286 results for “smoking”
79y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease
…d medical management were appropriate and undertaken in his best interests. Contributing factors included smoking, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia. The death represents natural disease progression in an elderly m…
52y · Male·atherosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease
…ic and hypertensive heart disease. He had multiple modifiable cardiovascular risk factors including heavy smoking (≥2 packets daily), obesity (BMI 31.4), sedentary lifestyle, and refused preventive health screening incl…
25y · Female·severe coronary atherosclerosis
…reen Ann Weazel, a 25-year-old Aboriginal woman with diabetes, family history of heart disease, and known smoking, presented to Cherbourg Hospital twice in the week before her death. She died from acute cardiac arrest f…
63y · Male·pulmonary emphysema
…h. Earlier diagnosis of lung disease would likely not have altered outcomes given his long-standing heavy smoking, limited capacity to change lifestyle due to mental illness, and the irreversible nature of emphysema. Th…
54y · Male·compression of the neck due to hanging
…lability of a hanging point (sink plumbing) in his cell and the stress of his trial, compounded by forced smoking cessation. The coroner found no departure from standard procedures and concluded suicide could only have …
72y · Male·inanition of terminal metastatic carcinoma of the left lung
… from terminal metastatic lung cancer at an aged care facility. He had advanced lung disease from chronic smoking and was diagnosed with inoperable, aggressive lung cancer with brain metastases in early 2009. Palliative…
70y · Male·dilated cardiomyopathy with emphysema as a contributing factor
…ng factor. He had severe heart failure diagnosed in 2017, complicated by type 2 diabetes, COPD, and heavy smoking history. Arrested in April 2018 on serious charges, he received ongoing medical care in custody. An echoc…
72y · Male·Fire at residential premises; death by burning and/or inhalation of fumes
…rability of an elderly man with cognitive impairment living in a fire-prone wooden home with a documented smoking habit and inadequate supervision.
76y · Male·Pleuropulmonary Malignancy on the background of End-Stage Obstructive Pulmonary …
… background of end-stage COPD. He had significant long-standing health problems including COPD related to smoking and asbestos exposure, requiring home oxygen prior to incarceration. A lung mass suspicious for malignanc…
24y · Male·Coronary artery thrombosis secondary to coronary atherosclerosis
…o. The patient had prior presentations with chest pain, persistent hypertension, obesity, proteinuria and smoking—clear risk factors for coronary artery disease. He suffered a fatal cardiac arrest 2.5 hours later. An EC…
56y · Male·Probable cardiac arrhythmia
…ible arrhythmia risk in susceptible individuals, and Mr Harris had additional risk factors: obesity, age, smoking, and cardiac hypertrophy.
58y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis
Gordon Currie, 58, died of coronary atherosclerosis while performing manual labour (whipper snipping) at a banana plantation within Palen Creek Correctional Centre. He complained of left shoulder pain, which was likely r…
38y · Male·terminal respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive lung disease on a backgr…
Victor James Storrie, a 38-year-old man with severe chronic schizophrenia, chronic obstructive lung disease, and ischaemic heart disease, died from terminal respiratory failure while detained under mental health legislat…
39y · Female·smoke inhalation
… spinal cord injury, died from smoke inhalation in a bedroom fire on 12 June 2009. The fire was caused by smoking in bed. Investigation revealed critical systemic failures in her community care coordination and fire saf…
63y · Male·metastatic carcinoma of the lung (small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with poorl…
A 63-year-old male prisoner died from metastatic small cell lung cancer with adenocarcinoma features. Cancer was incidentally discovered during investigation of a deep vein thrombosis in October 2018, leading to one mont…
56y · Male·respiratory failure due to adenocarcinoma of the lung and chronic obstructive lu…
Neville Ronald Baker, aged 56, died from respiratory failure due to adenocarcinoma of the lung and chronic obstructive lung disease. He was a life prisoner serving a sentence for murder. He had been a heavy smoker throug…
57y · Male·Ischaemic Heart Disease
A 57-year-old man with extensive medical history including ischaemic heart disease, hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia and chronic airways disease died of acute myocardial infarction whilst being transferred by ambulanc…
9y · Male·Sudden infant death in a boy with bronchitis and otitis media (cause unascertain…
…-down) when put to sleep. The coroner identified multiple recognised SUID risk factors including maternal smoking in pregnancy, prone sleeping position, young age, and elevated oxygen requirements from mild respiratory …
61y · Male·lung carcinoma
…sive lung lesions consistent with primary squamous cell lung carcinoma, likely related to his significant smoking history. The coroner found his medical care was appropriate, including joint management with Long Bay Hos…
45y · Female·Type 2 respiratory failure and aspiration pneumonia on a background of end-stage…
…ath. Her condition progressively worsened despite treatment, complicated by poor CPAP compliance, ongoing smoking, and inability to be discharged to alternative care settings. Palliative care was appropriately initiated…
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