93 results for “cognitive disability”
54y · Female·hypothermia, likely related to drug toxicity
…y. Key clinical lessons: early recognition of medication toxicity risk in patients with polypharmacy and cognitive impairment; coordinated community care planning for vulnerable isolated patients; and appropriate escala…
5y · Male·extensive skull fracturing and traumatic brain injury from pedestrian strike by …
…ved the child standing on the roadside. The child's developmental stage, hearing impairment, and lack of cognitive skills for safe road crossing contributed to the fatal accident. The Department's management of his care…
17y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia during restraint, with previous traumatic brain injury as a s…
Pono Aperahama, a 17-year-old with severe traumatic brain injury and moderate intellectual disability, died from cardiac arrhythmia during restraint at a swimming pool. His escalating behaviour in 2017—trig…
37y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
…r died from metastatic cancer. He was the sole carer for his 7-year-old son with autism and intellectual disability. The coroner found he intended to take his own life, and in doing so caused his son's death. Conan had t…
13y · Female·Hanging
Melissa Standen, a 13-year-old with profound physical and cognitive disabilities (mosaicism), died from hanging at Westmead Children's Hospital after falling from a hospita…
51y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's dementia
Angela Thompson, a 51-year-old woman with Down syndrome and early-onset Alzheimer's dementia, died from aspiration pneumonia following a shoulder fracture. She was in DHS supported residential care when she suffered freq…
54y · Female·Severe burns sustained in a house fire (palliated)
Carol Fay Slade, a 54-year-old woman with acquired brain injury from a 2003 motorcycle accident and mobility limitations, died from severe burns sustained in a house fire at her public housing property in Shepparton. The…
22y · Male·acute blood loss from incised injuries to left forearm
… (2) Recognize vulnerability from medical complexity, youth, and unstable psychosocial factors even when cognitive capacity is preserved; (3) Consider supported decision-making assistance for patients with capacity but …
47y · Male·Complications of acute agitation in the setting of a prolonged struggle in an ac…
Ricky Broughton, a 47-year-old man with chronic treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died during police restraint while being transferred for involuntary psychiatric assessment. After moving from Geelong to Ballarat in Feb…
16y · Male·mid-gut volvulus and bowel obstruction, leading to ischaemic bowel and related c…
Finlay Browne, a 16-year-old with Down syndrome, presented to Bathurst Base Hospital on 30 September 2016 with acute abdominal pain and vomiting. Despite clear clinical signs—including a lactate of 7.2 mmol/L (grossly ab…
0y · Male·complications of head injury
A premature newborn died from severe head injuries inflicted deliberately by his teenage father in hospital on 15 February 2014. The father had a well-documented history of violence, substance abuse, criminality and had …
81y · Female·Multisystem failure in the setting of hyponatraemia secondary to chronic malnutr…
An 81-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia, heart failure, and dementia died from multisystem failure secondary to severe malnutrition and hyponatraemia. Over four years, her son (Medical Power of Attorney) progress…
57y · Male·Severe coronary artery disease. It is likely that Kevin's use of inhalants in cu…
Kevin Bugmy, a 57-year-old Aboriginal man, died of severe coronary artery disease while in custody at Cessnock Correctional Centre. The coroner found the care received for his chronic inhalant use disorder was grossly in…
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