370 results for “CPR”
54y · Male·Ischaemic cardiomyopathy following a period of restraint on a background of morb…
…iousness, foam from mouth/nose, inadequate breathing) while in the police van, but was not removed or given CPR until a senior officer arrived. Clinical experts noted officers lacked sufficient training to recognise acu…
18y · Female·Acute Alcohol Toxicity with Early Pneumonia and Aspiration
…ts, developing early pneumonia. Approximately 2-3 hours later she was found unresponsive and not breathing. CPR was initiated at home then continued by paramedics and hospital staff, but resuscitation was unsuccessful d…
40y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia due to cardiovascular disease
…tole with less than 10% survival probability even in optimal circumstances. The coroner commended the rapid CPR response by pool staff and found no preventable factors, making no recommendations. The case demonstrates s…
49y · Female·Unascertained (natural)
…d requested her Ventolin inhaler. Four staff members provided first aid, called an ambulance, and commenced CPR. Despite resuscitation attempts by paramedics, she died. The cause was determined as unascertained natural …
41y · Male·Dilated cardiomyopathy
…include: (1) inadequate staff training and numbers led to delayed emergency response and failure to perform CPR; (2) poor communication between treating doctors and care facility regarding medication compliance and moni…
55y · Male·cardiac arrest in the setting of methylamphetamine toxicity, with possible serot…
…ly, used minimal force to restrain him safely (placing him in recovery position), and immediately commenced CPR when he lost consciousness. The coroner found police actions professional, appropriate, and in accordance w…
49y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia in a man with methylamphetamine effect and cardiomegaly
…c event triggered by physical exertion and drug use rather than police action. Police immediately initiated CPR to good standard. The coroner found no police fault or contribution to death. The case highlights that unde…
82y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis with significant contrib…
…ended on the floor, failed to maintain constant electronic monitoring during a critical period, and delayed CPR by 15 minutes. While the fatal cardiac event could not have been predicted, expert evidence suggests earlie…
41y · Female·salt water drowning
…cy vests despite availability; critically, 18-30 minutes elapsed before retrieval to the boat for effective CPR on a hard surface—delaying resuscitation that should have occurred within minutes. No practised in-water re…
43y · Male·Coronary Atherosclerosis
…e called for help reporting shortness of breath and was found unconscious within minutes. Despite immediate CPR by correctional officers and paramedics, he could not be revived. Autopsy revealed severe coronary atherosc…
41y · Female·Cardiomegaly
…een custody and her natural death. Minor policy gaps in incident response were identified (cell key access, CPR initiation) but would not have altered the outcome as she was already deceased when discovered.
47y · Male·Myocarditis
Geoffrey Thorpe, a 47-year-old fitter, collapsed and died suddenly at work while testing solenoids with electrical equipment. Initial suspicion of electrocution was thoroughly investigated through expert electrical testi…
44y · Female·Drowning
…. A passing bystander rescued her but she had already inhaled water. Bystanders including a nurse performed CPR until paramedics arrived 21 minutes after the 000 call. The delay in emergency response was primarily due t…
22y · Female·cardiac arrest of uncertain cause noting the existence of drug toxicity; the dru…
… respiratory distress the following morning, immediately called emergency services at 8:30 am and commenced CPR. Paramedics arrived within 8 minutes and achieved return of spontaneous circulation. The coroner found no e…
22y · Male·Airway obstruction due to laryngeal abscess and laryngeal chondronecrosis due to…
Kyle Gallagher, age 22, died from airway obstruction due to laryngeal abscess and chondronecrosis following a motorcycle accident. A CT scan on 13 July 2023 showed a critically narrowed (3mm) subglottic airway with suspe…
4y · Female·Drowning
…lapse of supervision. She was unable to swim and had not received water safety education. Despite immediate CPR by bystanders and paramedics, she suffered devastating hypoxic brain injury and died two days later in ICU.…
51y · Female·community acquired pneumonia
Louise Kitty Whiskey, a 51-year-old Aboriginal woman with chronic alcohol misuse, cirrhosis, and recurrent respiratory infections, died from community-acquired pneumonia at Royal Adelaide Hospital. She was admitted on 23…
58y · Male·Respiratory failure due to or as a consequence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary …
…ping cardiac arrest on 17 March 2010. Critical delays occurred in recognising cardiac arrest and commencing CPR, with chest compressions not begun until approximately 1 minute 37-55 seconds after pulse loss. The coroner…
40y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity, being either an overdose due to methylamphetamine alone,…
…exander Maconochie Centre. Emergency response was immediate and appropriate—correctional officers initiated CPR within seconds, ACT Health staff arrived within three minutes with bag-valve-mask ventilation, and ambulanc…
65y · Female·Unascertained
…ied in disability residential care. She became unresponsive in her wheelchair and staff performed emergency CPR after lifting her to the floor. Post-mortem examination revealed fractures to her left humerus and right fe…
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