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100 results for shock and haemorrhage

VIChospital2020-01-31

Finding into death of Brett Maybus

60y · Male·Haemorrhage complicating a left robotic upper mediastinal lymph node clearance i…

Brett Maybus, aged 60, died from massive haemorrhage following robotic mediastinal lymph node dissection for recurrent metastatic squamous cell carcinoma. T…

cardiothoracic surgeryoncologycommunicationsystem
WAhospital2021-03-26

Inquest into the Death of Cyril CHURCHILL

68y · Male·surgical complications following laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholecystitis,…

…psis. A diagnosis of bleeding should have been reached earlier based on clinical signs, blood test results, and the rapidity of deterioration. Approximately 3.5 hours elapsed before return to theatre, where 3 litres of …

general surgeryanaesthesiadiagnosticcommunication
NSWcommunity2020-01-24

Into the death of Thomas Redman

18y · Male·Incised wound to right axilla with complete transection of basilic vein, brachia…

…8, sustained a catastrophic laceration to his right axilla involving complete transection of major arteries and veins after putting his arm through a glass window at a rural property near Gloucester, NSW on 16 December …

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VIC2022-02-10

Finding into death of Elaine Betty Sime

72y · Female·multi-organ failure secondary to poly-trauma and likely bee-sting related toxidr…

Elaine Betty Sime, a 72-year-old fit and healthy woman, died from multi-organ failure following poly-trauma and bee sting toxidrome after a tree fel…

emergency medicinetrauma surgerysystem
QLDhospital2015-11-03

Steer, Summer Alice

4y · Female·Haemorrhage due to aorto-oesophageal fistula caused by ingestion of a button bat…

A 4-year-old girl died from aorto-oesophageal fistula and haemorrhage caused by a lithium button battery lodged in her oesophagus for at least 3 days. Critical diagn…

general practiceemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationmetronidazole/flagyl
NSWcommunity2026-02-05

Inquest into the deaths at Westfield Bondi Junction Volume 3

Multiple penetrating knife wounds with hemorrhagic shock and traumatic cardiac a…

…2024, Joel Cauchi, with inadequately managed treatment-resistant schizophrenia, stabbed six people to death and injured ten others at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney. The coroner found Cauchi's mental…

emergency medicineparamedicinesystemcommunication
NThospital2000-09-06

Inquest into the death of Francis Kamaranga

28y · Male·asphyxiation following severe swelling to the larynx due to anaphylactoid reacti…

A 28-year-old Aboriginal male died from anaphylactoid reaction to Haemaccel, a plasma volume expander administered pre-hospital following a severe laceration to the radial artery. Initial management was appr…

emergency medicineintensive carediagnosticdelayhaemaccel
SA2011-11-04

Coroner's Finding: Sleeping Rough Inquest

Multiple: pneumonia with cardiomyopathy (Kugena female); septic shock from pneum…

…x Aboriginal deaths in Ceduna, South Australia between 2004-2009. All deceased had severe alcohol addiction and comorbidities including pneumonia, cardiomyopathy, liver disease, and seizures. Deaths resulted from untrea…

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NSWhospital2018-10-22

Inquest into the death of Sandra Cree

71y · Female·Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, with coronary artery atherosclerosis contrib…

Sandra Cree, a 71-year-old woman, died from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) after undergoing an elect…

emergency medicinevascular surgerydiagnosticcommunicationgentamicin
VIChospital2015-10-20

Finding into death of THI DIEP ANH LU

36y · Female·Haemorrhage complicating elective caesarean section (placenta praevia accreta)

…t with severe hemorrhage, the initial consultant chose conservative management with Bakri balloon tamponade and initially declined to call for additional senior surgical help. After approximately 10 minutes' delay, a se…

obstetricsanaesthesiadelayprocedural
VIChome2010-11-05

Finding into death of Veronica Therese Campbell

38y · Female·complications following a ruptured ectopic pregnancy

…m complications of a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. She presented to Cobram District Hospital with severe pain and was diagnosed with a possible ectopic pregnancy requiring urgent transfer to Goulburn Valley Hospital. Crit…

emergency medicineobstetricscommunicationdelaymorphine
TAShome2022-07-15

Coroner's Finding: Summers, Nicholas John

41y · Male·heart failure related to exsanguination due to traumatic rupture of an arteriove…

…found no scab was present on that date based on forensic pathological evidence. Dr M.'s clinical assessment and decision not to refer for urgent vascular review were not causally related to the death. The ambulance serv…

nephrologyvascular surgerysystemdelay
NTPodcast2015-11-25

Inquest into the death of Zoe Woolmer

23y · Female·Multiple injuries from a fall of approximately 30 metres from a cliff to rocks b…

… Kestrel Falls in Kings Canyon while being guided by The Rock Tour Company. The tour guide had demonstrated and encouraged tourists to descend onto a dangerous narrow ledge for photographs, contrary to explicit park saf…

emergency medicineoccupational and environmental healthsystemprocedural
WAcommunity2019-02-06

Inquest into the Death of Torran Jake THOMAS

15y · Male·Multiple organ failure associated with hyperthermia (heat stroke)

…stroke (altered consciousness, inability to get up), the first aiders failed to recognise heat stroke early and did not apply aggressive cooling measures (ice water immersion, strip-soak-fan). They relied instead on tre…

emergency medicineintensive carediagnosticdelay
WAhospital2013-01-17

Inquest into the Death of Aslett, Wendy May

60y · Female·Multiple organ failure following hemorrhage from penetration of the femoral arte…

…Dr L., failed to refer her to hospital or contact the treating cardiologists, instead providing pain relief and antibiotics. The deceased collapsed on 27 October and was transferred to hospital in cardiac arrest, but he…

cardiologyemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationprasugrel
NSWhospital2025-05-28

Inquest into the Death of Garry Small

71y · Male·Subdural haemorrhage on a background of an unwitnessed fall and anticoagulation …

A 71-year-old man with diabetes, ischaemic heart disease and osteomyelitis presented with fever and hypoglycaemia. He met Red Zone sepsis criteria (lactate 4.5mmol/L) b…

emergency medicinegeriatric medicinemedicationdelayceftriaxone
NSW2022-12-09

Inquest into the death of Tyrone Adams

22y · Male·Multiple injuries to the chest, abdomen and limbs

…ement actions; drug-affected drivers present elevated risks requiring different police response strategies; and policies must explicitly mandate consideration of whether dangers inherent in pursuit exceed dangers being …

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ACTaged care2016-08-10

AN INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OFCHARLES ROWAN McCULLOCH

94y · Male·blunt head and neck trauma with associated haemorrhage; neck trauma included fra…

Charles Rowan McCulloch, aged 94, died from blunt head and neck trauma sustained in an assault by another dementia resident in Jindalee Aged Care Residence, ACT. He w…

geriatric medicineemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationrisperidone
WAhospital2018-06-14

Inquest into the Death of Anne RZEPCZYNSKI

59y · Female·complications of intra-abdominal sepsis, including multi-organ failure and bowel…

59-year-old woman died from intra-abdominal sepsis, multi-organ failure and bowel perforation following median hepatectomy for cholangiocarcinoma. Key clinical issues included: surgic…

general surgeryintensive carediagnosticdelayantibiotics
NSWcustodial setting (correctional facility) with death at hospital2025-07-23

Inquest into the death of James Cunneen

60y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease with a bleeding duodenal ulcer being a significant contr…

…for review; failure to escalate critical vital signs (blood pressure 86/63, heart rate 122) on 13 December; and inadequate clinical oversight of a junior doctor responsible for 1150 inmates. The coroner found the delive…

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