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WA2025-03-27

Inquest into the Death of Travis Dion BAUMGARTEN

48y · Male·Complications of human immunodeficiency virus infection with terminal palliative…

Travis Dion Baumgarten was a 48-year-old Aboriginal man serving a prison sentence at Acacia Prison in Western Australia who died on 5 December 2022 from complications of untreated HIV/AIDS. After HIV diagnosis in 1994, h…

infectious diseasesgeneral medicine
VIChospital2025-02-24

Finding into death of Anne-Maree Tammy Carr

44y · Female·COVID-19

Ms Anne-Maree Tammy Carr, a 44-year-old woman with intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, diabetes, and high cholesterol living in Specialist Disability Accommodation, died from COVID-19 pneumonia on 6 October 2024, fo…

general practiceinfectious diseases
VIChospital2025-02-12

Finding into death of Alexander Cameron

40y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia

Alexander Cameron, a 40-year-old man with complex neurodevelopmental, neurological and psychiatric disorders including epilepsy, autism, and previous neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), died from aspiration pneumonia f…

intensive caregeneral surgeryclozapine
NSWaged care2025-01-24

Inquest into the deaths at Newmarch House

Unknown·COVID-19 infection with various comorbidities as contributing factors

This inquest examined 19 COVID-19 deaths at Newmarch House residential aged care facility in April-May 2020. Deaths occurred during inadequate infection control, severe staffing shortages, and suboptimal clinical managem…

geriatric medicineinfectious diseasessystemdiagnosticmorphine
TAShospital2025-01-20

Coroner's Finding: Lowe, Wayne Anthony

58y · Male·multiorgan failure due to sepsis resulting from repeatedly fractured left humeru…

Wayne Anthony Lowe, aged 58, died of multiorgan failure due to sepsis following repeated humeral fractures sustained in falls. He was admitted with a right proximal humeral fracture from an intoxicated fall, discharged a…

orthopaedic surgerygeneral medicinesystemdelay
VIChospital2025-01-08

Finding into death of Winfried Medenbach

65y · Male·Middle cerebral artery stroke in a man with multiple medical co-morbidities

Winfried Medenbach, a 65-year-old man with tuberous sclerosis, severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, and history of bowel complications, died from a middle cerebral artery stroke. He had been admitted to hospital in …

general surgeryinfectious diseaseshyoscine butylbromide
VIChospital2025-01-08

Finding into death of Kevin Parkhill

65y · Male·Multiple organ failure of unknown origin

Kevin Parkhill, a 65-year-old NDIS participant with type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease and congestive cardiac failure, developed a Stage IV heel wound while in supported accommodation. Despite…

general practiceinfectious diseases
VIChospital2025-01-08

Finding into death of Mark Ruth

50y · Male·Sepsis of unknown organism in respiratory

Mark Ruth, a 50-year-old NDIS participant with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, chronic dysphagia, and obstructive sleep apnoea, died from sepsis of unknown respiratory organism. He had experienced declining heal…

emergency medicinerespiratory medicinesodium valproate
WA2024-12-23

Inquest into the Death of Frank MIKHAIL

68y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man with carcinoma in the lung and chronic obstructive pul…

Frank Mikhail, a 68-year-old prisoner with severe COPD, presented to St John of God Hospital on 29 January 2023 with haemoptysis and was discharged without admission. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) haemoptysis in…

respiratory medicineemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationamitriptyline
VIChospital2024-12-12

Finding into death of BCA BCA

60y · Female·Complications of urinary tract disease in the setting of COVID pneumonitis on th…

A 60-year-old woman with complex comorbidities (diabetes, post-stroke paralysis, hypertension, ischaemic heart disease) residing in specialist disability accommodation tested positive for COVID-19 on 31 August 2023. She …

general practicegeneral medicineinsulin
VIChospital2024-12-09

Finding into death of Robert Djurovich

58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia

Robert Djurovich, a 58-year-old man with Down syndrome, dementia, epilepsy, and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, died from aspiration pneumonia on 1 January 2023 after admission to Maroondah Hospital on 1 November 2022…

respiratory medicineinfectious diseases
VIChospital2024-12-09

Finding into death of Elizabeth Shine

64y · Female·End stage renal failure in the setting of sepsis

Elizabeth Shine, a 64-year-old NDIS participant living in Specialist Disability Accommodation, died from end-stage renal failure complicated by sepsis. She presented with a blocked parotid gland treated with antibiotics.…

general medicinenephrologyantibiotics
VIChospital2024-12-09

Finding into death of Gretchen Heidi Anastasia Van Lunenburg

45y · Female·COVID pneumonia complicated by severe electrolyte abnormalities

A 45-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, and blindness died from COVID pneumonia complicated by severe electrolyte abnormalities. She was admitted three times over 3 weeks with progressive ele…

oncologygeneral medicine
VIChospital2024-12-09

Finding into death of Peter A Keating

37y · Male·Pseudomonas pneumonia

Peter Keating, a 37-year-old man with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability living in supported accommodation, died from pseudomonas pneumonia following a month-long hospitalisation. He was admitted in November 2022…

respiratory medicineinfectious diseasesantibiotics
VIChospital2024-12-05

Finding into death of Jannene Wilson

59y · Female·Urosepsis in the setting of multiple sclerosis

Jannene Wilson, a 59-year-old NDIS participant with multiple sclerosis residing in specialist disability accommodation, died from urosepsis following hospital admission for abdominal pain and nausea. The coroner found no…

general medicineinfectious diseases
VICaged care2024-12-05

Finding into death of Mukesh Jayantilal Sanghavi

69y · Male·complications post trauma related acquired brain injury

A 69-year-old man died from complications of acquired brain injury sustained in a violent assault in December 2021. He had suffered a significant intracranial haemorrhage, facial fractures, and left hemiplegia, requiring…

neurosurgeryintensive careantiviral medications
VIChospital2024-12-02

Finding into death of Baby Patel

0y · Unknown·unascertained

A 10-day-old neonate born at 36 weeks gestation presented to hospital with signs of sepsis including hypothermia, lethargy, poor feeding, and jaundice. Critical failures in recognition and triage occurred: the infant was…

neonatologypaediatricsdiagnosticcommunicationcefotaxime
VIChospital2024-11-27

Finding into death of Darryle Rodney Gilbert

65y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia with antecedent cause of secondary progressive multiple scl…

Darryle Rodney Gilbert, a 65-year-old man with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, died from aspiration pneumonia on 30 December 2022 at Austin Hospital. He had been admitted on 19 December 2022 with aspirated pneu…

respiratory medicineinfectious diseases
VIChospital2024-11-27

Finding into death of Narelle Gay Sanders

48y · Female·Pneumonia with anaphylaxis (treated), cerebral palsy, and epilepsy as contributi…

Narelle Sanders, a 48-year-old woman with cerebral palsy and epilepsy living in disability accommodation, died of pneumonia complicated by anaphylaxis. She was admitted with shortness of breath and cough following recent…

intensive careinfectious diseasesazithromycin
QLDhospital2024-11-20

Non-inquest findings into the death of Mr W

82y · Male·sepsis due to infected sacral ulcer with osteomyelitis and necrotising fasciitis

An 82-year-old man with multiple comorbidities developed a sacral pressure injury during admission to a private hospital for investigation of leg weakness. Despite being assessed as high-risk for pressure injury, he was …

general medicinegeriatric medicinediagnosticcommunicationendone 2.5mg
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