94 results for “acute asphyxia”
2y · Male·Perinatal asphyxia leading to cerebral anoxia and subsequent multi-organ failure
…6 weeks gestation following maternal ante-partum haemorrhage and abnormal CTG traces, died from perinatal asphyxia leading to cerebral anoxia and multi-organ failure at 3 days old. Critical clinical lessons emerged regar…
37y · Male·Combined effects of positional asphyxiation and multiple injuries
…with an incoming train at 11:06 pm. He became wedged between the train and platform, suffering positional asphyxiation and multiple injuries. Clinical lessons centre on prevention: intoxicated individuals require safegua…
45y · Male·Plastic bag asphyxia
Muhammad Jaffar Hassan, aged 45, died in custody at Metropolitan Remand Centre by plastic bag asphyxia on 9 October 2018. He was remanded for murder following the death of his partner Ms Fatima Batool. Clinic…
31y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia
… Unit with bipolar affective disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and depression, died by plastic bag asphyxia on 19 March 2018. Despite hospital procedures mandating removal of plastic bags on admission, she obtaine…
27y · Male·Asphyxia due to plastic bag asphyxia with inhalation of argon gas
Joshua Perkins, 27 years old, died by asphyxiation using a plastic bag connected to an argon gas canister. He had experienced persistent depression sinc…
23y · Male·Acute cardiac arrhythmia in 3,4-methylenedioxymethylamphetamine (MDMA) intoxicat…
Tristan Naudi, 23, died from acute cardiac arrhythmia during MDMA intoxication while being restrained prone at hospital. Police appropriately…
32y · Female·hypoxic brain injury as a result of a cardiac arrest due to positional asphyxia …
…evere postpartum psychosis and was admitted involuntarily to the mental health unit. On 11 May 2008, while acutely unwell, she ingested a caustic substance causing severe oesophageal burns. During her distress, she was …
23y · Male·Undetermined
…undetermined but substance use was a significant contributing factor. Clinical lessons include recognising acute psychiatric symptoms from stimulant use as medical emergencies requiring hospital assessment, and understa…
39y · Male·Multidrug toxicity (GHB, methylamphetamine, ketamine) in a setting of restraint …
…y atherosclerosis. He consumed large quantities of GHB and methamphetamine on 8 March 2025, presented with acute behavioural disturbance requiring police care and control under mental health legislation. Paramedics appr…
46y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury in the setting of plastic bag asphyxia
…d 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, during a period of heightened ag…
70y · Female·Asphyxia due to airway obstruction
Anna Lee, a 70-year-old retired psychiatric nurse, died from asphyxia due to airway obstruction while an inpatient in a mental health unit. She was admitted with first-episode…
27y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to cardiac arrhythmia triggered by prone restraint (some of w…
…Peachey, a 27-year-old First Nations man, died in custody following a police-initiated restraint during an acute psychotic episode. Over preceding days, his family repeatedly sought mental health intervention. On 20 May…
44y · Male·cardiac arrest and cerebral oedema consequent upon ingestion of Alpha-PVP (Smoki…
Glenn Punch, a 44-year-old truck driver, died from cardiac arrest and cerebral oedema following intravenous injection of Alpha-PVP (Smokin Slurry), a synthetic cathinone derivative. He purchased the drug from a retail ch…
24y · Male·Combination of factors including methylamphetamine toxicity, physical exertion, …
… died during restraint in the prone position after being apprehended on suspicion of drug offences. He was acutely intoxicated with high-concentration methylamphetamine, obese with sleep apnoea, and became violently res…
52y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia and asphyxia in the setting of an irrespirable environment
…ughts expressed between October 2016 and her death, her treating team managed her as a chronic rather than acute risk. On 2 June 2017, she informed family she had purchased items for suicide; a gas bottle was confiscate…
15y · Female·compression of the neck
…cted by her mother, Li Zhen Gao, who died by suicide in the garage. Sue's death occurred in the context of acute family stress following her parents' separation on 22 July 2010. Sue showed emotional distress in the prec…
26y · Male·Asphyxia in the setting of an irrespirable environment
A 26-year-old man died by asphyxiation using helium gas in a serviced apartment. He was experiencing acute stressors including relationship …
34y · Male·Asphyxia consistent with plastic bag asphyxia
A 34-year-old male in pre-trial custody at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre died by asphyxiation using a plastic bag on 3 September 2008. He had a psychiatric history with prior suicide attempts and…
56y · Male·consequences of a physical struggle in the setting of injecting drug use (heroin…
…ent to cause death, but contributed meaningfully in the context of advanced underlying natural disease and acute drug intoxication. The case highlights the vulnerability of individuals with multiple concurrent medical c…
0y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to intra-partum event and E. coli sepsis, s…
Elsie Robertson was a preterm neonate born at 30 weeks gestation from a monochoroidal diamniotic twin pregnancy complicated by Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) treated with laser photocoagulation at 23 weeks. She…
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