582 results for “ischaemic_heart_disease”
74y · Female·right lower lobe pneumonia (Staphylococcus aureus)
A 74-year-old woman admitted for depression and functional decline following aortic valve replacement received 15mg Nitrazepam instead of prescribed 15mg Mirtazapine due to drug name confusion. The sedation caused aspira…
72y · Male·ischaemic heart disease secondary to coronary artery disease
A 72-year-old man with hypercholesterolaemia and obesity presented to the ED with chest pain and atrial fibrillation. Initial ECG showed no acute changes. Clinicians pursued a pulmonary embolus diagnosis based on pleurit…
79y · Female·multi-organ failure as a result of ischaemic and valvular heart disease with uri…
Janet Ann Cook, aged 79, died of multi-organ failure complicated by hydromorphone toxicity on 30 September 2015. She was mistakenly administered 16mg hydromorphone intended for another patient (room 28 vs room 26) on 21 …
Kevin James Hogan: spinal and chest injuries due to motor vehicle incident, with…
Kevin James Hogan (79 years) and Winifred Therese Hogan (83 years) died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Burnett Highway with Paines Road and Ziscee Lane. Kevin died from spinal …
38y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of deep vein thrombosis
Kevin Harris, a 38-year-old man with obesity, sustained a left tibial plateau fracture from a workplace fall on 27 December 2022. His general practitioner managed the injury conservatively with rest, ice, and anti-inflam…
78y · Male·Ischemic heart disease
Geoffrey Ashton, a 78-year-old with significant ischemic heart disease, died in the foyer of Croydon Police Station on 17 December 2011. Stress from an altercation over disabled parking at a nearby church likely triggere…
Male·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery disease (all four); specific …
Four rural South Australian men (aged 42-76 years) died from acute coronary syndrome in 2004-2006. All presented to country medical practitioners with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome but were not identifie…
68y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of recent surgery
A 68-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism following revisional gastric bypass surgery. He developed multiple post-operative complications including fever, elevated inflammatory markers, and a possible bowel p…
69y · Male·Chest and head injuries sustained in a quad bike incident (driver)
A 69-year-old man died from chest and head injuries sustained in a quad bike rollover on his rural property. He was operating an older Honda quad bike without a safety helmet or crush protection device. Toxicological ana…
64y · Male·hospital-acquired pneumonia on a background of end-stage cryptogenic liver cirrh…
Peter Langford, aged 64, died of hospital-acquired pneumonia complicated by end-stage cryptogenic liver cirrhosis after a 43-day admission to Flinders Medical Centre. He presented with severe cellulitis requiring amputat…
30y · Male·Acute cardiac failure in association with severe ischaemic heart disease seconda…
A 30-year-old Afghan asylum seeker died from acute cardiac failure due to severe coronary atherosclerosis while in immigration detention. He had developed a large anteroseptal myocardial infarction between 4-18 August 20…
86y · Male·Complications post laparoscopic cholecystectomy
86-year-old man with acute gangrenous perforated cholecystitis underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy on 2 October 2015, forty-two hours after admission. Severe bleeding from hepatic arterial branches required conversion…
76y · Male·hospital-acquired pneumonia, age-related frailty, consequences of left neck of f…
Leslie Bruce Whish-Wilson, 76, sustained a fall in his aged care room in January 2024, leading to a right femoral neck fracture requiring surgical repair. Post-operatively, he developed hospital-acquired pneumonia compli…
84y · Male·Respiratory failure complicating hospital acquired pneumonia following surgical …
An 84-year-old man died from respiratory failure due to hospital-acquired pneumonia following surgery for recurrent mandibular squamous cell carcinoma. Key clinical lessons: (1) Advanced Care Plans (ACPs) must be activel…
71y · Male·neck, chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash
A 71-year-old business owner competing in Targa Tasmania 2013 died when his Porsche became airborne at 200 km/h over an unmarked crest, crashed into a tree, and sustained fatal neck, chest and abdominal injuries. The cor…
Male·Drowning (with various contributing cardiac and traumatic factors)
Eight people died in four separate boating incidents in South Australian waters between March 2024 and January 2025, all from drowning or drowning-related causes. The coroner found that lifejackets would likely have prev…
Multiple causes across 22 deaths: ligature compression of the neck (17 hangings)…
This coronial inquiry examined 22 deaths of Aboriginal people in the Kimberley region of Western Australia between 2000 and 2007. Seventeen were self-harm deaths, with four additional accidental deaths and one homicide. …
48y · Male·Coronary artery atherosclerosis in the setting of immersion
Trevor McKie, 48, an experienced mariner, died from coronary artery atherosclerosis while attempting to transfer between boats during deteriorating weather on Lake Wellington. He fell overboard in rough conditions (seas …
90y · Female·Renal failure secondary to gentamicin therapy for urinary tract infection (sepsi…
Ellen O'Connor, a 90-year-old woman with renal artery stenosis and coronary artery disease, died from acute renal failure following gentamicin administration for Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract infection. A single 2…
29y · Female·acute myocardial infarction due to stenotic coronary vessel (left anterior desce…
Rebecca Richardson, a 29-year-old with type 1 diabetes and coronary artery disease, died of acute myocardial infarction on 7-9 May 2019. She presented to NWRH ED on 6 May with abdominal pain and vomiting, initially attri…
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