171 results for “severe shock”
49y · Male·Complications of heatstroke; Hyperthermia
…ide, became unable to access water from his blocked CamelBak pouch, and eventually collapsed with signs of severe heat illness including dizziness, vomiting, rapid heart rate and disorientation. He suffered cardiac arres…
29y · Female·multiple organ failure following persistent sepsis occurring as a complication o…
Cynthia Diane Ching, a 29-year-old Canadian visitor, sustained severe burns (60% of body) on 15 April 2004 when aviation fuel from a makeshift lantern was spilled onto her by o…
24y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to or as a consequence of severe thermal burns
… 24-year-old Iranian refugee detained on Nauru under Australian offshore processing arrangements, suffered severe thermal burns (>50% TBSA) on 27 April 2016 after self-immolating at the Nibok settlement. He was airlifted…
83y · Female·Combined effects of severe malnutrition and infection (septicaemia secondary to …
Mrs Clark, 83, died from severe malnutrition and infection including septicaemia from an infected sacral pressure ulcer that had existed f…
51y · Male·blunt trauma of the chest sustained in a motor vehicle crash; hypovolemic shock …
A 51-year-old man with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, chronic pain, and substance use disorder died from blunt chest trauma following a motor vehicle crash. He had a history of two previous crashes associated with high…
29y · Male·Florid myocarditis
…ral illness with dehydration and discharged him with advice to take fluids and ibuprofen. Autopsy revealed severe myocarditis with pleural effusion. Expert evidence established that appropriate investigation with ECG and…
77y · Male·complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effus…
…potension and deteriorating renal function occurred. Key clinical lessons: (1) recognition of hypovolaemic shock required more aggressive fluid resuscitation earlier; (2) senior clinician review warranted overnight give…
20y · Female·Head injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident
Roslyn Law, a 20-year-old passenger, died from severe head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision when the driver struck escaped cattle on a rural road…
Male·Mahdi Arjomand: unsurvivable head injury incurred at time of motor vehicle crash…
Three men died in a single-vehicle motor vehicle crash in Western Australia on 15 October 2012. All three were significantly intoxicated with methylamphetamine and other drugs at the time of the crash. The driver (Arjoma…
41y · Male·Fulminant sepsis (Klebsiella pneumoniae) with multi-organ failure complicating s…
A 41-year-old man with newly diagnosed severe Crohn's colitis was prescribed 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) after only 5 days of hospital treatment. He had a h…
2y · Female·Complications of severe anaemia and SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) infection
A two-year-old girl died from complications of severe iron-deficiency anaemia and COVID-19 infection. She had significant feeding difficulties, took almost excl…
37y · Male·Complications due to atherosclerotic heart disease and dyslipidaemia
…e was incomplete; he was not recalled until 26 September. On 26 September at the clinic, he presented with severe hypotension (80/40) and nausea but was not recognised as having acute coronary syndrome; only partial obse…
22y · Male·Meningococcal meningitis and sepsis
Daniel Roulant, 22, died from meningococcal meningitis and sepsis within 24 hours of symptom onset. He presented to his GP on 23 November 2017 with a viral head cold, low-grade fever (37.4°C), and normal ENT/chest examin…
20y · Male·acute haemorrhage and blunt abdominal trauma
…d university student, died from acute haemorrhage and blunt abdominal trauma 15.5 hours after sustaining a severe internal injury. He was hit with a heavy potted plant (approximately 20kg) while lying intoxicated on a st…
49y · Male·Complications of penetrating sharp force injuries through the chest and abdomen …
Graeme Leslie Syme (Beasley), a 49-year-old male on parole with methamphetamine use history, died from penetrating chest and abdominal stab wounds he self-inflicted. Key clinical lessons: his case involved self-harm foll…
45y · Male·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to ruptured spleen due to splenomegaly due to ci…
Hayward Rasmussen, a 45-year-old man with cirrhosis and severe splenomegaly, died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to ruptured spleen while in custody. He collapsed …
29y · Female·peritonitis caused by ischaemia of the bowel due to gastrointestinal torsion (tw…
Shona Hookey, a 29-year-old Aboriginal woman with severe intellectual disability and aphasia, died of peritonitis secondary to bowel torsion. Critical failures occ…
36y · Female·Haemorrhage complicating elective caesarean section (placenta praevia accreta)
…atively, high-risk preparations were made. During surgery, when the placenta proved morbidly adherent with severe hemorrhage, the initial consultant chose conservative management with Bakri balloon tamponade and initiall…
67y · Male·Gas gangrene with antecedent cause of Clostridium septicum septicaemia
Peter Smith, 67, presented to Cooma Hospital with severe leg muscle cramps and pain on 6 February 2018. Despite appropriate pain management and initial investigati…
40y · Male·septic complications from injuries received from multiple dog bites sustained on…
…s. Critical clinical lesson: the same dog (Boof, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier) had attacked another person severely 18 months earlier but was not declared dangerous or menacing due to legal ambiguities about 'provocation…
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