo, a 33-year-old man with morbid obesity (estimated weight 195kg), underwent shoulder fracture repair surgery on 17 March 2016 at Liverpool Hospital. He died 38 hours post-operatively from a fatal cardiac a…
45y · Male·Recurrence of ventricular fibrillation due to Brugada Syndrome
Craig Williams, 45, suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in 2015 due to presumptive Brugada Syndrome. He survived with severe hypoxic brain injury and spent 10 months rehabilitating at Cairns Hospital, where he was…
77y · Male·shock due to bowel ischaemia following massive blood loss due to bleeding of the…
Anthony George Bennett, a 77-year-old man with significant comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, peripheral vascular disease, and end-stage kidney disease, died from shock due to bowel isc…
48y · Male·Multi-organ failure from acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage associated with oeso…
Peter Tasman Cannell, aged 48, died in Flinders Medical Centre from multi-organ failure due to acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage from oesophageal varices on a background of liver cirrhosis. He had a medical history of h…
89y · Male·combined effects of cerebrovascular accident, pneumonia and chronic cardiac fail…
An 89-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, COPD) presented with chest infection and was admitted for heart failure. He suffered an acute stroke with subsequent delirium and combati…
25y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to acute paracetamol poisoning
Danny Whitton, a 25-year-old Aboriginal prisoner at Junee Correctional Centre, died from acute paracetamol toxicity causing multi-organ failure. He presented to the prison medical clinic on 5 November 2015 with vomiting …
76y · Female·Undetermined (natural causes)
HJ, a 76-year-old woman with chronic psychotic disorder and paranoid delusions, presented with abdominal pain, vomiting, and small bowel obstruction. Imaging revealed bilateral adnexal masses. Due to her lack of insight …
36y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest complicating propofol administration for endodontic pro…
Michael Anderson, a 36-year-old obese man (BMI 38.5), suffered cardiorespiratory arrest during a root canal procedure under conscious sedation with propofol administered by Dr S. in a dental office setting. He had undiag…
3y · Female·complications of Influenza B viral infection
Three-year-old Caitlin Cruz presented to a medical centre unwell and collapsed, requiring resuscitation. She was transferred by ambulance to Children's Hospital at Westmead but critical information about her collapse and…
24y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to or as a consequence of severe thermal burns
Omid Masoumali, a 24-year-old Iranian refugee detained on Nauru under Australian offshore processing arrangements, suffered severe thermal burns (>50% TBSA) on 27 April 2016 after self-immolating at the Nibok settlement.…
69y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to right facial artery pseudoaneurysm r…
69-year-old male with tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma presenting with throat pain and trismus 12 days after completing chemoradiotherapy. On presentation to emergency department with bleeding, airway risk was under-rec…
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