171 results for “severe shock”
35y · Male·Cerebral trauma, shock and anoxia resulting from a single vehicle traffic accide…
…ace, though they breached policy by failing to notify the radio operator. The death resulted from multiple severe injuries including cerebral trauma, rib fractures with haemothorax, and anoxia.
7y · Female·multiorgan failure due to fulminant sepsis (Streptococcus pyogenes)
…oncern. By the time sepsis was recognised at 7.30pm during resuscitation, she was irreversibly septic with severe acidosis. Expert evidence indicates earlier recognition and treatment between 5.30-6.00pm might have offer…
67y · Female·Intra-abdominal sepsis complicating an anastomotic leak following elective surge…
…ion protocols, documentation of clinical discussions, and the importance of consultant-level assessment in severe sepsis.
19y · Female·echovirus type 9 infection (myocarditis and pneumonitis)
…re could have been done, even in major teaching hospitals. This case highlights the challenges of managing severe viral myocarditis in resource-limited rural settings.
57y · Male·Multiple organ failure in consequence of peritonitis resulting from complication…
Robert Douglas Dalgleish died from multiple organ failure due to peritonitis resulting from complications of gastric banding surgery. He presented to the ED on 18 July 2002 with abdominal pain and vomiting. Dr B. appropr…
0y · Male·Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and massive subgaleal haemorrhage, both associat…
Baby X, born at Canberra Hospital after a prolonged labour, died at age 2 days from injuries sustained during birth. Two interlinked pathologies contributed to death: hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) from prolonged …
0y · Female·subgaleal haematoma complicating an obstructed labour
…rm infant born following obstructed labour, died at four days of age from subgaleal haemorrhage (SGH) with severe hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. Labour was managed by private obstetrician Dr K., who was not physically…
3y · Male·Streptococcus pyogenes group A pneumonia
…tococcus pyogenes group A pneumonia with pleural effusions. Clinical lessons include: early recognition of severe sepsis in children requires lower diagnostic thresholds; concerning vital signs warrant specialist consult…
15y · Male·right haemothorax due to lacerations of right lung
…consumed alcohol provided by an adult. Emergency response was appropriate: rescue teams extracted him from severe entrapment within 100 minutes; pre-hospital care including intubation was excellent; hospital resuscitatio…
4y · Male·Intra-abdominal injuries from blunt force trauma (ruptured duodenum and lacerate…
…oyfriend and mother). Critically, both caregivers failed to seek medical attention despite Tyrell becoming severely ill on 23 May with vomiting and abdominal pain. Had medical care been sought promptly following the firs…
50y · Female·septicaemia
…priate medical intervention called earlier could have prevented death. Key clinical lesson: recognise that severely ill patients lack capacity to make sound decisions about refusing emergency care; escalate to paramedics…
11y · Male·Sepsis
An 11-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder (ASD level 3), ADHD, and obesity died from sepsis on 20 June 2022. He presented to Rosebud Hospital ED on 14 June with fever, vomiting, and low blood pressure, was dischar…
73y · Male·Gregory Frank Burkhalter: carbon monoxide toxicity due to inhalation of carbon m…
…ailure and combustion. Mr Burkhalter (73) died from carbon monoxide toxicity; Mrs Burkhalter (74) suffered severe burns, survived initially but died from complications including myocardial infarction during acute resusci…
17y · Male·Multi-organ failure with terminal fungal sepsis (Aspergillus) on a background of…
… with terminal fungal sepsis. The critical issue identified was a substantial delay in investigating acute severe abdominal pain on 13 May 2011. Despite classic peritoneal signs noted at 9:30 pm (generalised tenderness, …
54y · Male·multi-organ failure and sepsis complicating fulminant pneumonia with empyema (op…
…walk and also closed at 5:30pm. The following day was Good Friday. He presented to ambulance on 3 April in severe respiratory distress and was transferred to intensive care where he died on 8 April. The coroner found tha…
33y · Male·Drowning (unascertained - possible injury sustained upon reaching dinghy)
…alia on 16 August 2019 after jumping from a yacht without a lifejacket to retrieve an adrift dinghy during severe weather conditions with gale-force winds (35-75 km/h). The yacht, an old vessel requiring significant repa…
Unknown·Ms Fensom: influenza A (H1N1 2009, pandemic swine flu) with myocarditis causing …
Two deaths from H1N1 influenza in 2009. Ms Fensom (41) died from myocarditis complicating swine flu after inadequate recognition and management of persistent hypotension at Millicent Hospital. Her condition required esca…
39y · Male·septicaemia following self-administered intravenous injection of faeces
A 39-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia, personality disorder, and substance dependence died from septicaemia after self-injecting faeces into his vein while an involuntary mental health patient. He obtained a sy…
42y · Female·hypovolaemic shock due to an acute ruptured subcapsular splenic haematoma in the…
Eve Brown, a 42-year-old Aboriginal woman, died of hypovolaemic shock from a ruptured splenic haematoma in the context of urosepsis at a regional hospital. She presented with U…
2y · Female·Blunt force injury to the abdomen
…the death resulted from actions and inactions of two adult caregivers present that night. Clinical lesson: severe abdominal trauma in young children presenting with lethargy, pallor, and apparent illness requires immedia…
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