48 results for “electrocution”
64y · Male·Electrocution from contact with fallen low-voltage power lines that remained ene…
Graham Tait died from electrocution after contacting fallen low-voltage power lines while investigating a partial power loss at his home. …
30y · Male·Electrocution from contact with 22,000 volt overhead power lines
Dallas Anderson, a 30-year-old truck driver, was fatally electrocuted on 9 January 2006 when his lime-delivery tipper trailer contacted 22,000-volt overhead power lines on a rural Victoria farm. He had received general i…
34y · Male·sudden unexpected death in a person with epilepsy (SUDEP)
…al cause. An electrical investigation identified a faulty heater with current leakage in his room, but electrocution was excluded. SUDEP remains a recognised risk in epilepsy; clinicians should counsel patients and care…
44y · Male·unascertained
…PR commenced within 3 minutes but was unsuccessful. Post-mortem examination found no definitive cause; electrocution was investigated and excluded. The coroner found the cause unascertained but likely related to functio…
14y · Female·electrocution
Heidi Singh was a 14-year-old Aboriginal girl who died by electrocution at a railway pylon on 21 August 2014. She had suffered from foetal alcohol spectrum disorder since ear…
11y · Male·Combined effects of electrical shock and jack-knife body position
Brody Roy Wauchope-Dirdi, an 11-year-old boy, died from electrical shock combined with positional asphyxia after contacting a metal roof live with 240 volts in a remote Aboriginal community. The roof became electrified d…
16y · Male·Consequences of high voltage electrical injury due to mental disorder/psychosis
… was found walking alone at 5.30am and climbed a high-voltage power pole in Minyerri, sustaining fatal electrocution. Clinical lessons include: establish clear single-point responsibility for post-discharge care; ensure…
38y · Male·electrical injury
Benjamin Van Trigt, a 38-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, died by electrocution at home on 17 November 2022 while on a Community Treatment Order (CTO). He had experienced multiple ps…
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