1,288 results for “emergency treatment”
20y · Female·multi-organ failure due to polypharmacy overdose
A 20-year-old woman with depression and borderline personality disorder died from multi-organ failure following a large polypharmacy overdose (13 grams of paracetamol among 78 tablets). She was admitted to the ED where i…
41y · Male·Subdural haematoma
A 41-year-old Aboriginal man with excessive alcohol use presented four times to a rural hospital over one month with headaches. His symptoms were attributed to cluster migraine, then alcohol withdrawal syndrome, despite …
40y · Male·coronary artery atherosclerosis
…wledge he had reported chest pain. Shane collapsed suddenly nine days later and died despite appropriate emergency treatment. A cardiologist testified that with prompt ECG and hospital referral after 27 May, Shane would…
20y · Male·head and neck injuries sustained when struck by train
Jordan James Williams, 20, died after being struck by a train following two absconsions from Kalgoorlie Health Campus mental health unit on 24 August 2018. He was involuntarily admitted with first-episode psychosis. Crit…
76y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to sepsis with peritonitis and pancreatitis, secondar…
A 76-year-old man died from multiple organ failure following an ERCP procedure for gallstone removal. The procedure itself was appropriate and uneventful. Post-operatively, he developed severe abdominal pain and a CT sca…
Female·Burns due to gas explosion due to motor vehicle collision with building
A 60-year-old man with a long-standing history of seizures experienced an epileptic seizure while driving and lost control of his vehicle. It collided with an LPG gas cylinder outside a café, triggering an explosion that…
18y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
… intentionally overdosing on propranolol while admitted to an acute mental health unit under involuntary treatment. She had a documented history of medication stockpiling and multiple overdose attempts. Key clinical les…
Male·Combined effects of multiple blunt force injuries and the effects of fire (Craig…
…m his primary prescriber. Key failures: (1) no integrated medication monitoring between prescribers; (2) emergency doctors unaware of Whitall's repeated hospital visits and drug-seeking pattern; (3) decision to supply 2…
83y · Male·pneumonia and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by Legionella ba…
An 83-year-old man died from pneumonia and respiratory distress caused by Legionella bacterium. He presented with abdominal symptoms and was initially misdiagnosed as having aspiration pneumonia rather than community-acq…
77y · Male·Complications of methotrexate toxicity in a man with chronic renal impairment, c…
A 77-year-old man with chronic kidney disease, COPD, and mild cardiac failure died from methotrexate toxicity after a GP prescribed it at an inappropriate daily dose (5mg daily) for psoriasis without baseline blood tests…
16y · Female·Respiratory arrest due to the depressant effect of opiate medication
Vanessa Anderson, 16, suffered a depressed skull fracture from a golf ball strike and was admitted to Royal North Shore Hospital. She died from respiratory arrest due to opioid-induced respiratory depression, which was e…
40y · Male·compression of the neck due to hanging
…ks were discontinued after initial assessments despite recent suicidal history and ongoing mental health treatment. The coroner found no adverse comment appropriate but identified system failures in information gatherin…
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…
23y · Male·compression of the neck, secondary to coronary arteriosclerosis
Julian Arasina Lee, a 23-year-old man, died on 1 February 2003 during a restraint incident in the Mental Health Unit at Cairns Base Hospital. Admitted voluntarily after exhibiting marked behavioral changes, he became inc…
22y · Male·Multiple injuries from fall from height
Mitchell Follent, 22, died by fall from a third-floor balcony five days after discharge from his first psychiatric admission for post-ictal/drug-induced psychosis. He had intellectual disability, epilepsy, and acquired b…
36y · Male·infective endocarditis
…appointment). The patient deteriorated rapidly in late May with pneumonia and cardiac failure, requiring emergency hospital transfer on 30 May where endocarditis was confirmed. Despite aortic valve replacement surgery a…
77y · Male·sepsis due to retroperitoneal collection after biliary stent insertion on a back…
…iography (PTC) procedure that perforated his duodenum. Critical failures included: delayed diagnosis and treatment of peritonitis (diagnosis made at 1.20pm on 18 September, appropriate management delayed until late afte…
50y · Male·unascertained
…il 2022 after sleeping rough for months. He had been discharged from hospital in December 2021 following treatment for severe alcohol withdrawal and seizures, sent to homelessness without adequate follow-up care. His ca…
1y · Male·Complication of burns and trauma to the mesenteric artery
A 15-month-old child died from complications of severe scalding burns (55% of body) sustained when left unsupervised in a bath of hot water (65°C) for 10-15 minutes, combined with traumatic mesenteric artery tears of unk…
39y · Male·respiratory failure and cardiac arrest
Bradley Karl Coolwell, a 39-year-old Indigenous Australian with schizo-affective disorder and significant comorbidities (obesity, respiratory infection, diabetes), presented to Logan Hospital after police noted concernin…
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