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51y · Female·peritoneal sepsis with multiple organ failure due to perforation of bowel by for…
A 51-year-old woman with intellectual disability and schizoaffective disorder died from peritoneal sepsis and multiple organ failure caused by bowel perforation from a wooden stick. The stick entered her body via her vag…
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating small bowel obstruction in the setting of rece…
A 58-year-old man died from aspiration pneumonia complicating small bowel obstruction six days after elective laparoscopic subtotal colectomy for colorectal cancer. On post-operative day 6, he developed fever, tachycardi…
56y · Female·Blunt head injury, with hyoid bone fracture being a significant condition contri…
Deborah Spencer, a 56-year-old woman with a history of heavy alcohol use and previous falls, died from blunt head injury with hyoid bone fracture. She was found unconscious near Lemongrove Bridge in Penrith on 22 May 201…
52y · Female·Neutropenic sepsis leading to multi-organ failure due to capecitabine toxicity
Mrs L, a 52-year-old woman with T2N0M0 rectal cancer, died from neutropenic sepsis and multi-organ failure secondary to severe capecitabine toxicity on 31 October 2018. She commenced neoadjuvant chemotherapy with capecit…
24y · Female·Head injury from repeated blunt force trauma
A 24-year-old woman was fatally assaulted by her intimate partner after a period of escalating domestic and family violence. The perpetrator had a documented history of violent DFV across multiple relationships, with pri…
71y · Male·cardiac arrest secondary to near drowning
A 71-year-old experienced boatman died from cardiac arrest following near drowning when a borrowed boat capsized in Port Phillip Bay. The vessel (MA827) had multiple design and maintenance issues: low freeboard unsuitabl…
0y · Male·Scimitar syndrome
An 11-week-old term infant (Baby JDU) died from Scimitar syndrome, a rare congenital heart and lung disorder with bilateral complications including pulmonary hypoplasia, venous obstruction, and severe pulmonary hypertens…
17y · Female·Complications of acute asthma in the setting of an allergic response
Catherin D'Rozario, 17 years old, died from complications of acute asthma triggered by anaphylaxis after consuming food containing sesame at a restaurant on 25 August 2019. Despite known allergies to nuts, sesame, fish a…
64y · Male·Heart failure secondary to alcohol related liver disease, coronary obstructive p…
Emanuel Mavridis, aged 64, died of heart failure secondary to alcohol-related liver disease, COPD, and ischaemic/alcoholic cardiomyopathy. He presented to Royal Adelaide Hospital hypotensive with metabolic acidosis and w…
89y · Male·multi-organ failure with pneumonia due to ingestion of a corrosive liquid (quate…
An 89-year-old man with severe dementia died from multi-organ failure following ingestion of concentrated Bacban (quaternary ammonium compound) left in his bathroom at an aged care facility. The cleaning staff member ina…
46y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury in the setting of plastic bag asphyxia
Michelle Williams, a 46-year-old woman with longstanding schizophrenia and depression, died from hypoxic brain injury due to plastic bag asphyxia while an involuntary inpatient in a psychiatric unit. On 27 August 2016, d…
69y · Male·asphyxia due to choking on food
Mr Kettle, a 69-year-old man with significant medical comorbidities (diabetes, amputation, prostate cancer, recent MI) and cognitive impairment, died from asphyxia after choking on food while a resident at Roy Fagan Cent…
79y · Male·Displaced cervical vertebral fracture with secondary carotid artery dissection r…
A 79-year-old man suffered a catastrophic fall from a 3.5-metre ladder while performing home maintenance work on his property. He had recovered from a stroke three months prior, which may have affected his cognitive func…
51y · Male·Complications of Recurrent Small Bowel Obstruction (palliated)
Matthew Clark, 51, with Down syndrome and chronic liver disease secondary to Hepatitis B, died from complications of recurrent small bowel obstruction. He had undergone emergency surgery in June 2018 for a perforated bow…
76y · Female·Ludwig's angina
A 76-year-old woman with Ludwig's angina presented to urgent care with facial swelling and fever. She was appropriately diagnosed and arrangements made for transfer to a tertiary centre. However, staff failed to recognis…
4y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in the setting strangulation by a roller blind …
A 4-year-old girl died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following accidental strangulation by a roller blind cord. She climbed onto bedside drawers near a window blind and became entangled in the control cord, slipp…
4y · Female·volvulus of the large intestine
Tahlia Rose Bembridge, a 4-year-old with Down syndrome and prior mid-gut volvulus, presented to Bunbury Hospital ED with vomiting and abdominal pain on 1 October 2015. Initial assessment excluded acute bowel obstruction.…
43y · Female·pulmonary embolism
A 43-year-old woman died from pulmonary embolism after hysteroscopy for investigation of heavy menstrual bleeding. Following the procedure, she developed left leg swelling on day 3. A Venous Doppler Ultrasound was perfor…
53y · Female·Heatstroke
Thi Qui Tran, a 53-year-old woman with schizophrenia on antipsychotic medications (zuclopenthixol and olanzapine), died of heatstroke on 9 February 2018 after collapsing on a street during extended unescorted leave from …
42y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to cardiac arrest caused by massive pul…
A 42-year-old man died from hypoxic ischaemic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to a massive pulmonary embolism. He sustained a tibial fracture in a motor vehicle accident and underwent external fixation. He deve…
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