Coronial

88 results for severe lung disease

VIChome2025-11-18

Finding into death of JZA

65y · Female·Combined effects of acute pneumonia, pancreatitis, urinary tract infection, and …

…ive functional decline died from combined effects of pneumonia, pancreatitis, urinary tract infection, and severe pressure ulcers with osteomyelitis following a prolonged lie at home. She had been largely bedridden for y…

geriatric medicineinfectious diseasessystemcommunicationpholcodine
VIChome2026-03-03

Finding into death of Nigel Raymond Willoughby

74y · Male·Complications of burns sustained in a fire

…e igniting an armchair in the lounge room while he was smoking and drinking. Contributing factors included severe hoarding and squalor (CIRS level 6) which blocked exit routes, a deadlocked front door, unsafe smoking pra…

system
WAhome2023-11-10

Inquest into the Death of Child ML (Name Subject to Suppression Order)

7y · Female·Pneumonia complicating a viral respiratory illness with acute combined drug effe…

… aged 7, died of pneumonia complicating viral respiratory illness with acute combined drug effect. She had severe cerebral palsy with complex care needs including PEJ tube feeding and multiple medications. At the time of…

paediatricsrespiratory medicinemedicationsystemcodeine
VICcommunity2018-11-09

Finding into death of Apollo George Papadopoulos

35y · Male·Acute asthma

…sitised to rye grass pollen, and had not been on preventer medication for two years. He collapsed during a severe asthma exacerbation while exposed to the weather during the storm. Ambulance response was delayed due to u…

respiratory medicineallergy and immunologysystemdelaysalbutamol
QLDaged care2017-06-09

DR - Non-inquest findings

46y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy (acute complication with sudden cardiac arrhythmia)

…6-year-old woman with bipolar/schizoaffective disorder, poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, morbid obesity, severe obstructive sleep apnoea, and pulmonary hypertension died from acute dilated cardiomyopathy with sudden ar…

general medicineemergency medicinecommunicationsystemquetiapine
SAhospital2014-02-05

Coroner's Finding: COOK Eileen Hazel

76y · Female·hospital acquired pneumonia, multiple organ dysfunction and small bowel obstruct…

… acute renal failure and dangerously high potassium levels (8.1 and 7.6 mmol/L). Despite clear evidence of severe illness requiring urgent transfer to a tertiary centre, she remained at the rural hospital for approximate…

general practiceemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationintravenous fluids
QLD2007-11-23

Walker, Nola Jean

66y · Female·Blood loss due to tearing of the spleen and fractured ribs occasioned by a motor…

Nola Walker, a 66-year-old retired nurse, died from splenic rupture and haemorrhage caused by blunt force trauma from a motor vehicle accident. She was involved in a minor crash, assessed by paramedics who found normal v…

emergency medicineparamedicinediagnosticcommunicationalcohol
VIChome2021-08-04

Finding into death of NB

1y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemia in an infant with upper airway obstruction

…g overnight nursing support in foster care, suffered a cardiac arrest on 17 December 2016 that resulted in severe hypoxic brain injury and death. The overnight nurse (Ms Jarina) failed to recognise early signs of tracheo…

respiratory medicineintensive carediagnosticcommunication

AI-generated summary and tagging — may contain inaccuracies; refer to original finding for legal purposes. Report an inaccuracy.