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42y · Male·salt water drowning
A 42-year-old man drowned at Gunyah Beach while attempting to rescue another adult in difficulty in a rip. Despite resuscitation efforts by bystanders, he could not be revived. The coroner identified inadequate warning s…
83y · Male·Traumatic asphyxia in a man with coronary artery atherosclerosis
Norman Anderson, 83, died from traumatic asphyxia when he became entrapped face-down in the mesh webbing of a Siltex 'Disappearing Cotside' bed rail at Toorak House aged care facility on 14 November 2000. The coroner fou…
39y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
Gerhardus Theron, 39, died by suicide in a remand centre on 25 June 2000 by ligature compression of the neck. He had murdered his wife on 28 April 2000 while their four children were present, and was remanded in custody.…
4y · Female·Drowning in the waters of Lake Leanyer
Hayley Lillian Rose McCurry-Parriman, a 4-year-old Aboriginal girl, drowned at Lake Leanyer Recreation Park on 14 October 2001. She was part of a group of six children supervised by two adults. While playing in shallow w…
26y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (Hanging)
Scott Davidson, a 26-year-old recently sentenced prisoner with paranoid schizophrenia, died by suicide in Casuarina Prison on 5 June 2000. Following sentencing to 9 years imprisonment, he was transferred to Casuarina Pri…
26y · Female·cardiorespiratory arrest due to massive gastric dilatation with gastric rupture
Assunta Petroccia, a 26-year-old woman, died from cardiorespiratory arrest due to massive gastric dilatation with rupture following a bulimic episode. She presented to hospital with severe abdominal pain and was incorrec…
21y · Male·multiple injuries from fall from water tower
A 21-year-old man with acute psychosis was admitted involuntarily to a psychiatric ward after being found climbing a power pole. After 8 days, despite being assessed at moderate suicide risk and displaying poor insight i…
30y · Female·respiratory failure related to bronchopneumonia following cerebral anoxia due to…
A 30-year-old woman with a previous caesarean section attempted a trial of vaginal delivery. She received Syntocinon augmentation at 6:45 AM without prior cervical assessment and epidural analgesia at 7:35 AM. No vaginal…
Male·Robert Harradine: multiple injuries including brain stem transection, cerebral l…
Two teenagers died following a motor vehicle collision on 9 August 2000 in Adelaide. Robert Harradine (16) sustained fatal multiple injuries; Anthony Wilson (15) died from pulmonary contusion with associated injuries inc…
52y · Male·multiple injuries including right ventricular rupture
A 52-year-old volunteer race marshal was fatally struck by a detached Formula One race car wheel that passed through a gap in the debris fence at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park. The wheel was travelling at…
Male·Effects of Fire
Five volunteer firefighters (Stuart Davidson, Garry Vredeveldt, Christopher Evans, Jason Thomas, Matthew Armstrong, aged 17–47) from Geelong West died when their tanker was trapped and destroyed by fire during the Decemb…
34y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
A 34-year-old man with longstanding psychiatric illness died by hanging four days after discharge from psychiatric hospital. He had been admitted twice in August-September 1999 with active suicidal ideation and homicidal…
47y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
Wayne Mark Thomson, aged 47, died by hanging on 14 February 2000. He made multiple attempts to seek help for suicidal ideation in the preceding three days, including visiting his GP, calling a crisis assessment service (…
15y · Male·compression of the neck by hanging
A 15-year-old Aboriginal male, Johnno Wurramarrba, from Groote Eylandt died by hanging in Don Dale Juvenile Detention Centre on 10 February 2000, while serving a 28-day sentence for property offences. Key preventable fac…
24y · Male·Aspiration of vomit associated with combined drug effect
Martin Raymond Coffey, 24, died from aspiration of vomit associated with combined drug effect while on home detention after serving a prison sentence for traffic offences. He had a history of depression (following the de…
18y · Male·Ligature Compression of Neck (Hanging)
Adam Timothy Garner, aged 18½, died by hanging in his prison cell at Canning Vale Prison Complex on 6 January 2000, approximately 24 hours after admission. He was on remand for a serious violent offence and was experienc…
35y · Male·neck compression from hanging
A 35-year-old man with a history of depression, substance abuse, and acquired brain injury from assault was admitted to a psychiatric ward after self-harm with suicidal ideation. He was detained under the Mental Health A…
77y · Female·multi-organ failure due to massive transfusion-induced coagulopathy following re…
A 77-year-old woman died from multi-organ failure following massive transfusion-induced coagulopathy after a retroperitoneal haemorrhage of unknown origin post-knee replacement surgery. While Fragmin anticoagulation was …
20y · Male·Electrocution resulting in cardiac arrhythmia and cardiac arrest
Nathan Wade Brooks, a 20-year-old roofer, died from electrocution on 20 March 2000 at Royal Darwin Hospital. While working on a construction site, he and a colleague were moving a mobile scaffold that had been raised to …
25y · Male·coronary thrombosis resulting from coronary atherosclerosis
A 25-year-old Aboriginal man with undiagnosed coronary artery disease collapsed and died one hour after a consultation at an Aboriginal health clinic. The coroner found the medical examination by Dr M. was inadequate and…
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