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50y · Female·Potentially fatal multiple drug toxicity (oxycodone, mirtazapine, citalopram, cl…
Ms RF, a 50-year-old woman with epilepsy and chronic pain from a workplace wrist injury, died from potentially fatal multiple drug toxicity involving oxycodone, mirtazapine, citalopram, clonazepam, and pregabalin. She en…
65y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage following a fall
Angelo Palma, a 65-year-old man with intellectual disability living in supported accommodation, fell from bed early morning on 2 October 2015 after reporting feeling unwell and vomiting. He sustained a large left-sided a…
67y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
A 67-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation underwent arthrotomy for septic arthritis of the knee. He developed post-operative delirium attributed to anaesthesia, analgesics (tramado…
36y · Male·injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision as a motorcyclist
Nicholas Barry Carr, a 36-year-old motorcyclist, died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on 23 August 2015. He had recently been diagnosed with an arteriovenous malformation and was experiencing seizure…
71y · Male·Head and neck injury sustained in high-speed motor vehicle collision on racing c…
A 71-year-old experienced motor racing driver suffered fatal head and neck injuries when his Datsun collided with a stalled Lamborghini on the starting grid at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. The driver of the stalled…
48y · Female·Head injuries
Ms Brooks, a 48-year-old woman, sustained fatal head injuries at home on 1 July 2011, dying on 11 July after neurosurgical intervention. Her estranged husband was later convicted of her murder. The coroner examined famil…
77y · Female·Subdural haematoma secondary to blunt head trauma (head-strike)
A 77-year-old woman on warfarin for atrial fibrillation presented to Sandringham Hospital after striking her head on a wall. Despite being on anticoagulation therapy, no CT scan was performed, and she was discharged afte…
78y · Male·head injury sustained when struck by a car
A 78-year-old man with a history of gastric cancer, depression, and splenectomy was struck by a car while crossing a street in Sydenham. He sustained severe head injury with bilateral frontal and temporal haemorrhagic co…
1y · Female·head injury from non-accidental trauma
Chloe Murphy, an 11-month-old girl, died from severe head injuries on 5 December 2010 after being left in the care of a babysitter (Mrs Jenkins) on 3 December. Medical assessment revealed a skull fracture, bilateral subd…
60y · Female·Complications of metastatic melanoma in the setting of neck of femur fracture fo…
Susan Ruth Lovell, a 60-year-old woman, died from complications of metastatic melanoma in the setting of a neck of femur fracture sustained during a fall. A skin lesion on her left calf, noted in January 2010, was clinic…
54y · Male·Complications of cervical spinal stenosis treated with cervical laminectomy and …
Geoffrey Power, aged 54, with severe intellectual disability, blindness, and perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, underwent indicated cervical laminectomy and fusion for cervical stenosis. Post-operatively, he self-r…
64y · Female·Traumatic head injury sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian)
A 64-year-old woman died from traumatic head injury sustained in a pedestrian motor vehicle incident. She stepped onto High Street from behind a light pole while attempting to cross, into the path of an oncoming vehicle.…
30y · Male·Head injuries
Eoin Murray, aged 30, died from severe head injuries sustained when he fell striking his head on a bluestone gutter in Fitzroy early on 7 September 2013. He had been highly intoxicated (estimated BAC 0.13-0.21%) followin…
48y · Male·Anaplastic astrocytoma
Robert Przychodski, a 48-year-old man with longstanding psychiatric illness, intellectual disability, epilepsy and a progressive anaplastic astrocytoma, died in the Werribee Mercy Palliative Care Unit from his brain tumo…
31y · Female·raised intracranial pressure due to ventriculoperitoneal shunt dysfunction (disc…
Emilie Le Coz, aged 31, died from raised intracranial pressure secondary to ventriculoperitoneal shunt disconnection. She presented to hospital in March 2010 with progressive headaches, cognitive changes and behaviour de…
93y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage in the setting of a fall (palliated)
A 93-year-old woman with a history of falls was discharged from hospital following treatment for subdural haematoma from a prior fall. Discharge planning included a home assessment by occupational therapy, during which t…
88y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
An 88-year-old man died from multiple injuries sustained when struck by a motor vehicle while crossing a poorly-lit road as a pedestrian. He suffered bilateral pelvic fractures, lumbar spine fractures, aortic transection…
56y · Female·Intracranial haemorrhage whilst undergoing intravenous heparin therapy
A 56-year-old woman presented to Knox Private Hospital with severe headache and eye symptoms on 16 June 2007. An ED physician diagnosed ischaemic stroke based on a subtle CT finding in the absence of focal neurological s…
40y · Male·Complications of head injury
Duncan Ross, a 40-year-old man, sustained a severe head injury during a violent confrontation at a residential boarding house when he and others attempted to forcibly enter another resident's room. The resident, acting i…
74y · Male·Head injury in motor vehicle incident
A 74-year-old man using a motorised mobility scooter was struck by a motor vehicle at a T-intersection in Rye, Victoria. He sustained a severe head injury with right subdural haemorrhage and bilateral subarachnoid haemor…
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