333 results for “hypoxic brain injury”
4y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in the setting strangulation by a roller blind …
A 4-year-old girl died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following accidental strangulation by a roller blind cord. She climbed onto beds…
13y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to gamma hydroxybutyrate toxicity
Jane, aged 13, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) toxicity following accidental overdose.…
46y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic brain injury as a result of cardiac arrest following a choking…
…l, a 46-year-old woman with Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome (ODS) and acute psychiatric illness, died from hypoxic brain injury following a choking episode during a meal in a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU). She h…
28y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury as a result of a respiratory arrest, after inadequate respi…
…eizure with snoring/obstructed breathing, leading to respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, and irreversible hypoxic brain injury. The coroner found that NSW Ambulance call taker Linda Griffiths failed to ask all entry and…
70y · Male·aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic brain injury in a setting of a man involved in …
…ctory ceiling. He remained in vegetative state for three weeks before dying from aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic brain injury. The coroner found operator error as the immediate cause but emphasised that formal training…
50y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury in the context of hanging
…hanging himself in the garage. Despite immediate resuscitation and hospital treatment, he suffered severe hypoxic ischaemic brain injury and died four days later. Clinical lessons include the importance of assessing imm…
34y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury caused by hanging
Craig Stevens, aged 34, died from hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury following a suicide by hanging on 17 June 2008. Despite police intervention, criti…
0y · Female·Drowning
…edge, likely attempting to view the fish. Despite immediate CPR and rapid hospital transfer, she suffered hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury and was declared brain dead. The coroner found no individual culpability but empha…
68y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury and ischaemic heart disease
Hugh Peter Bourke, a 68-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, and recent abdominal surgery, suffered a cardiac arrest at home on 6 January 2011. He had undergone cholecystectomy in De…
37y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury complicating aspiration of gastric contents
Joelene Dowden, 37, died from hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury following aspiration of gastric contents. She presented at Alfred Hospital ED on 9…
0y · Unknown·bronchopneumonia and hypoxic brain injury following immersion (near-drowning)
A six-month-old infant died from bronchopneumonia and hypoxic brain injury following immersion in a shower. The child was placed unsupervised in a Bumbo seat in a runn…
69y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with intellectual disability
…t (Coloxyl and increased fluids). She collapsed the same evening and was resuscitated but suffered severe hypoxic brain injury during arrest. Autopsy revealed aspiration pneumonia with risk factors including her intelle…
1y · Female·Unascertained - cardiac arrest with brain swelling; neuropathology demonstrated …
…xamination and ancillary investigations, the cause of death remains unascertained. Neuropathology revealed brain trauma (laceration to corpus callosum) with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy, but whether this resulted fr…
65y · Female·Early bronchopneumonia and hypoxic brain injury following aspiration of food (ch…
…ruction, and despite immediate resuscitation efforts including manual clearance and CPR, sustained severe hypoxic brain injury. She developed seizures and aspiration pneumonia, dying 5 days later. The coroner found no c…
44y · Male·Complications following seizure on a background of acquired epilepsy; acquired b…
Anthony Dzaja, aged 44, died from complications of seizures secondary to acquired brain injury sustained in a 1997 motor vehicle accident. He had progressively deteriorated over several years wi…
19y · Male·unexpected arrhythmogenic event leading to a fall from height, blunt force head …
…ile climbing a ladder in an underground tunnel obstacle, fell approximately 4 metres, and sustained a head injury with subsequent cardiac arrest. Despite immediate CPR by fellow recruits and paramedics arriving within 20…
7y · Female·aspiration pneumonia leading to multi-organ failure in a female child with compl…
A child with severe cerebral palsy, hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, microcephaly and seizure disorder died of aspiration pneumonia leading to multi…
46y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to combined drug toxicity
…(45mg), she became unresponsive with respiratory depression and was found in cardiac arrest. She suffered hypoxic brain injury and died. Toxicology revealed multiple drugs at low levels including methadone, diazepam, ci…
0y · Female·global hypoxic brain injury caused by prolonged cessation of breathing arising f…
An 11-week-old healthy infant died from global hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest at home. Multiple rib fractures and a clavicle fracture in various …
46y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury complicating a cardiac arrest during anaesthetic …
…rechecked until late in the resuscitation, at which point it was found in the oesophagus. By then, severe hypoxic brain injury had occurred, leading to brain death. Key lessons: maintain high suspicion for airway malpos…
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