106 results for “brain damage”
59y · Male·Complications arising from blunt force trauma to the head consistent with a fall
…rom complications of blunt head trauma including subdural haemorrhage, bronchopneumonia, and hypoxic organ damage. The coroner found adequate safety equipment and protocols were available but not used. Key clinical lesso…
59y · Female·Global hypoxic brain injury due to mixed drug toxicity, specifically alprazolam …
…ar-old woman with a 30-year history of alprazolam dependence for anxiety disorder died from global hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by mixed drug toxicity, with alprazolam levels in the fatal range. …
14y · Female·Acute cerebral hypoxia arising out of suffocation due to inhalation of toxic vap…
…hypoxia following inhalation of volatile substances (deodorant spray) in Kununurra, WA. She suffered acute brain damage and bronchopneumonia. Clinical lessons: volatile substance abuse poses immediate life-threatening r…
46y · Male·Acute hypoxic brain damage resulting from intentional self-inflicted hanging
A 46-year-old male prisoner died from acute hypoxic brain damage following self-inflicted hanging in custody. He had a history of physical health issues including H…
0y · Male·acute hypoxic damage caused by shoulder dystocia during delivery
…2007. He was stuck in the birth canal for approximately 15 minutes before delivery, causing severe hypoxic brain injury. He died 8 days later from acute hypoxic damage and multiple organ failure. The coroner found the v…
3y · Male·cerebral oedema which caused coning at the base of the brain, caused by post-ope…
…ssful, but severe hyponatraemia developed in the early hours of 24 April 1988, causing cerebral oedema and brain herniation. Death occurred 25 April 1988. The coroner found the death was caused by failure to monitor ser…
Female·bilateral acute bronchopneumonia
…obrial died from bilateral acute bronchopneumonia at a nursing home in September 2001, following a hypoxic brain injury sustained from a hanging attempt in March 2000. The coroner found the death resulted inevitably fro…
78y · Male·Cerebral infarction and hypoxic brain damage due to the combined effects of isch…
Paul Henri, 78, died from cerebral infarction and hypoxic brain damage following aspiration pneumonia and opioid-related complications. He was admitted to an aged care ho…
52y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic brain damage due to mechanical asphyxia and neck compression f…
Christopher Wagg, a 52-year-old diesel fitter, died from hypoxic-ischaemic brain damage caused by crush injuries when trapped between an elevated work platform (EWP) basket and overhead s…
45y · Male·undetermined in a man in correctional services custody with a chronic history of…
Leister John Ross, a 45-year-old Aboriginal prisoner, died in Port Phillip Prison on 10 July 2014 from an undetermined cause in a man with chronic illicit drug use. Forensic pathology revealed pulmonary oedema, hepatic c…
47y · Female·bronchopneumonia in context of ischaemic heart disease, chronic renal failure, a…
…47, died from bronchopneumonia with background ischaemic heart disease, chronic renal failure, and hypoxic brain injury from a 1985 hanging attempt. She had been an involuntary patient at Graylands Hospital since 1987. …
63y · Male·pneumonia complicating anoxic brain injury, due to post-operative haemorrhage as…
A 63-year-old man died from pneumonia complicating anoxic brain injury following a post-operative haemorrhage from the inferior epigastric artery during ileostomy closure…
56y · Female·Multiple injuries including small and large bowel damage, mesenteric damage with…
Sandra Honey, aged 56, died on 16 November 2001 from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on 13 November 2001. She was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her daughter on the Coalfields Highway near Wor…
2y · Male·Hypoxic brain damage due to drowning in a swimming pool
A 2.5-year-old boy drowned in a non-compliant private swimming pool after accessing it through a collapsed boundary fence that had been down for months. The coroner found the death preventable and examined systemic failu…
37y · Male·Traumatic intracranial haemorrhages/brain damage and fractured skull
A 37-year-old male died from traumatic intracranial haemorrhage and skull fracture after being punched and falling onto concrete. The critical clinical lesson is that head injuries may be completely undetectable on exter…
44y · Female·blunt force head injuries
…tween 3 and 8 times with rocks, causing unsurvivable injuries including a shattered skull base and massive brain stem damage. The attack occurred in the context of Mr Michael's extreme jealousy and controlling behaviour…
70y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to seizures
70-year-old man with insulin-dependent diabetes, cognitive impairment, depression, alcohol abuse history, and seizure disorder died from aspiration pneumonia following seizures while admitted under mental health legislat…
3y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating drowning
…equiring self-closing and self-latching mechanisms. The child was resuscitated but suffered severe hypoxic brain injury and died in hospital. The coroner found the gate's non-compliance resulted from deterioration over …
64y · Male·Postoperative intra-abdominal bleeding from pancreatic artery injury and its con…
…patient to theatre, causing delays of over 3 hours. The patient subsequently arrested and suffered hypoxic brain injury, leading to withdrawal of care. The coroner found the surgeon's evidence unreliable and both clinic…
23y · Male·Drowning
…nd and resuscitated by bystanders and emergency services. He was transferred to hospital with irreversible brain damage and died 10 days later. The coroner identified this as a preventable public safety matter, finding …
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