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30y · Female·Multiple injuries due to motorcycle accident (pedestrian)
Amanda Lee Hirning, 30, died from multiple injuries sustained when struck by a motorcycle while crossing Stanley Street East in East Brisbane. She stepped onto the road 30-40 metres from a traffic light-controlled inters…
Male·Hayden and Glen Duncan: multiple injuries due to train accident; Reginald Fisher…
Three boys aged 8–10 were struck and killed by a train between Redbank and Goodna stations at night. A police officer had briefly warned them about railway safety 40 minutes before the incident. The train driver, despite…
75y · Female·Septicaemia as a result of lobar pneumonia; congestive heart failure also presen…
A 75-year-old woman died from septicaemia following a percutaneous tracheostomy procedure performed by a locum consultant on a Sunday. The procedure deviated significantly from the established ICU protocol: it was perfor…
63y · Male·Myocardial infarction as a result of long standing ischaemic heart disease and a…
Robert Myers, a 63-year-old prisoner with long-standing ischaemic heart disease and prior coronary artery bypass grafts, died from myocardial infarction three days after discharge from the Princess Alexandra Hospital. He…
47y · Male·abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) induced by atherosclerosis, occurring in the …
Peter Shishko, a 47-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, died in a mental health facility while in involuntary detention. He suffered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia on a background of severe coronary atherosclerosis…
Male·Multiple injuries from single vehicle truck rollover due to driver impairment (m…
A 2005 Kenworth prime mover truck carrying Daniel Scott Grace (driver) and Raymond John Heffler (passenger) rolled over on the Bruce Highway near Bajool, Queensland on 4 April 2007 around 3:40am. The truck failed to nego…
51y · Male·Self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head
Michael James Miller, a 51-year-old fugitive from drug trafficking charges, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head while being approached by water police officers checking boat registration in Round Hill Cr…
40y · Female·Bacterial septicaemia from an unknown organism
Sharon Faye Congoo died from overwhelming bacterial septicaemia of unknown origin at age 40. She presented to Mareeba Hospital (a small rural facility) on three occasions with non-specific viral-like symptoms and leg pai…
68y · Male·Abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) precipitated by coronary atherosclerosis and …
John Martin Heywood, a 68-year-old prisoner, died of natural causes (arrhythmia precipitated by coronary atherosclerosis and phaeochromocytoma) while in custody at the Princess Alexandra Hospital Secure Unit. He had been…
37y · Male·Posterior myocardial infarction consequent upon right coronary artery thrombosis…
Anthony Costelloe, a 37-year-old Aboriginal prisoner, died from myocardial infarction on 25 October 2002, less than 24 hours after presenting to the prison medical centre with chest pain. A registered nurse assessed him …
82y · Female·Complications from hypoglycaemic brain damage and cerebral vascular accident
Margaret Allan Johnston, 82-year-old admitted for UTI and confusion, was found comatose on 4 September 2006 with severe hypoglycaemia (glucose 0.8 mmol/L) despite being non-diabetic. Blood tests revealed high insulin and…
55y · Male·Haemorrhagic brain stem infarction due to hypertensive heart disease
Philip Baker, a 55-year-old man with multiple comorbidities including hypertensive heart disease, atherosclerosis, and chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis, was admitted to Rockhampton Hospital with severe headache …
Male·Multiple crush injuries to the thorax and pelvis
On 24 June 2003, Albert William O'Keefe died in a head-on motor vehicle collision on Duchess Road near Cloncurry, Queensland. O'Keefe (driving a Honda Civic south) collided with Anthony Hutton (driving a Toyota LandCruis…
21y · Male·Internal haemorrhage due to chest and abdominal injuries sustained in motorcycle…
Matthew Cullen, 21, died after losing control of his motorcycle at high speed while attempting to evade police during a random breath test intercept in Bundaberg. He had a blood alcohol level of 0.14%. After ignoring pol…
Unknown·Nicole Ash: Multiple trauma due to motor vehicle accident. Peter Ash: Cerebral h…
Peter and Nicole Ash were killed when their vehicle was struck from behind by a Mitsubishi Magna driven by Samuel Bonner, who was evading police. Bonner had consumed alcohol and cannabis before driving. Police officers a…
multiple injuries and trauma due to motor vehicle accident
Four people died in a head-on motor vehicle collision on the Kennedy Highway near Mount Garnet, Queensland on 8 June 2007: Jeffrey Juhas (27), Virginia Donaldson (21), Jerome Juhas (1 year 9 months), and Steven McGill (4…
17y · Male·chest injuries resulting from uncontrolled release of stored nitrogen gas from a…
Joshua Hopkinson, a 17-year-old apprentice fitter, died when a nitrogen-charged track adjuster cylinder he was dismantling at a workshop exploded, expelling the piston and rod with fatal force to his chest. The cylinder …
14y · Male·gunshot wound to the head
Andrew Scott Anderson was a 14-year-old boy placed in Department of Child Safety care following his father's physical assault. He had a longstanding history of behavioral difficulties, ADHD, depression, and substance use…
30y · Male·Electrocution from high-voltage electrical current (110,000 V)
Edward McBride, a 30-year-old Australian Defence Force serviceman trained as an electrician, died from electrocution at a high-voltage power substation. He deliberately placed himself on a live 110,000V switchgear struct…
1y · Female·acute myocardial infarction secondary to Kawasaki's Disease
Kristen Kerkvliet, aged 14 months, died from acute myocardial infarction secondary to Kawasaki's Disease. She presented to Gympie Hospital severely underweight and malnourished on 3 February 2006, having failed to thrive…
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