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21y · Male·Acute hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and pneumonia in a man with recent trauma…
Peter Martin Carroll, age 21, died on 8 June 2007 in the ICU at Royal Perth Hospital from acute hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and pneumonia following oxycodone overdose. He had been discharged that day (5 June) after …
60y · Female·Multiple organ failure following haemorrhage from penetration of the femoral art…
A 60-year-old woman died from multiple organ failure caused by uncontrolled bleeding from an arterial puncture sustained during coronary angiography. Although the procedure itself was uncomplicated and an Angio-Seal devi…
46y · Female·Complications following cardiorespiratory arrest in association with an air embo…
A 46-year-old woman died from air embolism during a gastroscopy to manage complications from bariatric surgery. The initial laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on 9 November 2007 had a staple misfire that was inadequately re…
60y · Female·Multiple organ failure following hemorrhage from penetration of the femoral arte…
Wendy May Aslett, aged 60, died on 29 October 2010 from multiple organ failure following hemorrhage from a femoral artery puncture sustained during coronary angiography on 21 October 2010. An Angio-Seal device was used t…
54y · Male·Early bronchopneumonia complicating subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured b…
Bac Lam Banh, a 54-year-old prisoner at Walpole Work Camp, suffered a ruptured berry aneurysm while working on 4 September 2012. He received prompt first aid from prison staff and emergency responders, with transfer to A…
23y · Male·unable to determine conclusively; likely immersion/drowning
Jake Preston Bearup, a 23-year-old man, went missing from Exmouth, Western Australia in January 2010 after taking a company dinghy from the marina. He was found to have consumed significant alcohol on the day of disappea…
21y · Male·Consistent with Multiple Injuries
Daniel Peter Berwick, aged 21, died after being struck by an Australind passenger train at approximately 5:30am on 16 April 2011. He was found lying across railway tracks near Robertson Drive, Carey Park. The coroner cou…
29y · Female·Multiple Drug Toxicity (Lamotrigine, Doxylamine, Venlafaxine, Valproic Acid, Cod…
A 29-year-old woman with personality disorders and depression called Perth Clinic at 11:11pm reporting she had overdosed on multiple medications (lamotrigine, doxylamine, venlafaxine, valproic acid, codeine, morphine). S…
3y · Male·Immersion (drowning)
A 3-year-old boy drowned in a backyard swimming pool after gaining unsupervised access through a malfunctioning sliding security door. The door was required by law to be self-closing but repeatedly jammed, prompting the …
35y · Male·exertional heat stroke
A 35-year-old truck driver, on his first day of employment with Cartwright Holdings, became lost en route to Jundee Mine site in remote Western Australia. After missing a turnoff on the Gunbarrel Highway and becoming bog…
3y · Male·Consistent with Multiple Injuries
Thomas Michael Brasier, age 3, died from multiple injuries sustained when a brick pillar supporting a veranda roof at a holiday cottage collapsed while he was on a hammock. The pillar was built in 1975 without proper str…
81y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction in association with coronary artery atherosclerosis
Robert Charles Bropho, an 81-year-old Aboriginal man imprisoned since 2008 with severe medical comorbidities including insulin-dependent diabetes, hypertension, chronic renal failure, and severe ischaemic heart disease, …
Male·Sean Riley Coffey: unknown causes (likely drowning or shark attack); Bryce James…
Two men died in a boating accident off the Western Australian coast near Leeman on 9-10 August 2012. A fishing trip in a five-metre runabout boat at the Beagle Islands ended when a large wave capsized the vessel, throwin…
39y · Female·Septic shock and nosocomial pneumonia secondary to pentobarbital (Nembutal) over…
A 39-year-old woman with major depression and Cluster B personality traits died by suicide in Mexico following a pentobarbital overdose on 28 April 2008, resulting in septic shock and nosocomial pneumonia. She had been a…
46y · Female·brain swelling and dural venous thrombosis in association with low grade glioma …
Dr D., a 46-year-old medical practitioner, died from brain swelling and dural venous thrombosis associated with a low-grade glioma. She presented to Albany Hospital on 10 October 2005 with a severe, different headache ch…
28y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
Alen Deniro died by suicide on 5 May 2011 after learning of his de facto partner's death from terminal lung cancer. Psychiatrists appropriately assessed him as high suicide risk and initiated involuntary detention proced…
46y · Male·Misadventure - death occurred in remote bushland, likely from injury, disorienta…
Michael Keith Graham, a 46-year-old part-time prospector from New South Wales, disappeared on 14 January 2013 from a remote prospecting camp near Menzies, Western Australia. He left his mobile phone and GPS in his vehicl…
32y · Male·complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer
A 32-year-old male prisoner died from metastatic pancreatic cancer at a hospice. Pancreatic cancer was diagnosed shortly after incarceration when jaundice was detected. He received appropriate oncology treatment and pall…
74y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease in association with coronary artery atherosclerosis
Mr Harris, a respected Aboriginal elder aged approximately 74 years, died of ischaemic heart disease with coronary artery atherosclerosis while travelling bush alone on 2 February 2010. He bogged his vehicle, attempted u…
17y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging) - Suicide
Adam Hurley-Goodacre, a 17-year-old Ward of the State since 1996, died by suicide on 20 February 2007, one week before his 18th birthday. He had a history of suicide attempts in October 2006 while experiencing emotional …
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