258 results for “hypoxic_brain_injury”
4y · Female·Injuries sustained in fall from height
Darcey Iris Freeman, aged 4, was fatally injured when her father threw her from the West Gate Bridge on 29 January 2009 during a parenting dispute. Her mother had disclosed to GPs fears that the father could harm the chi…
3y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy as a consequence of near drowning
A 3-year-old non-swimmer, Xaviyah Cwaczko, drowned while in the overnight care of a family friend. He gained unsupervised access to an in-ground swimming pool when a safety gate was deliberately propped open with a metal…
19y · Male·Jacob Allan Donohue: multiple (head, trunk and limb) injuries sustained as drive…
Two 19-year-old males died in a head-on motor vehicle collision on the Midland Highway near Oatlands, Tasmania. The driver of a Kia SUV unintentionally entered the opposing lanes while navigating roadworks in rainy, dark…
4y · Female·hypoxic brain injuries
A 4-month-old girl died from hypoxic brain injury following an unexplained, unnatural restriction of oxygen on 13 May 2017. She was found unresponsive at home and despite resuscitation, suffered irreversible brain damage…
28y · Female·hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest in association with pulmonary hype…
Petra Zele, a 28-year-old woman, died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to acute pulmonary embolism superimposed on chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. She presented to Fremantle Hospital …
14y · Male·Brain infarction caused by hypoxia following self-inflicted hanging by rope liga…
PT was a 14-year-old boy with a history of anorexia nervosa and bulimia who died by hanging in April 2022. He had been discharged from eating disorder treatment in November 2021 after maintaining appropriate weight. In t…
39y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury
David Leslie Chapman, age 39, collapsed from a suspected heroin overdose in Richmond on 9 June 2016 and died from hypoxic ischaemic brain injury on 17 June 2016. He had a lengthy history of heroin use, mental health cond…
54y · Male·hypoglycaemic encephalopathy complicating multiple injuries in a man with chroni…
James Williamson, a 54-year-old man with diabetes, chronic lung disease, and ischaemic heart disease, died from hypoglycaemic encephalopathy following multiple traumatic injuries. He was found unresponsive in his apartme…
2y · Male·Drowning
Master K, a two-year-old, drowned in a hotel pool after falling from a step into the deeper adult pool section. He remained unnoticed underwater for over nine minutes while his mother was distracted by her mobile phone, …
3y · Male·Complications of severe ischaemic/hypoxic brain injury
A 3-year-old boy with severe hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury from non-accidental trauma sustained at 2 months of age died from complications of that injury while in state care. Medical evidence indicated high-impact head …
1y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemia in an infant with upper airway obstruction
NB, a 14-month-old with a tracheostomy requiring overnight nursing support in foster care, suffered a cardiac arrest on 17 December 2016 that resulted in severe hypoxic brain injury and death. The overnight nurse (Ms Jar…
52y · Female·unascertained - likely combination of underlying natural disease (myocardial inf…
Lisa Murphy, a 52-year-old woman with mental illness and substance use history, died following a physical altercation at a convenience store. She became involved in a verbal and physical confrontation with two women afte…
23y · Male·Drowning
Najeebullah Rafee, a 23-year-old ANU international relations student and Afghan refugee, drowned on 25 October 2020 at Cotter Bend, a promoted ACT river recreation area. A non-swimmer, he attempted to use a small flotati…
27y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemic injury in the setting of hanging
Jamie Kowalewsky, a 27-year-old with long-standing mental health issues including depression, substance abuse (ICE and cannabis), and previous suicide attempt, was voluntarily admitted to a low dependency psychiatric uni…
50y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in high-speed motorcycle crash
Donald Ward, aged 50, died from multiple injuries sustained in a high-speed motorcycle crash on 4 March 2023 in Karratha, WA. Ward left a nightclub intoxicated with alcohol (BAC 0.186%) and cannabis, obscured his number …
31y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury caused by the exogenous administration of insulin, resultin…
Jesse Drabsch, 31, died from hypoglycaemia after self-injecting insulin in a gym bathroom. A competitive bodybuilder using performance and image enhancing drugs (PIEDs), Jesse entered the bathroom at 5:30pm on 16 Novembe…
24y · Male·consequences of hanging
Damian John Cook, aged 24, died by hanging in his cell at Adelaide Remand Centre after 5 months in custody. His suicidal ideation on the day of death (following difficult phone calls with his ex-partner regarding access …
11y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and small bowel necrosis with perforation, in a boy with multic…
Child MML was an Aboriginal boy born in April 2010 who suffered catastrophic abusive head trauma at eight months old in December 2010, causing severe lifelong neurological impairment including cerebral palsy, uncontrolle…
2y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Brain Injury in circumstances of Ligature strangulation (Blind…
Lachlan McCann, a healthy 2-year-old, died from hypoxic ischaemic brain injury following ligature strangulation by a blind cord. While playing on a couch beneath a window, he became entangled in an unsecured Holland blin…
49y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury complicating neck compression in the circumstance…
Anthony Sean Jenkins, a 49-year-old man with significant alcohol consumption, died by hanging on 30 August 2017 after police notified him of child sexual abuse allegations made by his daughter on 23 August 2017. He was f…
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