226 results for “cardiopulmonary resuscitation (cpr)”
9y · Male·drowning
Bailey Patman, aged 9, drowned at Seaford Beach on 19 January 2012 while swimming with friends under inadequate supervision. Bailey was a poor swimmer who had received minimal swimming instruction and was fearful of deep…
63y · Male·complications of an inverted positional event (asphyxia from airway occlusion)
…unresponsive and cyanosed, already deceased. CPR was commenced briefly but discontinued when a Not-For-Resuscitation directive was located. The coroner found the death preventable due to: inadequate on-site registered n…
2y · Male·Consistent with drowning
…unter floating face-down in a small dam. Despite immediate CPR, retrieval by paramedics, and extensive resuscitation attempts at hospital including hypothermia management and PIPER retrieval team intervention, Hunter co…
47y · Male·Complications of acute agitation in the setting of a prolonged struggle in an ac…
Ricky Broughton, a 47-year-old man with chronic treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died during police restraint while being transferred for involuntary psychiatric assessment. After moving from Geelong to Ballarat in Feb…
39y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest during prone restraint including pressure on the neck o…
A 39-year-old male died from cardiorespiratory arrest during a prone restraint with neck pressure while intoxicated with methylamphetamine. He was found behaving erratically and aggressively in a small town, entered a ta…
29y · Male·blunt trauma of the chest
…cle spoke under remote consultant guidance, CPR, and helicopter retrieval were undertaken. Despite all resuscitation efforts, he died. The coroner found first aid providers acted with exemplary skill given remote locati…
28y · Male·Blunt force head injury from motor vehicle crash (passenger ejected from rolling…
A 28-year-old Aboriginal male died from blunt force head injury sustained as a passenger in a single-vehicle rollover crash on a dirt road near Wadeye, NT. The unlicensed driver was intoxicated (BAC 0.20%) and lost contr…
73y · Male·Combined effects of ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary di…
A 73-year-old man in prison custody died from combined ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He had a significant cardiac history including aortic repair and endocarditis, plus severe COPD wi…
32y · Male·Methamphetamine toxicity in a man with ischaemic heart disease
A 32-year-old male died from methamphetamine toxicity complicated by ischaemic heart disease during police restraint. After a motor vehicle collision, he displayed erratic, aggressive behaviour while walking into traffic…
21y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury arising from severe anaphylactic shock due to administratio…
…and brainstem death. The coroner found no fault with surgical decision-making, anaesthetic conduct, or resuscitation management. Sugammadex anaphylaxis, though rare (2 per 100,000 incidence), remains an important safety…
4y · Male·drowning
A 4-year-old boy of Sudanese descent drowned at Lake Leanyer Recreation Park on 1 May 2011 despite lifeguard presence. While the facility had been extensively improved following earlier drowning deaths and met RLSSA stan…
24y · Male·cardio-respiratory arrest due to multi-drug toxicity
…ing for all staff in high-risk psychiatric facilities. While psychiatrist-led care was appropriate and resuscitation attempts were made immediately, there were deficiencies in documenting and escalating concerning behav…
39y · Male·Cardiac arrest in a person with pre-existing severe ischaemic heart disease who …
A 39-year-old First Nations man with severe ischaemic heart disease died following police restraint and ambulance care during an emergency examination authority detention. He had sniffed petrol and threatened self-harm; …
5y · Male·acute upper airway obstruction from nectarine stone
Lucas Mazzei, aged 5 years, died on 27 March 2017 from acute upper airway obstruction caused by an uncut nectarine stone. While attending school, he was separated from his class during a science lesson and left watching …
57y · Male·Bilateral bronchopneumonia in a man with asthma, tetraplegia and multiple other …
Andrew McDougall, 57, a man with complex medical comorbidities including tetraplegia, COPD, asthma, ischaemic heart disease and diabetes, died from bilateral bronchopneumonia at his supported disability accommodation hom…
36y · Female·myocardial infarction as a consequence of severe focal coronary artery atheroscl…
…ed but not documented as completed. She arrested while vomiting, aspirated, and despite prompt CPR and resuscitation efforts including adrenaline and defibrillation, developed refractory hypoxia and died 6 hours after h…
65y · Male·Neck trauma and severe ischaemic heart disease in the setting of immersion
A 65-year-old experienced kneeboarder died from neck trauma and severe ischaemic heart disease following immersion at a surf competition. He fell from his board during the B Grade Final in challenging conditions at Gunna…
42y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and methylamphetamine intoxication
Paul Marcus White, a 42-year-old male, died on 21 June 2014 from the combined effects of ischaemic heart disease and methylamphetamine intoxication. While playing football, he left the field with a hamstring strain and w…
42y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy; cardiac arrest; cardiomegaly
A 42-year-old man with schizophrenia died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest at a mental health community care unit. He had been admitted voluntarily for alcohol rehabilitat…
55y · Female·asphyxia due to choking on food (steak)
…ere delayed approximately 6 minutes gaining access to the locked facility, during which critical early resuscitation and airway clearance could not occur. The coroner found that earlier access might have enabled surviva…
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