397 results for “asphyxia”
31y · Male·Complications of methylamphetamine use in a setting of physical restraint in a m…
…ed: LPOs were not adequately trained in de-escalation, monitoring for distress, or recognising positional asphyxia risks; they were unaware of the Bunnings Code of Conduct requiring disengagement from aggressive customer…
40y · Male·Asphyxia caused by restraint during security incident at Campbelltown Club Hotel
…rained him face-down on the ground, and he lost consciousness after approximately 8 minutes. He died from asphyxia caused by the restraint. Contributing factors included acute ethanol intoxication (blood alcohol 0.179 g/…
0y · Male·Complications of birth-related traumatic head injury
…easily despite appropriate senior clinician involvement and anesthetic support. Tasman was born in severe asphyxia with poor Apgar scores, requiring resuscitation and intensive care. He suffered extensive hypoxic-ischemi…
0y · Female·Perinatal asphyxia
Summer Elizabeth Rose Niehoff died from perinatal asphyxia hours after vaginal birth following a prolonged labour in hospital. The coroner found multiple clinically…
59y · Female·mechanical asphyxia
Cheryl Anne Taylor, aged 59, died from mechanical asphyxia when a timber balcony collapsed at a Christmas party on 16 December 2017. The balcony had multiple struct…
31y · Male·positional asphyxia due to synthetic cannabis use and obesity
…lyschko, a 31-year-old male imprisoned for life, died in a Northern Territory prison cell from positional asphyxia caused by synthetic cannabis (Kronic) use combined with obesity. Clinical and systemic factors contribute…
26y · Male·Mechanical asphyxia (chest crushed by car)
Lloyd Douglas Hill, a 26-year-old builder and car enthusiast, died from mechanical asphyxia when his chest was crushed by a car while working underneath it in a rural shed. He had reversed the vehi…
0y · Female·Unascertained
…signs of life were documented. Potential causes identified include placental abruption, cord accident, or asphyxia, but none could be confirmed. The absence of antenatal care, precipitous labour, and lack of active manag…
0y · Female·Perinatal asphyxia
Baby XY, a 41-week-old newborn, died from perinatal asphyxia six hours after birth at Sunshine Hospital. The primary clinical lesson involves diagnostic failure: the …
31y · Female·plastic bag asphyxia
…man with chronic schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, and substance abuse, died by plastic bag asphyxia using an LPG bottle. She was under Community Treatment Order with Eastern Health. The family alleged inad…
15y · Female·Asphyxia as a result of hanging
Eden Jayde Westbrook, aged 15, died by hanging in Fishermans Memorial Park, St Helens, Tasmania on 17 February 2015. The original coroner found death was by suicide. Her parents sought to reopen the investigation in 2020…
16y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia
A 16-year-old girl with a history of suicidal ideation and self-harm died by plastic bag asphyxia using argon gas purchased from a hardware store. She had been seeing a psychologist who noted improvement…
41y · Male·Traumatic asphyxia resulting from pressure on the chest caused by falling concre…
Michael Lang, a 41-year-old backhoe operator, died from traumatic asphyxia when two large concrete beams fell on his cabin during pedestrian bridge demolition. The beams fell becau…
2y · Male·Severe hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (grade 3)
…ng a home birth on a farm 25km from hospital. The birth was complicated by shoulder dystocia and profound asphyxia. Although expert opinion suggested outcome might have been identical in hospital, the coroner found that …
8y · Female·Unascertained; circumstances suggest possible mechanical asphyxia in co-sleeping…
…evealed no significant injuries or toxins, but the sleeping position raised the possibility of mechanical asphyxia that could not be definitively excluded without full autopsy. The case highlights the inherent risks of i…
22y · Male·Asphyxia from recreational use of nitrous oxide
Aaron McDonald, 22, died from asphyxia while using nitrous oxide recreationally alone at home, breathing the gas through apparatus connected to …
41y · Male·complications of acute alcohol intoxication
…uggesting death resulted from alcohol-induced complications (ketoacidosis, cardiac arrhythmia, positional asphyxia) rather than acute toxicity alone. Better assessment protocols and explicit handover procedures were need…
25y · Female·Undetermined
…ation impossible; forensic entomology confirmed death within 1-2 days; absence of injury does not exclude asphyxia, strangulation, or sexual assault; and contamination issues compromised DNA evidence. The case remained u…
0y · Female·perinatal asphyxia
Baby Kylie Hamilton, a 3-day-old neonate, died from perinatal asphyxia following emergency Caesarean delivery during her mother's induced labour. The mother had gestational dia…
0y · Unknown·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy resulting from cardiorespiratory arrest due to …
A three-week-old infant died from asphyxia while positioned in an over-the-shoulder infant sling at a shopping centre. The baby had recent upper res…
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