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38y · Male·gunshot wound to the left side of the neck resulting in basal skull fracture, su…
Geoffrey Russell Mason, aged 38, died from a gunshot wound to the neck fired by Constable Mitchell during a police response to a domestic incident on 17 February 2020 in Tasmania. Mason was intoxicated, had a long histor…
62y · Male·Advanced atherosclerotic and hypertensive coronary vascular disease
Lance Royal Smith, aged 62, died from advanced atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease following a motorcycle crash on 4 November 2023. He was riding an unregistered, mechanically defective Harley Davidson at high spee…
58y · Male·drowning
A 58-year-old man died by drowning while hookah diving off the Tasmanian coast. He was using second-hand equipment purchased online that had multiple safety deficiencies: inadequate filtration allowing contaminants and r…
57y · Male·cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE)
A 57-year-old experienced commercial diver died from cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) while recreational hookah diving near St Helens Island, Tasmania on 24 December 2021. His diving equipment had multiple critical …
17y · Male·stroke (left middle cerebral artery infarction) following motorbike collision du…
Kane Mathew Leary, 17, died from a stroke (left middle cerebral artery infarction) following a motorbike collision. The critical clinical lesson involves a missed diagnosis of left internal carotid artery dissection on i…
43y · Male·Crush injuries (chest and abdominal injuries and chest compression) sustained in…
Daniel Thomas Knight, aged 43, died from crush injuries sustained while attempting to clear a blockage in a wastepaper compactor (model TCU 660) at a printing business. The compactor had never functioned correctly due to…
83y · Female·meningitis with sepsis with the likely source of infection being a large and dee…
Dorothy Jean Atkins, aged 83, died on 9 July 2017 from meningitis and sepsis secondary to a large stage 4 sacral decubitus ulcer. Autopsy revealed severe malnutrition (24.5kg, BMI 13), poor hygiene with faecal soiling un…
58y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep venous thrombosis following pelvic trauma
Michelle Joy Menz, aged 58, died from pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis following pelvic trauma sustained in a motor vehicle crash on 17 January 2023. She was admitted to Royal Hobart Hospital w…
45y · Male·hanging
A 45-year-old man with a history of depression, suicidal ideation, and alcohol misuse was admitted to Spencer Clinic following a medication overdose suicide attempt. During his six-day admission, he improved clinically, …
35y · Male·Multiple organ failure—cause not determined to requisite standard
Robert John Ryan, a 35-year-old senior stockman, collapsed suddenly on 7 January 2015 at a farm gate near his workplace at Malahide in Tasmania, while driving his work utility during a normal workday. He presented with s…
35y · Male·Multiple organ failure - cause undetermined
Robert John Ryan, aged 35, a farm worker at Malahide, suffered a sudden severe medical collapse on 7 January 2015, presenting with vomiting, sweating, confusion, hypothermia and incontinence. Diagnosed as chemical poison…
98y · Male·comminuted pertrochanteric fracture of left hip sustained in mechanical fall
A 98-year-old man with osteoporosis, dementia, and ischaemic heart disease sustained a comminuted pertrochanteric hip fracture in a fall at his residential aged care facility on 24 July 2023, dying four days later. He ha…
29y · Male·blunt trauma of the chest
A 29-year-old male died from blunt chest trauma sustained in a mountain bike crash at Maydena Bike Park, Tasmania. He was an intermediate rider on an appropriate blue-trail track when he crashed, likely due to his front …
44y · Male·acute alcohol intoxication
Samuel Patrick Burke Drummond, aged 44, died from acute alcohol intoxication with blood alcohol level of 0.572g/100ml (above the lethal threshold of 0.4g/100ml), combined with methylamphetamine use. He had a longstanding…
60y · Male·cervical spine fracture sustained in bicycle crash
Roy William Rogers, aged 60, died from a cervical spine fracture sustained in a bicycle crash on a public pathway in Burnie, Tasmania on 11 February 2022. He was riding downhill on a steep concrete path (24.3% gradient) …
54y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic brain damage caused by blood loss and airway obstruction due t…
A 54-year-old male was assaulted in a nightclub with a single punch causing orbital and facial fractures and posterior epistaxis. He presented to the Royal Hobart Hospital ED with active bleeding. Critical deficits in hi…
1y · Male·hypoxic brain damage due to laryngeal obstruction from foreign body (metal screw…
An 11-month-old boy died from hypoxic brain damage following aspiration of a 2cm metal screw that lodged in his larynx. The child was left briefly unsupervised at home when he ingested the screw and began choking. Parent…
55y · Female·smoke inhalation from domestic fire caused by unextinguished cigarette
A 55-year-old woman with a prior stroke causing physical disability, intellectual disability, schizophrenia, epilepsy, diabetes and atrial fibrillation died from smoke inhalation in a domestic fire. She was a heavy smoke…
64y · Female·head injury sustained in a single motor vehicle accident
Mrs Alyson Margaret Mellor, aged 64, died from a head injury sustained in a single-vehicle motor accident on 30 April 2022. She had type 1 diabetes managed with an insulin pump, and on the day of the accident her husband…
54y · Male·Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease due to inhalation of…
A 54-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease died from acute exacerbation triggered by inhalation of xylene during hobby spray-painting work. He was not wearing protective equipment despite warnings on p…
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