125 results for “airway obstruction”
94y · Male·blunt head and neck trauma with associated haemorrhage; neck trauma included fra…
… minutes; (4) vital signs were never checked to confirm death; (5) body was found with foreign material in airways and was subsequently interfered with (pillow placed over face); (6) Police were not called for 55 minutes…
30y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemic injury and bronchopneumonia following PEA arrest in a …
A 30-year-old woman with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, a severe treatment-resistant epilepsy, died following cardiac arrest at a disability residential care facility. She was found entangled in a swing seat armrest on 7 April…
38y · Male·Combined effects of methylamphetamine toxicity, violent struggle, and positional…
…s: drug-affected patients in custody require rapid medical assessment not delayed by behavioural concerns; airway compromise from flexed neck position is rapidly fatal; paramedic cardiac arrest protocols must be executed…
59y · Female·Asphyxial aspiration with upper airways obstruction by vomitus
Ms Prenc, a 59-year-old woman with spina bifida, died from asphyxial aspiration with upper airway obstruction by vomitus while hospitalised for urosepsis. The critical clinical issue was a Goals of Care (…
<1y · Female·Global hypoxic-ischaemic injury of unknown cause
… approach was agreed. The precise mechanism of the hypoxic insult—whether accidental (positional asphyxia, airway obstruction) or otherwise—could not be determined despite thorough investigation. The coroner found no med…
48y · Male·undetermined
A 48-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, poorly controlled diabetes, sleep apnoea, obesity and cardiomegaly died unexpectedly at a rural hospital following acute psychotic agitation. He had absconded from a menta…
93y · Male·Multisystem failure complicating sepsis secondary to perforated viscus
…arent suffering. The coroner found that Tye did place a pillow over Harker's face but found no evidence of airway obstruction causing death. The coroner identified potential criminal conduct driven by benevolent but misg…
54y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic brain damage caused by blood loss and airway obstruction due t…
A 54-year-old male was assaulted in a nightclub with a single punch causing orbital and facial fractures and posterior epistaxis. He presented to the Royal Hobart Hospital ED with active bleeding. Critical deficits in hi…
76y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis in the context of obesity, obstructive sleep apnoea, an…
A 76-year-old man with significant comorbidities including severe obstructive sleep apnoea, obesity, aortic stenosis, and ischaemic heart disease died from acute coronary atherosclerosis 36 hours after elective sacroilia…
13y · Female·Pneumonia, due to or as a consequence of Hypoxic Brain Damage, due to or as a co…
… point covers exceeded safe flow velocities by 469%, a diving goggle was trapped under a cover creating obstruction, and the outlet pipe was partially crushed. The coroner found the death was preventable had the facilit…
8y · Male·acute exacerbation of chronic asthma
An 8-year-old boy with undertreated chronic asthma presented to North West Regional Hospital with acute exacerbation. Initial assessment underestimated severity. Despite initial improvement with salbutamol, ipratropium a…
18y · Male·Heroin toxicity
Edward Grant Harris, an 18-year-old with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and borderline intellectual function, died from heroin toxicity in his supported accommodation. He had a complex history of behavioural challenges,…
68y · Female·Anaphylactoid reaction to intravenous CT scan contrast medium leading to cardior…
A 68-year-old woman with asthma presented to hospital with abdominal pain suggestive of biliary obstruction. A CT scan with intravenous contrast was ordered to clarify the diagnosis before potential surgical tra…
15y · Female·Seizure disorder (epilepsy) with associated vomit aspiration; Sudden Unexpected …
A 15-year-old girl with refractory epilepsy and intellectual disability died from a seizure with vomit aspiration at a special needs holiday camp on the second night of attendance. She had known epilepsy managed with mul…
42y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to choking on food, with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome con…
Bridie Gilligan, 42, with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, intellectual disability, and dysphagia, choked on a Yumbo burger in her Supported Independent Living accommodation on 29 April 2021, suffering fatal hypoxic brain inj…
<1y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemia secondary to perinatal asphyxia
HC was a neonate who died at 6 days old from global cerebral ischaemia secondary to perinatal asphyxia. He was born following an emergency caesarean section for obstructed labour and fetal distress. Key clinical lessons …
23y · Male·combined drug toxicity (methadone, clozapine, quetiapine, diazepam, chlorpromazi…
Geoffrey Reid, 23, died from combined drug toxicity while hospitalised for schizophrenia management. He was re-inducted onto methadone at 30mg with 10mg daily increments to 50mg over four days, escalated more rapidly tha…
74y · Male·Complications of burns sustained in a fire
Nigel Willoughby, 74, died from complications of burns sustained in a house fire on 2 September 2020. The fire was caused by a carelessly discarded cigarette igniting an armchair in the lounge room while he was smoking a…
21y · Male·upper airway obstruction and plastic bag asphyxia
Matthew Aaron Condie, a 21-year-old prisoner serving a 12-year sentence at Port Phillip Prison, died by asphyxiation using a plastic bag on 27-28 September 2007. The coroner found his death was potentially preventable du…
42y · Female·Haemothorax and pneumonia in the setting of acute and chronic chest injuries and…
Narelle Simmons, 42, died from haemothorax and pneumonia secondary to rib fractures, with contributing factors of hepatic cirrhosis, chronic alcoholism, and multiple drugs (methadone, methylamphetamine, diazepam, sertral…
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