61 results for “thermal injury”
81y · Male·Oxygen deprivation and carbon dioxide toxicity in a person with chronic respirat…
Douglas Ian Scott, an 81-year-old with emphysema, died from oxygen deprivation and carbon dioxide toxicity after smoking while using a home oxygen concentrator. He had been discharged from hospital with clear written and…
29y · Male·acute bronchopneumonia complicated by multi-drug toxicity
…atric unit. Admitted 12 August 2005, he was on clozapine, valproic acid, and clonazepam. After sustaining thermal burns on 21 August, the resident medical officer prescribed Panadeine Forte (codeine-containing analgesic…
46y · Male·Heatstroke
Ian Ward, a 46-year-old Aboriginal man, died from heatstroke on 27 January 2008 while in custody, transported by GSL Custodial Services in a Mazda E2500 prisoner van from Laverton to Kalgoorlie. The rear pod in which he …
29y · Female·multiple organ failure following persistent sepsis occurring as a complication o…
…ical treatment at Royal Adelaide was appropriate; infections resulted from bacteria present at the time of injury, not hospital failures. Organ removal on 25 May represented a last-ditch attempt to prolong life. Clinical…
3y · Male·carboxyhaemoglobin poisoning secondary to inhalation of smoke in a house fire
Nicholas Stephen Brown, 3-year-old, died in a house fire in Dandenong, Victoria on 7 February 2014. He was left unsupervised for approximately 30 minutes while his mother attended the pharmacy to purchase an asthma inhal…
37y · Male·Electrocution
Jarrod Fox, a 37-year-old experienced A-Grade electrician, died from electrocution while performing electrical work at a residential property. He was working alone in a crawl space under the house when he contacted a liv…
Male·Haralampos Protoolis: Incineration with Smoke Inhalation. Steven Paul Warriner: …
…s died from incineration and smoke inhalation; Steven Paul Warriner survived initial impact but died from thermal injuries. The coroner found critical failures in the engineering design and approval process by Aeronauti…
Female·Smoke inhalation and incineration (Rachael); Effects of fire (Starlia, Sage, Wil…
Four family members died in a house fire on 26 December 2011. The fire likely originated from electrical equipment near a Christmas tree. Two ionisation-type smoke alarms were installed but failed to provide adequate war…
1y · Male·Blunt force abdominal trauma; laceration of spleen with intra-abdominal haemorrh…
A 14-month-old Aboriginal boy died from blunt force abdominal trauma with a splenic laceration on 13 January 2019. He had multiple injuries documented at autopsy including rib fractures, extensive bruising, and patterned…
53y · Male·Complications of burns sustained in a blast
A 53-year-old qualified boiler maker died from complications of severe burns sustained in a gas explosion. While attempting to remove a refrigeration compressor from a hotel cellar with an unqualified colleague, they cut…
82y · Female·multi organ failure from burns on a background of aortic stenosis and ischaemic …
An 82-year-old woman with chronic pain from osteoporosis used a hot water bottle at a nursing home. A carer filled it with boiling water directly from a kettle and positioned it against the patient's back without followi…
65y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia
…20-year history of depression and had recently experienced suicidal ideation, a suicide attempt, and burns injury requiring hospitalization. She was admitted to Kerford Unit psychiatric inpatient service and discharged a…
64y · Female·multiple injuries sustained in head-on motor vehicle collision
A 64-year-old remote area nurse died in a head-on vehicle collision on a remote unsealed road whilst transporting a critically ill patient to hospital for emergency care. The coroner found that the primary cause was driv…
12y · Male·Effects of fire
…iggy-backing, and contamination. Key clinical lessons include: the vulnerability of young children to fire injury; the cumulative electrical degradation that occurs in aged power boards due to wear and tear; and the gap …
3y · Male·Smoke inhalation with thermal inhalation injury and carbon monoxide poisoning
Mitchell Thomas, aged three, died in a public housing fire at Larapinta on 1 June 2023, from smoke inhalation. The fire was caused by electrical arcing in the roof space resulting from degraded insulation between two adj…
42y · Female·Smoke inhalation caused by house fire
A house fire in Slacks Creek, Queensland killed 11 people including 8 children in August 2011. The exact cause of the fire could not be conclusively determined but likely originated at a desk lamp in the downstairs offic…
15y · Male·Multiple organ failure associated with hyperthermia (heat stroke)
A 15-year-old rugby league player died from heat stroke during training on an extremely hot Perth summer evening (44.4°C). The coaching staff appropriately applied NRL heat guidelines in deciding to proceed with modified…
Unknown·Thermal injury and burns from bushfire exposure; smoke inhalation
The 2019/2020 NSW bushfire season was catastrophic, with 25 deaths investigated by the State Coroner through inquests and 41 fires through inquiries. Over 5.52 million hectares burned, destroying 2,476 homes and damaging…
1y · Male·Complication of burns and trauma to the mesenteric artery
A 15-month-old child died from complications of severe scalding burns (55% of body) sustained when left unsupervised in a bath of hot water (65°C) for 10-15 minutes, combined with traumatic mesenteric artery tears of unk…
heat stroke (environmental exposure) / hyperthermia; Mr Buske: atherosclerotic h…
Four deaths occurred on Mount Augustus summit trail in 2019-2020 during hot weather conditions. All deceased experienced heat stroke with dehydration as the primary mechanism of death. The coroner identified inadequate p…
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