218 results for “asphyxia risk”
40y · Male·Asphyxia caused by restraint during security incident at Campbelltown Club Hotel
…rained him face-down on the ground, and he lost consciousness after approximately 8 minutes. He died from asphyxia caused by the restraint. Contributing factors included acute ethanol intoxication (blood alcohol 0.179 g/…
53y · Male·Mechanical asphyxia in the setting of a ride-on lawnmower incident (driver)
Dominic Salvatore Mele, a 53-year-old gardening contractor, died from mechanical asphyxia after a ride-on lawnmower rolled sideways while he was mowing across a steep 60-degree embankment. The Fe…
36y · Female·plastic bag asphyxia
… recurrent suicidal ideation and self-harm, died in custody at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre from plastic bag asphyxia on 29 August 2020. She was housed in a maximum security prison with appropriate psychiatric oversight, ho…
40y · Male·Global ischaemic brain injury following cardiorespiratory arrest during prone re…
Anthony Dunning, a 40-year-old male, suffered cardiac arrest while being restrained prone on the floor at Crown Casino with pressure applied to his neck. He was held in this position for approximately 4 minutes before lo…
22y · Male·Asphyxia from recreational use of nitrous oxide
Aaron McDonald, 22, died from asphyxia while using nitrous oxide recreationally alone at home, breathing the gas through apparatus connected to …
31y · Female·plastic bag asphyxia
…man with chronic schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, and substance abuse, died by plastic bag asphyxia using an LPG bottle. She was under Community Treatment Order with Eastern Health. The family alleged inad…
59y · Female·mechanical asphyxia
Cheryl Anne Taylor, aged 59, died from mechanical asphyxia when a timber balcony collapsed at a Christmas party on 16 December 2017. The balcony had multiple struct…
0y · Unknown·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy resulting from cardiorespiratory arrest due to …
A three-week-old infant died from asphyxia while positioned in an over-the-shoulder infant sling at a shopping centre. The baby had recent upper res…
0y · Female·Perinatal asphyxia
Baby XY, a 41-week-old newborn, died from perinatal asphyxia six hours after birth at Sunshine Hospital. The primary clinical lesson involves diagnostic failure: the …
42y · Male·Combined effects of moderately severe physical exertion; a lateral vascular neck…
…pt placement in recovery position following restraint application, consistent with training on positional asphyxia risks, would have been best practice. The failure to maintain recovery position contributed to an unneces…
31y · Male·positional asphyxia due to synthetic cannabis use and obesity
…lyschko, a 31-year-old male imprisoned for life, died in a Northern Territory prison cell from positional asphyxia caused by synthetic cannabis (Kronic) use combined with obesity. Clinical and systemic factors contribute…
8y · Female·Unascertained; circumstances suggest possible mechanical asphyxia in co-sleeping…
…evealed no significant injuries or toxins, but the sleeping position raised the possibility of mechanical asphyxia that could not be definitively excluded without full autopsy. The case highlights the inherent risks of i…
57y · Female·Positional asphyxia
AA, aged 57, died from positional asphyxia following a fatal assault by her brother BB during a family dispute about money and aged care responsibil…
Male·Asphyxia following rapid compression of the chest wall and lung haemorrhages sus…
Kenneth Hudson Mitchell, an experienced and trained tree feller employed by Kentish Council, died from asphyxia caused by chest compression when a tree fell on him while he was felling it on his property. Despite his …
35y · Male·plastic bag asphyxia
Travis Glen Perrin, aged 35, died by plastic bag asphyxia while on home detention bail with electronic monitoring following arrest for a child sex offence. He had …
0y · Female·combined effects of asphyxia and inhalation of gastric contents
Elizabeth Rose Edwards, a 9-month-old premature infant with perinatal brain injury, died of asphyxia and aspiration of gastric contents while in temporary foster care. She had been placed with carers (the T…
20y · Female·Asphyxia secondary to inhalation of helium
Lauren Pilkington, a 20-year-old postgraduate student, died by asphyxia from helium inhalation. She had a history of anxiety and previous suicide attempt, and was recently disch…
68y · Male·Traumatic asphyxia due to entrapment between shipping container wall and semi-tr…
A 68-year-old man with 17 years' experience died from traumatic asphyxia when unloading semi-trailer axles from a shipping container at work. He failed to position the forklift t…
84y · Female·Positional asphyxia due to head and neck entrapment between mattress and bed pol…
Barbara Westcott, aged 84, died of positional asphyxia on 31 March 2012 when her head and neck became trapped between her mattress and a bed pole at Vaucluse Ga…
55y · Male·positional asphyxia, with sedation as an underlying risk factor
…hour despite a care level 2 observation requirement (15-minute intervals). Death resulted from positional asphyxia while heavily sedated. Key clinical lessons: sedated patients in mental health units require rigorous obs…
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