118 results for “cardiac defibrillation”
38y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia with acute circulatory failure in a man with acute drug effec…
Ohm Sathitpittayayudh, aged 38, died in custody at Karnet Prison Farm from cardiac arrhythmia with acute circulatory failure after ingesting 5F-ADB (Kronic), a synthetic cannabinoid. He ha…
29y · Male·Hypoxia as a result of cardiac arrest (ventricular fibrillation) from unknown ca…
…taffing standards, and voluntary industry codes without enforcement. While early CPR improves outcomes in cardiac arrest, the coroner could not definitively conclude earlier intervention would have prevented this death.…
41y · Male·unascertained, in circumstances of methylamphetamine intoxication, extreme physi…
Simon Hudson, a 41-year-old man, died following a physical altercation with an intoxicated youth on a city street. After the five-minute fight, police arrived and arrested both parties. Hudson became unresponsive shortly…
69y · Male·Ischaemic cardiomyopathy due to or as a consequence of coronary atherosclerosis …
…gy review, close glucose monitoring, and appropriate management of his multiple comorbidities. His severe cardiac disease placed him at high risk of fatal arrhythmia and myocardial infarction. The coroner concluded his …
52y · Male·Coronary Atherosclerosis
Ronald Graham Williams, a 52-year-old sentenced prisoner with known cardiovascular disease, previous myocardial infarction, dyslipidaemia, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes, died of coronary atherosclerosis at Swan Distr…
27y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with 80% blockage of the left anterior descending coron…
…ction of coronary artery disease in young Aboriginal people through regular Adult Health Checks including cardiac risk assessment. Key risk factors (Aboriginal descent, smoking, family history of early cardiac disease) …
51y · Male·complications of myocardial infarction in association with ischaemic heart disea…
…h worsening chest pain and low oxygen saturation (89%), was appropriately sent to hospital, and underwent cardiac catheterisation with stent placement. He suffered cardiac arrests on 4 and 5 February and died despite re…
49y · Male·Complications of heatstroke; Hyperthermia
…ns of severe heat illness including dizziness, vomiting, rapid heart rate and disorientation. He suffered cardiac arrest and died despite resuscitation. Clinical lessons include recognizing early signs of heat exhaustio…
30y · Male·Acute cardiac failure in association with severe ischaemic heart disease seconda…
A 30-year-old Afghan asylum seeker died from acute cardiac failure due to severe coronary atherosclerosis while in immigration detention. He had developed a large a…
38y · Male·combined effects of acute-on-chronic respiratory disease and cardiomegaly
…ith chronic lung disease; and inadequate documentation and follow-up of three separate presentations with cardiac symptoms (palpitations, chest tightness, missing heartbeat). While OSA was not directly diagnosed via sle…
27y · Female·Cardiac arrhythmia (first confirmed as ventricular fibrillation) of unascertaine…
A 27-year-old Aboriginal woman suffered sudden cardiac arrhythmia (ventricular fibrillation) immediately after recording video evidence of a suspected breach of…
47y · Male·organ failure following cardiorespiratory impairment in a man with arteriosclero…
…red irreversible hypoxic brain injury and died three days later. Synthetic cannabinoids triggered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia in a man with 65% stenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery. While prison medic…
50y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in high-speed motorcycle crash
Donald Ward, aged 50, died from multiple injuries sustained in a high-speed motorcycle crash on 4 March 2023 in Karratha, WA. Ward left a nightclub intoxicated with alcohol (BAC 0.186%) and cannabis, obscured his number …
48y · Female·multiple drug toxicity consisting of flecainide, lorazepam and diazepam
…nide dose (approximately 750mg) made the death not preventable. Clinical lessons include the catastrophic cardiac toxicity of flecainide overdose and the importance of reliable inter-agency communication systems in emer…
34y · Male·multiple organ failure following cardiorespiratory arrest in a man with focal co…
… found no police culpability. Clinical lessons include: recognise that illicit drug use with pre-existing cardiac disease is life-threatening; cardiac arrests can occur suddenly in drug-affected persons despite appearin…
54y · Male·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery atherosclerotic disease
…ery disease and recent myocardial infarction (February 2023), suffered an acute myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest while in police custody at Goulburn police station on 5 March 2023. He presented with chest pain a…
67y · Male·Ingestion of liniment (methyl salicylate) resulting in seizures and cardiac arre…
Kevin Chuter, a 67-year-old man with severe intellectual disability and no speech, died from ingestion of liniment (methyl salicylate in vegetable oil) on 8 May 2005. While in a community residential unit's care at a foo…
69y · Male·bronchopneumonia and hypoxic brain injury following aspiration of food (choking)
…involuntarily to a psychiatric hospital, choked on bread while eating breakfast unattended and suffered a cardiac arrest. Despite resuscitation and ICU admission, he died from bronchopneumonia and hypoxic brain injury. …
7y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to reflex cardiac arrest triggered by blunt…
A 7-year-old boy died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following a motor vehicle collision. He was seated on an unanchored booster seat and wearing an adult seatbelt. During the collision, the unsecured booster seat…
29y · Male·blunt trauma of the chest
A 29-year-old male died from blunt chest trauma sustained in a mountain bike crash at Maydena Bike Park, Tasmania. He was an intermediate rider on an appropriate blue-trail track when he crashed, likely due to his front …
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