30y · Male·Disseminated mycobacterium avium complex infection complicating HIV infection
A 30-year-old man with HIV infection died from disseminated mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection. He had been subject to a guar…
85y · Male·Cachexia due to esophagitis due to HIV infection
An 85-year-old prisoner with long-standing HIV infection died from cachexia due to esophagitis while receiving palliative care at a hospital secure unit. …
57y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in an HIV positive man on methadone
A 57-year-old man with HIV, chronic alcoholism, and opioid dependence died from aspiration pneumonia while residing in a managed care …
47y · Male·Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
Alan William Worrall, a 47-year-old man with HIV infection, poor antiretroviral adherence, hepatitis C, and epilepsy, died from progressive multifocal leuko…
54y · Male·Unascertained
A 54-year-old man with HIV, hepatitis C, cirrhosis, and significant immunocompromise presented with acute sepsis on 23 December 2016. …
52y · Male·HIV infection complicated by basal and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and n…
…oner detained under the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act, died at Royal Perth Hospital on 2 October 2010 from HIV infection complicated by basal and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. He had been diagnosed with…
41y · Male·Acute liver failure with contributing Castleman's disease
A 41-year-old Aboriginal man with HIV and Castleman's disease died from acute liver failure while on home detention. He had variable compliance w…
48y · Male·Complications of human immunodeficiency virus infection with terminal palliative…
Travis Baumgarten, a 48-year-old Aboriginal man with HIV diagnosed in 1994, died from complications of HIV while serving a prison sentence at Acacia Prison. He prog…
58y · Male·drowning
Trevor Mountford-Smith, a 58-year-old nuclear engineer, disappeared during a holiday on 27 March 2003 and is presumed to have drowned. He had recently been diagnosed with significant cognitive impairment affecting inform…
46y · Male·Acute hypoxic brain damage resulting from intentional self-inflicted hanging
…in damage following self-inflicted hanging in custody. He had a history of physical health issues including HIV and mental health concerns including anger management difficulties. Despite appropriate mental health asses…
63y · Male·Effects of fire
A 63-year-old man with bipolar disorder, Crohn's disease, ADHD and HIV died in a residential fire at his apartment. He was found with evidence of unsafe smoking in bed, including…
31y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
A 31-year-old man with depression, suicidal ideation, and recent HIV diagnosis presented to emergency department after suicide attempt (carbon monoxide inhalation and diazepam …
52y · Male·Neck compression (ligature strangulation)
Geoffrey Fardell, a 52-year-old man with schizophrenia, HIV, and substance abuse history, died from neck compression (strangulation) while in remand custody at Mid Nor…
34y · Male·Multiple Blunt Force Injuries
Dennis Ellis, 34, died from multiple blunt force injuries when his vehicle collided with a tree at high speed near Yass, NSW. He was significantly intoxicated (BAC 0.173g/100mL, causing 'very significant' driving impairm…
59y · Male·ischaemic heart disease in the setting of chronic ethanol use
Robert Spencer, 59, called 000 at 4:27 am reporting weakness and inability to mobilise following a fall. He was triaged as Code 3 (non-urgent) and underwent secondary triage call-back attempts without success. An ambulan…
36y · Female·respiratory depression after loss of consciousness caused by mixed drug toxicity…
…hadone program, despite multiple red flags; (2) failure to search Rebecca, largely due to unfounded fear of HIV/Hepatitis C infection, preventing discovery of hidden pill bottles; (3) inadequate in-person observations—i…
49y · Male·complications of non-small cell carcinoma of the lung
…custody at Junee Correctional Centre after 5 weeks of incarceration. He had complex medical needs including HIV, peripheral vascular disease, and depression. The coroner found the transfer of care from community to cust…
53y · Male·Complications of hypoxic brain injury secondary to mixed drug toxicity (methylam…
BT, a 53-year-old man with substance use disorder and mental health conditions, died from complications of hypoxic brain injury secondary to mixed drug toxicity (methylamphetamine, benzodiazepines, metonitazene). He inje…
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