94 results for “acute asphyxia”
23y · Male·positional asphyxia
Kieren Jamie Wesley Whitehouse, aged 23, died from positional asphyxia following a single vehicle crash on 15 April 2021. He was driving at 128 km/h in a 100 km/h zone with a b…
Male·acute ethanol intoxication or positional asphyxia due to acute alcohol intoxicat…
Four males aged 50-53 died from acute alcohol intoxication or positional asphyxia secondary to alcohol toxicity after single heavy drinking epis…
45y · Male·coronary artery disease and mechanical asphyxia in a man using cocaine
… in police custody following physical restraint at a licensed bar. After consuming cocaine, he experienced acute paranoia and agitation, screaming that people were attacking him. Bar staff and patrons restrained him on …
30y · Male·traumatic asphyxiation
Styles Isaac King, an Aboriginal man aged 30, died from traumatic asphyxiation following restraint by crowd controllers at a bar in Katherine, Northern Territory. During an alterca…
39y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (aetiology not determined); cardiorespiratory a…
…emic encephalopathy. Three forensic pathologists concluded the cause of death involved possible restraint asphyxia but acknowledged uncertainty about causation. The coroner found security providers lacked training in rec…
77y · Female·Asphyxia from manual strangulation and smothering
Margaret Nicol Foran, aged 77, was killed by her son while he was experiencing an acute psychotic episode at her home in Launceston, Tasmania, between 22-23 April 2012. The cause of death was as…
71y · Male·Cause of death could not be determined. Possibilities included positional asphyx…
…on the roadway. Autopsy could not determine a definitive cause of death—possibilities included positional asphyxia (given his obesity), blunt head injury, or a concurrent cardiac event. This case highlights risks of oper…
Male·David Gurralpa: sudden heart attack (coronary atherosclerosis with long-standing…
…ll. Robert Plasto-Lehner, a 57-year-old with chronic airways disease and heart disease, died of restraint asphyxia following police restraint in hospital while awaiting psychiatric assessment. Both men became acutely agi…
41y · Male·complications of acute alcohol intoxication
…hony Gilbert, a 41-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence and depression, died from complications of acute alcohol intoxication after police returned him to his parents' home in an intoxicated state without checki…
43y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy resulting from asystolic cardiac arrest due to …
…c crisis at a supported residential care facility on 2 December 1998 and died the next day from restraint asphyxia. Police responded to calls about aggressive behavior toward staff and attempted to apprehend him while se…
30y · Male·Positional asphyxia and inhalation of blood due to motor vehicle accident
Barry Cavanagh, aged 30, died from positional asphyxia after losing control of his vehicle at high speed while driving under the influence of alcohol. He had be…
56y · Female·Acute combined drug toxicity
A 56-year-old woman died from acute combined drug toxicity following a fall in her bathroom on 12 March 2015. She had recently transitioned fr…
55y · Male·positional asphyxia, with sedation as an underlying risk factor
Kevin O'Halloran, a 55-year-old with chronic schizophrenia, presented with acute severe behavioural disturbance related to medication changes and possible substance use. He received subst…
40y · Male·Asphyxia caused by restraint during security incident at Campbelltown Club Hotel
…rained him face-down on the ground, and he lost consciousness after approximately 8 minutes. He died from asphyxia caused by the restraint. Contributing factors included acute ethanol intoxication (blood alcohol 0.179 g/…
69y · Male·asphyxia due to choking on food
…ical comorbidities (diabetes, amputation, prostate cancer, recent MI) and cognitive impairment, died from asphyxia after choking on food while a resident at Roy Fagan Centre, a psychiatric hospital for older persons. He …
44y · Male·Positional asphyxia
…old with chronic schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder and substance abuse history, died from positional asphyxia on 17-19 March 2016. He consumed significant alcohol (BAC 0.220), cannabis, and clozapine (an antipsychot…
25y · Male·positional asphyxia in a man with extensive old hypoxic brain damage, acute ches…
…man with severe hypoxic brain injury from a 1998 car accident, died at Katherine Hospital from positional asphyxia while receiving concurrent morphine therapy and suffering from acute chest infection. The coroner found h…
35y · Male·unascertained - multifactorial cardiorespiratory arrest
…r-old male died in police custody following arrest for dangerous driving and property damage. He displayed acute psychotic behaviour with paranoia, aggression, and 'super-strength' during restraint. Post-mortem examinat…
0y · Female·perinatal asphyxia
Baby Kylie Hamilton, a 3-day-old neonate, died from perinatal asphyxia following emergency Caesarean delivery during her mother's induced labour. The mother had gestational dia…
17y · Male·fatal asphyxia resulting from severe upper airway obstruction secondary to acute…
Kieran Watmore, a fit 17-year-old male, died from fatal asphyxia at Albany Regional Hospital on 28 August 2008 while being treated for acute tonsillitis. He presented to …
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