118 results for “cardiac defibrillation”
51y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
A 51-year-old prisoner died from ischaemic heart disease after suffering a cardiac event while being transferred between prison units. He had complained of chest pain to correctional offic…
44y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia in a man with liver failure due to cirrhosis and focal corona…
…44-year-old prisoner with end-stage liver cirrhosis secondary to hepatitis C and alcohol abuse, died from cardiac arrhythmia at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. He had been receiving aggressive treatment for his advanced …
39y · Male·Cardiac arrest in a person with pre-existing severe ischaemic heart disease who …
…ntial lateral vascular neck restraint was applied. Paramedics failed to perform vital signs assessment or cardiac monitoring at the scene despite information about his cardiac history and obvious clinical decline from a…
84y · Male·Complications of hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
…tic cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hepatitis B, previous bowel cancer, heart failure) suffered a fatal cardiac arrest whilst attempting to board a standard prison transport truck despite being assessed as requiring s…
63y · Male·Hypotensive and atherosclerotic heart disease
…-year-old male prisoner with Type II diabetes, hypertension, obesity and coronary atherosclerosis died of cardiac arrhythmia while engaged in farm work at a minimum-security prison. Dr L. provided acceptable diabetes an…
62y · Male·cardiac arrest complicating psychotic episode
Michael Adams, aged 62 with chronic treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died from cardiac arrest complicating psychotic episode at a supported residential facility. During escalating psychotic be…
40y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity, being either an overdose due to methylamphetamine alone,…
Mark Anthony O'Connor, a 40-year-old detainee with longstanding polysubstance use disorder, died in custody from multiple drug toxicity (methylamphetamine and possibly buprenorphine) on 13 May 2017. He self-administered …
30y · Male·mixed butane, isobutane and propane toxicity
…a 30-year-old Indigenous man on home detention bail, died from inhalation of butane/propane causing fatal cardiac arrhythmia. He had a documented history of substance abuse (alcohol, cannabis, and butane) recorded by Pr…
4y · Female·Immersion (drowning)
…clinical findings including severe hypothermia (30°C), marked acidosis, and failure to establish adequate cardiac output, suggesting either prolonged immersion (3-5 minutes rather than the reported short duration) or si…
78y · Male·Ischemic heart disease
…mber 2011. Stress from an altercation over disabled parking at a nearby church likely triggered his acute cardiac event. He collapsed twice in the police station foyer; his second collapse occurred while in ventricular …
52y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
Hassan Bechara, a 52-year-old prisoner, died from ischaemic heart disease in July 2017. He had complex cardiac history including dilated cardiomyopathy, triple-vessel coronary disease, and previous cardiac procedures…
38y · Female·Drowning/Immersion due to coronary artery atheroma
… greater than 75% narrowing of the left anterior descending artery. While swimming, she likely suffered a cardiac arrhythmia secondary to exertion and stress, became unconscious, and drowned. The coroner found her emplo…
14y · Male·severe heatstroke complicating a recent viral illness with focal myocarditis
…hild with heat exhaustion—the critical gap. Although paramedics arrived by 3:30pm, the boy was already in cardiac arrest after three hours of extreme heat exposure and lying on rocks heated to 52-57°C. Emergency personn…
33y · Male·Complications of out of hospital cardiac arrest in a man with atherosclerotic ca…
…and dyslipidemia collapsed while playing football in a prison in July 2023, sustaining an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest from which he did not recover. Autopsy revealed severe atherosclerotic coronary artery disease wit…
31y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, bronchopneumonia and myocardial ischaemia comp…
…evented worse outcomes but should never be standard practice. While her prognosis was extremely poor from cardiac collapse, equipment failures fell below acceptable standards for custodial healthcare.
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…
49y · Male·cor pulmonale and chronic bronchitis and emphysema
Graham Murrurkuwuy, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man, died of cor pulmonale and chronic bronchitis/emphysema while imprisoned at Darwin Correctional Centre. He had a long history of smoking and substance abuse. Medical staff…
4y · Unknown·Drowning
A 4-year-old boy drowned in a resort pool during a family birthday party on 13 December 2020. Despite wearing a buoyancy vest initially, he removed it to use water slides more freely. While approximately 8 adults were pr…
73y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis
…multiple falls, grappling holds, and apparent bear-hug and full-Nelson manoeuvres, the man collapsed with cardiac arrest within minutes. He had severe coronary atherosclerosis with multiple blocked coronary vessels and …
39y · Male·acute myocardial ischaemia, coronary artery thrombosis and coronary artery ather…
…entified communication barriers as a significant issue. Key lessons: healthcare staff must recognise that cardiac pain can present atypically and be referred to the neck/throat area; heightened vigilance is needed for h…
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