325 results for “ischaemic injury”
76y · Female·multisystem organ failure due to or as a consequence of ischaemic small intestin…
A 76-year-old woman presented to hospital with abdominal pain and was found on CT scan to have ischaemic colitis with signs of profound shock. The Consultant Surgeon decided on conservative management with flu…
73y · Male·multisystem organ failure in the context of trauma and limb fracture
A 73-year-old Indigenous man with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension, obesity, sleep apnoea, ischaemic heart disease) sustained a right ankle fracture following collision with a motor vehicle while riding a …
0y · Male·traumatic head injury due to instrumental vaginal delivery of a term infant
Baby H died on 24 March 2019, one day after birth, from traumatic head injuries sustained during an instrumental vaginal delivery using Neville Barnes forceps on a baby in occipito-posterior position. Critical clinical l…
1y · Female·head injury from non-accidental trauma
…arachnoid haemorrhage, cerebral oedema, extensive bilateral retinal haemorrhages, traumatic diffuse axonal injury, and arm fractures. Expert evidence established these injuries resulted from non-accidental injury requiri…
54y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic brain damage caused by blood loss and airway obstruction due t…
…d. Instead, he deteriorated into cardiac arrest requiring 97 minutes resuscitation, resulting in hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury from which he could not recover.
79y · Male·Complications of multiple injuries (operated), sustained in a motor vehicle inci…
A 79-year-old man died from complications of multiple injuries sustained when his wife's vehicle was struck by an unmarked police car at an intersection. The police vehicle was engaged in a pursuit of a stolen vehicle an…
44y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest in the setting of p…
…ris, a 44-year-old woman with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance use disorder, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest in the setting of presumed drug toxicity. She was found unconsci…
54y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy resulting from neck compression due to entrapme…
Jorge Castillo-Riffo, a 54-year-old construction worker, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy resulting from neck compression. While working on a scissor lift to patch post-tensioning…
65y · Male·ischaemic heart disease following complications of colorectal surgery
…ause the anastomotic breakdown and minimally, if at all, impaired infection control. Death resulted from ischaemic heart disease under strain from severe sepsis. Discharge planning was appropriate, home care adequate, a…
48y · Male·myocardial infarction due to coronary atherosclerosis (medically treated)
…egrettable, did not causally contribute to the death, which was predictable given his extensive myocardial injury. Systemic improvements have since been implemented at WCC for discharge medication reconciliation, chest p…
0y · Male·unascertained
…of inflicted injuries in infants despite absence of obvious acute trauma, careful history-taking regarding injury mechanisms, and awareness that subdural haematomas, metaphyseal fractures and oral frenulum injuries in in…
4y · Male·hypoxic brain injury complicating out of hospital cardiac arrest (unknown cause)
… at home on 21 December 2011. Despite immediate CPR and intensive resuscitation, he suffered hypoxic brain injury and died. The precipitating cause of his out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remained unknown despite thorough …
64y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and its complications following cardiac arrest …
…opher Lens, a 64-year-old man with schizophrenia under guardianship at a nursing home, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest due to upper airway obstruction after choking on a peanut butter…
67y · Male·complications of blunt force head injuries
Gary McKell, aged 67, died from complications of blunt force head injury sustained during a physical altercation with his neighbour. After consuming approximately six beers, Mr Mc…
42y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to cardiac arrest caused by massive pul…
A 42-year-old man died from hypoxic ischaemic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to a massive pulmonary embolism. He sustained a tibial fractur…
17y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when jumping from the West Gate Bridge
Allem Halkic, a 17-year-old boy, jumped from the West Gate Bridge in Melbourne on 5 February 2009 following cyber-bullying and relationship stress. An inquest found he died from multiple injuries incompatible with life, …
28y · Male·stab wound to the neck with penetration and laceration of the right subclavian a…
…nges in prosecuting homicides when the accused flees jurisdiction, and highlights circumstances of violent injury requiring emergency trauma management.
77y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and cerebral infarction due to upper airway obs…
A 77-year-old man with advanced dementia died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy caused by upper airway obstruction from a handkerchief. An agency carer placed a handkerc…
0y · Female·Head injury
Baby ABA, born in Lebanon and arrived in Australia at 2 months old, died from head injury at 6.5 months of age on 10 June 2008. She had fallen from a couch on 7 June 2008 with no apparent serious …
15y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury, due to hanging
A 15-year-old boy died from hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury following a hanging attempt on 10 November 2004. The death occurred hours after his parents…
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