92y · Female·community acquired pneumonia on a background of end stage chronic obstructive ai…
…dmitted to hospital in late December 2012 with health deterioration and malnutrition (38kg). She developed acute psychiatric symptoms including paranoid delusions and refusal of care, leading to Mental Health Act detent…
49y · Male·Coronary artery thrombosis due to coronary atherosclerosis
Brad Wilson, 49, collapsed and died from acute coronary thrombosis approximately 40 minutes after police arrest at a polling booth on 7 September 2013. H…
58y · Male·drowning due to loss of consciousness from acute coronary event (unstable plaque…
…emic heart disease, autopsy revealed severe ischaemic heart disease with unstable plaque in the left main coronary artery. While paddling, he became dizzy and collapsed, leading to submersion and drowning. The coroner fo…
50y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis
Patrick Michael Heenan, a 50-year-old Aboriginal male prisoner, died of acute coronary atherosclerosis during a football game at Darwin Correctional Facility on 16 September 2006. He e…
67y · Male·coronary artery atheroma against a background of diabetes mellitus
…r after a second outing. CPR was performed for over an hour without success. Autopsy revealed significant coronary artery atherosclerosis with evidence of previous myocardial infarction and an enlarged heart. The coroner…
74y · Male·drowning
…ermined he died from drowning with hypothermia and exercise-induced exhaustion as contributing factors. An acute coronary event could not be excluded. A rescue helicopter arrived within 40 minutes in response to an emer…
59y · Male·Respiratory failure with paraplegia as a significant contributing factor
…e 2023. He presented with a rash and urinary tract infection on 13 June, then deteriorated on 17 June with acute coronary syndrome and decreased oxygen saturation. His condition continued to decline with decreased mobil…
48y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis and minor trauma
Ashley Glenfield Gavenor, a 48-year-old Indigenous man with coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes, and bipolar affective disorder, died in Townsville Correctional C…
69y · Male·acute myocardial ischaemia due to underlying coronary atherosclerosis
Richard Henry Lyne, a 69-year-old man in custody on remand, suffered an acute coronary syndrome after a fall in February 2011. He was appropriately transferred to hospital and assessed…
83y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease complicated by atrial fibrillation, mitral valve regurgi…
Kenneth Arthur Campbell, aged 83, died from acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) while driving. He experienced sudden cardiac decompensation manifesti…
71y · Male·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery disease
…lipidaemia, was admitted to hospital with chest pain in August 2013. Initial diagnosis of non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome was made, but he declined angiography. Following a schizophrenic relapse, he became non-…
49y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia in a man with methylamphetamine effect and cardiomegaly
…. Approximately 11 minutes later, he collapsed near a cycleway underpass, likely having suffered a cardiac event triggered by physical exertion and drug use rather than police action. Police immediately initiated CPR to…
46y · Male·Coronary artery atherosclerosis with plaque rupture and acute myocardial infarct…
A 46-year-old man died in custody at a remand centre from acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery atherosclerosis with plaque rupture. He had a significant fam…
83y · Male·Drowning in a man with ischaemic heart disease
…The coroner could not definitively determine the precipitating cause of capsizing but noted that a cardiac event (myocardial infarction) or hypoglycaemia (he had Type 1 diabetes and his wife noted he made unusual decisi…
55y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary thrombosis and coronary atherosclero…
Leonard Fraser, a 55-year-old prisoner, died from acute myocardial infarction on 1 January 2007 following a second cardiac event. He presented to prison medical c…
87y · Male·Multiple injuries in a motor vehicle incident
…rs old, died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident 18 days after discharge from hospital for acute myocardial infarction. He suffered a likely cardiac event while driving, causing him to fail to negotiate …
64y · Male·Arteriosclerotic coronary artery and hypertensive heart disease
… at Long Bay Hospital Correctional Centre since December 2015, died on 5 March 2016 from arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease and hypertensive heart disease, with end-stage renal failure as a contributing factor. He …
87y · Female·coronary artery disease
…ed by staff during showering. Paramedics attempted resuscitation but were unsuccessful. Autopsy confirmed coronary artery disease as the cause of death with no evidence of injury. The coroner found that Ms Rasmussen rece…
54y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease secondary to coronary artery atherosclerosis and aneurys…
…e 2 diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol, collapsed in a prison bathroom. Autopsy revealed severe coronary artery atherosclerosis with dissecting aneurysm, cardiomegaly, and acute myocardial infarction. The coron…
54y · Male·Acute severe trauma sustained in a motor vehicle crash, including transected tho…
…m smoking/drinking while driving, a prolonged cough he had suffered for 8 weeks, or an undiagnosed cardiac event (he had 50% coronary artery narrowing). The coroner condemned the unsafe practice of consuming alcohol whi…
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