307 results for “chest pain”
33y · Male·Longstanding atheromatous coronary artery disease with severe stenosis and cardi…
…with cardiac hypertrophy. On presentation to the prison clinic with non-specific symptoms (headache, throat pain, arm and chest pain), chest pain was not clearly documented—he denied it when directly asked, reporting ins…
52y · Male·Stab injuries to the chest
Mark Edwards, a 52-year-old man, died by suicide via stab injuries to the chest on 11 December 2020. He had suffered a workplace injury in 2007 resulting in amputation of his right leg i…
48y · Male·unascertained
…, was found unresponsive in immigration detention on 10 August 2020. He had complained of exercise-induced chest pain in July 2019 and was referred for stress echocardiography as Priority 1, but the referral was downgra…
71y · Female·cardiac tamponade due to ascending aortic dissection
A 71-year-old woman presented to the ED with sudden-onset epigastric pain requiring morphine. Despite clinical features concerning for acute aortic dissection (severe stabbing chest…
68y · Female·Acute myocardial infarction and coronary artery atherosclerosis
…year-old woman presented to St Vincent's Hospital emergency department with upper abdominal and left-sided chest pain following a stationary bicycle fall. Clinicians attributed her symptoms to codeine adverse reaction a…
54y · Male·Coronary Atherosclerosis contributed to by Pulmonary Emphysema
…le died at home in Maningrida from acute coronary atherosclerosis complicated by emphysema. He experienced chest pain and dyspnea during the night and his family made three telephone calls to the on-call nurse seeking u…
54y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease secondary to coronary artery atherosclerosis and aneurys…
…spiratory infection rather than acute cardiac event. Nursing assessment documented normal breathing and no chest pain. The coroner concluded no causal connection existed between custody and death, and no systemic failur…
61y · Male·Pneumonia
…n at Casey Hospital in March 2008. Community Residential Unit (CRU) carers raised concerns about inadequate pain management, misinterpretation of pain as behavioural problems, poor nursing care, and disrespectful treatme…
49y · Male·Coronary artery occlusion due to, or as a consequence of, coronary artery athero…
…ry artery atheroma with coronary artery occlusion. He presented to the prison nurse on 5 January 2008 with chest pain, which was assessed as gastric reflux and treated with antacids and paracetamol. He was found dead ap…
72y · Female·Pneumonia in the setting of multiple rib fractures and chronic obstructive pulmo…
…with COPD and diabetes presented to the emergency department on Good Friday with severe (9/10) right-sided chest pain from multiple rib fractures sustained in a fall. She was triaged to Category 5 (least urgent) despite…
72y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
…er regular management by his GP who had recently arranged an echocardiogram. The patient reported atypical chest pain at his last consultation one week before death. He collapsed at home in the early morning and could n…
51y · Male·blunt trauma of the chest sustained in a motor vehicle crash; hypovolemic shock …
A 51-year-old man with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, chronic pain, and substance use disorder died from blunt chest trauma following a motor vehicle crash. He had a history …
20y · Male·cardiac arrest due to complications of infective endocarditis against a backgrou…
…art disease. He had submitted two patient self-referral forms (September 2016 and February 2017) reporting chest pain, fever and weight loss—cardinal signs of endocarditis—but Justice Health clinicians failed to assess …
28y · Male·Bronchopneumonia caused by metastatic lung cancer (adenocarcinoma)
…ed from bronchopneumonia caused by metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. He presented with a two-week history of chest swelling in April 2012 and was promptly investigated, diagnosed, and treated. The coroner found no basis f…
79y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease
…am Banner, aged 79, died of ischaemic heart disease while an inmate at Port Phillip Prison. He experienced chest pain at 2:11am, a Code Black was immediately called, and MICA paramedics arrived within 26 minutes. Despit…
59y · Male·Disseminated carcinoma on a background of emphysema
…eminated carcinoma while remanded in custody at Townsville Correctional Centre. He presented with abdominal pain on 5 December 2018, was diagnosed with a large pelvic mass and subsequently with poorly differentiated carc…
81y · Female·left haemothorax and mediastinal haemorrhage from the insertion site of the perm…
…ation charts rather than 'track and trigger' systems—a MET call should have been initiated at 3:00 pm when chest pain and hypotension were noted; (2) delay in obtaining chest X-ray despite clinical indicators; (3) inade…
61y · Female·Acute renal failure and dehydration in the setting of cirrhosis (secondary to he…
…hilst Dr L.'s clinical assessment and documentation were comprehensive, optimal care required admission for pain management and observation to guard against occult bleeding in a coagulopathic patient. The coroner could n…
70y · Male·carcinoma of the lung
…m December 2016 onwards, significant red flags—including haemoptysis, weight loss (>9kg), tachycardia, and chest pain—were not recognized by nursing staff or escalated appropriately. When finally referred to hospital in…
66y · Male·Myelofibrosis with leukaemic transformation
…emphysema, anaemia, and a congenital absent left kidney. After presenting to Prince of Wales Hospital with chest pain in August 2015, he was informed he had weeks to months to live. He was transferred to palliative care…
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