154 results for “possible infection”
54y · Female·sepsis
Ms Julie Stephens, aged 54, was admitted to Frankston Hospital on 5 December 2008 with a chest infection and multiple comorbidities including cardiac failure, respiratory failure, and obesity. She deteriorated…
24y · Female·multi organ failure due to meningococcal septicaemia
…used on excluding meningitis through absence of neck stiffness and rash. She diagnosed viral illness with possible urinary tract infection and discharged her after 3 hours. Parents were given reassurance rather than clea…
Male·pneumonia, following injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident
Russell Rodney Tonks sustained severe head injury in a motor vehicle accident on 31 May 2010, resulting in global cerebral oedema, subdural haematoma, subarachnoid haemorrhage, and multiple fractures. He was admitted to …
1y · Female·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to aorto-oesophageal fistula caused by lodged b…
Isabella Rees, aged 14 months, presented to Sunshine Hospital ED four times over 19 days with fever, vomiting and later haematochezia. A button battery lodged in her oesophagus caused progressive caustic injury leading t…
9y · Male·Disseminated melioidosis
William Bligh, a 9-year-old boy from Palm Island, died from disseminated melioidosis on 24 February 2013. He presented with fever and cough from 2 February, initially assessed as viral illness. Over 11 days, he was revie…
20y · Male·Group A streptococcus pneumonia (invasive Group A Streptococcus infection of the…
A 20-month-old boy presented to general practice with a 3-day cough (resolved), reduced oral intake, constipation, and a blanching rash. He was afebrile, had clear lungs on auscultation, and was diagnosed with otitis med…
0y · Male·multi-organ failure from septicaemia following surgical reduction of intussuscep…
… to Queanbeyan Hospital on 14 October 1996 with persistent vomiting for 3 days. GP Dr R. diagnosed viral infection with possible reflux, admitted for observation, and managed conservatively. Critical urinalysis results …
0y · Male·undetermined; possible drug effect, hypoxia, or asphyxia; methylamphetamine expo…
…r. The cause of death remained undetermined at autopsy, though heavy, congested internal organs suggested possible drug effect, hypoxia, or asphyxia. Methylamphetamine was detected in breast milk and was considered a con…
20y · Male·acute heat stress (circumstances undetermined)
Michael Campbell, aged 20 months, died on 18 April 2008 from acute heat stress. He was placed in his bedroom cot by his mother after returning home from grandparents' house. He was found unconscious and extremely hot app…
52y · Male·complications in association with advanced malignancy (hepatocellular carcinoma)…
Jeffrey Lee Strettles, a 52-year-old prisoner, died from complications of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, end-stage cirrhosis, and generalised sepsis. He had contracted Hepatitis C in the late 1980s and was diagnosed …
44y · Female·Complications of a lung abscess with contributing factors of Down's syndrome and…
…mily and residential care facility (Annecto), emphasizing daily cleaning to prevent bacterial and fungal infections. However, Annecto failed to implement documented procedures for CPAP maintenance, did not assess Meliss…
7y · Female·streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis complicating retropharyngeal abscess
A 7-week-old infant died from streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis complicating retropharyngeal abscess. Three days before death, a report was made to child protection services alleging the father had shaken the infants. A ge…
83y · Female·Combined effects of severe malnutrition and infection (septicaemia secondary to …
Mrs Clark, 83, died from severe malnutrition and infection including septicaemia from an infected sacral pressure ulcer that had existed for 7 months. She was admi…
0y · Female·Fetal demise due to placental abruption and sepsis secondary to chorioamnionitis…
Ashlee Reindl died hours after birth in 2019 following a prolonged induction of labour complicated by fetal distress and chorioamnionitis. A catastrophic placental abruption occurred shortly before emergency caesarean se…
0y · Male·unascertained
…spite extensive forensic investigation, the cause of death remained unascertained, though co-sleeping and possible underlying neurological abnormality could not be excluded. Key clinical lessons include: (1) better inter…
63y · Male·pulmonary emphysema
Stanley McIntyre, a 63-year-old man with severe treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died from pulmonary emphasema on 23 June 2021 while subject to a Psychiatric Treatment Order. He had advanced COAD diagnosed only one mon…
48y · Male·Hanging (partially suspended hanging using shoelaces as ligature)
Robert Harold Gerard, aged 48, died by hanging in Risdon Prison in May 2022 while on remand for serious charges. He had paranoid schizophrenia, a long history of substance abuse, and was experiencing depression and suici…
36y · Female·combined effects of baclofen toxicity and blunt head injury
Kim Melissa Hall, 36, died from combined baclofen toxicity and blunt head injury sustained during falls while acutely intoxicated. She had severe alcohol dependence treated with off-label baclofen prescribed by her GP. O…
0y · Male·Complications of small bowel obstruction due to post operative adhesions
Marcus Charles, a 3-month-old neonate, died from small bowel obstruction due to postoperative adhesions following earlier surgical repair of oesophageal atresia and duodenal atresia. On 4 November 2006, paramedics attend…
36y · Male·infective endocarditis
… being evaluated 25 times by prison medical officer Dr P. between February and May 2009. Dr P. documented possible infective endocarditis on 25 March and again on 12 May, but the referral to Princess Alexandra Hospital g…
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