0y · Male·Unascertained
A 10-week-old boy born at 35 weeks gestation was found asleep on his mother's chest while she was asleep on a couch and died from an unascertained cause. Post-mortem toxicology detected methamphetamine and cannabis; the …
3y · Male·Consistent with Multiple Injuries
Thomas Michael Brasier, age 3, died from multiple injuries sustained when a brick pillar supporting a veranda roof at a holiday cottage collapsed while he was on a hammock. The pillar was built in 1975 without proper str…
72y · Male·hypovolemic shock due to haemoperitoneum following surgical repair of an abdomin…
…bdominal haemorrhage following Spigelian hernia repair. Post-operatively he presented with hypotension, bradycardia and sweating. ECG changes were misinterpreted as ST-elevation myocardial infarction, leading to inappro…
83y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to aortic stenosis (recent transcatheter aortic va…
An 83-year-old woman with severe aortic stenosis, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure died from pulmonary embolism one day after discharge following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI). Clinical lessons cent…
21y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained from being struck by a train; death by suicide while…
Alana Goldsmith, a 21-year-old woman with long-standing anorexia nervosa, died by suicide on 22 July 2011 after stepping in front of a train at Summer Hill Railway Station. She was admitted to Wesley Eating Disorder Clin…
92y · Male·periprosthetic fracture of the left hip sustained from a fall from standing posi…
A 92-year-old man with complex cardiac history was admitted to Royal Hobart Hospital with chest pain and atrial fibrillation. He remained in the Emergency Medical Unit (EMU) for five days despite clinical deterioration, …
Male·Global hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
Preston Paudel, born at 37 weeks gestation after meconium-stained labour with syntocinon augmentation, was delivered severely compromised with Apgar scores of 1-1-1 and died of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. Multiple …
15y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest of unknown aetiology complicating hypoxic ischaemic enc…
Max McKenzie, a 15-year-old with asthma and food allergies, died from cardiorespiratory arrest complicating hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy after severe refractory anaphylaxis. After eating apple crumble containing nuts…
4y · Female·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy attributed to intrapartum asphyxia secondary to…
Aurora Sleep died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy caused by uterine rupture during labour induction with prostaglandin gel. Her mother had a perforated uterus from a D&C procedure 9 months earlier. The coroner foun…
54y · Female·unascertained
Carole Livesey, a 54-year-old woman with severe anorexia nervosa and major depression, absconded from Rockingham Hospital psychiatric unit on 3 October 2017 during an escorted walk in hospital grounds. She had been an in…
0y · Female·Peripartum hypoxia
Mia Davies died from peripartum hypoxia after a prolonged and poorly managed labour at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. She had been diagnosed with multiple congenital anomalies (atrioventricular septal defect, oesop…
3y · Female·complications of Influenza B viral infection
Three-year-old Caitlin Cruz presented to a medical centre unwell and collapsed, requiring resuscitation. She was transferred by ambulance to Children's Hospital at Westmead but critical information about her collapse and…
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