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60y · Male·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
Richard Gaudion, a 60-year-old Wild Dog Controller, died when his 4WD vehicle rolled down a steep embankment in remote bushland. WorkSafe identified seven contributing factors: outdated 4WD training (last completed in 20…
90y · Female·Complications of a right fractured neck of femur (operated) sustained in a fall …
A 90-year-old woman with dementia sustained a fractured neck of femur after being nudged by another aggressive dementia-affected resident in an aged care facility, resulting in a fall. Despite appropriate initial managem…
37y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury complicating aspiration of gastric contents
Joelene Dowden, 37, died from hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury following aspiration of gastric contents. She presented at Alfred Hospital ED on 9 July 2017 with erratic behaviour, then went to a tram stop where she express…
47y · Male·Complications of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in a man with intellectual disabi…
Justin Dance, a 47-year-old man with intellectual disability, epilepsy, and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, died of complications of his leukaemia while residing in supported disability accommodation. He had a longstandin…
0y · Male·Unascertained in the setting of detected methylamphetamine
A nearly 4-month-old boy was found unresponsive in his bassinet and could not be revived. Autopsy revealed facial bruising and injuries, and toxicological analysis detected methylamphetamine in his blood and hair. The ca…
60y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
A 60-year-old man with schizophrenia and depression presented to Maroondah Hospital ED with acute psychotic symptoms after stopping his antipsychotic medication (trifluoperazine) due to manufacturer discontinuation. He w…
25y · Female·Compression of the neck
Baillee Schneider, a 25-year-old woman, died by suicide via neck compression while intoxicated. She had a history of substance misuse (cocaine, alcohol), anxiety treated with Zoloft, and was taking alprazolam. On the mor…
81y · Female·Complications of choking on a food bolus in a woman with dementia
Dorothy May Nelson, an 81-year-old woman with dementia, died from complications of choking on a food bolus at an aged care facility. She was served diced beef in casserole (approximately 4cm bolus found at autopsy, despi…
54y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
Dale Roberts, a 54-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, epilepsy and severe dysphasia, died from aspiration pneumonia following admission to Box Hill Hospital. He was admitted with aspiration pneumo…
56y · Female·Cardiomegaly
Karen Frazer, a 56-year-old woman with intellectual disability, schizophrenia, anxiety, hypertension, and COPD, died from cardiomegaly (enlarged heart with biventricular hypertrophy). She was found unresponsive on the to…
33y · Female·unascertained
Therase Pace, a 33-year-old woman, disappeared on 22 January 1997 from her home in St Albans, Victoria. She was last seen by her husband and children before they left for the beach. The coroner found she is deceased, lik…
33y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating mixed drug toxicity
Jessica Higgins, a 33-year-old woman with chronic pain on high-dose opioids, underwent ketamine infusion with planned opioid rotation to methadone in May 2017. She was discharged on 23 May on methadone 5mg twice daily pl…
49y · Female·Complications of Alzheimer's dementia in a woman with Down syndrome
A 49-year-old woman with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's dementia died unexpectedly at her supported accommodation facility. She was found on the floor in the morning, unresponsive. Autopsy confirmed Alzheimer's pathology …
32y · Male·neck compression in the circumstances of hanging
Jesse Bird, a 32-year-old Torres Strait Islander veteran, died by suicide in June 2017 after struggling to navigate the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) compensation system. He served in Afghanistan in 2009, develop…
29y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
Robert James Lawrence, a 29-year-old man with complex mental health needs including ADHD, depression, anxiety, Tourette's syndrome, and borderline personality traits, died from a self-inflicted shotgun wound. He held a C…
51y · Male·hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy due to hanging
Darren Brandon died by hanging in prison on 10 June 2018, two days after arriving at Melbourne Assessment Prison. He was a 51-year-old man with acquired brain injury from a 2003 motorcycle accident, depression, and histo…
82y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease
Timothy Leighton Richardson, 82, died of ischaemic heart disease while in custody at Port Phillip Prison. He had extensive cardiac history including prior coronary artery grafts and a recent myocardial infarction in Janu…
19y · Male·Drowning
A 19-year-old man drowned in Baxter Park Dam after entering water despite being described as not a strong swimmer. He had been joking about drowning earlier during the swimming session and when he genuinely became distre…
45y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxia following cardio-respiratory collapse due to anaphylaxis…
A 45-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, and recurrent lower limb infections died from anaphylaxis to intravenously administered flucloxacillin. He presented with sepsis secondary to a …
46y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle incident (driver)
Scott Fewson, a 46-year-old motorcycle rider, died from multiple injuries sustained in a single-vehicle motorcycle collision after spending the afternoon consuming alcohol and taking oxycodone and citalopram. His blood a…
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