55 results for “developmental disability”
15y · Male·pneumonia in the setting of cerebral palsy and epilepsy
Travis Blows, a 15-year-old with cerebral palsy and difficult-to-control epilepsy, died from pneumonia after a prolonged PICU admission. He presented to ED multiple times in the months before death with seizures and feve…
11y · Male·unascertained
An 11-year-old child with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome and severe congenital heart disease died alone at home while his mother was intoxicated and unwell. He had complex care needs and was non-verbal. The Department of Com…
3y · Male·consistent with drowning in a boy with autism (on historical grounds)
Christian, aged 3 years 11 months with autism spectrum disorder and a significant tendency to abscond, died by drowning in the Yarra River after escaping through an unsecured window at his father's house on 30 October 20…
11y · Female·pneumonia complicating cytomegalovirus embryopathy
Queenie Michaels, an 11-year-old Aboriginal girl with cytomegalovirus embryopathy and severe physical and cognitive disabilities, died from pneumonia at home while in government care. She had been fostered by Mr and Mrs …
29y · Male·Bronchopneumonia complicating neck injuries sustained in a fall, with Coffin-Low…
…h Coffin-Lowry Syndrome suffered a severe cervical spinal cord injury from a fall at a respite facility. Disability workers found him on the floor but initially interpreted his presentation as non-compliance rather than …
15y · Female·Seizure disorder (epilepsy) with associated vomit aspiration; Sudden Unexpected …
A 15-year-old girl with refractory epilepsy and intellectual disability died from a seizure with vomit aspiration at a special needs holiday camp on the second night of attenda…
56y · Male·head injuries inflicted by blunt force trauma
…g without involving his treating psychiatrist or guardian, and grossly under-resourced mental health and disability services. Pattel's threats were known to authorities but without confirmed mental illness diagnosis meet…
8y · Male·ischaemic bowel due to strangulated small bowel obstruction secondary to congeni…
An eight-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder (level 1) died from ischaemic bowel due to strangulated small bowel obstruction from a rare congenital band adhesion. He presented to a regional hospital with abdominal…
9y · Male·Head injury (epidural haematoma with cerebral coning following craniotomy)
Dwayne Michael Jones, aged 9, had Trisomy 10, a rare congenital chromosomal disorder causing severe developmental delay and neurological abnormalities. On 11 April 2000, he fell from a computer desk and struck his he…
8y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a child with an epileptic encephalopathy and extreme cac…
…ction received multiple reports but made flawed intake decisions, underestimating HB's vulnerability and disability needs, and placing excessive weight on the mother's assertions. ChildFIRST intake assessments were sever…
5y · Male·Combined effects of prescribed morphine, valproic acid and midazolam leading to …
A five-year-old child with complex neurodevelopmental conditions and polypharmacy (including valproic acid for epilepsy, benzodiazepines, and other medicati…
8y · Male·prematurity-associated lung and bowel disease
…remature infant (born at 24 weeks) with multiple complex medical needs including chronic lung disease, developmental delay, and failure to thrive. He died aged eight months from prematurity-associated lung and bowel dis…
28y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by a truck on the M1 Pacific Motorway
Rachel Martin, a 28-year-old SNAP support worker and pregnant woman, died attempting to prevent harm to a high-needs child (Riley) during respite care transport. While driving Riley home on the M1 Motorway, Riley exited …
Ligature compression of the neck (hanging) in 12 cases; one open finding
This complex coronial inquest examined 13 Aboriginal children and young persons who died by suicide in the Kimberley Region between 2012–2016. The coroner found 12 deaths were suicides and one open finding. Common contri…
8y · Male·multiple injuries sustained when struck by a truck on the M1 Pacific Motorway
Riley Shortland, an 8-year-old with severe autism spectrum disorder, global development delay, and ADHD, died when struck by a truck on the M1 Motorway after escaping from a vehicle during respite care. He removed his se…
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