15 results for “artificial ventilation”
28y · Male·hypoxic brain injury presumed to have occurred as a direct result from toxicity …
Christian Gonzalo Diaz, 28, died from hypoxic brain injury following presumed heroin toxicity on 9 January 2008. He was an involuntary psychiatric inpatient with schizophrenia and substance abuse history when he absconde…
0y · Male·neonatal encephalopathy due to perinatal compromise
…quate time for decision-making, had opportunities to review decisions, and that cessation of mechanical ventilation, anticonvulsants, nutrition and fluids constituted appropriate palliative care aligned with NSW Health …
54y · Female·complications related to post-polio syndrome and chronic respiratory weakness; n…
…sed lung function (13% predicted capacity) and was transitioning from an iron lung to positive pressure ventilation with incomplete physiological assessment. Multiple factors likely contributed: chronic respiratory musc…
19y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity, with morphine (from poppy seeds) and dextromethorphan (from…
…diately, they would have arrived within 12-14.5 minutes and could potentially have resuscitated her with artificial ventilation if she still had a heartbeat. The family underestimated the lethality of poppy seeds and the…
0y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating peri partum asphyxia
A term neonate died at 3 days of age from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to perinatal asphyxia. The mother presented in early labour, was initially discharged, then readmitted when labour progressed. Labour progres…
21y · Male·Closed head injury and retroperitoneal and pelvic haematoma due to fractured pel…
…st mandate local doctor attendance rather than leaving it discretionary; (4) Protocols should not impose artificial delays in trauma activation; (5) Hypothermia prevention in entrapped patients requires systematic strate…
0y · Female·ischaemic hypoxic encephalopathy secondary to factors associated with the sudden…
…nvestigation protocols. The excessive squames, raised nucleated red cell count, and unresponsiveness to ventilation pointed to intrauterine hypoxia and primary lung pathology. Clinical staff appropriately managed resusc…
0y · Male·Head injury sustained in a difficult delivery including head impaction and caesa…
Baby Sidney died from severe hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy caused by head impaction during a difficult vaginal delivery attempt and subsequent caesarean section at 6 days old. The coroner found that medical care fell …
31y · Female·Post-partum Haemorrhage associated with Amniotic Fluid Embolism and Uterine Hypo…
Laura Marguerite Sinclair, 31-year-old primigravida, died from post-partum haemorrhage associated with amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) and uterine hypotonia. She underwent emergency caesarean section for foetal distress at…
52y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and multi-organ failure due to coronary artery …
John Gregg, 52, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and multi-organ failure following cardiac arrest during a recreational scuba dive. Autopsy revealed severe coronary artery atherosclerosis and borderline cardiom…
0y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in the setting of chronic placental insufficien…
Emma, born 26 July 2011, developed severe hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy associated with chronic placental insufficiency and died at 4 days old. Her mother reported reduced foetal movements after 34 weeks' gestation, b…
0y · Male·severe hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to apparent perinatal asphyxia
Baby B suffered severe perinatal asphyxia during a planned home birth and died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy. An obstetrician recommended hospital delivery based on the mother's previous unexplained neonatal emer…
18y · Female·Generalised tonic-clonic seizure and cardiac arrest arising from severe hyperten…
An 18-year-old pregnant woman presented in labour at 41 weeks and 2 days gestation. From 23 September onwards, she experienced intermittent headaches, epigastric pain, proteinuria and peripheral oedema. At 1755 hours on …
0y · Male·acute hypoxic damage caused by shoulder dystocia during delivery
Declan Brian McConville was born with shoulder dystocia (impacted shoulders) after vacuum-assisted delivery at Royal Darwin Hospital on 31 August 2007. He was stuck in the birth canal for approximately 15 minutes before …
75y · Male·Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome complicating anastomotic leak following hemicole…
A 75-year-old man died from multiorgan dysfunction following an anastomotic leak after hemicolectomy for caecal adenocarcinoma. Initial post-operative recovery appeared normal, but he deteriorated from day 3 onwards. The…
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