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79y · Male·Septicaemia — Septic Arthritis Right Knee
Michael Cleary, 79, died from septicaemia and septic arthritis of the right knee following a fall from a truck on 18 March 2011. He initially declined medical treatment despite significant health deterioration. After a M…
43y · Female·Acute thrombosis of a prosthetic mitral valve
A 43-year-old woman with prosthetic mitral and aortic valves due to rheumatic heart disease died from acute thrombosis of her prosthetic mitral valve following cessation and recommencement of warfarin for IVF treatment. …
4y · Male·Complications of cutaneous thermal burn injuries
Abdullah Kocoglu, age 4, died from complications of severe thermal burn injuries sustained in a house fire on 14 February 2011 at his grandparents' home in Hampton Park, Victoria. The fire was ignited when Abdullah playe…
21y · Male·Head injury sustained in fall from height
A 21-year-old university student with first-episode schizophreniform disorder died from head injury sustained jumping from a 3-metre hospital courtyard wall on 1 January 2011. He had been admitted to the psychiatric unit…
70y · Male·aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic brain injury in a setting of a man involved in …
A 70-year-old experienced painter suffered crush injuries to the neck when his head became pinned between a scissor lift platform and factory ceiling. He remained in vegetative state for three weeks before dying from asp…
45y · Female·Multisystem organ failure secondary to acute liver failure associated with parac…
Elsa Harrington, a 45-year-old woman, died from acute liver failure secondary to paracetamol toxicity in November 2002. She was admitted post-hysterectomy with bowel obstruction and underwent adhesion surgery. Following …
33y · Male·complications from blunt force trauma to head consequent upon being struck by a …
A 33-year-old man with long-standing substance abuse and acute methadone withdrawal presented with suicidal ideation on the morning of 11 February 2007. The Crisis Assessment and Treatment (CAT) Team assessed him at 5pm …
13y · Female·Complex congenital heart disease (operated) and sepsis
Belle Bromley, a 13-month-old child with complex congenital heart disease (22q11 deletion syndrome causing pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aorta-pulmonary collateral arteries), died from sepsis…
38y · Male·Urosepsis
John Miklosowa, a 38-year-old man with Down syndrome and severe intellectual disability, died from urosepsis after rapid deterioration at his residential facility on 28 March 2009. He had a permanent suprapubic catheter …
45y · Female·Pneumonia complicating cerebral palsy and epilepsy
Claire Fogarty was a 45-year-old woman with severe cerebral palsy, epilepsy and intellectual disability who was profoundly disabled and resided in a supported care facility. She developed a cough and wheeze on 24 Decembe…
62y · Male·Complications of acute renal failure
Paul Compton was a 62-year-old man with intellectual disability living in a Department of Human Services community residential unit. He was admitted to Austin Hospital on 3 June 2010 with severe dehydration, hypernatraem…
52y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to hypotension in a woman with documented electrocardio…
Elizabeth Holley, 52 years old, was admitted involuntarily to a psychiatric ward with a history of three weeks of declining mental health and medication non-compliance. She received high-dose antipsychotic medications in…
1y · Male·Parainfluenza, pneumonitis and asthma; haemorrhagic mucositis of the bowel and g…
Tyler Di Blasi, aged 14 months, died from complications of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) treatment. He developed parainfluenza pneumonitis, severe asthma, chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and gas…
65y · Male·complications of end stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Ralph James McCracken, aged 65, died from complications of end-stage COPD following a complex hospital admission. He presented with acute limb ischaemia requiring femoral embolectomy, subsequently developed compartment s…
52y · Female·end-stage liver failure and congenital hepatic fibrosis
Karenne King, a 52-year-old woman with intellectual disability living in Department of Human Services care, died from end-stage liver failure and congenital hepatic fibrosis. She had a long-standing history of congenital…
56y · Male·Cardiogenic shock, end stage ischemia due to chemo related cardiomyopathy, fulmi…
Andrew Westley, 56, underwent heart transplantation at The Alfred Hospital for dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to chemotherapy for Hodgkins lymphoma and prior cardiac surgery. The procedure involved a 9-hour ischaemic t…
26y · Female·compression of the neck consequent upon hanging
Amanda Kennedy, a 26-year-old woman with a history of trauma, substance abuse, depression, and multiple suicide attempts, died by hanging in the Northern Psychiatry Unit on 24 June 2010 while under involuntary psychiatri…
62y · Male·Brain swelling associated with cerebral infarction; drainage acute on chronic su…
John Hemingway, a 62-year-old man with cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus, and epilepsy, sustained a head injury when a vehicle rolled backward and struck him while he was in a wheelchair. The driver, an international student…
30y · Male·head injury sustained in a fall after being struck by crowd controller Henry Von…
Jerry Karamesinis, aged 30, died from fatal head injuries sustained in a fall outside a nightclub on 13 May 2007. He was struck by crowd controller Henry Vong after refusing entry and allegedly threatening the controller…
48y · Female·abdominal sepsis in a woman with coronary artery disease, post-repair small bowe…
Leanne Mackenzie, 48 years old with Prader-Willi syndrome and intellectual disability, underwent laparotomy for incarcerated incisional hernia on 3 April 2011 at Latrobe Regional Hospital with initial repair but poor pos…
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