152 results for “laceration”
19y · Male·Ruptured aorta post motor vehicle incident
…voluntary mental health care. He had made three serious suicide attempts within 7 days (overdoses, wrist laceration, car park jumping threat), yet was discharged from St Vincent's Hospital on 23 November 2008 after clini…
26y · Female·Asphyxiation due to Ligature Compression of Neck
… and maternal rejection, was admitted to Merredin Hospital on 10 August 2003 after presenting with wrist lacerations and reported tablet ingestion. She was assessed as moderate risk and placed on 15-minute observations. …
20y · Female·multi-organ failure due to polypharmacy overdose
A 20-year-old woman with depression and borderline personality disorder died from multi-organ failure following a large polypharmacy overdose (13 grams of paracetamol among 78 tablets). She was admitted to the ED where i…
42y · Male·Incised injury to the neck resulting in exsanguination and air embolism
…ear-old prisoner with severe psychotic symptoms and dual P1/S3 risk ratings, died by self-inflicted neck laceration in Melbourne Assessment Prison on 8 June 2016. Despite two prior self-harm incidents with razor blades i…
Multiple causes: Child 1 - blunt force trauma to chest and abdomen; Child 2 - he…
…arents' partners as perpetrators. Children 1-4 died from blunt force trauma, head injury, fire, and neck laceration respectively. Key systemic failures identified: inadequate cumulative harm assessment; insufficient risk…
16y · Female·Respiratory arrest due to the depressant effect of opiate medication
Vanessa Anderson, 16, suffered a depressed skull fracture from a golf ball strike and was admitted to Royal North Shore Hospital. She died from respiratory arrest due to opioid-induced respiratory depression, which was e…
23y · Male·injuries sustained in fall from Tasman Bridge and/or drowning after submersion i…
A 23-year-old man with bipolar disorder, polysubstance dependence, and chronic self-harm died by jumping from the Tasman Bridge hours after psychiatric discharge. Despite two suicide attempts within 48 hours preceding as…
Male·Multiple: ligature compression of neck (hanging) in four cases; incised injury t…
…e at Casuarina Prison, Western Australia between 2014-2015. All deaths were by hanging or self-inflicted laceration. The coroner identified multiple systemic failures including: inadequate Prison Counselling Service (PCS…
40y · Male·Unascertained; opioid withdrawal-related seizure or cardiac arrhythmia could not…
Micky Craig Revera, a 40-year-old man with chronic heroin addiction, died in Melbourne Assessment Prison on 18 February 2019 from unascertained causes. He was arrested on 12 February after erratic driving, underwent poli…
21y · Male·Complications of blunt head injury resulting from at least two separate acts of …
Baylen Pendergast, 21 months old, died from complications of blunt head injury sustained in two separate traumatic incidents (17 and 28 November 2013). The coroner found injuries were non-accidental and resulted from sig…
27y · Male·Airway obstruction due to a combination of positional asphyxia, aspiration and a…
27-year-old Aboriginal man died in Alice Springs Watch House from airway obstruction due to acute alcohol intoxication, positional asphyxia and aspiration. He was detained in protective custody after being found intoxica…
83y · Male·Acute blood loss and shock/trauma in a man with cardiomegaly, myocardial fibrosi…
This coronial finding examines the deaths of 11 train passengers in the Kerang level crossing collision on 5 June 2007, where a semi-trailer struck a V/Line passenger train. The investigation found that 6 passengers died…
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