286 results for “smoking”
Female·meconium aspiration
… management even on a Sunday and stated earlier intervention would not have changed the outcome. Maternal smoking may have been a contributing factor. The coroner made no adverse findings against medical staff and recom…
30y · Male·Acute cardiac failure in association with severe ischaemic heart disease seconda…
…veloped a large anteroseptal myocardial infarction between 4-18 August 2010, likely precipitated by heavy smoking (60 cigarettes/day). He remained asymptomatic and collapsed on 21 August from ventricular fibrillation. E…
48y · Female·Head injury
…ack of formal risk assessments, poor family communication, gaps in community care, a Department of Health smoking prohibition policy forcing patients to leave the ward, and insufficient psychiatric continuity. The decis…
45y · Male·complications associated with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung, treated pal…
…e care capabilities, and endorsed the prison system's smoke-free initiative, though there was no evidence smoking directly caused his cancer.
53y · Female·Unintentional mixed prescription drug toxicity (morphine and diazepam) together …
…l mixed prescription drug toxicity (morphine and diazepam) combined with advanced lung disease from heavy smoking. She consumed morphine (Ordine) supplied by a friend without medical supervision, on top of her regular p…
56y · Male·Complications of intravenous drug use
…tions of intravenous opioid use. He had severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbated by heavy smoking, chronic pain, and opioid addiction. Despite two prior presentations to hospital with cardiorespiratory a…
32y · Female·Effects of fire
…ty legal requirements. The deceased had likely disabled the smoke alarms due to nuisance activations from smoking and burning candles/incense. The fire's origin was likely an electrical fault or ignition from combustibl…
45y · Male·Coronary artery disease due to severe atherosclerosis; acute myocardial infarcti…
…ite multiple opportunities during medical assessments in 2004. He had uncontrolled risk factors including smoking, poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes, and hypercholesterolaemia. The coroner found no failure of duty of ca…
60y · Male·atherosclerotic heart disease (cardiac arrhythmia secondary to severe long-stand…
…about lifestyle modification and medication adherence, Keating frequently declined medications, continued smoking heavily, and refused routine health reviews. When he suffered cardiac arrest on 11 May 2020, prison nurse…
68y · Male·Lung cancer
…astatic lung cancer. His lung cancer diagnosis was made while detained, likely related to his significant smoking history and prior asbestos and occupational exposure. Throughout his detention, Mr McQuilken received rea…
73y · Male·Lung cancer (squamous cell carcinoma)
…, aged 73, died of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the lung while in prison custody. He had a 59-year smoking history and consistently declined medical care throughout 43 years of incarceration, with up to 5-year ga…
0y · Female·Suffocation due to unsafe sleeping environment with overlying and/or bedding ent…
…focation as the likely cause, either by overlying or bedding entanglement. Risk factors included maternal smoking despite safe sleep education at health assessments, poor home hygiene, and prematurity. The parents were …
43y · Female·Complications of morbid obesity, including progressive respiratory and cardiac f…
…ations of morbid obesity (BMI 54.4) including progressive respiratory and cardiac failure, exacerbated by smoking and obstructive sleep apnoea. She was subject to a Psychiatric Treatment Order for schizophrenia at time …
44y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis
…hile on home detention bail. He had significant cardiovascular risk factors including hypertension, heavy smoking (40 cigarettes daily for 30 years), and substance abuse history. In August 2018, he presented with bilate…
59y · Male·atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease
…n weeks before death, occupational health screening identified cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, smoking, high cholesterol) with a referral letter for GP follow-up, which he did not pursue. He collapsed during …
Three separate cases: (1) Ronald Grundy - advanced atherosclerotic coronary vasc…
…is; his treatment was adequate and appropriate. Aaron Jeffrey (55) died of terminal lung cancer caused by smoking; palliative care was provided appropriately in the prison facility per his wishes. Ian Smith (46) died of…
48y · Male·Drowning
…nt clinicians could not recognise that his request for a cigarette was inconsistent with his reported non-smoking status, which may have alerted them to his true intent to abscond. Early assessment and management of nic…
25y · Male·Ruptured berry aneurysm and sequelae resulting in catastrophic subarachnoid and …
…morrhage with brain death ensuing. He had undiagnosed hypertension and significant risk factors including smoking and substance abuse. Although he had reported headaches in the preceding days and received aspirin treatm…
48y · Male·metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the lung
Jason Simon Morris, a 48-year-old man with a history of heavy smoking and alcohol abuse, was diagnosed with stage four metastatic small cell lung cancer while imprisoned in Ju…
55y · Male·Cardiopulmonary arrest, respiratory failure and chronic obstructive airways dise…
…ion and Recovery Care unit. His condition deteriorated with worsening breathlessness exacerbated by heavy smoking. He was readmitted to the ED on 6 August 2010 with acute myocardial infarction and COAD exacerbation, dee…
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