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83y · Male·pulmonary fat embolism complicating interstitial lung disease
An 83-year-old experienced motorcyclist died from pulmonary fat embolism complicating interstitial lung disease following a compound fracture of the right tibia sustained in a motorcycle crash. Mr Salter lost concentrati…
77y · Male·traumatic closed head injury due to a fall from standing
Alan Maurice Gray, 77, suffered a fall at a service station on 16 September 2020, hitting his head. He called for an ambulance at 7:54pm but paramedics did not arrive until 12:09am (4 hours 15 minutes delay). CT imaging …
27y · Male·traumatic injuries and/or drowning from jumping from Tasman Bridge
A 27-year-old Iranian asylum seeker died by suicide after jumping from Tasman Bridge. He had a complex psychiatric history including depression, anxiety, and adjustment disorder, with multiple self-harm episodes. His sec…
61y · Male·asphyxial death due to hanging
Paul Stephen Scott, aged 61, died by hanging while on leave from psychiatric inpatient care. He had been admitted to Spencer Clinic on 11 January 2018 with suicidal ideation and complex psychiatric presentation. Despite …
0y · Female·Undetermined - coroner unable to determine exact cause; unsafe sleeping environm…
A 5-month-old infant died suddenly in a co-sleeping environment with adults and a toddler in a queen-sized bed with adult bedding. Autopsy revealed no definitive cause but identified significant risk factors: unsafe slee…
47y · Male·Extensive burns sustained in a deliberately set fire
A 47-year-old male died from extensive burns sustained in a deliberately set house fire on 29 November 2020. He had experienced a relationship breakdown and severe depression with suicidal ideation. He presented to hospi…
29y · Male·Gunshot wound to the chest
Timothy Matthew Gardiner, aged 29, died from a gunshot wound to the chest sustained when he accidentally dropped a homemade firearm he was carrying while bending to collect belongings at a friend's unit. The firearm, con…
17y · Unknown·hypoxic brain damage from out of hospital cardiac arrest
FL was a 17-year-old with complex medical needs including short bowel syndrome and dependence on total parenteral nutrition (TPN) via central vascular access device. In June 2020, he became severely unwell with deteriora…
84y · Male·Overdose of prescription morphine (Ordine oral morphine liquid), self-administer…
An 84-year-old man with advanced emphysema, colorectal cancer history, and severe functional decline took an intentional overdose of prescription morphine at home. In the weeks before death, he experienced progressive dy…
54y · Male·acute myocardial infarction
Gordon Arthur David Mitchell, 54 years old, died of acute myocardial infarction five days after successful stenting for an initial MI. He was discharged on 10 July 2019 despite presenting with chest pain, dyspnea, and co…
53y · Female·acutely decompensated congestive cardiac failure due to blunt traumatic injuries…
A 53-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability and scoliosis died from acute decompensated congestive cardiac failure following blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a five-vehicle motor vehicle crash. She was a…
66y · Male·blunt trauma head and chest
A 66-year-old man with advanced heart and lung disease attended hospital with calf pain investigated for DVT post-COVID vaccination. He was given anticoagulation and discharged. Despite appearing unwell and unsteady to h…
44y · Female·Ischemic heart disease due to complete blockage of left anterior descending coro…
A 44-year-old woman presented with acute chest pain and troponin elevation. Coronary angiography revealed only a 30% non-obstructive lesion in the left anterior descending artery. She was discharged on aspirin alone with…
55y · Female·acute myocardial infarction due to right coronary artery thrombosis
A 55-year-old woman presenting to the emergency department with 24 hours of chest pain, arm pain, sweating and vomiting was discharged without an ECG or troponin measurement. She had an abdominal CT suggesting cholecysti…
77y · Female·haemoperitoneum and retroperitoneal haematoma secondary to Type I aortic dissect…
Helen Mary Badcock, 77, presented to Launceston General Hospital on Christmas Day 2020 with abdominal pain and right leg numbness. Ambulance paramedics documented inability to obtain blood pressure on her right arm—a cri…
87y · Male·Blunt trauma of the head and chest
Henry Arthur Roberts, 87, died from blunt trauma to head and chest after being overrun by his tractor on 16 March 2020. He had multiple serious health conditions including leukaemia, severe vision impairment from macular…
45y · Male·methylenedioxymethylamphetamine (MDMA or 'ecstasy') toxicity
Jamie Damien Wheldon, a 45-year-old man with long-term methamphetamine addiction enrolled in a rehabilitation program, died from MDMA toxicity on 29 December 2019. He was on approved leave from the Salvation Army Bridge …
36y · Male·Complications of morbid obesity, including cardiac enlargement, aspiration of ga…
A 36-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia and Capgras syndrome died from complications of morbid obesity (183.5 kg, BMI 45.3). He was discharged from hospital on 14 January 2019 after admission for respira…
Male·ruptured spleen
Christopher Mark Lane, an experienced off-road motorcycle rider, died from a ruptured spleen sustained when his motorcycle struck a log on a beach near Trial Harbour, Tasmania, during an organised multi-day event. The im…
19y · Male·drowning
A 19-year-old male drowned in Frederick Henry Bay after attempting to paddle a kayak 15.5 km across exposed water from Roches Beach to Lime Bay. Despite advice from his father and uncle to stay close to shore, he venture…
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