52 results for “speech delay”
64y · Male·aspiration pneumonia following insertion of a jejunostomy tube
Ronald Brockel, a 64-year-old with cerebral palsy, oropharyngeal dysphagia, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia, underwent insertion of a feeding jejunostomy tube (FJT) on 23 December 2004 to bypass his stomach and improv…
26y · Female·morphine toxicity complicated terminally by bronchopneumonia
…ng approximately 7.3 grams over the final month. Despite clear signs of intoxication on 21-22 May (slurred speech, drowsiness, incoordination), morphine continued to be prescribed. The coroner found the prescription of l…
40y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to ruptured right middle cerebral artery aneurysm
A 40-year-old man presented to the ED with sudden-onset severe headache, slurred speech, and vomiting. He was appropriately triaged and quickly diagnosed with subarachnoid haemorrhage due to rup…
53y · Male·Choking on food bolus in pharynx, with Huntington's disease and coronary atheros…
Paul Joseph Milward, aged 53 with Huntington's disease causing cognitive impairment and swallowing difficulties, died from choking on a bread sandwich while unsupervised in his aged care room. His care plan specified min…
26y · Female·Streptococcal Sepsis resulting from Skin Ulceration and complications of Cerebra…
…ne 2007, Kate was severely malnourished, dehydrated, and had extensive infected pressure sores. Her family delayed seeking medical help despite obvious critical illness. When Dr W. intervened (threatening Guardianship B…
35y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiorespiratory arrest due to vertebro…
A 35-year-old woman presented to a rural hospital with a three-day history of collapses, slurred speech, vomiting, and abnormal eye movements. A non-contrast CT head scan was normal, and she was discharged with…
43y · Female·choking on a food bolus
Joanne Callahan, a 43-year-old woman with intellectual disability and autism, died from choking on a food bolus while attending a disability day program. Critical failures in communication between her residential care pr…
55y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity in a woman with coronary artery atherosclerosis
A 55-year-old woman with complex medical history including chronic pain, previous multiple abdominal surgeries, gastrointestinal disorders, mental health issues including DID, and suicidal ideation died from multiple dru…
81y · Female·Multisystem failure in the setting of hyponatraemia secondary to chronic malnutr…
An 81-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia, heart failure, and dementia died from multisystem failure secondary to severe malnutrition and hyponatraemia. Over four years, her son (Medical Power of Attorney) progress…
64y · Female·Bilateral pulmonary embolism with left middle cerebral artery/posterior cerebral…
…ged her without investigation. She re-presented next day with neurological symptoms (arm weakness, slurred speech) suspicious for TIA. The hospital failed to recognise she had a paradoxical stroke caused by a patent fora…
49y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury related to tracheostomy complications in form of airway occ…
Andrea Lester, age 49, suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage from a PICA aneurysm in March 2018 with delayed diagnosis. Following complex neurosurgery causing Wallenberg syndrome, she required tracheostomy for bul…
31y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, pregabalin, promethazine, pizotifen)
A 31-year-old man subject to a post-sentence supervision order died from mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, pregabalin, promethazine, pizotifen) at a residential facility. He was a vulnerable person with acquired …
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