122 results for “airway obstruction”
50y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to choking on food bolus
… dispatcher delayed recognition of cardiac arrest. Paramedics initially failed to visualise and remove the airway obstruction due to inexperience with laryngoscopy and faulty equipment; a critical care paramedic removed …
25y · Female·Airway obstruction complicating laryngeal dilation for the treatment of subglott…
Ms Sobb, a 25-year-old woman with spondylo-epi-metaphyseal dysplasia causing severe airway abnormalities and subglottic stenosis, died from airway obstruction following laryngeal dilation. She was …
77y · Female·Airways obstruction by tissue paper
A 77-year-old woman with depression, anxiety, and chronic pain died from airway obstruction by tissue paper at an aged care facility. She had expressed suicidal ideation, attempted self-…
40y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
…ibee Mercy Hospital. He presented with acute abdominal pain and vomiting, imaging suggested small bowel obstruction, and he became agitated during nasogastric tube insertion. Ketamine was administered for sedation, he v…
61y · Female·Asphyxia in the setting of upper airway obstruction, neck compression and immers…
…on 8 July 2011 in Wantirna South, Victoria. The coroner determined death was caused by asphyxia from upper airway obstruction, neck compression, and immersion. Evidence indicated she was attacked in bed and sustained blu…
42y · Male·Upper airway obstruction (choking) in an obese man with atherosclerotic heart di…
…man with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, Asperger's syndrome, and severe obesity, died from upper airway obstruction (choking) on food while dining at home. He had been recently discharged from psychiatric inpat…
37y · Male·hypoxic brain injury secondary to airway obstruction
Jayson Peter Hawkins, 37 years old, died from hypoxic brain injury secondary to airway obstruction while on remand at Melbourne Assessment Prison in December 2009. He died by asphyxiation using…
72y · Male·asphyxia due to upper airway obstruction due to choking on food
A 72-year-old man with acquired brain injury, seizure disorder, and dysphasia died from asphyxia due to choking on food while eating eggs and ham on toast at a disability care facility. He had no documented swallowing di…
45y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest due to coronary artery disease, severe psychosis requir…
…rpromazine). Despite treatment with benztropine and cessation of antipsychotics, he suffered ongoing upper airway obstruction. Critical lessons include: (1) the distinction between inspiratory and expiratory breathing di…
2y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiorespiratory arrest secondary to up…
…n post-adrenaline before safe discharge. The following day he suffered cardiorespiratory arrest from upper airway obstruction, resulting in severe hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury and death. Key issues: inadequate observat…
31y · Male·Status epilepsy secondary to cerebral cavernoma
…expert commentary that earlier monitoring equipment application, earlier lateral repositioning, and closer airway assessment could have been beneficial. No clinical errors were identified as causative, though positioning…
78y · Male·cardiorespiratory failure due to complications of tracheal stenosis
…rs of admission, his respiratory rate fluctuated between normal and elevated levels despite a critical 4mm airway narrowing. Key clinical lessons: (1) Altered vital sign calling criteria were inappropriately implemented …
28y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury as a result of a respiratory arrest, after inadequate respi…
Grant Cook, aged 28, collapsed during a rugby league game after a tackle caused him to fall and hit his head. He suffered a grand mal seizure with snoring/obstructed breathing, leading to respiratory arrest, cardiac arre…
27y · Male·Airway obstruction due to sublingual and submandibular cellulitis (Ludwig's angi…
A 27-year-old man died from airway obstruction due to Ludwig's angina (bilateral sublingual and submandibular cellulitis) following a tooth e…
4y · Male·hypoxic brain injury complicating out of hospital cardiac arrest (unknown cause)
…ren with suspected obstructive sleep apnoea to assess disease severity, expedited surgical management when airway obstruction is significant, and consideration of inherited cardiac conduction disorders in unexplained pae…
0y · Male·positional asphyxia
…g vertical positioning on the chest. His neck was flexed with his chin against his chest, compromising his airway. He was found unresponsive during a routine health centre appointment. Staff observations did not identify…
17y · Male·stab wound to the right side of the chest penetrating the lower right lung
…fied as the assailant. The injury penetrated the right lung causing massive haemothorax (1300ml blood) and airway obstruction by clot. Though the wound was initially survivable, Roberts collapsed during the 2-3km journey…
27y · Male·Loss of airway control and blockage due to aspiration from complications of a sm…
Dr R., a 27-year-old physician with cystic fibrosis, died from aspiration and airway blockage secondary to a small bowel obstruction whilst under dual respiratory-surgical care at Westmead Ho…
40y · Male·Laryngeal stenosis caused by laryngeal oedema due to squamous cell carcinoma of …
…, autopsy revealed residual carcinoma infiltrating throat structures with severe laryngeal oedema reducing airway lumen from normal 20mm to 2mm. Clinical management was appropriate; the malignancy was not detected clinic…
65y · Female·Early bronchopneumonia and hypoxic brain injury following aspiration of food (ch…
…sessment of her complex medication regimen. While eating a sandwich, she choked on food, suffered complete airway obstruction, and despite immediate resuscitation efforts including manual clearance and CPR, sustained sev…
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