677 results for “cardiac arrest”
65y · Male·ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease with contributing acute cholecystitis (…
… left alone with a student nurse despite the nurses' awareness of possible MI. He suffered an unwitnessed cardiac arrest and died. Expert evidence confirmed timely medical intervention with defibrillation equipment woul…
31y · Male·Acute Myocardial Infarction
…myocardial infarction while in remand custody. He had a long history of methamphetamine use and untreated cardiac damage. On 28 April 2015, he reported chest pain to a nurse, who recorded vital signs within normal range…
55y · Male·toxic effects of quetiapine and clonazepam
A 55-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder died from toxic effects of quetiapine and clonazepam after intentional overdose. He was found unconscious at home and admitted to ICU at Royal Adelaide Hospital where he …
30y · Male·heatstroke causing damage to the heart
…ion systems. The delay in emergency response was unlikely to have changed the outcome given the timing of cardiac arrest, but rapid response systems and on-site first aid training could potentially have improved surviva…
62y · Male·head, chest and pelvic injuries sustained in a cycle versus car motor vehicle in…
Jon Gorr, aged 62, died from head, chest and pelvic injuries sustained in a collision between his bicycle and a car driven by William Bennett on Tooram Road, Allansford, Victoria on 28 September 2021. The coroner was una…
76y · Female·colchicine toxicity
A 76-year-old woman with gout died from colchicine toxicity after being prescribed 500µg three times daily on 9 December 2010 for an acute attack. She developed diarrhoea from 15 December and died on 19 December with a p…
81y · Female·Cardiac tamponade secondary to dissection of ascending aorta
…4 days later with persistent symptoms, was admitted under cardiology with suspected NSTEMI, and died from cardiac tamponade due to aortic dissection rupture while awaiting CTPA. The coroner found that aortic dissection …
0y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxic injury and perinatal asphyxia secondary to uterine ruptu…
…or over 40 minutes before hospital transfer; rupture likely occurred during this period. Baby was born in cardiac arrest with Apgar 0 at 1 minute and cord lactate 13.7 (indicating severe hypoxia). Failed intubation duri…
42y · Male·Cardiac arrest following hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, likely due to E.coli …
Jarrod Wright, a 42-year-old man admitted with cellulitis, developed sepsis-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring ICU care with non-invasive ventilation. Critical failures occurred in managing his …
17y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (25C-NBOMe and 4-fluoroamphetamine)
A 17-year-old male died from mixed drug toxicity involving 25C-NBOMe and 4-fluoroamphetamine after consuming a substance he believed was MDMA or psilocybin, obtained from unregulated drug markets. He experienced severe s…
46y · Female·Cardiac arrest of unknown origin
Virginia Brown, a 46-year-old Aboriginal woman, died of cardiac arrest of unknown origin on 31 October 2014 while detained under a Mandatory Residential Treatment (MRT) …
81y · Male·Hanging
An 81-year-old man with depression, cardiac disease, and prior anti-depressant treatment died by hanging while awaiting trial on child sex offence ch…
25y · Male·gastro-intestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis in association with acute…
…is unpredictable and dangerous behaviour. He was placed in an ambulance en route to hospital but suffered cardiac arrest and could not be resuscitated. The coroner found the police and ambulance officers acted appropria…
20y · Male·stab injury to the back
A 20-year-old male died from exsanguination due to a stab wound to the back sustained during an organised group fight. The injury penetrated the lung and involved medium calibre pulmonary vessels. Despite immediate emerg…
4y · Male·drowning
A 4-year-old boy of Sudanese descent drowned at Lake Leanyer Recreation Park on 1 May 2011 despite lifeguard presence. While the facility had been extensively improved following earlier drowning deaths and met RLSSA stan…
67y · Female·Right coronary artery dissection following angiography stenting and attempted ro…
Margaret Richardson, 67, died from right coronary artery dissection during rotational atherectomy on 24 January 2017 at Launceston General Hospital. She had suffered acute myocardial infarction on 14 January with 95% occ…
21y · Male·Electrocution
A 21-year-old apprentice electrician died from electrocution while troubleshooting LED lighting installation work in a residential roof cavity. He was attempting to repair lights by stripping a broken neutral conductor w…
12y · Male·Injuries sustained in a quad bike incident (driver)
A 12-year-old boy died from injuries sustained in a quad bike accident on his family's rural property. He was riding unsupervised without parental permission when the bike collided with a drain bank, flipping and impalin…
42y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia secondary to electrolyte imbalance (hyperkalaemia) and verapa…
Glen Kingsun, 42, died from cardiac arrhythmia secondary to electrolyte imbalance and verapamil toxicity. He had complex medical needs requir…
57y · Female·Complications of muscular dystrophy
…eemed reasonable and appropriate. The death was not preventable; it resulted from the combined effects of cardiac failure, infection, and the progressive nature of her neuromuscular condition. The coroner found no mater…
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