78 results for “smoke inhalation”
Unknown·Acute Smoke Inhalation
…n Smith (29), Phillip John Carroll (23), Megan Anne Pelly (22), and Bradley John Meek (25)—died from acute smoke inhalation in the engine room fire aboard HMAS WESTRALIA. The fire resulted from failure of flexible fuel …
25y · Female·effects of fire / inhalation of fire fumes
…incorrectly classified as a residential dwelling rather than a boarding house despite housing six tenants; smoke alarms were non-functional or absent; bedroom doors had deadlocks preventing rapid escape; there was no fi…
4y · Male·Complications of cutaneous thermal burn injuries
Abdullah Kocoglu, age 4, died from complications of severe thermal burn injuries sustained in a house fire on 14 February 2011 at his grandparents' home in Hampton Park, Victoria. The fire was ignited when Abdullah playe…
smoke inhalation and burns from deliberately-lit fire (primary cause varies by i…
Fourteen elderly residents died in a deliberately-lit fire at Quakers Hill Nursing Home on 18 November 2011, set by drug-dependent nurse Roger Dean to destroy evidence of medication theft. Dean had worked while visibly i…
39y · Male·Effects of fire (self-immolation)
…was delayed due to resource constraints. Critically, William was permitted to leave the ED unsupervised to smoke a cigarette, despite informing staff he didn't smoke and despite unexplored clinical deterioration (rapid …
Male·Haralampos Protoolis: Incineration with Smoke Inhalation. Steven Paul Warriner: …
…t lost altitude and crashed into bushland near the runway. Haralampos Protoolis died from incineration and smoke inhalation; Steven Paul Warriner survived initial impact but died from thermal injuries. The coroner found…
3y · Male·carboxyhaemoglobin poisoning secondary to inhalation of smoke in a house fire
Nicholas Stephen Brown, 3-year-old, died in a house fire in Dandenong, Victoria on 7 February 2014. He was left unsupervised for approximately 30 minutes while his mother attended the pharmacy to purchase an asthma inhal…
27y · Female·severe head injuries sustained when the heavy combination vehicle left the road,…
Two occupants of a heavy vehicle died following a crash and fire on the Pacific Highway. The driver (Cameron Bloomfield) and passenger (Meaghan Baird) had ingested methylamphetamine at toxic-to-lethal levels within hours…
19y · Male·Multiple injuries, smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide toxicity
19-year-old Shaun Crighton-Cromb lost control of a stolen utility vehicle while being followed by police on East Street, Albury. The vehicle collided with a tree and caught fire. Key clinical lessons: The deceased had a …
21y · Female·Multiple injuries from falling from a ledge whilst escaping fire
A 21-year-old university student died when she fell from a ledge while attempting to escape a fire in her apartment. The fire originated on the balcony, likely from a discarded cigarette, and spread rapidly through synth…
77y · Male·Effects of fire
…owered on. Forensic analysis identified carboxyhaemoglobin saturation of 51%, indicating carbon monoxide inhalation as the mechanism of death. Christopher's advanced age and declining health—including recent hip fracture…
24y · Male·Injuries sustained in fire caused by defective electrical wiring in ceiling spac…
…Giorgi (24), who were unable to escape room 3 due to a locked deadbolt door and the absence of functioning smoke alarms to provide early warning. The fire originated in faulty electrical wiring in the ceiling space betw…
40y · Female·effects of fire including smoke inhalation, thermal injuries and incineration
Ms B, aged 40, died when a stolen Ferrari she was a passenger in collided with a steel barrier and caught fire following a police pursuit incident on 25 May 2019 in North Perth, WA. The driver (an offender) fled from pol…
Unknown·Thermal injury and burns from bushfire exposure; smoke inhalation
The 2019/2020 NSW bushfire season was catastrophic, with 25 deaths investigated by the State Coroner through inquests and 41 fires through inquiries. Over 5.52 million hectares burned, destroying 2,476 homes and damaging…
Injuries sustained in aircraft crash; smoke inhalation also contributed to death…
On 27 November 2001, a Beech King Air C90 crashed shortly after takeoff from Toowoomba aerodrome, killing all four occupants: pilot Bruce Johnson and three Queensland Health employees. The left engine failed during takeo…
45y · Female·multiple organ failure following thermal injuries (severe burns)
Wendy Bearfoot, a 45-year-old DEC (Department of Environment and Conservation) employee, died from multiple organ failure following severe thermal burns (80% of body) sustained in a bushfire burnover on 12 October 2012. …
Female·Judith Lesley Ward died as a result of Thermal Injury; Lorraine Melia died as a …
Two deaths resulted from a bushfire started on 27 December 2003 near Tenterden, Western Australia, caused by conductor clashing on a Western Power 22kv overhead line. The fire was ignited when the live red phase conducto…
33y · Male·Extensive burns sustained when former partner deliberately splashed petrol on hi…
…M (aged 31) deliberately splashed him with petrol and threw a Molotov cocktail while he slept. M died from smoke inhalation. The children were placed in F's care by interim consent order the previous day after psychiatr…
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