174 results for “acute cardiac arrhythmia”
79y · Male·myocardial infarction
…The coroner found care appropriate throughout both admissions. The case illustrates challenges in managing acute cardiac events in elderly patients with advanced dementia and behavioural disturbance, and the tension bet…
24y · Male·methylamphetamine toxicity
LT, a 24-year-old male prisoner, died from methylamphetamine toxicity after ingesting multiple drug-filled balloons that ruptured in his stomach. He had received a prison visit from two individuals with prior contraband-…
41y · Male·complications of acute alcohol intoxication
…hony Gilbert, a 41-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence and depression, died from complications of acute alcohol intoxication after police returned him to his parents' home in an intoxicated state without checki…
82y · Male·bronchopneumonia
William Garnet Phillips, an 82-year-old widower with cardiac history, died from bronchopneumonia while frail and underweight (58 kg). He lived alone, was socially iso…
67y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary atherosclerosis
Donald Hay, a 67-year-old prisoner with a lengthy history of heart disease, suffered an acute myocardial infarction while in custody at Wolston Correctional Centre on 15 November 2011. He was rapidly …
64y · Male·acute myocardial infarction in association with coronary artery atherosclerosis
…nary artery disease, presented to Royal Perth Hospital on 15 December 2023 with an infected foot wound and acute psychosis. Initial troponin elevation was determined to be a false positive (assay interference). He was a…
35y · Male·unascertained - multifactorial cardiorespiratory arrest
…r-old male died in police custody following arrest for dangerous driving and property damage. He displayed acute psychotic behaviour with paranoia, aggression, and 'super-strength' during restraint. Post-mortem examinat…
41y · Male·Pheniramine toxicity
…ude: the diagnostic difficulty in distinguishing drug toxicity from psychiatric illness or intoxication in acute presentations; the importance of comprehensive medication history and substance abuse screening in patient…
85y · Female·ischaemic heart disease with renal failure
… 20 April 2016, was transferred to hospital with a suspected hip fracture (later ruled out), and developed acute renal failure. She was subject to a guardianship order with detention provisions. The coroner found no evi…
47y · Male·organ failure following cardiorespiratory impairment in a man with arteriosclero…
…red irreversible hypoxic brain injury and died three days later. Synthetic cannabinoids triggered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia in a man with 65% stenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery. While prison medic…
33y · Male·cardiorespiratory arrest during restraint, involving a predisposition to cardiac…
…ar-old Indigenous man died following police restraint and inappropriate midazolam administration during an acute drug-induced behavioural disturbance. Mr Coolwell sustained injuries while in acute methamphetamine-induce…
26y · Male·acute cocaine and alcohol toxicity
AAB, a 26-year-old man with a history of substance abuse and mental health issues, died from acute cocaine and alcohol toxicity while in police custody. He presented to a hotel with agitated, paranoid beha…
57y · Female·Combined features of moderately stenosed right coronary ostium, aortic valve reg…
…Lebner, a 57-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability living in a group home, died suddenly from acute cardiac arrhythmia secondary to multiple heart abnormalities including aortic valve disease, mitral valve …
61y · Male·Undetermined
…r, obstructive sleep apnoea, and renal impairment, was admitted to Maroondah Hospital on 2 April 2015 with acute manic relapse with psychosis. He was administered zuclopenthixol acetate on 3 April 2015 and subsequently …
24y · Male·methamphetamine toxicity in the background of atrioventricular node artery dyspl…
…nd appropriate; no physical contact or improper conduct occurred. The primary clinical issue was that his cardiac structural abnormality, combined with stimulant use and the physiological stress of police pursuit, creat…
74y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia in an elderly man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …
…r-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease, died from cardiac arrhythmia following COVID-19 infection while imprisoned at Acacia Prison. He had received appropriate me…
63y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury and pneumonia complicating cardiac arrest in a ma…
Armin Schaefer, a 63-year-old man with schizophrenia, cardiac risk factors, and emphysema, died from hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury and pneumonia following cardiac arr…
80y · Female·sudden cardiac arrest due to multiple post-operative complications including myo…
…ing drugs (erythromycin and metoclopramide) without obtaining or reviewing her ECG, contributing to fatal cardiac arrhythmia. The coroner found her death was multifactorial but recommended that ECGs be performed before …
44y · Male·cardiac arrest and cerebral oedema consequent upon ingestion of Alpha-PVP (Smoki…
Glenn Punch, a 44-year-old truck driver, died from cardiac arrest and cerebral oedema following intravenous injection of Alpha-PVP (Smokin Slurry), a synthetic cath…
35y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia with amisulpride toxicity, and myocarditis being contributory…
35-year-old Mohamed Warwar died in custody at Metropolitan Remand & Reception Centre from cardiac arrhythmia with amisulpride toxicity and myocarditis. He was admitted to custody with a history of mental…
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