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46y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism due to bilateral deep calf vein thrombosis
A 46-year-old woman with schizo-affective disorder died from pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to bilateral deep vein thrombosis five days after involuntary psychiatric admission. She was severely withdrawn, refusing f…
55y · Male·Head injury from a fall, contributed to by chronic alcoholism and cirrhosis, res…
John Henry Colbert, a 55-year-old man with chronic alcoholism, Wernicke's encephalitis and cirrhosis, was admitted to Royal Darwin Hospital's ICU following a seizure. He was transferred to Ward 4A on 14 October 2002 and …
32y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision during bushfire fightin…
Craig Dee Sandy, a 32-year-old volunteer bushfire brigade captain, died on 26 January 2003 following a motor vehicle collision on Lancelin Road during a major bushfire response near Ledge Point, Western Australia. While …
35y · Male·effects of exposure
Gregory Nunggarrgalu, a 35-year-old Aboriginal man, died from exposure in remote Northern Territory bushland in late October 2002. He left Numbulwar with companions to travel to Lake Evella when their vehicle broke down …
67y · Male·Malignant mesothelioma
Donald Rawson, aged 67, died of malignant mesothelioma in May 2003. Investigation traced multiple possible sources of asbestos exposure across his working life and domestic context: probable exposure at Benny Teare Pty L…
41y · Female·Peritonitis following surgical procedure to the urinary bladder, due to infected…
Cheryl Lee Edmiston, a healthy 41-year-old woman, died of peritonitis and sepsis following minor bladder procedures (cystoscopy, hydrodilatation, and biopsy) at Joondalup Health Campus on 14 February 2003. The biopsies w…
37y · Male·Acute Aspiration Pneumonitis following on Quetiapine Ingestion
Paul John Long, a 37-year-old man with chronic schizoaffective disorder and alcohol dependence, died on 4 November 2002 from acute aspiration pneumonitis following quetiapine overdose. After presenting to Avro Clinic in …
60y · Female·haemorrhagic shock and respiratory failure due to right-sided haemothorax compli…
A 60-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer and COAD died from haemorrhagic shock due to right-sided haemothorax complicating thoracentesis. The procedure was appropriately performed to drain a pleural effusion on …
0y · Male·drowning
Christopher Smith, aged 7 months, drowned in a bath after both legs slipped into one leg hole of a Fisher-Price Stay 'n' Play Bath Ring while his mother was on the telephone in another room. With only 12.5-15cm of water …
27y · Male·Not determined; olanzapine toxicity suspected but regarded by expert evidence as…
Michael Jason Taylor, aged 27, died on 26 February 2000 while detained at Glenside Hospital under the Mental Health Act 1993. He was a patient with chronic schizophrenia, borderline intelligence, and a history of drug-se…
44y · Female·salt water drowning due to ascent barotrauma (cerebral arterial gas embolism)
Jennifer Lee Barrington, age 44, died from salt water drowning due to ascent barotrauma (cerebral arterial gas embolism/CAGE) during a recreational scuba dive. She had significant undisclosed medical conditions including…
42y · Female·saltwater drowning
Deborah Campbell, aged 42, died from saltwater drowning while scuba diving at Nora Creina, South Australia. She was obese, physically unfit, and had not undergone proper diving medical evaluation. Contributing factors in…
52y · Male·salt water drowning
A 52-year-old experienced recreational diver died from salt water drowning whilst diving near Marion Bay, South Australia. Multiple medical and equipment factors contributed: severe obesity (132kg), emphysema with lung b…
58y · Male·salt water drowning following air embolism due to ascent barotrauma
A 58-year-old male experienced cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) during recreational scuba diving ascent, resulting in drowning. Pleural adhesions from prior motor vehicle accident restricted lung expansion during as…
55y · Male·Ascent barotrauma resulting in cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) and drownin…
A 55-year-old man with undiagnosed viral myocarditis and cardiomegaly died from cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) during a scuba dive at 37 metres depth. Despite being advised by his cardiologist not to dive, he igno…
Unknown·Multiple injuries from being struck by trains at railway pedestrian crossings
A joint inquest examined two deaths of wheelchair users at Melbourne railway pedestrian crossings in 2001. Christopher Jones (aged 50), with athetoid cerebral palsy causing involuntary limb movements, was struck by a tra…
34y · Male·undetermined; possible drowning or shark attack
David John Gill, aged 34, fell overboard from a trimaran during an evening sail on 27 November 2002 near Outer Harbour, South Australia. Despite an extensive air and sea search with 98% probability of detection, he was n…
20y · Male·Undetermined cause (seizure-like episode with rapid death, epilepsy ruled out on…
Mansur La Ibu, a 20-year-old Indonesian fisherman, died suddenly on 26 February 2003 while detained on the fishing vessel Yamdena moored at Darwin Harbour. He experienced a seizure-like episode while confined in a small …
25y · Female·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
Natasha Quartermaine, a 25-year-old female prisoner at Bandyup Women's Prison in Western Australia, died by suicide via ligature compression of the neck on 27 August 2001. She had a long history of mental illness, person…
33y · Male·hanging
Brian Dewson, a 33-year-old man with a 12-year history of drug and alcohol abuse, multiple psychiatric assessments (antisocial personality disorder, depression), and prior suicide risk designations died by hanging in Por…
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