215 results for “emergency triage”
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…
8y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in collision between semi-trailer and train at level…
…reas: (1) the driver and vehicle factors, (2) level crossing infrastructure and warning systems, and (3) emergency medical response. Key clinical findings include: Mr Scholl, an experienced driver familiar with the cros…
49y · Female·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage, septic and haemorrhagic shock as a result of a lapa…
Deborah Burgen died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage complicated by septic shock following delayed emergency surgery for bowel obstruction. She attended the emergency department six times over eleven days with ide…
8y · Male·bacterial meningitis that had not been diagnosed by a number of clinicians who h…
Eight-year-old Isaraelu Pele died of bacterial meningitis missed by multiple clinicians despite three hospital presentations and two GP visits between 14–17 December 2007. Critical failures included: inadequate different…
27y · Female·Septicaemia secondary to Neisseria meningitides infection
Naomi Williams, a 27-year-old Wiradjuri woman, died from meningococcal septicaemia on 1 January 2016. She presented to Tumut Hospital in the early hours with generalised aches and pains while pregnant. Despite vital sign…
17y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage complicating partial pancreatectomy for traumatic pa…
…s: HITH lacks vital sign monitoring; recurrent post-op pain warrants immediate consultant review not phone triage; family communication about escalation pathways was inadequate; information from parents was not conveyed …
37y · Male·Complications due to atherosclerotic heart disease and dyslipidaemia
Glen Dooley, a 37-year-old Aboriginal man, died of atherosclerotic heart disease and dyslipidaemia while in custody at Darwin Correctional Centre. His death was avoidable. He had abnormal ECGs in 2019 and 2022 that were …
91y · Female·exacerbation of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia following sur…
…d response were appropriate and adequate. A 3-hour 47-minute ambulance delay was attributed to appropriate triage categorisation, regional surge conditions, and staffing shortages. The death was not preventable.
22y · Male·Blunt head injury occasioned when the deceased fell from a moving vehicle
…ommunication about apparent neurological improvement can misleadingly lower clinical urgency; and accurate triage of critical head trauma is essential for appropriate resource allocation and family counselling. The preve…
79y · Female·Sepsis due to urinary tract infection with Group B streptococci
…ident died of sepsis from urinary tract infection with Group B streptococci after waiting 6 hours in the Emergency Department without being seen by a doctor. She arrived at 8pm with normal vital signs, was triaged Prior…
41y · Female·neck compression
…ve despite high-risk status; he absconded and met with Lynch. The AWOL procedure had gaps: the Psychiatric Triage Service wasn't notified, nominated contacts weren't contacted within 30 minutes, and the missing person in…
64y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained after jumping from a height
…th later, as the severity of MB's condition was not communicated to Dr S.. Had the call been appropriately triaged, MB likely would have been seen the same day. Police negotiators responded professionally and compassiona…
22y · Female·staphylococcal septicaemia and pneumonia complicating osteomyelitis of a right 1…
Julieka Dhu, a 22-year-old Aboriginal woman, died on 4 August 2014 from staphylococcal septicaemia and pneumonia complicating osteomyelitis of a rib fracture sustained in April 2014. She was detained in police custody on…
50y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in collision between semi-trailer and train
… insufficient to alert drivers unaware of approaching trains, particularly heavy vehicle operators); and emergency response (found Harold Long's transfer by fixed-wing aircraft without intensive care support may have co…
66y · Male·Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
A 66-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department with left-sided abdominal pain on 14 July 2021. After waiting over 6 hours in a crowded ED wi…
Unknown·Ruby Nicholls-Diver: ligature compression of neck (hanging); Carly Jean Elliott:…
Five psychiatric patients of Alma Street Centre died between March 2011 and March 2012. Two (Ruby Nicholls-Diver and Anthony Edwards) died within 24 hours of discharge; two (Carly Elliott and Michael Thomas) died shortly…
21y · Male·Sepsis caused by Leptospirosis (Graeme Gulliver); Group A streptococcal meningit…
Three young patients died from severe bacterial infections at rural Queensland hospitals (Mossman and Atherton). All three received delayed diagnoses and treatment. The first patient (21-year-old with leptospirosis) pres…
18y · Female·Colchicine toxicity
…0.25mg/kg), below the guideline threshold of 0.5mg/kg used at that time for charcoal administration. The Emergency Department appropriately consulted poisons information but received advice based on outdated guidelines.…
47y · Female·insulin overdose
…fter overdose risk warrants closer follow-up, importance of comprehensive psychiatric risk assessment in emergency settings, attention to medication access in workplace settings, and identification of cumulative psychos…
36y · Male·Heroin toxicity
…lessness and intravenous heroin use died from heroin toxicity after overdosing in a public toilet block. Emergency services were called promptly by a bystander who remained at the scene. However, paramedics were held at…
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