59 results for “oxygen administration”
Unknown·Ms Fensom: influenza A (H1N1 2009, pandemic swine flu) with myocarditis causing …
Two deaths from H1N1 influenza in 2009. Ms Fensom (41) died from myocarditis complicating swine flu after inadequate recognition and management of persistent hypotension at Millicent Hospital. Her condition required esca…
0y · Female·Intra-uterine hypoxia
Baby Paula O'Shea was born at Sandringham Hospital at term following spontaneous labour. Labour was augmented with IV Syntocinon after ARM. Cardiotocography (CTG) monitoring was difficult to interpret due to poor detecti…
20y · Female·Cerebral anoxia consequent upon a severe acute asthmatic event
…th acute severe asthma unresponsive to initial treatment. After appropriate emergency management including oxygen, adrenaline and hydrocortisone, she was transferred to the High Dependency Unit where intubation became ne…
14y · Male·severe heatstroke complicating a recent viral illness with focal myocarditis
A 14-year-old boy from Scotland died of severe heatstroke with myocarditis while hiking in extreme heat (40°C+) at Cape Range National Park. He had recently recovered from a viral illness. His father made navigation erro…
36y · Female·Complications of pneumonia and pulmonary emphysema with bullae formation; respir…
A 36-year-old woman with congenital chest wall abnormality, scoliosis, and difficult intubation history presented to a rural hospital with community-acquired pneumonia and sepsis. She had multiple 'red flag' indicators o…
72y · Female·Peritonitis due to perforated diverticulum in transverse colon
Maria Donatelli, a 72-year-old woman with cardiac and renal disease, presented to Peel Health Campus with abdominal pain and vomiting. She was initially managed conservatively with a provisional diagnosis of pancreatitis…
39y · Male·respiratory failure and cardiac arrest
…, where blood gas analysis revealed critical hypoxemia (pO2 48mmHg, PaCO2 100mmHg) following midazolam administration. Despite these serious findings suggesting respiratory compromise, he was transferred to the mental he…
20y · Female·food-induced anaphylaxis, likely to peanut allergen
…hone guidance from Dr D. at Exmouth Hospital 150km away. Despite appropriate emergency treatment including oxygen, nebulised and intramuscular adrenaline, intravenous hydrocortisone, and an attempted cricothyroidotomy, K…
22y · Male·drowning secondary to incapacitation from air embolism
A 22-year-old skilled and experienced pearl shell drift diver with over 600 logged dives died from drowning secondary to air embolism and cerebral arterial gas embolism while diving for Paspaley Pearling Company off Broo…
52y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest due to unknown aetiology
James Halloran, age 52, collapsed during chiropractic treatment and suffered cardiac arrest of unknown aetiology. He remained unconscious despite resuscitation and died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. Initially su…
58y · Female·lymphangitic carcinomatosis leading to hypoxaemic respiratory failure and cardia…
…copy and colonoscopy at a private hospital to investigate suspected gastric pathology. She had hypoxaemia (oxygen saturations 90% on room air) preoperatively. Though the procedure was reasonable, she was admitted to HDU …
81y · Male·Retropubic and retroperitoneal haemorrhage complicating pelvic fractures with co…
An 81-year-old man died from retropubic and retroperitoneal haemorrhage complicating pelvic fractures sustained in a fall at church. He was on warfarin for atrial fibrillation with an excessive INR of 4.6 at the time of …
40y · Male·Suicide by hanging while on remand in custody
A 40-year-old man remanded in custody on homicide charges died by hanging in his prison cell 7 months after arrest. He had been assessed as at risk of self-harm initially and placed under 'green card' (two-person cell) s…
70y · Male·combined effects of severe pulmonary emphysema, ischaemic heart disease and rece…
A 70-year-old man with severe COPD, dementia and a history of sexually inappropriate behaviour died following an assault by another resident with dementia. The coroner found institutional failures in care standards inclu…
Unknown·Ms Choi: hypoxic brain damage due to drowning/immersion due to rafting accident;…
Two language students died following a white water rafting incident on the Tully River. A collision between rafts diverted one raft into a hazardous channel, causing it to strike Sieve Rock and flip. Both occupants becam…
Unknown·COVID-19 infection with various comorbidities as contributing factors
This inquest examined 19 COVID-19 deaths at Newmarch House residential aged care facility in April-May 2020. Deaths occurred during inadequate infection control, severe staffing shortages, and suboptimal clinical managem…
Male·Hypoxic brain injury arising from intra-uterine asphyxia (causative factors unas…
William Keays was a neonate born at 37 weeks via emergency caesarean section for fetal distress during labour induction with Syntocinon. He was stillborn with Apgar scores of 0/0/1, requiring 12 minutes of resuscitation …
83y · Male·pneumonia and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by Legionella ba…
An 83-year-old man died from pneumonia and respiratory distress caused by Legionella bacterium. He presented with abdominal symptoms and was initially misdiagnosed as having aspiration pneumonia rather than community-acq…
61y · Female·Diffuse alveolar damage in a woman with restrictive lung disease following catar…
… surgery at a private day surgery centre on 13 August 2018. She was unable to lie flat and became hypoxic (oxygen 60%) during the first part of the procedure. Despite this decompensation, the second part proceeded, requi…
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