677 results for “cardiac arrest”
54y · Male·quetiapine toxicity in a man with ischaemic heart disease
Shane Pappas, a 54-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease, died from quetiapine toxicity after deliberately overdosing on multiple medications on 29 June 2021. He had experienced a recent relationship breakdown and pr…
1y · Female·unrecognised oesophageal intubation
A 19-month-old girl died from unrecognised oesophageal intubation during anaesthesia for finger laceration repair. The anaesthetic team failed to recognise multiple clinical indicators of tube misplacement: absence of pe…
78y · Male·cardiorespiratory failure due to complications of tracheal stenosis
Bruce Hodges, a 78-year-old man with a 20-year-old tracheostomy following laryngeal cancer surgery, presented to hospital with progressive shortness of breath and tracheal stenosis. Over 48 hours of admission, his respir…
28y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy secondary to hanging
Matthew Liddell, a 28-year-old former Navy serviceman with severe post-traumatic stress disorder and depression following the 1998 HMAS Westralia fire, died by hanging in a psychiatric hospital. He had been admitted on 8…
23y · Male·aspiration of blood due to stab wound to trachea
23-year-old man with self-inflicted stab wound to neck presenting to emergency department while intoxicated and agitated. Ambulance noted 3cm laceration to midline trachea with minimal external bleeding. Registered nurse…
13y · Female·Pneumonia, due to or as a consequence of Hypoxic Brain Damage, due to or as a co…
Amanda Helen Boyce, aged 13, drowned in a spa pool at a resort after her long hair became entrapped in the pump suction system. She was submerged for an estimated 10-20 minutes before being freed. Despite immediate CPR a…
Unsurvivable traumatic injuries from blunt force impact with motor vehicle; pred…
On 20 January 2017, James Gargasoulas drove a stolen vehicle through Bourke Street Mall in Melbourne's CBD, striking 33 pedestrians and fatally injuring 6: Matthew Poh Chuan Si (33), Thalia Hakin (10), Yosuke Kanno (25),…
39y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction arising from coronary artery atherosclerosis
Andrew Timothy Davies, a 39-year-old prisoner, presented with chest pain in August 2007. A 12-lead ECG was performed by Nurse Skrabl, a Division 2 registered nurse, showing abnormalities consistent with inferior myocardi…
2y · Female·Drowning in an above-ground swimming pool
Hannah Plint, a 2½-year-old, died from drowning after accessing an above-ground pool by dragging a chair to the gate and opening it unsupervised. Her mother was inside with a younger sibling. The pool fence and gate sepa…
36y · Female·Global ischaemic injury following cardiorespiratory arrest in the immediate post…
Caroline Lovell, 36, died from postpartum haemorrhage following home birth of her second child. She had significant risk factors: prior PPH with first child and uterine fibroid, but these were not properly investigated b…
56y · Male·Benzalkonium chloride toxicity
Stephen Lim, aged 56, died from benzalkonium chloride toxicity after deliberately ingesting approximately 2.5 litres of Pine-O-Cleen disinfectant on 25 September 2010. His death occurred from acute lung injury due to asp…
1y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemia in an infant with upper airway obstruction
NB, a 14-month-old with a tracheostomy requiring overnight nursing support in foster care, suffered a cardiac arrest on 17 December 2016 that resulted in severe hypoxic brain injury and death. The overnight nurse (M…
0y · Male·Complications of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to recurrent episode…
…iving an R3 (not R1) response code contributed to deterioration during transfer. Kyran sustained multiple cardiac arrests before arriving at Sydney Children's Hospital with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and ultimatel…
47y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism in association with deep vein thrombosis
…oea, and sweating. Despite rapid recognition by medical staff and appropriate investigations, he suffered cardiac arrest from massive pulmonary embolism with DVT before anticoagulation could be beneficial. Key preventab…
77y · Female·Venlafaxine toxicity in a woman with severe renal impairment and depression
…weekend cover. Patient developed venlafaxine toxicity in context of severe renal impairment and went into cardiac arrest immediately prior to ECT. The coroner found the death was preventable through adequate medical rev…
10y · Male·complications of anaphylaxis
Ronak Satyajit Warty, a 10-year-old boy with known milk and nut allergies, died from anaphylaxis after ingesting a coconut drink that was mislabelled and contained undeclared dairy products. Despite his parents' diligenc…
41y · Female·salt water drowning
Ms Ardebby Chua, a 41-year-old woman with no snorkelling experience, died from salt water drowning during a guided snorkelling tour near Blyth Island, South Australia. She aspirated water triggering laryngospasm and beca…
0y · Male·Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and massive subgaleal haemorrhage, both associat…
…d critically, delayed recognition of subgaleal haemorrhage in NICU. The haemorrhage went undetected until cardiac arrest at 15+ hours post-birth, despite visible scalp bruising from 27 minutes after birth. Delayed recog…
36y · Male·bronchial asthma
Nathan Reynolds, a 36-year-old Aboriginal man with severe asthma, died from bronchial asthma in prison on 1 September 2018. His death exposed critical failings in both immediate emergency response and chronic disease man…
2y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to out of hospital cardiac arrest following…
A 2-year-old toddler died after falling into a septic tank in his family's public housing home in a remote Northern Territory community. The septic tank access cover was corroded and insecure due to systemic failures in …
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