690 results for “emergency intubation”
32y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by semi-trailer at level crossing
…rs in circumstances where they are familiar with but not expecting a train, vehicle maintenance defects, emergency response systems, and the appropriateness of air transport of a critically injured patient without param…
46y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in collision between semi-trailer and train; tension…
…lack of robust human factors research informing safety systems, deficient trailer brake maintenance, and emergency response issues including inappropriate transfer of a trauma patient by fixed wing aircraft without crit…
15y · Male·Cerebral ischaemia in a young man with a blocked ventricular peritoneal shunt an…
…vember after morphine administration, the CT scan showed blockage but was misinterpreted by a registrar. Emergency neurosurgery at Princess Margaret Hospital on 17 November revealed complete distal catheter blockage, bu…
17y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy Complicating Anaphylaxis
James Tsindos, a 17-year-old with known nut allergy and mild asthma, experienced anaphylaxis after inadvertently ingesting cashews in a vegan restaurant meal on 27 May 2021. Ambulance paramedics administered two doses of…
83y · Male·Acute blood loss and shock/trauma in a man with cardiomegaly, myocardial fibrosi…
… immediately from trauma, while others died from severe injuries with poor prognosis despite appropriate emergency response. Harold Long developed a tension pneumothorax during fixed-wing air transport to Melbourne with…
0y · Female·Birth asphyxia due to tight umbilical cord around neck with meconium aspiration
Samara Lea Hoy died shortly after birth from asphyxia caused by a tight umbilical cord around her neck, complicated by meconium aspiration. The coroner identified multiple systemic failures in care. Crucially, admission …
43y · Female·Multisystem organ failure and hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy following anaphyl…
Peta Hickey, a 43-year-old company executive with no cardiac history, died from anaphylaxis to CT coronary angiogram contrast after her employer commissioned an inappropriate screening program. The referral lacked clinic…
12y · Male·Cardiac haemorrhage due to or as a consequence of congenital aortic stenosis (su…
Joshua Statis, a 12-year-old with complex congenital aortic stenosis, died 18 days after a redo Konno procedure and aortic valve replacement when a CardioCel patch to the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) ruptured, …
Blunt force trauma sustained in level crossing collisions between heavy vehicles…
…g distances (requiring 131+ metres); inadequate semi-trailer brake maintenance; and critical failures in emergency medical response including inappropriate fixed-wing aircraft transfer of trauma patient without Mobile I…
50y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in collision between semi-trailer and train
… insufficient to alert drivers unaware of approaching trains, particularly heavy vehicle operators); and emergency response (found Harold Long's transfer by fixed-wing aircraft without intensive care support may have co…
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