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19y · Male·hypoxic brain injury following asphyxia due to hanging
Jordan Kirkwood, a 19-year-old male, died by hanging on 30 April 2019 after being admitted to a newly established community-based mental health program (MHHITH) on 3 April 2019. He presented with depression, cannabis wit…
36y · Male·hanging, with contributing factors of alcohol dependence and depression
Ross Johns, aged 36, died by hanging on 14-15 June 2021 after a long history of bipolar disorder, major depression, and alcohol dependence. He was discharged from Northside Mental Health Unit on 9 June 2021 following adm…
71y · Female·multiple pulmonary thromboemboli and deep vein thrombosis
71-year-old woman presented to ED with signs of circulatory failure (hypotension, tachycardia, tachypnoea, hypoxia) and progressive leg pain/swelling over one week. ECG showed S1Q3T3 pattern consistent with pulmonary emb…
59y · Female·Global hypoxic brain injury due to mixed drug toxicity, specifically alprazolam …
A 59-year-old woman with a 30-year history of alprazolam dependence for anxiety disorder died from global hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by mixed drug toxicity, with alprazolam levels in the fatal r…
42y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (sertraline, amlodipine, lamotrigine, quetiapin…
Luke Trevor Young, 42, died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (sertraline, amlodipine, lamotrigine, quetiapine) in a suicide by overdose. He had severe, longstanding bipolar II disorder with chronic suicidality, comp…
41y · Male·Multiple injuries to head, trunk and limb sustained in motorised bicycle collisi…
Nathan John Hardie, aged 41, died from multiple injuries sustained in a motorised bicycle collision with a parked truck on 25 May 2021, five days after the accident on 30 April 2021. He was riding an unregistered, unroad…
1y · Female·infarction and volvulus of the small intestine due to adhesion from prior nephre…
A 19-month-old girl with history of Wilms tumour presented to Launceston General Hospital with vomiting, pain and lethargy. A Children's Early Warning Tool score of 6 triggered mandatory protocols including senior doctor…
35y · Female·neck and chest injuries and drowning due to intentional fall/jump from Tasman Br…
Jana Culic, aged 35, died by suicide jumping from the Tasman Bridge on 4 June 2020 while subject to a Mental Health Act treatment order for schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, and bipolar disorder. She had a …
68y · Male·community-acquired pneumonia in a setting of advanced centriacinar emphysema, al…
A 68-year-old man died of community-acquired pneumonia complicated by asplenia (absent splenic function), chronic liver disease from alcohol misuse, and severe malnutrition. He presented with syncopal episodes, cachexia,…
70y · Male·head injury
A 70-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease and cardiomyopathy collapsed at work after experiencing dizziness, striking his head on a brick wall. He died from severe head injury and brain swelling. The coroner found a…
86y · Male·pneumonia
An 86-year-old man with emphysema, heart disease, cognitive impairment and recent pneumonia admissions fell in a nursing home bathroom and sustained rib fractures and T4 vertebral fracture. He was assessed as medium fall…
92y · Male·subdural haemorrhage (haematoma) following a fall at a residential aged care fac…
A 92-year-old man with early-stage Alzheimer's disease died from a subdural haemorrhage following an unwitnessed fall at a residential aged care facility. He fell while getting out of bed at 23:30 hours on 4 May 2020, st…
72y · Female·Pneumonia following cervical spine injuries sustained in an unwitnessed mechanic…
Valma Ann Tweedie, aged 72, died from pneumonia following cervical spine injuries sustained in an unwitnessed fall at a disability support facility. She had a known history of falls, mobility problems, and probable demen…
80y · Male·asphyxia due to choking on food
Robert Mather, 80, died from asphyxia due to choking on food while hospitalised with acute psychosis, severe malnutrition, iron deficiency anaemia and urinary retention. He had schizophrenia with 40+ year history and poo…
37y · Male·self-inflicted stab wound to the chest
Benjamen Robert Wildman, aged 37, died from a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest while in police custody on 29 December 2020. He had a lifelong history of mental health difficulties, personality dysfunction stemming …
40y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia due to cardiovascular disease
Mr Brendan Triffett, aged 40, died suddenly from cardiac arrhythmia whilst participating in supervised hydrotherapy at Kingston Pool, Tasmania on 13 March 2018. He had significant medical history including an acquired br…
55y · Female·exsanguination due to a gunshot wound to the upper left chest
A 55-year-old woman with a 20-year history of depression died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. She had attempted suicide twice in 2019 (July and December) and was managed by her general practitioner and Tasmania Heal…
83y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
Ellis Newton Hughes, 83-year-old retired mining engineer with metastatic prostate cancer, sustained a femoral fracture in a fall on 5 February 2020. He underwent open reduction and internal fixation on 10 February 2020 a…
61y · Male·hanging
Andrew Robert Young, a 61-year-old man with lifelong depression and social phobia, died by hanging on 13-14 January 2020. He had received consistent psychiatric care from an experienced psychiatrist for 16 years using su…
Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (tramadol and diazepam)
Daniel Wayne Dare died from mixed prescription drug toxicity involving tramadol and diazepam. He had a history of chronic lower back pain and depression managed with these medications prescribed by his GP over several ye…
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