109 results for “type 1 diabetes”
Three separate cases: (1) Ronald Grundy - advanced atherosclerotic coronary vasc…
Three men died in custody in Tasmania between 2016 and 2017. Ronald Grundy (80) died of advanced atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease while hospitalised with pneumonia and gastroenteritis; his treatment was adequate…
86y · Male·aspiration pneumonia following injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash and p…
…spinal bracing and rehabilitation. He had significant comorbidities including congestive cardiac failure, diabetes, hypertension and polycythaemia rubra vera. His hospital course was complicated by progressive frailty, d…
89y · Male·combined effects of cerebrovascular accident, pneumonia and chronic cardiac fail…
An 89-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, COPD) presented with chest infection and was admitted for heart failure. He suffered an acute stroke wit…
74y · Female·empyema/sepsis complicating oesophageal perforation following a complicated elec…
Mrs Russell, a 74-year-old woman with diabetes, obesity, COPD and coronary disease, underwent elective hernia repair in November 2016 at a regional hosp…
78y · Male·subdural haematoma
Robert William East, 78, died from a subdural haematoma sustained when his electric wheelchair became uncontrollable on a gravel path in Glenmore Creek Reserve. He had consumed approximately five beers at the Granada Tav…
0y · Male·multifactorial with severe hypoxia/hypotension which occurred in the background …
Everett Carleton died at birth following an emergency caesarean section complicated by unexpected placenta praevia and umbilical cord transection. The placenta was incorrectly reported as posterior on ultrasound, though …
48y · Male·unascertained
Daniel Harvey, a 48-year-old man with morbid obesity, cirrhosis, diabetes, and polysubstance use including methadone and methamphetamine, was found unresponsive in immigration det…
53y · Female·sepsis and multiple organ failure attributable to infarction/necrosis of small b…
A 53-year-old woman with Type II diabetes, obesity, and Korsakoff dementia presented with acute severe abdominal pain from superior mesen…
57y · Female·Head and chest injuries due to motor vehicle collision (driver)
A 57-year-old woman with insulin-dependent diabetes died in a motor vehicle collision caused by hypoglycaemia while driving. Her insulin pump data showed 16 …
89y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating electroconvulsive therapy for treatment of psy…
Hilda Berg, 89-year-old woman with depression, psychosis, atrial fibrillation, chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes, deteriorated in hospital with refusal to eat or drink due to psychotic beliefs. After initial c…
87y · Female·closed traumatic head injury from a fall at standing height; significant contrib…
An 87-year-old woman with dementia, congestive cardiac failure, and diabetes sustained a fatal closed head injury from a fall in her aged care room overnight. The coroner found that …
51y · Male·undetermined natural causes
Chris Prasad, a 51-year-old involuntary psychiatric inpatient with schizoaffective disorder, diabetes type 2, hypertension, and obesity (BMI 30.8), was granted day leave on 17 January 2013 during extreme hea…
48y · Female·acute myocarditis resulting from systemic viral infection
A 48-year-old Aboriginal woman with chronic diseases (diabetes, COPD, ischaemic heart disease) presented with ongoing chest infection symptoms across multiple clinic vi…
48y · Female·Ischaemic bowel, with contributing conditions of coronary artery disease, diabet…
Ms Vicki Higgins, a 48-year-old woman with diabetes, Crohn's disease (requiring ileostomy), and coronary artery disease, died from ischaemic bowel while in c…
57y · Female·right bronchopneumonia following hypoxic brain damage secondary to cardiac arres…
A 57-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia and non-insulin dependent diabetes was admitted to a psychiatric ward after detention under the Mental Health Act. She was found in cardiac …
34y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian), in circums…
…equired psychiatric assessment before any leave. She had bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, Type 1 diabetes, and was pregnant (28 weeks). Within hours of discharge, she was readmitted involuntarily. On 17…
30y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest of unknown aetiolog…
…blingual Suboxone. She was opioid-naïve or with very low tolerance, obese (BMI 54), had poorly controlled diabetes, and was prescribed quetiapine. Following injection on 22 November 2021, she experienced symptoms consist…
69y · Male·advanced cholangiocarcinoma
Mr Lifa Faafete, aged 69, died from advanced cholangiocarcinoma while in remand custody at Metropolitan Special Programs Centre. He was appropriately transferred to Prince of Wales Hospital on 22 March 2025 for symptom m…
24y · Female·hypoxic brain injury following unexplained cardiorespiratory arrest
A 24-year-old female with brittle Type 1 diabetes and multiple comorbidities presented to Joondalup ED with a rapidly spreading blistering rash on…
71y · Male·strychnine toxicity
Douglas Thrift, 71, died from strychnine toxicity on 1 December 2018 at his home in Denman NSW. He had a long history of depression and alcohol use disorder with two prior suicide attempts (1984, 2009). On the day of his…
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