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76y · Male·respiratory failure secondary to right pneumonectomy and chronic obstructive air…
A 76-year-old man with a history of right pneumonectomy 25 years prior, chronic obstructive airways disease, and recent-onset dementia was detained under the Mental Health Act at Glenside Hospital. On 21 May 2000, he col…
71y · Male·Saddle pulmonary embolus as a consequence of deep venous thrombosis in the right…
Glen Malcolm Klose, aged 71, died from a saddle pulmonary embolus secondary to deep vein thrombosis in his right calf, a complication associated with his history of multiple knee surgeries. He was admitted to Glenside Ho…
45y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to septicaemia and peritonitis due to faecal leakage fro…
A 45-year-old woman died from multi-organ failure following failure of a loop colostomy created for management of an anastomotic leak after bowel cancer surgery. The initial anastomotic leak (1.5 cm) was contained and re…
30y · Male·Acute Cardiac Dysrhythmia of Uncertain Aetiology
Giovanni Mario Franco, a 30-year-old man with schizophrenia, died on 10 March 1998 at Graylands Hospital from acute cardiac dysrhythmia of uncertain aetiology. During his final admission in February 1998, he developed se…
26y · Male·Closed head injury with extradural and subdural haemorrhage resulting from a sku…
26-year-old Marcio Jose Lay Nheu died from a closed head injury with extradural haemorrhage caused by a blow to the head with a Maglite torch at Karama Shopping Centre. He was struck by Rodney Foster during an altercatio…
62y · Female·ventricular fibrillation associated with congestive cardiomyopathy
A 62-year-old woman detained under the Mental Health Act for acute psychiatric deterioration (psychosis, confusion, paranoia) secondary to anxiety following cardiomyopathy diagnosis died from ventricular fibrillation ass…
28y · Male·asphyxiation following severe swelling to the larynx due to anaphylactoid reacti…
A 28-year-old Aboriginal male died from anaphylactoid reaction to Haemaccel, a plasma volume expander administered pre-hospital following a severe laceration to the radial artery. Initial management was appropriate, but …
43y · Female·sepsis secondary to extensive acute peritonitis following perforation of small b…
43-year-old woman died from sepsis and necrotising fasciitis following small bowel perforation during laparoscopic tubal ligation. She was at high risk due to previous abdominal surgeries and adhesions. A 4-5mm perforati…
77y · Female·myocardial infarction
Eileen Sarah Elliott, aged 77, died of myocardial infarction following a fall and leg fracture in January 2000. She was admitted to Glenside Hospital under a Mental Health Act detention order for chronic schizophrenia. A…
54y · Male·respiratory failure and acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis following trau…
A 54-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia and intellectual disability died from respiratory failure and acute renal failure secondary to rhabdomyolysis following a crush injury to his left thigh sustained while attemp…
24y · Female·Immersion (drowning due to hypoxic brain injury)
Syoko Tsubaki, a 24-year-old Japanese tourist and inexperienced recreational diver, died from drowning on 31 December 1998 after a scuba diving incident at Rottnest Island on 27 December. During an afternoon dive, the di…
4y · Female·Immersion (drowning)
Kaitlin Alyce Gubanyi, a healthy 4-year-old girl who could swim, drowned in a backyard swimming pool on 30 March 1999. While being supervised by a neighbour, Mrs Vicki Parr, the child was discovered face down in the pool…
34y · Female·hypoxic brain damage complicating fresh water drowning
Alice Louise McTye, a 34-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability and epilepsy, died from hypoxic brain damage following fresh water drowning in a bath at a disability services residence. The coroner found she …
70y · Male·spontaneous left frontal intracerebral haemorrhage
A 70-year-old man incarcerated at Yatala Labour Prison died from spontaneous left frontal intracerebral haemorrhage at Modbury Hospital. He had pre-existing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, severe interstitial lung…
30y · Male·acute combined heroin and alcohol toxicity; ingestion of alcohol and heroin
Michael James Dwyer, a 30-year-old man, died on 17 June 1999 at Royal Perth Hospital from acute combined heroin and alcohol toxicity. On 11 June, after returning from Melbourne, he consumed approximately one litre of gin…
20y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
Steven Charles Indich, a 20-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia and a long history of psychotic symptoms, violent behaviour and substance abuse, died by suicide in Smith Ward at Graylands Hospital on 13 November 1…
33y · Male·Postural asphyxia due to restraint (Posey Poncho vest)
A 33-year-old male admitted after drug overdose died from asphyxiation while restrained in a Posey Poncho vest. Successfully treated for overdose complications, he developed drug-induced delirium with agitation, promptin…
0y · Male·multi-organ failure from septicaemia following surgical reduction of intussuscep…
Nathan Wrench, 11 weeks old, presented to Queanbeyan Hospital on 14 October 1996 with persistent vomiting for 3 days. GP Dr R. diagnosed viral infection with possible reflux, admitted for observation, and managed conserv…
69y · Female·Asthma
June Sylvia Long, aged 69, suffered an asthma attack at home on 28 June 1994 and was transported to Alfred Hospital. She deteriorated overnight in the hospital's Respiratory Ward despite initial improvement in Emergency …
49y · Female·Blunt force head injury from pedestrian-pushbike collision
A 49-year-old woman died from catastrophic head injuries sustained in a pedestrian-bicycle collision on a footpath in Darwin. She exited a gate with obscured visibility and stepped directly into the path of a 12-year-old…
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