118 results for “cardiac defibrillation”
48y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis and minor trauma
… was not initially warranted. He collapsed suddenly after a physical confrontation, consistent with acute cardiac event given severe coronary atherosclerosis found at autopsy. Resuscitation efforts were prompt and compl…
17y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (25C-NBOMe and 4-fluoroamphetamine)
A 17-year-old male died from mixed drug toxicity involving 25C-NBOMe and 4-fluoroamphetamine after consuming a substance he believed was MDMA or psilocybin, obtained from unregulated drug markets. He experienced severe s…
50y · Male·bronchitis (pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009) in a man with chronic obstructive pu…
Kevin Maxwell Collins, a 50-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and morbid obesity, died from bronchitis due to pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009 while an involuntary patient at G…
44y · Female·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary thrombosis
A 44-year-old Aboriginal woman died from acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) due to coronary thrombosis while in custody at Bandyup Women's Prison in Western Australia. She had multiple cardiovascular risk factors…
40y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to left ventricular hypertrophy and coronary artery …
A 40-year-old Aboriginal man with longstanding rheumatic heart disease, left ventricular hypertrophy, and coronary artery atherosclerosis died from acute myocardial infarction complicated by ventricular fibrillation whil…
45y · Male·Recurrence of ventricular fibrillation due to Brugada Syndrome
Craig Williams, 45, suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in 2015 due to presumptive Brugada Syndrome. He survived with severe hypoxic brain injury and spen…
65y · Male·ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease with contributing acute cholecystitis (…
… left alone with a student nurse despite the nurses' awareness of possible MI. He suffered an unwitnessed cardiac arrest and died. Expert evidence confirmed timely medical intervention with defibrillation equipment woul…
31y · Male·Acute Myocardial Infarction
…myocardial infarction while in remand custody. He had a long history of methamphetamine use and untreated cardiac damage. On 28 April 2015, he reported chest pain to a nurse, who recorded vital signs within normal range…
40y · Male·coronary artery atherosclerosis
Shane Narrier, a 40-year-old Aboriginal man, died from coronary artery atherosclerosis on 5 June 2020 at Acacia Prison. On 27 May 2020, he reported chest pains via the Custody Messaging System (CMS) to a prison nurse. Th…
14y · Male·Retroperitoneal haemorrhage secondary to abdominal injuries sustained in a motor…
A 14-year-old boy riding an illegally high-powered e-scooter (capable of 40-50 km/h) collided with a utility vehicle at a residential intersection. The e-scooter exceeded legal speed limits and age restrictions under Vic…
28y · Male·Peritonitis and septic shock complicating perforation of the terminal small bowe…
…ding. A communication breakdown with his carer left staff unaware of his worsening condition. He suffered cardiac arrest 5.5 hours after arrival with peritonitis from a perforated bowel caused by a swallowed Coca-Cola b…
29y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and multi-organ failure due to out of hospital …
…inal man with undiagnosed coronary artery disease (70% stenosis of right coronary artery), died following cardiac arrest during his detention at Yatala Labour Prison. After attacking four correctional officers, Mr Morri…
34y · Male·Air embolism and severe haemorrhage due to perforation of the right subclavian v…
Darryl Smith, aged 34, died following emergency surgery for a fractured clavicle at Sunnybank Private Hospital. During the final drilling of the sixth screw hole, the surgeon's drill penetrated the underlying right subcl…
46y · Male·Methylamphetamine toxicity and coronary atherosclerosis
…the station (as requested) or seeking medical assessment before transport would likely have prevented the cardiac arrest.
32y · Male·Cardiac arrest as a result of the combined effects of severe coronary atheroscle…
…evealed severe coronary atherosclerosis but the coroner concluded death resulted from combined effects of cardiac disease, obesity, psychosis, violent struggle, and prone restraint (restraint asphyxia). Critical failure…
27y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to cardiac arrhythmia triggered by prone restraint (some of w…
…ck of follow-up protocols when he left unassessed the previous day. Coroner found the death resulted from cardiac arrhythmia triggered by combined effects of prone restraint (some weighted), sedative drugs, exertion, ch…
56y · Male·Hypoxia and cardiac arrest with contributing conditions of Ischaemic Heart Disea…
…on (53–78%), bradycardia (heart rate 26–40/min), and hypertension, none adequately recognised or managed. Cardiac arrest occurred; despite resuscitation, the patient suffered irreversible hypoxic brain injury and died. …
54y · Male·respiratory failure and acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis following trau…
A 54-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia and intellectual disability died from respiratory failure and acute renal failure secondary to rhabdomyolysis following a crush injury to his left thigh sustained while attemp…
24y · Male·Coronary artery thrombosis secondary to coronary atherosclerosis
…ion, obesity, proteinuria and smoking—clear risk factors for coronary artery disease. He suffered a fatal cardiac arrest 2.5 hours later. An ECG and doctor consultation could have identified the acute coronary syndrome.…
33y · Male·Prolonged epileptic seizure resulting in gastric content aspiration and cardiac …
…man, died at Long Bay Correctional Complex from a prolonged epileptic seizure resulting in aspiration and cardiac arrest. He had experienced three prior seizure-like episodes in April-May 2019, all undiagnosed. Each tim…
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