171 results for “severe shock”
55y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with a healing myocardial infarction
…um on 29 January. He collapsed and was transferred to St Vincent's Hospital where he developed cardiogenic shock and died on 31 January. The coroner found the medical care provided throughout was appropriate and timely,…
60y · Male·Ischaemic gut secondary to superior mesenteric artery dissection complicating in…
A 60-year-old man with severe coronary artery disease presented with acute myocardial infarction, requiring emergency stenting and subse…
36y · Male·Ischaemic Heart Disease and Severe Multifocal Coronary Atherosclerosis in a man …
…year-old Aboriginal man and sentenced prisoner at Casuarina Prison, died from ischaemic heart disease with severe multifocal coronary atherosclerosis on 17 May 2002. He had extensive coronary artery disease and had been …
18y · Female·Severe cardiogenic shock caused by myocarditis as a consequence of an unknown vi…
Ivy Dwyer, 18, died from viral myocarditis causing cardiogenic shock. She presented over weeks with progressive non-specific symptoms (nausea, vomiting, fatigue, cough) consis…
65y · Male·ischaemic heart disease following complications of colorectal surgery
…ally, if at all, impaired infection control. Death resulted from ischaemic heart disease under strain from severe sepsis. Discharge planning was appropriate, home care adequate, and surgical technique competent. The spon…
38y · Male·Urosepsis
John Miklosowa, a 38-year-old man with Down syndrome and severe intellectual disability, died from urosepsis after rapid deterioration at his residential facility on 28 M…
25y · Female·ruptured splenic artery aneurysm with haemorrhage and internal blood loss
…ed renal colic and gallstones as likely diagnoses. She remained stable overnight but experienced recurrent severe pain at 3am and ultimate catastrophic collapse at 10:45am due to a ruptured splenic artery aneurysm. The d…
54y · Male·Global hypoxic brain injury, cardiac arrest and blunt trauma to cervical spine
JI, a 54-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, died from global hypoxic brain injury, cardiac arrest and cervical spine trauma following a fall onto a metal grate during an altercation with another resident at support…
65y · Male·Severe neutropenic sepsis and multi-organ failure secondary to severe mucositis …
A 65-year-old man with stage 3 rectal cancer died from severe neutropenic sepsis and multi-organ failure secondary to probable dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) def…
86y · Male·Multiorgan failure due to neurological failure due to Alzheimer's dementia
…wo weeks despite appropriate air mattress support, repositioning and dressing changes. He developed septic shock and was transferred to hospital, dying three days later. The coroner accepted expert evidence that the pre…
Male·Motor vehicle crash injuries; Arjomand—head injury; Hiron—chest and abdominal in…
…s. The driver (Arjomand) sustained a non-survivable head injury; the rear seat passenger (Hiron) sustained severe chest and abdominal injuries; and the front seat passenger (Dean) sustained critical abdominal injuries wi…
33y · Male·lobar pneumonia (Streptococcus pneumonia with septic shock)
…xication. He was apprehended twice on 23 June under protective custody provisions while actually suffering severe pneumonia with septic shock. On initial morning apprehension, he appeared intoxicated but was actually acu…
61y · Female·injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision as a passenger
A 61-year-old woman died from hypovolaemic shock and cardiac arrest following a motor vehicle collision in rural Victoria. She was trapped in her vehicle f…
51y · Female·community acquired pneumonia
…l concluded the pump failure did not contribute to death, as her underlying cardiac dysfunction and septic shock were the primary cause. The coroner found detention lawful, care appropriate, and no recommendations were …
5y · Female·disseminated candidiasis secondary to protein-energy malnutrition
Eliana Diskin, aged 5 months, died from disseminated candidiasis secondary to severe protein-energy malnutrition. After ceasing breastfeeding in late October 2000, her parents fed her exclusi…
70y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction in association with coronary artery atherosclerosis
A 70-year-old sentenced prisoner with severe ischaemic heart disease and prior myocardial infarctions died from acute myocardial infarction with corona…
58y · Male·chest and abdominal injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
… issue: when a qualified doctor (Dr H.) requested IV fluids for fluid resuscitation to manage hypovolaemic shock from severe trauma, the volunteer ambulance had none available due to policy restricting volunteers to fir…
19y · Female·Meningococcal septicaemia
…treatment including fluid resuscitation, multiple antibiotics, and organ support, she developed refractory shock and died from overwhelming sepsis. The case highlights that meningococcal W disease progresses rapidly and…
18y · Male·multiple injuries
…d by police. He was ejected from the vehicle and suffered a closed head injury with subdural haematoma and severe pelvic fractures with blood loss. First aid at the scene was appropriate given his catastrophic injuries. …
60y · Female·haemorrhagic shock and respiratory failure due to right-sided haemothorax compli…
A 60-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer and COAD died from haemorrhagic shock due to right-sided haemothorax complicating thoracentesis. The procedure was appropriately performed to dr…
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