265 results for “intubation and ventilation”
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 f…
34y · Female·Pneumonia in a woman with intellectual disability and asthma
Simone Grigg, a 34-year-old woman with intellectual disability and asthma, died from pneumonia. She was living in DHHS supported accommodation and attending Amicus day servic…
82y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest as a result of fractured …
…gery. The anesthetist failed to recognise clinical deterioration, did not intubate despite signs of hypoxia and hypotension, and allegedly prevented nursing staff from calling for emergency assistance. The pre-operative…
33y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to hanging with resuscitation
…ention. He was released from prison in December 2021 with parole conditions including electronic monitoring and curfew. Following relationship difficulties, arrest of his girlfriend, and a miscarriage, he experienced ac…
35y · Male·Multiple organ failure - cause undetermined
…udden severe medical collapse on 7 January 2015, presenting with vomiting, sweating, confusion, hypothermia and incontinence. Diagnosed as chemical poisoning, he rapidly deteriorated into multiorgan failure and died thr…
20y · Male·Closed head injury
…0. He had been driving a stolen vehicle recklessly at high speed through Adelaide, intoxicated with alcohol and cannabis. He collided at speed with another vehicle while running a red light, sustaining massive traumatic…
76y · Female·Undetermined (natural causes)
HJ, a 76-year-old woman with chronic psychotic disorder and paranoid delusions, presented with abdominal pain, vomiting, and small bowel obstruction. Imaging revealed …
28y · Male·hypoxic brain injury presumed to have occurred as a direct result from toxicity …
… presumed heroin toxicity on 9 January 2008. He was an involuntary psychiatric inpatient with schizophrenia and substance abuse history when he absconded from escorted leave on 5 January 2008. He was found collapsed in …
2y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
…fe support, Baby M suffered irreversible hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy from prolonged oxygen deprivation and aspiration, and died on 29 November 2008. The clinical lesson is that unrecognised pregnancy can occur even…
31y · Male·sepsis due to urosepsis and pneumonia on a background of C3 incomplete tetrapleg…
Michael Quinn, a 31-year-old quadriplegic inmate, died from sepsis secondary to urosepsis and pneumonia. He had C3 incomplete tetraplegia from a self-inflicted stab wound in 2013 and was serving a 20-y…
39y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury due to respiratory obstruction following surgery for dental…
…rgery for a dental abscess with cellulitis. After initial treatment with antibiotics, he underwent incision and drainage at Royal Perth Hospital. He was extubated uneventfully and appeared to recover well in the recover…
28y · Female·Anaphylactic reaction to anaesthetic drug (suxamethonium), with underlying coron…
…evere respiratory distress immediately after induction, subsequently progressing to cardiovascular collapse and death. Expert analysis concluded anaphylaxis to suxamethonium was the primary cause, with underlying corona…
70y · Male·complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischaemic heart disea…
A 70-year-old man with end-stage COPD, ischaemic heart disease, and obstructive sleep apnoea collapsed in his prison cell and was transferred to hospital in respiratory distre…
0y · Male·Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) against a background of sub-glottic stenosis…
Brendan Scott Kay, a 104-day-old ex-premature infant with sub-glottic stenosis from prolonged neonatal intubation, died suddenly in his parents' car during transfer home from Brisbane to Tully. The stenosis had been in…
40y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) resulting from post-traumatic brain …
…9 May 2008, a hydraulic jack dislodged while repairing a fully loaded truck in a workshop pit, striking him and causing multiple skull fractures, haemorrhage, and brain contusions requiring neurosurgery. He developed po…
38y · Male·Urosepsis
John Miklosowa, a 38-year-old man with Down syndrome and severe intellectual disability, died from urosepsis after rapid deterioration at his residential facility o…
26y · Male·Brain death post mixed drug toxicity including MDMA and cocaine
Mr P, aged 26, attended the Karnival Music Festival in Melbourne on 13 March 2022 and consumed cocaine and high-dose MDMA (Blue Punisher pill). He experienced seizures, hyperthermia (42.2°C), a…
23y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to near-drowning
A 23-year-old Indian citizen drowned at an unpatrolled, hazardous beach on Stradbroke Island after becoming caught in a rip current. He was unable to swim. Despite prompt CPR by lifeguards and paramed…
39y · Male·Multidrug toxicity (GHB, methylamphetamine, ketamine) in a setting of restraint …
… Parisi, 39, died from multidrug toxicity (GHB, methamphetamine, ketamine) in a setting of police restraint and moderate coronary artery atherosclerosis. He consumed large quantities of GHB and methamphetamine on 8 Marc…
9y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia due to cerebral palsy and seizures
Nine-year-old Aboriginal girl with severe cerebral palsy, cognitive impairment, and seizure disorder died of aspiration pneumonia in ICU following status epilepticus. She had complex medical …
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