153 results for “heart arrhythmia”
52y · Male·salt water drowning
…pment factors contributed: severe obesity (132kg), emphysema with lung bullae, coronary atheroma, enlarged heart, tight-fitting wetsuit causing chest compression and hypoxia, and an exceptionally heavy weight belt (20kg…
31y · Male·Coronary artery disease in a man using synthetic cannabinoids
A 31-year-old man with pre-existing coronary artery disease and supraventricular tachycardia died suddenly after smoking synthetic cannabinoids (Cumyl-PeGACLONE) and drinking alcohol at home. He was found unresponsive ap…
16y · Female·obstructed breathing and heart arrhythmia secondary to severe obstructive sleep …
A 16-year-old Aboriginal girl with severe obstructive sleep apnoea died unexpectedly in her home one week before scheduled surgery. She had been symptomatic since age 13, but surgery was delayed for four years due to mul…
48y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease complicating restraint of an acutely agitated male
Daniel Richards, 48, died from ischaemic heart disease precipitated by restraint during a mental health assessment at home. He had underlying significant…
11y · Male·unascertained
An 11-year-old child with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome and severe congenital heart disease died alone at home while his mother was intoxicated and unwell. He had complex care needs and was …
50y · Male·bronchitis (pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009) in a man with chronic obstructive pu…
Kevin Maxwell Collins, a 50-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and morbid obesity, died from bronchitis due to pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009 while an involuntary patient at G…
69y · Male·bronchopneumonia and hypoxic brain injury following aspiration of food (choking)
A 69-year-old male with bipolar affective disorder and suspected frontotemporal dementia, admitted involuntarily to a psychiatric hospital, choked on bread while eating breakfast unattended and suffered a cardiac arrest.…
58y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism complicating right calf deep venous thrombosis
Michael Burns, 58, presented to hospital with exertional chest pain and shortness of breath. He was diagnosed with stable angina and discharged home on cardiac medications. He returned the next day with dizziness attribu…
82y · Female·traumatic closed head injury (subdural haematoma) resulting from a fall from sta…
…e in accessible locations. Falls prevention strategies were appropriate, though reassessment after acute arrhythmia on 13 November was not undertaken.
73y · Female·atherosclerotic and hypertensive coronary vascular disease
…diologist that flecainide use was appropriate based on pre-operative testing showing a structurally normal heart, and that the prescription was consistent with international guidelines and Australian clinical practice. …
48y · Male·myocardial infarction due to coronary atherosclerosis (medically treated)
Garnett Mickelo, aged 48, died from myocardial infarction due to coronary atherosclerosis while in custody at Woodford Correctional Centre on 24 November 2012, shortly after discharge from Princess Alexandra Hospital fol…
36y · Male·Acute on Chronic Myocardial Infarction
… not alert guards due to fear of waking him and concerns about his potential reaction. He suffered a fatal heart attack around 5:30–5:45 am and could not be revived despite resuscitation efforts. The coroner found the d…
Unknown·Troy Monson: asphyxia due to partially suspended hanging using seatbelt; Robin M…
…g transport in June 2015), Robin Michael (hanging in prison cell June 2015), and Scott Mitchell (cardiac arrhythmia from drug-induced cardiomegaly July 2015). Monson's death was preventable through multiple system failur…
54y · Male·quetiapine toxicity in a man with ischaemic heart disease
Shane Pappas, a 54-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease, died from quetiapine toxicity after deliberately overdosing on multiple medications on 29 June 20…
39y · Male·cardiac arrest caused by alcoholic cardiomyopathy
… while in custody at Darwin Correctional Centre. He had a long history of alcohol abuse, hypertension, and heart failure that he had been warned about repeatedly. While imprisoned for a traffic offence related to drink-…
65y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
A 65-year-old man with morbid obesity, cardiomyopathy, and irregular heart rhythm sustained a ankle injury while hunting in steep terrain. During helicopter rescue, he was placed in…
48y · Male·Coronary artery disease precipitating acute myocardial infarction resulting in c…
Roy Rodney Jacobs, a 48-year-old Aboriginal man with cirrhosis and coronary artery disease, died of acute myocardial infarction at Cherbourg Hospital after presenting three times over 28-30 August 2016 with chest pain an…
29y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, clozapine, zuclopenthixol, diazepam) in a morbidly …
…t compliance was minimal and ultimately unsuccessful. His morbid obesity significantly increased cardiac arrhythmia risk, particularly with QT-prolonging antipsychotics. The coroner found weight management strategies fai…
84y · Male·Respiratory failure complicating hospital acquired pneumonia following surgical …
An 84-year-old man died from respiratory failure due to hospital-acquired pneumonia following surgery for recurrent mandibular squamous cell carcinoma. Key clinical lessons: (1) Advanced Care Plans (ACPs) must be activel…
Unknown·Panella: pulmonary thromboembolism due to left calf deep vein thrombosis; Skeffi…
…ration pneumonia after waiting 1 hour 43 minutes before admission; Graham Jessett (64) died from ischaemic heart disease complicated by undetected hyperkalaemia. Panella's death was not preventable given her rapid deter…
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