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51y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's dementia
Angela Thompson, a 51-year-old woman with Down syndrome and early-onset Alzheimer's dementia, died from aspiration pneumonia following a shoulder fracture. She was in DHS supported residential care when she suffered freq…
69y · Male·Perforated bowel/septicaemia as a result of diverticulitis
A 69-year-old man presented to the ED with abdominal distension, incontinence and dehydration but was discharged with a diagnosis of depression and constipation. He returned 2 days later critically unwell and died of per…
55y · Male·Staphylococcal sepsis, complications of pressure sores and hypostatic pneumonia,…
Stephen Summers, a 55-year-old man with cerebral palsy and profound disability, died from Staphylococcal sepsis after rapid deterioration following deinstitutionalisation from Kew Cottages to community residential accomm…
59y · Female·Incised wound to right thigh and exsanguination
Mrs Margaret Grace McCreddan, a 59-year-old widow with multiple health conditions including limited mobility and frequent falls, died from exsanguination following an incised wound to her right thigh sustained in a fall …
56y · Male·Head injuries sustained in a fall from a height
Keith Dickman, a 56-year-old experienced plumber, died from severe head injury sustained in a fall from a 2-metre 'A' frame ladder while installing air conditioning ducting at height in a ceiling cavity. Working on the f…
82y · Female·acute pyelonephritis complicating base of bladder malignancy
Joyce Binch, 82, died of acute pyelonephritis from bladder malignancy while detained under mental health legislation. She was admitted with urinary tract infection, anaemia, acute renal failure, and acute exacerbation of…
87y · Male·asphyxia due to neck entrapment between bedpole and mattress
An 87-year-old man with dementia and a history of falls died from asphyxia when his neck became entrapped between a bedpole and the mattress after falling from bed in an aged care facility. The bedpole was positioned uno…
25y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained from accidental fall from cliff edge
Sarah Anne Rawson, a 25-year-old woman recovering from a serious road traffic accident that had left her with restricted mobility, died when she fell approximately 70 metres from a cliff edge at Hargraves Lookout in the …
20y · Male·Electrocution resulting in cardiac arrhythmia and cardiac arrest
Nathan Wade Brooks, a 20-year-old roofer, died from electrocution on 20 March 2000 at Royal Darwin Hospital. While working on a construction site, he and a colleague were moving a mobile scaffold that had been raised to …
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