397 results for “asphyxia”
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…
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…
27y · Male·traumatic asphyxia
Michael Johnson, 27, died from traumatic asphyxia after his car rolled on a rural property. He was trapped under the vehicle with the car's pillar compress…
23y · Male·Mechanical asphyxia
A 23-year-old man with intellectual disability died from mechanical asphyxia after being restrained prone on the ground for 10-15 minutes by a hotel guest who believed he was committ…
33y · Male·positional and mechanical asphyxia as a result of entrapment under a kitchen ben…
…ear-old man with T5 tetraplegia from a motor vehicle crash at age 16, died from positional and mechanical asphyxia after becoming trapped under his kitchen bench while in his electric wheelchair. He was found by his even…
20y · Male·Prone restraint asphyxia in the setting of alcohol intoxication and centripetal …
Jesse Edwards, a 20-year-old Yorta Yorta and Mutthi Mutthi man, died from prone restraint asphyxia following a physical altercation outside a nightclub in Swan Hill. He was restrained face-down by a secur…
31y · Male·global hypoxic brain injury secondary to positional asphyxia following an epilep…
…a 31-year-old male with longstanding epilepsy, died from global hypoxic brain injury caused by positional asphyxia following an epileptic seizure at home on 26 April 2019. He fell in the toilet during a seizure, became t…
26y · Male·Restraint asphyxia compounded by the effects of amphetamine abuse and extreme ex…
Michael Eddy, a 26-year-old amphetamine user with a criminal history, died from restraint asphyxia compounded by amphetamine effects and extreme exertion during police arrest. Police pursued him for dange…
43y · Male·Mechanical asphyxia
…ing, sleeping bags, bound with zip ties and gagged with cloth and plastic wrap. Autopsy showed mechanical asphyxia with no evidence of trauma or third-party involvement. The coroner concluded this was an accidental death…
21y · Male·crush asphyxia
Reef Kite, a healthy 21-month-old boy, died from crush asphyxia after a chest of drawers toppled onto him in his bedroom while he napped. He was unresponsive when found …
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…
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…
45y · Male·coronary artery disease and mechanical asphyxia in a man using cocaine
… be resuscitated despite extensive CPR. Medical cause of death was coronary artery disease and mechanical asphyxia in a cocaine user. The coroner found that bar staff, police, and paramedics acted appropriately and in go…
19y · Male·Traumatic asphyxia and multiple injuries sustained in a workplace incident
Jacob Kermeen, a 19-year-old pipe layer, died from traumatic asphyxia following a trench collapse on 4 March 2015. Working in an excavated manhole approximately 3 metres deep,…
37y · Male·Cardiac dysrhythmia during restraint against a background of significant alcohol…
…replaced with recovery positioning. Two restrainers had first aid training but were unaware of positional asphyxia risks. The death resulted from a cluster of factors: severe alcohol intoxication, valvular heart disease,…
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…
72y · Male·asphyxia due to upper airway obstruction due to choking on food
A 72-year-old man with acquired brain injury, seizure disorder, and dysphasia died from asphyxia due to choking on food while eating eggs and ham on toast at a disability care facility. He had no docume…
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…
59y · Male·Choking asphyxia
…llectual disability, dementia, Fragile X Syndrome, and Chromosome 18 Deletion Syndrome, died from choking asphyxia at a residential care facility. He had a prior choking incident in 2019 with recommendations for pre-cut …
62y · Male·Positional asphyxia as a result of an accidental fall whilst intoxicated
…r Donald Balsley, a 62-year-old man with a history of excessive alcohol consumption, died from positional asphyxia following an accidental fall into a concrete service pit while severely intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.289 …
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