244 results for “acute haemorrhage”
48y · Female·Unascertained; presumed sudden cardiac arrhythmia
…sability, and multiple comorbidities died unexpectedly in residential care. Post-mortem examination showed acute pulmonary oedema and intra-alveolar haemorrhage with no anatomical cause identified. Toxicology revealed o…
6y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemia secondary to perinatal asphyxia
HC was a neonate who died at 6 days old from global cerebral ischaemia secondary to perinatal asphyxia. He was born following an emergency caesarean section for obstructed labour and fetal distress. Key clinical lessons …
61y · Female·Complications of a rectal prolapse
… a large rectal prolapse with mucosal excoriation, thickened mucosa, dilated vessels, focal thrombi and haemorrhage. The coroner found no relationship between her death and her status as a person in care. The clinical l…
73y · Male·Acute intracranial haemorrhage, due to or as a consequence of coagulopathy, due …
Mr Stimpson, a 73-year-old man, died from massive intracerebral haemorrhage secondary to coagulopathy caused by inadvertent double administration of anticoagulants (Clexane and Xa…
45y · Male·cardiac arrest due to profound blood loss causing hypovolaemia
Scott Cayirylys, aged 45, died from cardiac arrest due to profound blood loss after self-inflicting an arm wound. The death was preventable. Critical delays occurred in emergency response due to multiple system failures:…
33y · Male·Drowning and head injury
Shida Li, a 33-year-old Chinese international student, drowned after being washed off rocks at Cape Schanck while rock fishing on Christmas Day 2009. He was knocked into the sea by a large wave within moments of arriving…
26y · Male·Blunt force head injuries from ATV motor vehicle crash, with acute alcohol toxic…
A 26-year-old male died from blunt force head injuries sustained in a single-vehicle ATV crash at 2:40am. He was heavily intoxicated (BAC 0.23%), not wearing a seatbelt, driving at 69km/h in a vehicle rated safe to 60km/…
28y · Male·Blunt force head injury from motor vehicle crash (passenger ejected from rolling…
A 28-year-old Aboriginal male died from blunt force head injury sustained as a passenger in a single-vehicle rollover crash on a dirt road near Wadeye, NT. The unlicensed driver was intoxicated (BAC 0.20%) and lost contr…
27y · Male·Head injury
Warren Keith Matthews, aged 27, died from head injury following a motor vehicle collision on Bussell Highway, Western Australia. He was driving a vehicle without registration plates when police attempted to stop him. He …
41y · Female·intra-abdominal haemorrhage caused by a ruptured spleen due to blunt force traum…
A 41-year-old Aboriginal woman died from a ruptured spleen caused by blunt force trauma from her intoxicated boyfriend after police failed to provide adequate care and protection. Officers Goldstein and Cook took her int…
36y · Male·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to rupture of liver and portal vein; also sustai…
…ar-old Aboriginal man from Palm Island, died in police custody on 19 November 2004 from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to rupture of his liver and portal vein. This inquest, re-opened following a Court of Appeal decisi…
43y · Male·Multi-organ failure with coagulopathy secondary to acute exacerbation of chronic…
A 43-year-old man with a colloid cyst of the third ventricle presenting with progressive headache was admitted for planned endoscopic surgery. Surgery was delayed from Friday to Monday due to unavailability of specialist…
18y · Male·Incised wound to right axilla with complete transection of basilic vein, brachia…
Thomas Redman, aged 18, sustained a catastrophic laceration to his right axilla involving complete transection of major arteries and veins after putting his arm through a glass window at a rural property near Gloucester,…
38y · Male·head injury
Antony Russell Barns, aged 38, died from head injuries sustained when struck by a taxi at Yale Court, Meadow Heights on 23 June 2007. He was severely intoxicated (blood ethanol 0.20%) after an evening of drinking with co…
81y · Male·acute subdural haematoma
…d. Two days later, he deteriorated with headache and was found unresponsive. CT imaging revealed a massive acute subdural haematoma. He died shortly after. Early CT imaging following the initial head injury would very l…
77y · Male·Stroke; cardiogenic shock; severe aortic stenosis with three vessel coronary art…
…sound imaging; and importantly, a 9-hour delay in medical review when Mr Neitsch developed chest pain with acute ECG changes at 20:00. By the time he was reviewed at 04:00, he was in severe cardiogenic shock from myocar…
83y · Male·Congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic and valvular heart disease, with her…
…the need to balance anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation against bleeding risk, and fluid management in acute kidney injury and heart failure. The coroner found no evidence that care provided by Corrective Services N…
45y · Male·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary atherosclerosis
Allan Lee-Chue, a 45-year-old man with severe coronary atherosclerosis, suffered a fatal acute myocardial infarction while in police custody during transport to Mareeba police station. He collapsed sud…
81y · Female·hypovolaemic shock following bleeding from the site of a femoral angiogram
…bin levels not monitored on 25-26 January despite evidence of bleeding, resulting in massive undetected haemorrhage; over 4-hour delay between identifying haemoglobin of 54 and transfusion; and lack of experienced senio…
66y · Female·Drowning
Beverley Ann Tierney, a 66-year-old woman, drowned after slipping and falling from a moored cabin cruiser at Cooran Cove Resort. She was intoxicated with alcohol (206 mg/100ml) and under the influence of multiple drugs i…
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