1,010 results for “pain”
87y · Male·Strangulated small bowel due to adhesions from previous abdominal surgery
An 87-year-old man with diabetes, hypertension and dementia was admitted with presumed UTI and dehydration. Within 24 hours, nursing staff observed a distended abdomen and bile-stained vomiting—clinical signs of bowel ob…
47y · Female·serotonin syndrome due to combined toxicity of moclobemide and paroxetine
…lures included: a locum doctor's misdiagnosis of UTI when she presented with fever, sweating, and abdominal pain (actually serotonin syndrome); a GP switching her from one SSRI to MAOI without adequate washout warning or…
17y · Male·fatal asphyxia resulting from severe upper airway obstruction secondary to acute…
…8 August 2008 while being treated for acute tonsillitis. He presented to ED on 27 August with severe throat pain and was prescribed morphine via patient-controlled analgesia by telephone without medical review for over 5…
38y · Female·complications following a ruptured ectopic pregnancy
…8 from complications of a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. She presented to Cobram District Hospital with severe pain and was diagnosed with a possible ectopic pregnancy requiring urgent transfer to Goulburn Valley Hospital. …
18y · Male·Multi organ failure due to sepsis from a Group A streptococcus infection
…Group A streptococcus sepsis. He presented to Broken Hill Base Hospital three times over 24 hours with knee pain that progressed to sepsis. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) the dangerous Business Rule that discoura…
29y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (gabapentin, codeine, diazepam, oxycodone, doxylamine, prome…
A 29-year-old man died from mixed drug toxicity involving multiple CNS depressants. His GP, Dr X, had maintained an inappropriate three-year sexual relationship with the patient while prescribing escalating doses of opio…
63y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
A 63-year-old man with treatment-resistant depression died by hanging. His wife had been maintaining a 'suicide watch' for six weeks prior to his death and telephoned his GP on the morning of his final appointment, expli…
35y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia with amisulpride toxicity, and myocarditis being contributory…
…00mg on 20 October. On 22-23 October, Warwar made three knock-up calls reporting severe distress, neck/back pain, and hallucinations. Both nurse and correctional officer failures occurred: nurses did not attend despite b…
75y · Male·Multi-organ failure secondary to cardiogenic shock and anterior myocardial infar…
A 75-year-old man presented to a tertiary hospital ED with acute anterior STEMI but diagnosis was delayed by approximately 10 hours. The first hospital ECG at 6:47am showed diagnostic ST elevation but was not recognised …
Female·Verris Dawn Wright: septic shock due to small bowel ischaemia secondary to small…
… in recognising clinical deterioration in rural hospital patients. Mrs Wright, 86, presented with abdominal pain and a low temperature (early sepsis), but staff did not escalate when she deteriorated over four hours. No …
65y · Female·Liver failure secondary to paracetamol toxicity
…tired nurse died from paracetamol toxicity and liver failure after taking excessive paracetamol tablets for pain relief following a fractured arm. She presented to hospital on Saturday with a fracture. Critical pathology…
28y · Female·acute streptococcus pneumonia meningitis with left-sided otitis media as anteced…
…sented to Bankstown Hospital Emergency Department with a first-time seizure, fever, severe headache and ear pain. Despite multiple clear danger signs and repeated nursing escalations of concern, the junior doctor diagnos…
28y · Female·aspiration of gastric contents complicating laxative abuse
…g a RAH admission, a CT scan revealed dozens of tablets in her stomach, but staff accepted her explanation (pain medication). The diagnosis of eating disorder was not pursued despite severe weight loss, dehydration, and …
33y · Male·stab wound to the chest
Michael Black, a 33-year-old First Nations man, died from a stab wound to the chest while detained at Parklea Correctional Centre on 22 April 2020. He was stabbed by fellow inmate Emmett Sheard in a crowded holding cell …
68y · Female·Sepsis (Enterobacter cloacae) due to peritonitis as a consequence of leaking per…
…2018. She presented to a rural hospital 5.5 hours post-discharge with fever, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Critical failures included: failure to recognise sepsis despite elevated lactate (2.98), elevated WCC and …
69y · Male·Intracerebral haemorrhage due to sepsis (Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia), com…
A 69-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation presented to a rural hospital with fever, lethargy, tachycardia and elevated troponin. The treating doctor diagnosed NSTEMI based on the e…
76y · Female·multiple organ failure due to abdominal wall cellulitis (surgically treated)
…d analgesia. By 23 August 2023, the wound was severely infected and malodourous with Mrs Crowther in severe pain—a critical moment when hospital referral should have occurred. Poor communication about goals of care, inad…
12y · Female·acute septicaemia resulting from osteomyelitis of the left femur
… severe and deteriorating illness including inability to walk, uncontrollable defecation/urination, extreme pain, delirium and fever, her foster carers failed to seek medical attention. The Department of Families and Chi…
28y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by a freight train
Jacob Taulelei, a 28-year-old man with long-standing depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation, presented to St John of God Hospital on 5 February 2020 expressing intent to jump in front of a train. Despite being assess…
75y · Female·Septicaemia (Staphylococcus aureus) with antecedent cause of septic arthritis
A 75-year-old woman with chronic pain and previous staphylococcal infections presented to Glen Innes District Hospital with a swollen, warm right…
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