1,042 results
20y · Male·hanging
A 20-year-old male with major depressive disorder and melancholic features was admitted to psychiatric hospital on 4 June 2003 under an indefinite involuntary treatment order by consultant psychiatrist Dr P.. The next da…
31y · Male·Injuries sustained as a consequence of helicopter crash into water
Three emergency service personnel—pilot Andrew Carpenter (31), paramedic Craig Liddington (31), and crewman Stewart Eva (31)—died in a helicopter crash on 17 October 2003 during a night VFR flight to retrieve a patient w…
23y · Female·Pulmonary barotrauma due to or as a consequence of a scuba diving accident
Maren Lyndsey Dell, 23, died during a resort dive at Agincourt Reef from pulmonary barotrauma caused by rapid ascent from 9 metres. She panicked when unable to clear water from her mask and ascended quickly without expel…
47y · Male·Myocardial ischaemia as a result of undiagnosed coronary artery disease; cerebra…
Thomas Creegan, a 47-year-old UK tourist, died during a second introductory resort dive at the Great Barrier Reef after becoming separated from his instructor and ascending rapidly to the surface. He lost consciousness s…
Male·Gunshot wounds sustained when Damien Coates shot Perry Irwin and then shot himse…
This inquest examined the deaths of Senior Sergeant Perry Irwin (killed by gunshot) and Damien Coates (suicide by gunshot) on 22 August 2003 in Caboolture, Queensland. The coroner found the death preventable, resulting f…
33y · Male·Aspiration due to alcoholic intoxication; coronary atherosclerosis contributed
Adam Anthony Fernandez, aged 33, died from aspiration of food contents while acutely intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.276%) following police attendance at his home on 4 December 2001. After police used capsicum spray to safe…
28y · Female·Anaphylactic reaction to anaesthetic drug (suxamethonium), with underlying coron…
A 28-year-old woman died during routine dental extraction under general anaesthesia at a regional hospital. Despite competent initial airway management, she developed severe respiratory distress immediately after inducti…
49y · Male·head injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
Robert Edward Cook, 49, died from head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision with a motorised bicycle at a roundabout intersection on 12 December 2003, dying 9 days later on 21 December 2003. Cook was travellin…
46y · Male·Cardiac failure due to blood loss from traumatic laceration to right thigh susta…
Samuel Pugh, a 46-year-old mining contractor, died from cardiac failure due to blood loss after being struck by a 219 kg falling rock underground at a Queensland mine. He suffered a severe laceration to his right thigh w…
7y · Female·cardiac tamponade due to total parenteral nutrition fluid leakage into the peric…
A 7-year-old girl with spina bifida died from cardiac tamponade caused by total parenteral nutrition (TPN) fluid leaking into the pericardial sac via a central venous line inserted during bowel obstruction surgery. Clini…
27y · Male·asphyxia caused by self-inflicted hanging
A 27-year-old Aboriginal man died by hanging in the back of a community police van whilst being transported from Hope Vale to Cooktown after arrest for domestic violence. Three community police officers with minimal trai…
Male·smoke inhalation (Landue and Doolan); smoke inhalation and effects of burning (R…
Three residents died in a boarding house fire at Sandgate, Queensland in August 2002. The fire started beneath the elevated timber building where a large quantity of flammable materials (mattresses, paint tins, timber, t…
67y · Female·perforated gastric ulcer; morphine toxicity also made a significant contribution
Mrs Lillian Shaw, a 67-year-old obese woman with a history of NSAID use, presented with vomiting and abdominal pain over 36 hours. A GP visited three times without performing adequate physical examination, failed to insp…
Male·Burns received in a gas explosion on a drilling rig
This was an industrial fatality on a gas drilling rig in the Surat Basin on 7 April 2003. Rodney Fiechtner, the rig manager, died from thermal burns covering 95% of his body after an uncontrolled natural gas release and …
Male·Unknown
David Eason, a middle-aged English businessman, went missing on 29 March 2001 while bushwalking on Fraser Island, Queensland. His remains were discovered on 14 April 2003 in dense bushland near Lake Wabby. The cause of d…
25y · Male·Cardiorespiratory failure due to unpredictable additive effect of combination of…
George Shoobridge, a 25-year-old man with a long history of polydrug addiction, died from cardiorespiratory failure caused by the unpredictable additive effect of multiple drugs in combination (diazepam, morphine, codein…
Male·Severe head injuries due to motor vehicle accident
Two experienced bushmen, Alan Paul Toohey and Andrew Tasman Hill, died on 24 April 2003 when a police vehicle pursuing their unroadworthy utility truck crashed over an embankment on a remote unsealed road in Far North Qu…
23y · Male·compression of the neck, secondary to coronary arteriosclerosis
Julian Arasina Lee, a 23-year-old man, died on 1 February 2003 during a restraint incident in the Mental Health Unit at Cairns Base Hospital. Admitted voluntarily after exhibiting marked behavioral changes, he became inc…
63y · Male·Multiple injuries due to aircraft crash
Anthony Fitzgerald, a 63-year-old experienced general aviation pilot with minimal gyroplane experience (16.8 hours), died when his newly purchased gyroplane broke up in mid-air near Esk, Queensland. His 16.8 hours in gyr…
48y · Female·Neck and chest injuries sustained in the incident with the cherry picker. Mechan…
Ms Peuckert, a 48-year-old farm worker with 12 years experience, died from crush injuries to her neck and chest while operating an Afron HAS-650 cherry picker on her employer's farm. She was directed to use the machine a…
AI-generated summary and tagging — may contain inaccuracies; refer to original finding for legal purposes. Report an inaccuracy.