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72y · Male·ischaemic heart disease on a background of end-stage renal failure and frontotem…
Brenton Dutschke, aged 72, died of ischaemic heart disease on a background of end-stage renal failure and frontotemporal dementia while on a Level 3 Inpatient Treatment Order at Oakden Mental Health's Makk House. He had …
86y · Male·combined effects of acute myeloid leukaemia, acute renal failure and staphylococ…
Patrick Lawrence Walsh, aged 86, died in custody at Royal Adelaide Hospital from combined acute myeloid leukaemia, acute renal failure, and staphylococcal pneumonia. He had a significant medical history including ischaem…
68y · Male·compression of the neck with contributing acute myocardial infarction due to cor…
A 68-year-old Aboriginal man died by hanging in his cell at Yatala Labour Prison on 16 April 2015 while experiencing acute myocardial infarction. He was transferred to Yatala for urgent psychiatric assessment following t…
79y · Male·myocardial infarction
Brian Davies, 79, died of myocardial infarction while under an Inpatient Treatment Order for Alzheimer's dementia at Noarlunga Hospital. He presented with cognitive decline following his partner's death and developed agi…
85y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
Eric Arthur Maggs, aged 85, died of ischaemic heart disease at Royal Adelaide Hospital. He was profoundly deaf from birth and had dementia. Admitted with acute chest pain and difficulty breathing, he became distressed an…
90y · Male·pneumonia leading to atrial fibrillation leading to myocardial infarction
A 90-year-old man with lung cancer, dementia, and frontal lobe disease died from pneumonia leading to atrial fibrillation and myocardial infarction while on an inpatient mental health treatment order. He was admitted wit…
65y · Male·ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease with contributing acute cholecystitis (…
A 65-year-old man with hypertension presented with acute cholecystitis, underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and initially recovered well. On post-operative day 7, he experienced chest pain radiating to his jaw. Two E…
85y · Male·end stage dementia
Lawrence George Harvey, aged 85, died from end-stage dementia while lawfully detained under the Mental Health Act at Noarlunga Hospital. He had experienced progressive dementia since 2013 with increasing aggression, requ…
44y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis
Mathew James Keipert, age 44, died of ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis while on home detention bail. He had significant cardiovascular risk factors including hypertension, heavy smoking (40 cigaret…
66y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and influenza A complicating cardiac and renal failure associat…
A 66-year-old man with cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis secondary to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma died from bronchopneumonia and influenza A complicating cardiac and renal failure. He developed delirium, agitation and paranoia dur…
76y · Female·infective exacerbation of chronic congestive cardiac failure due to Respiratory …
Patricia Marie Foster, 76, died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital from infective exacerbation of chronic congestive cardiac failure due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus. She presented with multifactorial respiratory distress com…
55y · Female·ischaemic heart disease complicated by epilepsy, asthma and schizophrenia
A 55-year-old woman with schizophrenia, epilepsy, asthma and COPD presented to hospital with abdominal pain and confusion. Initial ED assessment treated presumed UTI and discharged her. She returned the next day with wor…
33y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis on a background of severe ischaemic cardiomyop…
Wayne Robert McInnes Thompson, aged 33, died from multi-organ failure due to sepsis complicated by severe ischaemic cardiomyopathy. He had a complex medical history including viral myocarditis, previous intestinal resect…
96y · Male·general inanition on a background of advanced dementia, chronic congestive cardi…
Colin Pryor Tucker, aged 96, died of general inanition on a background of advanced dementia, chronic congestive cardiac failure and pneumonia at Repatriation General Hospital. He was admitted with urinary retention, acut…
60y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease
A 60-year-old man with schizophrenia, ischaemic heart disease, previous myocardial infarction and stenting died of acute ischaemic heart disease while an inpatient in a mental health facility under an Inpatient Treatment…
58y · Male·effects of chronic alcoholism
Jonathan Mark Hanckel, aged 58, died from chronic alcoholism complicated by Child C cirrhosis, hepatic encephalopathy, coagulopathy, sepsis, and multiple intracranial haemorrhages. While he sustained a fall on 13 October…
81y · Male·haemorrhage from metastatic squamous cell tumour of the right axilla
An 81-year-old man with extensive comorbidities (cardiac failure, COPD, diabetes, renal failure) presented with a right axillary squamous cell carcinoma with metastases. He was admitted for palliative care and pain manag…
63y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia complicating recent posterior myocardial infarct with underly…
Craig Nicholas Canham, aged 63, died in custody at Yatala Labour Prison from cardiac arrhythmia complicating a recent posterior myocardial infarction with underlying hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He had suffered a myocard…
19y · Female·2,4-dinitrophenol toxicity
A 19-year-old woman died from 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) toxicity after intentionally ingesting approximately 50 x 250mg capsules purchased online. She presented to Flinders Medical Centre with an Inpatient Treatment Order …
84y · Female·sepsis and cardiac failure in a woman with hypertensive ischaemic and valvular h…
Aldona Mariana Playford, an 84-year-old woman with extensive medical comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, chronic renal failure, and severe biventricular dysfunction, died of sepsis and cardiac failure. She w…
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