96 results for “choking”
62y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest in setting of acute…
John Michael Jurdeczka, a 62-year-old man with autism, intellectual disability, and dysphagia, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest caused by acute upper airway obstruction from a food bolu…
89y · Male·Complications of choking on a food bolus in a man with multiple medical comorbid…
Maurice Benedict Costello, 89, died from aspiration of a food bolus while eating on a geriatric ward three days after a fall. He had documented oropharyngeal dysphagia requiring supervision during oral intake. Speech pat…
75y · Female·Aspiration of food in a woman with dementia
A 75-year-old woman with advanced dementia died from aspiration of food in an aged care facility. Despite being on a thickened diet and requiring full supervision due to documented swallowing difficulties and a tendency …
35y · Male·Choking due to impaction of soap in airway
A 35-year-old man with treatment-resistant depression and complex psychiatric presentation died from choking on a bar of soap while in involuntary psychiatric care. He had attempted multiple suicides previously. Cl…
68y · Female·glottic obstruction by food bolus
A 68-year-old woman with Huntington's disease, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder died from glottic obstruction by food bolus while eating breakfast in a psychiatric hospital where she was detained under the Men…
42y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to choking on food, with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome con…
Bridie Gilligan, 42, with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, intellectual disability, and dysphagia, choked on a Yumbo burger in her Supported Independent Living accommodation on 29 April 2021, suffering fatal hypoxic brain inj…
59y · Female·Asphyxial aspiration with upper airways obstruction by vomitus
…on, and contrary to institutional policy. When Ms Prenc arrested on 21 September from a reversible cause (choking), resuscitation was not attempted per the GOC. The coroner found Dr S.'s handling fell well below the sta…
43y · Male·Aspiration of food bolus
FVH, aged 43, died from aspiration of a food bolus while dining at a restaurant on 1 November 2025. FVH had Astrom Syndrome, a lifelong condition causing deafness and blindness from retinitis pigmentosa, as well as insul…
78y · Female·Hypernatraemia in the setting of lowered oral intake
…ds. Despite GP review on 11 July and dietary adjustments, she continued to decline. On 23 July, she had a choking incident and was admitted to Frankston Hospital with severe dehydration, hypernatraemia, upper gastrointe…
78y · Female·aspiration on a background of psychogenic dysphagia, intellectual impairment and…
…e and psychiatry teams with subcutaneous fluid administration. On 6 November 2014, she had a vomiting and choking episode followed by a MET call. Following discussion with her sister, palliative care was initiated. She …
20y · Female·Stab wound to the left mid-anterior of the chest in the context of multiple othe…
…e, failure to obtain witness statements, misidentification of the person needing protection, dismissal of choking allegations (a high-risk indicator), failure to issue Domestic Violence Orders when evidence existed, poo…
77y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to dysphagia on a background of dementia
…a secondary to dysphagia in the context of dementia. He was admitted to hospital on 29 October 2014 after choking on food. A speech pathologist assessed him as having significant aspiration risk requiring hospital admis…
76y · Male·Upper airway obstruction by food bolus in a man with ischaemic heart disease
Mr Terence Wilson, aged 76, died from upper airway obstruction by food bolus while attending a family gathering. He had recently been diagnosed with ischaemic heart disease requiring bypass surgery and bipolar affective …
47y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of Down syndrome
…n swallowing function. He had oropharyngeal dysphagia since 2007 and Alzheimer's disease, with documented choking incidents in 2017. A speech pathologist recommended progression to pureed diet with thickened fluids. Alt…
48y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating progressive degenerative neurological disorder…
…ate multidisciplinary support. From early 2022, his condition declined with frequent chest infections and choking episodes due to inability to clear secretions. After acute presentation on 28 October 2022, he received t…
58y · Female·homicide of unknown causes
Ruth Ridley, aged 58, disappeared on 26-27 October 2019 during a camping trip with her husband Gary at Neil's Reserve, Walwa, Victoria. Her body was never located. The coroner found on the balance of probabilities that M…
45y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia
A 45-year-old woman with Down syndrome, epilepsy, and non-verbalisation living in a high-care community residential facility died from aspiration pneumonia. She developed cold/flu symptoms on 2 January 2011, with a cough…
<1y · Female·hypoxic brain injuries
…despite resuscitation, suffered irreversible brain damage. Key clinical lessons include: recognition that choking on formula alone cannot explain the pattern of hypoxia observed; importance of escalation when concerning…
41y · Male·Upper airway obstruction from ingestion of dirt in an intellectually impaired ma…
Darren Hannah, a 41-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, autism, partial blindness and longstanding pica disorder, died from upper airway obstruction after ingesting large quantities of dirt in the backyard …
27y · Female·neck compression (suicide by hanging)
…ntly reconciled with her estranged husband Chris despite a history of domestic violence, including a 2015 choking assault for which he was convicted. In the months before her death, Jandy experienced escalating intimate…
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