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54y · Male·multi-organ failure and sepsis complicating fulminant pneumonia with empyema (op…
A 54-year-old man died from sepsis and multi-organ failure secondary to fulminant pneumonia with empyema. He presented to his GP on 1 April 2021 with concerning signs including bilateral oedema, fever, and respiratory sy…
84y · Female·Alzheimer's disease with subdural haematoma from traumatic head injury as a cont…
Mrs Betty Reid, aged 84 years with advanced Alzheimer's disease, died from Alzheimer's disease with subdural haematoma from traumatic head injury as a contributing factor. She sustained an unwitnessed fall on 1 November …
60y · Female·sepsis due to community acquired pneumonia
Lynne Patricia Fisher, 60, presented to Mount Barker Hospital ED on 26 September 2018 with bilateral community-acquired pneumonia and was discharged after 6.5 hours despite clinical deterioration. She collapsed at home w…
30y · Female·tricuspid valve bacterial endocarditis
Jennifer Collins, a 30-year-old intravenous methylamphetamine user, died from tricuspid valve bacterial endocarditis on 6 September 2018. She presented to Noarlunga Hospital ED on 20 August 2018 with chest tightness, fev…
41y · Female·salt water drowning
Ms Ardebby Chua, a 41-year-old woman with no snorkelling experience, died from salt water drowning during a guided snorkelling tour near Blyth Island, South Australia. She aspirated water triggering laryngospasm and beca…
85y · Female·general inanition on a background of vascular dementia and a recent right neck o…
An 85-year-old woman with vascular dementia, congestive cardiac failure, and atrial fibrillation sustained a right neck of femur fracture from a fall at her aged care facility on 5 August 2020, despite being on a sensor …
80y · Male·aspiration pneumonia on a background of severe oropharyngeal dysphagia and chron…
Ronald Arthur Elliott, aged 80, died of aspiration pneumonia complicated by severe oropharyngeal dysphagia and COPD following a hip fracture. He fell on 12 June 2020, underwent left hip hemiarthroplasty at Flinders Medic…
54y · Female·metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the lung
Tu Loan Le, a 54-year-old woman on home detention release from prison, died from metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the lung at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital on 9 May 2020. She had been diagnosed with stage 4 lung canc…
68y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to gram-negative sepsis on a background of recent myocar…
A 68-year-old male prisoner with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, end-stage renal failure, COPD, morbid obesity) presented with acute myocardial infarction and underwent coronary artery bypass grafting. Post-operatively…
64y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and its complications following cardiac arrest …
Christopher Lens, a 64-year-old man with schizophrenia under guardianship at a nursing home, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest due to upper airway obstruction after choking on a peanut b…
45y · Male·Liver failure due to metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma
A 45-year-old male prisoner died from liver failure due to metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma. He had been prescribed cyproterone (Androcur) for 20+ years as an anti-libidinal agent, with regular blood tests monitoring …
37y · Male·mixed drug toxicity with fentanyl as the principal agent
37-year-old Jason Cullen died from mixed drug toxicity with fentanyl as the principal agent. He had chronic idiopathic intracranial hypertension requiring multiple neurosurgeries and was prescribed opioids and benzodiaze…
79y · Male·undetermined - presumed death following vehicle breakdown while attempting to wa…
Alan Leslie Graham, 79, disappeared from Angepena Station near Leigh Creek, South Australia between 30 April and 2 May 2016. He was an experienced traveller with a keen interest in geology who frequently visited remote p…
58y · Male·acute bronchopneumonia
Giovanni Trotta, aged 58, died in custody from acute bronchopneumonia. He was a vulnerable prisoner with COPD, schizoaffective disorder, and profound deafness. Clinical lessons include: (1) hospital discharge summaries m…
61y · Male·congestive cardiac failure due to cardiomegaly with left ventricular hypertrophy
A 61-year-old man with diabetes, obesity, and high cholesterol presented to his GP with shortness of breath for 4-5 days and tachycardia (HR 120). The GP diagnosed anxiety instead of cardiac failure, failed to ask critic…
62y · Male·cardiac arrest complicating psychotic episode
Michael Adams, aged 62 with chronic treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died from cardiac arrest complicating psychotic episode at a supported residential facility. During escalating psychotic behaviour, paramedics applie…
17y · Female·multiple injuries
Afrikah Rose Pearl Philp, aged 17, died from multiple injuries sustained in a high-speed vehicle collision on 6 October 2017 while being pursued by police. She had a complex medical history including psychogenic non-epil…
43y · Male·compression of the neck due to hanging
A 43-year-old male veteran died by hanging in a psychiatric inpatient unit while under a Level 2 Inpatient Treatment Order. He was admitted after a high-lethality suicide attempt involving overdose and carbon monoxide ex…
66y · Male·unascertained (differential diagnosis: chronic alcoholism with alcohol withdrawa…
Colin Norman, a 66-year-old man with significant disability from traumatic brain injury, chronic alcoholism and liver cirrhosis, died at home after failing to receive essential disability support services over a weekend.…
0y · Male·hypoxia and reduced pulmonary perfusion complicating congenital heart disease
Logan Scott Fergusson, a 6½-week-old neonate with complex congenital heart disease (pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect), died from hypoxia and reduced pulmonary perfusion following surgery at the Royal Chil…
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