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39y · Male·septicaemia following self-administered intravenous injection of faeces
A 39-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia, personality disorder, and substance dependence died from septicaemia after self-injecting faeces into his vein while an involuntary mental health patient. He obtained a sy…
18y · Female·Colchicine toxicity
An 18-year-old female died from colchicine toxicity after intentional overdose of her father's medications during a mental health crisis. She ingested approximately 10-15g of colchicine (dose 0.25mg/kg), below the guidel…
83y · Female·Pneumonia complicating rib and pelvic fractures sustained in the setting of mult…
Margaret Barton, 83, died of pneumonia complicating rib and pelvic fractures from multiple falls. Critical clinical lessons: (1) The Oxazepam regimen directly contributed to her death. Dr C. tripled her dose from 15mg to…
61y · Female·injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision as a passenger
A 61-year-old woman died from hypovolaemic shock and cardiac arrest following a motor vehicle collision in rural Victoria. She was trapped in her vehicle for approximately 90 minutes with severe crush injuries and lower …
86y · Male·Complications post laparoscopic cholecystectomy
86-year-old man with acute gangrenous perforated cholecystitis underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy on 2 October 2015, forty-two hours after admission. Severe bleeding from hepatic arterial branches required conversion…
3y · Female·Complications of blunt force trauma to the abdomen
A 3-year-old child died from catastrophic abdominal trauma caused by her mother's partner deliberately stepping on her abdomen with his full body weight (~100kg), causing liver rupture and massive intra-abdominal haemorr…
84y · Male·effects of fire
Stanley Hayhurst, an 84-year-old man who was hearing and vision impaired, died from the effects of fire while attempting to escape the Aberfeldy bushfire that engulfed his property in Seaton, Victoria, on 18 January 2013…
24y · Male·Multiple injuries
Zhikai Liu, a 24-year-old Chinese international student at Melbourne University, died by suicide in March 2016 after falling from his apartment balcony. He had relocated to Australia in November 2015 and experienced sign…
32y · Female·hanging
Fiona Burke, aged 32, died by hanging on 17 March 2017 following a prolonged history of family violence in her relationship with Darren Mather. The death occurred in a context of escalating intimate partner violence, alc…
72y · Male·Non small cell carcinoma of the lung
Rodney Charles Collins, a 72-year-old man serving a life sentence at Barwon Prison, died from non-small cell carcinoma of the lung at St Augustine's secure ward, St Vincent's Hospital. The death was expected due to natur…
5y · Male·Complications of Immersion and Multiple Injuries in the Setting of a Boating Inc…
A 5-year-old boy died from complications of immersion and multiple injuries sustained in a boating incident on Lake Eildon. While wakeboarding, the child was seated in the bow of the vessel when it decelerated. He leaned…
1y · Male·Head injuries sustained in motor vehicle incident (pedestrian)
Seth James Haddow, a 19-month-old boy, died from head injuries sustained when run over by a Ford Falcon utility vehicle driven in reverse by his father at a residential property in Tatura, Victoria. Seth was playing in a…
53y · Male·Mechanical asphyxia in the setting of a motor vehicle incident (driver)
A 53-year-old truck driver died from mechanical asphyxia when his vehicle left a rural highway near a right-hand bend with poor road design. Toxicological testing revealed cannabis at 59 ng/mL (elevated concentrations). …
91y · Male·Head injuries sustained in a fall
Geoffrey O'Neill, 91 years old, died from head injuries sustained in a fall down stairs while attending a basketball game. He missed a step while ascending the stairs, fell backwards approximately 72 centimetres, and sus…
80y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease with pulmonary sarcoidosis
Eric Albert Ford, an 80-year-old male, was found dead in bed at a supported residential facility in Stawell, Victoria on 11 October 2018. The cause of death was ischaemic heart disease with pulmonary sarcoidosis as a con…
36y · Female·Nicotine toxicity
Rachel Mihail, a 36-year-old with a complex psychiatric history including PTSD, depression, anxiety, and agoraphobia, ingested liquid nicotine at home on 22 November 2017 after calling mental health triage expressing sui…
22y · Female·Ruptured myocardium in motor cycle incident
A 22-year-old primary school teacher with no significant medical history died from a ruptured myocardium sustained during a low-speed off-road motorcycle accident on private property. Ms Saunders was an inexperienced mot…
46y · Male·Complications of stage 4 colorectal cancer in a man with multiple medical comorb…
Timothy Norton, a 46-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and chronic constipation, died from complications of stage 4 colorectal cancer. Cancer was discovered on colonoscopy in June…
31y · Male·Aspiration Pneumonia
Peter Bain, a 31-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, autism, and multiple comorbidities, died from aspiration pneumonia. He was admitted to ICU following deterioration at a DHHS residential facility and die…
52y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver) in a man with a…
A 52-year-old man with epilepsy died in a motor vehicle collision when his car struck a parked truck at high speed with no evidence of braking. Witness accounts and collision reconstruction suggested he experienced a sei…
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