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NSW2022-03-18

Inquest into the death of Jeffrey Ellington

32y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to ruptured cerebral aneurysm

Jeffrey Ellington, a 32-year-old Aboriginal male inmate, died suddenly from subarachnoid haemorrhage due to ruptured cerebral aneurysm while performing work duties at Long Bay Correctional Complex on 21 August 2020. Expe…

forensic medicineneurosurgerymethadone
TAShome2022-07-04

Coroner's Finding: Wallace., Vivienne Lorraine

73y · Female·atherosclerotic and hypertensive coronary vascular disease

Ms Wallace, a 73-year-old woman with hypertension and other comorbidities, developed atrial fibrillation during orthopaedic surgery for a fibula fracture. She was discharged on flecainide 50mg daily, metoprolol, and riva…

cardiologyorthopaedic surgeryflecainide
NTcommunity2011-07-27

Inquest into the death of Marilyn Lalara

48y · Female·acute myocarditis resulting from systemic viral infection

A 48-year-old Aboriginal woman with chronic diseases (diabetes, COPD, ischaemic heart disease) presented with ongoing chest infection symptoms across…

emergency medicinecardiologydiagnosticdelayantibiotics
NT2025-08-29

Inquest into the death of Raylene Dick, David Hardy and Karen Bading

46y · Female·Hepatic encephalopathy due to decompensated Child-Pugh C cirrhosis and meningiti…

… died from respiratory failure related to COPD. Karen Bading, a 46-year-old Aboriginal woman with serious chronic conditions (cirrhosis, lupus, asthma), died from hepatic encephalopathy complicating COVID-19, representi…

infectious diseasesintensive carediagnosticsystem
VIChome2017-07-04

Finding into death of NJ

35y · Female·combined drug toxicity

A 35-year-old woman with long-standing substance use disorder, depression, and chronic pain died from combined drug toxicity involving methadone, pregabalin, methamphetamine, benzodiazepines, …

general practiceaddiction medicineprescribingcommunicationmethadone
NSW2024-09-17

Inquest into the death of Robert Phair

37y · Male·Cardiomegaly giving rise to lethal cardiac arrhythmia in the setting of drug tox…

37-year-old Robert Phair died in Parklea Correctional Centre from cardiomegaly causing lethal cardiac arrhythmia in the setting of drug toxicity. He was placed in detoxification requiring four-hourly clinical observation…

addiction medicineemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationheroin
QLD2023-01-25

Civic, Mirko

70y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis

… patients in medication compliance, obtaining collateral clinical information, and maintaining structured chronic disease management protocols for high-risk cardiac patients, even in custodial settings.

cardiologygeneral practicediagnosticmedicationaspirin
VICaged care2015-03-26

Finding into death of Chang Ying Xu

72y · Female·Hanging

Chang Ying Xu, a 72-year-old Chinese-speaking woman with severe spinal cord compression, chronic pain, and depression, died by hanging during respite care at an aged care facility. While her depression …

general practicegeriatric medicinediagnosticcommunicationbuprenorphine
VIChospital2013-11-18

Finding into death of Sean Raymond Adams

51y · Male·Multiorgan failure in a man with corrected congenital coarctation of the aorta a…

Sean Raymond Adams, 51-year-old male with complex cardiac history including corrected coarctation of aorta, valvular disease, and biventricular heart failure, presented to Alfred Hospital ED with chest pain and dyspnoea.…

cardiologyemergency medicinecommunicationsystemhaloperidol
VIChospital2017-03-10

Finding into death of John Twycross

80y · Male·complications of necrotising pancreatitis secondary to pancreatic biopsy (EUS)

John Twycross, an 80-year-old man with a history of hypertension, asthma, glaucoma and prior cholecystectomy, presented with acute pancreatitis in April 2011 after imaging reveale…

general surgerygastroenterologycommunicationdocumentation
VIChome2012-08-23

Finding into death of Shane Anthony Jarrett

29y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, clozapine, zuclopenthixol, diazepam) in a morbidly …

Shane Jarrett, a 29-year-old with schizophrenia and substance abuse history, died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin, clozapine, zuclopenthixol, diazepam) complicated by morbid obesity. During psychiatric hospitalization, …

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemdelayheroin
VIC2024-12-16

Finding into death of Caroline Monique Hall

52y · Female·Spinal injuries sustained in falls in a woman with multiple medical comorbiditie…

Caroline Monique Hall, a 52-year-old woman with intellectual disability, epilepsy, schizophrenia, and multiple comorbidities living in supported disability accommodation, died from spinal injuries sustained in falls. She…

general practiceemergency medicinediagnosticdelaymorphine
TASaged care2025-06-16

Coroner's Finding: McDonald, Maureen June

87y · Female·Terminal exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; antecedent cause…

Maureen 'Kitty' McDonald, 87, died from terminal exacerbation of COPD with an antecedent sacral pressure wound infection. She was admitted to residential aged care in October 2020 with a stage-two sacral pressure injury …

geriatric medicinegeneral practicesystemcommunicationantibiotics
TAShome2024-01-18

Coroner's Finding: KT - deidentified

47y · Female·insulin and mixed drug toxicity, the result of actions undertaken by the decease…

A 47-year-old woman with depression and a history of suicidal ideation died from insulin and mixed drug toxicity after deliberately injecting insulin from her daughter's insulin pens. She had been seen by her GP seven ti…

psychiatrypsychologycommunicationsysteminsulin
VIChospital2022-02-28

Finding into death of H YR

77y · Female·Haemoperitoneum following cholecystectomy

A 77-year-old woman died from haemoperitoneum (intra-abdominal bleeding) three days after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Bleeding from the left inferior epigastric artery was a recognised surgical complication bu…

general surgeryintensive carediagnosticdelaywarfarin
VIC2010-02-12

Finding into death of Wesley Robert Jennings

42y · Male·incised wound to the neck

Wesley Robert Jennings, a 42-year-old male with long-standing depression, anxiety, hepatitis C and substance use history, died by suicide by incised neck wound whilst on remand in prison. The coroner found no demonstrabl…

psychiatrypsychologycommunicationsystemcitalopram
WA2004-03-02

Inquest into the Death of Natasha Leanne Quartermaine

25y · Female·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)

Natasha Quartermaine, a 25-year-old female prisoner at Bandyup Women's Prison in Western Australia, died by suicide via ligature compression of the neck on 27 August 2001. She had a long history of mental illness, person…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystemzuclopenthixol
WAhospital2013-09-24

Inquest into the Death of Whiteford, Carol Freda

68y · Female·Anaphylaxis in a woman with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and emphysema

A 68-year-old woman with severe COPD and undiagnosed atherosclerotic heart disease underwent cataract surgery at Northam Hospital. Post-operatively, she was prescribed Diamox (acetazolamide), a sulphonamide medication. D…

ophthalmologyanaesthesiadiagnosticmedicationdiamox
NSW2024-06-20

Inquest into the death of Michael Baker

44y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia on a background of hypertensive heart disorder, obesity, diab…

Michael Baker, a 44-year-old Aboriginal man in custody at Lithgow Correctional Centre, died from cardiac arrhythmia on 25 June 2019. He had multiple comorbidities (hypertensive heart disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes, un…

general practicepsychiatrydiagnosticcommunicationmethadone
NSW2011-07-01

Coroner's Finding: Michael Peter Magro

40y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury consequent upon cardiac disease, possible viral infection o…

Michael Peter Magro, a 40-year-old male inmate at a correctional facility, died on 27 December 2008 from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac disease and severe pneumonia. Critical failures in prison healthcare were id…

correctional healthgeneral practicediagnosticcommunicationmethadone

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