686 results for “cardiac arrest”
72y · Male·hypoxic brain injury due to cardiac arrest due to compression of the neck due to…
… for alleged sexual offending died by hanging after experiencing cumulative stressors. Key events included arrest, placement on home detention, and subsequent media coverage of charges that identified him publicly. On 19…
43y · Male·Unascertained - attributed to metabolic/physiological derangement in context of …
Tai Van Tran, a 43-year-old man with daily heroin use, was arrested and remanded in police custody. He disclosed heroin use during intake assessment and was appropriately s…
38y · Male·Multiple self-inflicted stab wounds to the chest causing significant internal or…
…to stop the self-harm, and Taylor was handcuffed and placed in recovery position. Paramedics found him in cardiac arrest; resuscitation was unsuccessful. The coroner found the Taser did not contribute to death, police a…
35y · Male·unascertained - multifactorial: underlying ischaemic heart disease, drug intoxic…
David Perry, aged 35, died from unascertained causes during police arrest at Bellbrae on 11 January 2019. He presented to The Alfred with acute paranoia, hallucinations and agitati…
35y · Male·unascertained - multifactorial cardiorespiratory arrest
A 35-year-old male died in police custody following arrest for dangerous driving and property damage. He displayed acute psychotic behaviour with paranoia, aggressio…
38y · Male·Multiorgan failure following out of hospital cardiac arrest in a man with methyl…
A 38-year-old Noongar man died from multiorgan failure following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest after being restrained in prone position by police. He had injected methylamphetamine and develope…
1y · Unknown·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy post cardiac arrest due to nicotine toxicity
…in Australia, imported from the USA for use in e-cigarettes. Within minutes of ingestion, Baby J suffered cardiac arrest and was resuscitated by paramedics after approximately 15 minutes. He was admitted to intensive ca…
47y · Male·cardiomyopathy in a 47 year old man with Down syndrome
…ed him preoperatively and the procedure was completed quickly without apparent complications. He suffered cardiac arrest shortly after the procedure and could not be resuscitated. Autopsy confirmed death from cardiomyop…
1y · Female·Unascertained - cardiac arrest with brain swelling; neuropathology demonstrated …
Baby L, a 20-month-old Aboriginal child, collapsed at home on 6 October 2018 and died at the Royal Children's Hospital on 7 October 2018. She had presented with cough, vomiting and lethargy in the days preceding her coll…
36y · Female·myocardial infarction as a consequence of severe focal coronary artery atheroscl…
…ry artery disease presenting with prior chest pain radiating to neck/jaw, suffered sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest on 1 May 2015 at home. Initial ECG showed poor R wave progression; stress testing was ordered but …
43y · Male·morphine (heroin) toxicity
…oluntary participation. Pike received a larger dose than Dr K.'s daughter (also present), likely entering cardiac arrest shortly after injection. Dr K. initiated CPR upon discovering the collapsed patients but Pike coul…
30y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemic injury and bronchopneumonia following PEA arrest in a …
A 30-year-old woman with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, a severe treatment-resistant epilepsy, died following cardiac arrest at a disability residential care facility. She was found entangled in a swing seat armrest on 7 Ap…
52y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating traumatic asphyxia due to external…
… no contingencies supported the vehicle's weight. He was trapped until neighbours freed him, but suffered cardiac arrest from crush injury. The death was entirely preventable with proper safety measures including wheel …
68y · Male·hypovolemic shock
…le injuries. He was transported to Royal Hobart Hospital where he arrived awake and oriented but suffered cardiac arrest within 30 minutes of admission. Despite aggressive resuscitation attempts, he died of hypovolemic …
46y · Male·Cardiomegaly
…ricular dilation). The autopsy found no evidence of trauma, infection, or toxicity contributing to death. Cardiac enlargement of this magnitude predisposes to spontaneous lethal arrhythmia. The death was entirely natura…
91y · Male·Complications following cardiac arrest in the setting of anaesthetic induction d…
A 91-year-old man with COPD, asthma, and previous cardiac arrest from suxamethonium died from complications following anaphylaxis to rocuronium during anaesthetic …
54y · Male·Cardiac arrest in a person with cardiac hypertrophy and generalised atherosclero…
Anthony Caristo died from cardiac arrest on 31 October 2017 following police deployment of a taser during a mental health crisis. He had co…
82y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest as a result of fractured …
An 82-year-old man died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following perioperative cardiac arrest during ankle fracture surgery. The anesthetist failed to recognise clinical deterioration, did not…
68y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury and ischaemic heart disease
…an with a history of myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, and recent abdominal surgery, suffered a cardiac arrest at home on 6 January 2011. He had undergone cholecystectomy in December 2010, complicated by chole…
30y · Male·Acute cardiac failure in association with severe ischaemic heart disease seconda…
A 30-year-old Afghan asylum seeker died from acute cardiac failure due to severe coronary atherosclerosis while in immigration detention. He had developed a large a…
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