174 results for “acute cardiac arrhythmia”
47y · Male·Organ failure following use of synthetic cannabinoids and consequent hyperthermi…
A 47-year-old man died from organ failure following synthetic cannabinoid use and consequent heat stroke. After smoking synthetic cannabinoids (AB-CHMINACA and 5F-AMB), he became confused and dehydrated in a hot environm…
68y · Female·Coronary heart disease
… chronic renal failure presented with chest pain and dyspnoea. She was admitted with suspected congestive cardiac failure; troponins were normal and she improved with diuretics. She was discharged after 24 hours despite…
40y · Male·Unascertained; opioid withdrawal-related seizure or cardiac arrhythmia could not…
…head injury, sepsis, and opioid toxicity but could not definitively exclude withdrawal-related seizure or cardiac arrhythmia. Clinical lessons: diagnostic uncertainty in custody settings warrants lower thresholds for ho…
46y · Male·Methylamphetamine toxicity and coronary atherosclerosis
…the station (as requested) or seeking medical assessment before transport would likely have prevented the cardiac arrest.
48y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease complicating restraint of an acutely agitated male
…ile being handcuffed. OC foam was deployed twice without effect. Danny developed respiratory distress and cardiac arrest during restraint. Clinically, the case highlights: (1) the need for collateral physical health ris…
52y · Male·salt water drowning
A 52-year-old experienced recreational diver died from salt water drowning whilst diving near Marion Bay, South Australia. Multiple medical and equipment factors contributed: severe obesity (132kg), emphysema with lung b…
53y · Male·Complications of old brain injury in prior motor vehicle incident
…s ceased appropriately under specialist guidance with careful monitoring. Post-mortem examination found no acute injury or disease process. The coroner found no issues with the medical management of his epilepsy medicat…
22y · Unknown·sudden death associated with volatile substance inhalation (butane and propane)
… volatile substance abuse (VSA) and mental illness was involuntarily admitted to Royal Darwin Hospital for acute psychosis. Due to COVID-19 bed-block, they were placed as an 'outlier' on a general ward rather than a men…
88y · Female·Sepsis complicated by multiple organ failure in a woman with comorbidities in th…
…acement of an indwelling catheter. Critical failures included: inadequate assessment before discharge from acute care despite uncontrolled pain and ongoing opioid toxicity; discharge to a low-care facility unable to pro…
32y · Male·1(a) Aspiration of gastric contents; 1(b) Combined drug toxicity
A 32-year-old Eritrean refugee died on 22 August 2017 in a mental health unit from aspiration of gastric contents and combined drug toxicity. During his six-day admission, Mr SWX received 64 doses of 11 medications with …
54y · Male·quetiapine toxicity in a man with ischaemic heart disease
Shane Pappas, a 54-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease, died from quetiapine toxicity after deliberately overdosing on multiple medications on 29 June 2021. He had experienced a recent relationship breakdown and pr…
32y · Female·Caffeine toxicity
32-year-old woman died from caffeine toxicity after ingesting caffeine tablets. She called 000 at 7:49 pm reporting dizziness and numbness but was triaged as non-urgent Code 3. Unable to connect with a secondary triage p…
Female·Betty: cardiac arrhythmia complicating heart failure due to consequences of past…
…rmation sharing; inadequate follow-up after RHD diagnosis and hospital presentations; failure to escalate cardiac concerns; inappropriate discharge planning (particularly Ms Sandy's discharge on subtherapeutic anticoagu…
30y · Male·Malignant ventricular arrhythmia without myocardial infarction, precipitated by …
…ck Kokaua, a 30-year-old with schizophrenia and coronary artery disease, died from malignant ventricular arrhythmia during a police encounter after absconding from hospital. Contributing factors included positional asphy…
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