49 results for “iron deficiency”
0y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (brain damage) sustained during and just after …
A newborn died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following a home birth without medical assistance. The mother had significant risk factors: hepatitis C, anaemia, and transverse fetal lie confirmed at 38+ weeks gesta…
72y · Female·undetermined
Stella Hamilton, 72, died at Ozcare Malanda aged care facility on 31 July 2016. She had advanced Alzheimer disease, undiagnosed necrotising bronchopneumonia, and coronary atherosclerosis. She was receiving palliative car…
9y · Female·Streptococcus pneumoniae and Candida albicans pneumonia and empyema in a girl wi…
Makayla Lee Wadeson, a 9-year-old autistic girl with ulcerative colitis on immunosuppressive therapy, presented to the emergency department with ear infection symptoms on 29 July 2022. She was triaged Category 4 and disc…
32y · Female·ischaemic heart disease complicated by upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage
A 32-year-old woman with schizophrenia presented to the emergency department with chest pain radiating to both arms, profuse sweating, and vomiting black material for several days. She also reported black stools. The fir…
75y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease in the setting of unstable type 2 diabetes mellitus and …
Veronica Roberts, 75, died from ischaemic heart disease complicated by unstable diabetes and a medication error. On 4 October 2020, her insulin dose was increased to 20 units daily, but due to Electronic Medical Record (…
38y · Female·Complications of decompensated liver failure due to cirrhosis secondary to Hepat…
Jay Maree Harmer, 38, died in custody from decompensated liver failure secondary to Hepatitis C cirrhosis. She had advanced hepatic encephalopathy, opioid dependence, and obesity. Despite specialist recommendations to re…
56y · Male·Aspiration of gastric content secondary to combined drug toxicity
A 56-year-old de-registered doctor died from aspiration of gastric content secondary to combined drug toxicity. He had a long history of prescription drug dependency and multiple mental health issues. Two general practit…
20y · Male·acute blood loss from extensive crush injury to torso following an industrial ac…
A 20-year-old apprentice carpenter died from acute blood loss and crush injuries sustained when he fell through a ceiling during demolition work, causing a 3.8-metre high brick chimney to collapse on top of him. The chim…
18y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
Tiesha Marie Derbyshire, an 18-year-old with complex mental health conditions including eating disorder, PTSD, and borderline personality disorder, died from mixed drug toxicity after intentionally overdosing on proprano…
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