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27y · Male·methylamphetamine toxicity
Levi Shane Clement Congdon, a 27-year-old male, died from methylamphetamine toxicity on 13 November 2017 at Royal Perth Hospital during a police search warrant execution. He ingested a fatal dose of methylamphetamine, re…
45y · Male·unascertained
Paul Clifford York, 45, disappeared from Petrudor Rocks National Park on 10 November 2011 and is presumed dead. He had a long history of depression, suicidal ideation, and previous suicide attempts by hanging and overdos…
49y · Male·incised injury to the neck
Andrew Key, a 49-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, died by suicide on 11 August 2015 after self-inflicting a neck injury while being restrained by police. Clinical lessons emerged regarding mental health asse…
47y · Male·organ failure following cardiorespiratory impairment in a man with arteriosclero…
Damien Matthew Purnell, a 47-year-old prisoner with a long history of polysubstance abuse and undiagnosed coronary artery disease, collapsed in his cell after smoking synthetic cannabinoids (Kronic). Despite immediate re…
27y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
A 27-year-old woman under the influence of alcohol and methylamphetamine deliberately drove her van head-on into oncoming traffic on Forrest Highway, resulting in her death. Police had attempted to intercept her for dang…
21y · Female·pulmonary embolism in association with deep vein thrombosis of the left leg
A 21-year-old woman died from pulmonary embolism associated with deep vein thrombosis following ankle fracture surgery and immobilisation. She was discharged without thromboprophylaxis despite multiple VTE risk factors (…
54y · Male·Complications including hepatic encephalopathy, pneumonia and multi-organ failur…
Wayne Frederick Leese, a 54-year-old prisoner, died from complications of hepatitis C and hepatocellular carcinoma including hepatic encephalopathy, pneumonia and multi-organ failure. He collapsed at Acacia Prison on 4 M…
0y · Male·dehydration complicating diarrhoea (aetiology unknown)
A 10-week-old infant in out-of-home care in a remote Western Australian community developed acute diarrhoea and fever one day after routine immunisation. Despite appropriate initial care by foster parents and timely hosp…
5y · Female·aspiration of vomit with microscopic early pneumonia, in a child with a history …
A five-year-old girl with cerebral palsy and epilepsy resulting from non-accidental head injuries at two months old died from aspiration of vomit with early pneumonia. Critical lessons: bruising in non-ambulant infants i…
0y · Male·Complications in association with fulminant sepsis in an infant (Streptococcus p…
Malakai Paraone, a seven-month-old infant, died from fulminant Streptococcus pyogenes sepsis and septic shock. Over three days, he was seen at three hospitals and a general practice clinic but sepsis was not identified. …
18y · Female·multi-organ failure due to combined effects of environmental exposure (hyperther…
Jessica Jackson, 18, died from multi-organ failure due to combined hyperthermia and dehydration while weight-cutting for an amateur Muay Thai fight. She lost approximately 9 kg in the final week through water-loading, de…
22y · Male·gunshot injury to the chest
Hayden Paul Stacey, 22, died from a gunshot wound to the chest inflicted by police constable Lucinda Boon during a mental health crisis incident on 27 May 2018 at Peel Health Campus, Western Australia. Stacey had called …
22y · Female·bowel obstruction due to faecal impaction
Susan Windie, a 22-year-old with rare congenital abnormalities affecting bowel function, died from bowel obstruction due to faecal impaction complicated by abdominal compartment syndrome. She presented to Carnarvon Hospi…
35y · Male·acute vomit aspiration in a man with acute large intestine obstruction (severe m…
Stephen Michael Kell, a 35-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died at Graylands Hospital from acute vomit aspiration in the setting of acute large bowel obstruction and clozapine-induced gastrointestina…
29y · Male·multiple gunshot wounds
A 29-year-old male died from multiple gunshot wounds inflicted by police Tactical Response Group (TRG) officers during a failed arrest operation. The deceased had stolen firearms, was suspected of being armed, and had ex…
56y · Male·bronchopneumonia complicated by multiorgan failure and hypoxic ischaemic encepha…
Michael Dyball, a 56-year-old prisoner with chronic kidney disease, hepatitis C, and treated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, collapsed in his prison cell and suffered cardiopulmonary arrest on 28 April 2016. He di…
74y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by train
A 74-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder, depression, anxiety and type 2 diabetes died by suicide after absconding from Fiona Stanley Hospital Emergency Department. She had been on extended psychiatric ad…
25y · Male·immersion in water (drowning)
Thomas Dominic Rae, aged 25, disappeared while rock fishing at Shelley Beach, Western Australia on 7 July 2019 and is presumed drowned. He had a history of mental health issues (anxiety, depression, bipolar affective dis…
52y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
Hassan Bechara, a 52-year-old prisoner, died from ischaemic heart disease in July 2017. He had complex cardiac history including dilated cardiomyopathy, triple-vessel coronary disease, and previous cardiac procedures. Cl…
37y · Male·valvular and ischaemic heart disease
Eric Wumbie, a 37-year-old Aboriginal male prisoner, died from valvular and ischaemic heart disease on 13 April 2016 following intraoperative cardiac arrest during planned cardiothoracic surgery at Fiona Stanley Hospital…
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