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59y · Male·Respiratory failure with paraplegia as a significant contributing factor
Michael Ruawai Robin, a 59-year-old man with paraplegia and incomplete quadriplegia (C4-C6), died from respiratory failure at Werribee Mercy Hospital on 22 June 2023. He presented with a rash and urinary tract infection …
65y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia with antecedent cause of secondary progressive multiple scl…
Darryle Rodney Gilbert, a 65-year-old man with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, died from aspiration pneumonia on 30 December 2022 at Austin Hospital. He had been admitted on 19 December 2022 with aspirated pneu…
20y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
A 20-year-old male died from multiple injuries sustained in a head-on motor vehicle collision. He was driving a utility vehicle at 153-161 km/h in a 70 km/h zone, overtaking other vehicles on the wrong side of the road a…
11y · Male·complications of bowel obstruction in the setting of chronic constipation
RDZ was an 11-year-old Aboriginal boy who died from complications of bowel obstruction secondary to chronic constipation with a fecalith. He had been under paediatric care for years with multiple admissions for bowel was…
35y · Female·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (driver)
35-year-old Zamira Hussainpoor died in a head-on motor vehicle collision on 7 May 2024 after the opposing driver, travelling at 153-161 km/h in a 70 km/h zone, veered into her lane. Zamira was travelling at 59-67 km/h, a…
7y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in the setting of a breech delivery
A neonate born at home in breech presentation without medical assistance suffered hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and died at 7 days old. The mother had been counselled by hospital obstetricians about risks of home bree…
2y · Male·Pneumonia
A 2-month-old Aboriginal infant died of pneumonia on 17 July 2019. Key clinical lessons: (1) Fever in infants <3 months requires careful evaluation per RCH guidelines, including investigations and admission for observati…
56y · Male·Basal ganglia haemorrhage with intraventricular extension in the context of moya…
Mr Ho Hai Vu, a 56-year-old with moyamoya disease and history of prior basal ganglia haemorrhages, died from acute basal ganglia haemorrhage with intraventricular extension. He was found unresponsive and vomiting in his …
69y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (passenger)
Kerry Kathleen Capes, aged 69, died as a passenger in a motor vehicle accident when a Subaru failed to give way at the intersection of Wenkes Road and the Hume Freeway, colliding with a truck travelling at 98 km/h. The S…
76y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (car vs. truck, driver) …
A 76-year-old man with a history of ischaemic heart disease and pacemaker died in a motor vehicle collision when his car failed to give way at an intersection with a freeway. The Subaru was 'coasting' at 30-32 km/h and n…
73y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (passenger)
A 73-year-old woman died as a front-seat passenger in a motor vehicle collision on the Hume Freeway. The Subaru she was travelling in failed to give way at an intersection with the freeway, pulling into the path of an on…
73y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (passenger)
Noel Edwin Capes, aged 73, died as a passenger in a motor vehicle collision on 31 August 2023 when a Subaru failed to give way at an intersection with the Hume Freeway and was struck by a truck travelling at 98 km/h. The…
36y · Male·Complications of thermal burn injuries
Daniel Surtees, aged 36, died from complications of extensive thermal burn injuries (>80% body surface area) sustained during a domestic violence incident. After consuming 14 cans of bourbon at a party, Daniel returned h…
29y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
Dean Broughton, a 29-year-old man with hyperekplexia and possible epilepsy living in an assisted living facility, was found deceased at home. Autopsy and review of medical records confirmed Sudden Unexpected Death in Epi…
31y · Male·Mixed alcohol and drug toxicity (heroin, promethazine, benzodiazepines, 3-fluoro…
Benjamin Ralston, 31-year-old, died from mixed alcohol and drug toxicity involving heroin, promethazine, benzodiazepines, and 3-fluoromethamphetamine (3-FA). He was found unresponsive on a street after socialising and dr…
63y · Female·Aspiration event in the setting of cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and …
Kerry Patricia Johnston, a 63-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and bowel cancer, died from aspiration on 26 December 2022 at Mildura Base Hospital. She had been discharged four days earlier fo…
51y · Female·Complications of presumed gallbladder adenocarcinoma
Ms Leesa Sandra Higgins, a 51-year-old woman with tuberous sclerosis and intellectual disability living in residential care, died from complications of presumed gallbladder adenocarcinoma. She was admitted to hospital in…
58y · Male·Alzheimer's dementia with other significant contributing condition of Down syndr…
Jeffrey Edward Fisher, a 58-year-old man with Alzheimer's dementia and Down syndrome, died of natural causes at Royal Melbourne Hospital on 1 July 2023 after admission to the Palliative Care Unit. He was an NDIS particip…
2y · Unknown·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian versus car)
A 2.5-year-old boy died from injuries sustained after being struck by a motor vehicle on Stud Road, Dandenong North. While walking home from a playground, his father placed him on a grass median strip after retrieving th…
49y · Female·stab wound to the neck
Noeline Dalzell, a 49-year-old Aboriginal woman, was fatally stabbed in the neck by her partner James Fairhall on 4 February 2020 after 17 years of escalating family violence. Multiple systems failed to protect her and h…
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