119 results for “acute respiratory distress”
59y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to recurrent anal squamous cell carcinoma with su…
…ement, he was transferred to Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre for ongoing management. He deteriorated with respiratory distress, pulmonary embolism and ureteric obstruction, and was transitioned to palliative care. The cor…
16y · Male·Anaphylaxis due to mammalian meat allergy after tick bite, causing an acute exac…
…ed) which triggered status asthmaticus. He had experienced red meat reactions since age 10 and a severe respiratory event in April 2021 that was diagnosed as asthma without consideration of anaphylaxis. This represented…
35y · Male·bronchial asthma
A 35-year-old man with mild asthma died from severe bronchial asthma within hours of arriving at a Christmas Island immigration detention centre. He was initially identified as asthmatic at the jetty but not transferred …
54y · Male·Unascertained
A 54-year-old man with HIV, hepatitis C, cirrhosis, and significant immunocompromise presented with acute sepsis on 23 December 2016. Despite rapid ambulance response with sepsis protocol initiation and ICU-level…
58y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in association with rapidly progressive frontotemporal deme…
…gressive frontotemporal dementia and malnourishment. She was admitted to hospital on 17 December 2023 with acute respiratory distress and died three days later. The coroner found the care provided by her disability supp…
59y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of Down's syndrome
…26 May and was kept nil by mouth pending speech pathology review. She deteriorated with tachycardia and respiratory distress, was transitioned to palliative care and died on 28 May. The case illustrates the high aspirat…
69y · Male·Ischaemic cardiomyopathy due to or as a consequence of coronary atherosclerosis …
…iple coronary bypass in 2000), Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, and morbid obesity, died of acute myocardial infarction while in custody at Wolston Correctional Centre. He was found in respiratory distres…
52y · Male·Coronary Atherosclerosis
…ncy response, appropriate escalation to ambulance transport, and skilled clinical interventions during the acute event exemplified good practice. The death was from natural causes related to extensive underlying coronar…
81y · Male·multi-organ failure complicating multiple right-sided rib fractures due to a fal…
…anagement, and transfer to major trauma centres due to high mortality risk from complications including respiratory failure, pneumonia, and multi-organ failure.
41y · Male·multi-organ failure and staphylococcal septicaemia following pulmonary and aorti…
…to RAH. He absconded after 24 hours, returning to the community in a delirious state due to sepsis-induced acute organic brain syndrome. He was appropriately detained under the Mental Health Act to ensure treatment, re-…
0y · Female·acute necrotising pneumonia
Masaly Mosby, a 36-day-old Aboriginal infant, died from acute necrotising pneumonia after presenting to Broome Hospital Emergency Department three times in four days bu…
45y · Male·Natural causes - cardiac arrest, most likely secondary to severe tardive dyskine…
…oncluded his death arose from natural causes, most likely sudden arrhythmia secondary to extreme physical distress from tardive dyskinesia.
36y · Male·bronchial asthma
…d rigid procedures requiring three officers before medical assistance was called, absence of specialist respiratory input, and poor clinician understanding of chronic disease management protocols.
17y · Female·Acute Methylenedioxymethylamphetamine (MDMA) toxicity
Gemma Thoms, a 17-year-old girl, died from acute MDMA toxicity after consuming three ecstasy tablets at the Big Day Out music festival on 1 February 2009. …
86y · Male·Acute Myocardial Ischaemia in an Elderly Man with Valvular and Ischaemic Heart D…
…rwent left inguinal hernia repair under general anaesthesia at a regional hospital. He experienced a small acute myocardial infarction during or immediately after surgery, which remained undiagnosed in theatre despite i…
43y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, due to or as consequence of, cardiac arrest of…
… unnecessary and given too soon. Critical failures included: inadequate assessment of vital signs, with respiratory rates severely under-documented (actual 50+ breaths/min recorded as 36), misinterpretation of involunta…
39y · Female·Septic shock and nosocomial pneumonia secondary to pentobarbital (Nembutal) over…
A 39-year-old woman with major depression and Cluster B personality traits died by suicide in Mexico following a pentobarbital overdose on 28 April 2008, resulting in septic shock and nosocomial pneumonia. She had been a…
61y · Female·Diffuse alveolar damage in a woman with restrictive lung disease following catar…
…st part of the procedure. Despite this decompensation, the second part proceeded, requiring intubation for acute pulmonary oedema. She died five days later from diffuse alveolar damage. The coroner found the surgery was…
65y · Female·Early bronchopneumonia and hypoxic brain injury following aspiration of food (ch…
Anna Maria Cameron, a 65-year-old woman with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died from aspiration choking while eating on a psychiatric ward. She had been recently transferred to a rehabilitation unit for reassessment…
2y · Male·Perinatal asphyxia leading to cerebral anoxia and subsequent multi-organ failure
…servative approach, whilst appropriate for stable infants, was inadequate for this at-risk baby born after acute blood loss. Systems failures in pathology result communication (2.5-hour delays) delayed necessary escalat…
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