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Unknown·Panella: pulmonary thromboembolism due to left calf deep vein thrombosis; Skeffi…
Three South Australians died following extended waits on ambulance ramps outside metropolitan hospitals. Anna Panella (76) died from pulmonary thromboembolism; Bernard Skeffington (89) died from aspiration pneumonia afte…
54y · Female·Respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia, due to multiple sclerosis
A 54-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis residing in specialist disability accommodation died of respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia. She presented with breathing difficulty and vomiting on 10 January 2024, was…
78y · Female·Complications of prolonged immobility and malnutrition in a woman with retroperi…
A 78-year-old woman with schizophrenia, depression, and undiagnosed retroperitoneal lymphoma died from septic shock complicating severe pressure ulcers, malnutrition, and dehydration. She had been immobile on a couch for…
65y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating urosepsis in setting of nephrolithiasis and ce…
Shane Michael Kelly, a 65-year-old man with cerebral palsy living in specialist disability accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia complicating urosepsis secondary to nephrolithiasis. He was admitted to hospital on…
21y · Male·unascertained
Samaan Salah Tilmiz Elsamin, a 21-year-old with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, moderate-to-severe intellectual disability (IQ 57), and unpredictable violent behavior, died on 9 November 2022 at Joondalup Health Campu…
32y · Female·Head injuries in a motor vehicle incident
Helena Zoe Broadbent, a 32-year-old pregnant Aboriginal woman, died from severe head injuries sustained when her partner William Wilson drove off in a vehicle while she was partially inside it, causing her to be ejected …
62y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest in setting of acute…
John Michael Jurdeczka, a 62-year-old man with autism, intellectual disability, and dysphagia, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest caused by acute upper airway obstruction from a food bolu…
62y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of refractory focal status epilepticus
Linda Snadden, a 62-year-old woman with cognitive decline, brain tumour history, and multiple comorbidities including severe sleep apnoea and pulmonary hypertension, died from aspiration pneumonia during refractory focal…
48y · Female·intracerebral haemorrhage on a background of anticoagulation therapy for a recen…
Monique Gomez, 48, died from a spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage during hospitalization for stroke rehabilitation and treatment of schizoaffective disorder. An initial ischaemic stroke resulted from non-compliance wi…
52y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to pancreatic contusion and necrosis from motorcyc…
A 52-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism following a motorcycle accident on a winding road in Tasmania. He suffered pancreatic contusion and necrosis from handlebar impact when his motorcycle struck a rock w…
48y · Female·Combined effects of cardiac hypertrophy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease a…
KD, a 48-year-old woman with chronic schizo-affective disorder, end-stage renal failure, COPD, cardiac hypertrophy and obesity, died from combined natural causes while under assessment order in psychiatric care. She pres…
62y · Male·urosepsis
Geoffrey Thorn, a 62-year-old man with intellectual disability, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, and cerebral palsy, died from urosepsis following emergency urological surgery for a kidney stone. He presented to hospital with fe…
70y · Male·complications arising from craniofacial resection and orbital exenteration for r…
A 70-year-old man died following complex craniofacial resection and orbital exenteration for right sinonasal adenocarcinoma. Multiple surgical complications occurred including carotid artery injury, cerebral infarction, …
87y · Male·Consequences of an assault with severe facial fractures
RFV, an 87-year-old man, died from severe facial fractures and traumatic brain injury sustained during an assault by his daughter-in-law. He presented to hospital in critical condition with cardiac arrest, multiple facia…
39y · Female·aspiration pneumonia in the setting of general anaesthesia and colonoscopy for i…
A 39-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, dysphagia, and sleep apnoea died from aspiration pneumonia following a colonoscopy performed under sedation for investigation of rectal bleeding. She had known increased aspiratio…
76y · Female·multi-organ failure and sepsis due to complications of cholecystectomy
A 76-year-old woman died from multi-organ failure and sepsis following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a rural hospital. During surgery, the surgeon became misoriented in the inflamed surgical field and divided the com…
48y · Female·multiple drug toxicity consisting of flecainide, lorazepam and diazepam
A 48-year-old woman died from multiple drug toxicity (flecainide, lorazepam, diazepam) following a deliberate overdose. She was located by police after a search and detained under the Mental Health Act. Critical delays o…
40y · Male·aspiration pneumonitis with acute alcoholic hepatitis, pancreatitis, mixed drug …
Trent Ian Johnston, a 40-year-old man with a history of chronic paranoid schizophrenia, alcohol and substance abuse, died from aspiration pneumonitis complicated by mixed drug toxicity (codeine, morphine, diazepam, parac…
42y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to iatrogenic phenol overdose due to metastatic pancr…
A 42-year-old man with metastatic pancreatic cancer died from multiple organ failure caused by iatrogenic phenol overdose during a celiac plexus block for pain management. The radiologist administered 40ml of 80% phenol …
71y · Male·Subdural haemorrhage on a background of an unwitnessed fall and anticoagulation …
A 71-year-old man with diabetes, ischaemic heart disease and osteomyelitis presented with fever and hypoglycaemia. He met Red Zone sepsis criteria (lactate 4.5mmol/L) but antibiotics were significantly delayed—ceftriaxon…
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