Coronial

118 results for aspiration of blood

TAShome2021-07-30

Coroner's Finding: Fitz-gerald, Peter John

56y · Male·Combined effects of head injuries and aspiration from head and facial injuries, …

Peter John Fitz-gerald, aged 56, died from combined head injuries, facial injuries with aspiration, and acute alcohol intoxication following a violent assault by Anthony Colin Finnegan on 1 December 2016…

forensic medicineemergency medicinealcohol
VIChospital2014-05-28

Finding into death of Margaret Webber

48y · Female·Aspiration of stomach contents and pneumonia, following cardiac arrest

Margaret Webber, aged 48, with cerebral palsy and diabetes, died from aspiration of stomach contents and pneumonia. She presented to hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and coffee…

emergency medicineendocrinologyinsulin infusion
VIChome2012-04-02

Finding into death of Shannon Lindsay Watt

33y · Male·Aspiration plus hypothermia secondary to severe alcohol intoxication

Shannon Lindsay Watt, a 33-year-old male, died from aspiration with hypothermia secondary to severe alcohol intoxication. After work drinks at the Alberton Hotel on 13…

alcohol
VIChospital2018-03-08

Finding into death of Lesley Fallon

56y · Female·Aspiration Pneumonia in the setting of Cerebral Palsy and Epilepsy

…iving in high-level residential care, presented with sepsis complicated by pneumonia, cholecystitis, and aspiration risk. Despite aggressive treatment including antibiotics, blood transfusion, and MET team interventions …

infectious diseasesrespiratory medicineantibiotics
QLDcommunity2012-11-01

Cavanagh, Barry William

30y · Male·Positional asphyxia and inhalation of blood due to motor vehicle accident

…making survival unlikely even with immediate intervention. The critical clinical lesson is that post-crash blood aspiration and positional factors caused asphyxia; the officers' response was appropriate given their reas…

emergency medicineforensic medicinealcohol
VIChospital2023-11-29

Finding into death of Danielle Elizabeth Peters

40y · Female·Sepsis secondary to ureteritis, pyelonephritis and aspiration pneumonia with a c…

…ing in specialist disability accommodation died from sepsis secondary to ureteritis, pyelonephritis, and aspiration pneumonia. She had sustained a femur fracture from an unwitnessed fall in early September and recovered …

general medicineinfectious diseases
VIChospital2025-04-10

Finding into death of Hau Bui Nguyen

46y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating epistaxis in the setting of prolonged nasal pr…

Hau Bui Nguyen, a 46-year-old man with severe acquired brain injury, dysphagia, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia, died from aspiration pneumonia complicating epistaxis following prolonged nasal prong oxygen …

general medicineemergency medicineamoxicillin
VICaged care

Finding into death of EMILIO VILLANUEVA

87y · Male·acute renal failure and two major haemorrhagic strokes

…suffered two falls and sustained a significant thermal burn to his arm from a wall heater, and developed aspiration pneumonia. The coroner found deficiencies in the facility's management including failure to implement re…

geriatric medicinegeneral medicinecommunicationsystemmetformin
TAShome2023-11-14

Coroner's Finding: de-identified OV

1y · Male·hypoxic brain damage due to laryngeal obstruction from foreign body (metal screw…

An 11-month-old boy died from hypoxic brain damage following aspiration of a 2cm metal screw that lodged in his larynx. The child was left briefly unsupervised at home when he …

paediatricsemergency medicineadrenaline
QLDhospital2005-10-06

Fernandez, Adam Anthony

33y · Male·Aspiration due to alcoholic intoxication; coronary atherosclerosis contributed

Adam Anthony Fernandez, aged 33, died from aspiration of food contents while acutely intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.276%) following police attendance at his hom…

emergency medicineanaesthesiasedatives
VIChospital2025-03-24

Finding into death of Isobel Francis

65y · Female·Status epilepticus complicating cerebral palsy

…l palsy and intellectual disability, died from status epilepticus after multiple hospital admissions for aspiration pneumonia and declining functional status. She had recurrent aspiration pneumonia over three months (Sep…

general medicineneurologyantiepileptics
SAhospital2000-07-21

Coroner's Finding: DRESCHLER Michelle Lee

27y · Female·Aspiration of gastric contents associated with persistent vomiting following gas…

A 27-year-old woman died from aspiration of gastric contents following a vertical-banded gastroplasty performed for morbid obesity. The surgeon c…

general surgerygeneral practiceproceduralcommunicationdiazepam
WAhome

Inquest into the death of Nicole Emily BICKNELL

18y · Female·Acute Alcohol Toxicity with Early Pneumonia and Aspiration

…y, including vodka cruisers, a full-strength Midori drinking game, and Polmos (95% alcohol). She reached a blood alcohol level of 0.319%, within the lethal range for novice female drinkers. She became unconscious, was p…

toxicologyemergency medicinedelaysystemalcohol
VIChospital2018-08-27

Finding into death of PH

51y · Male·Complications of aspiration pneumonia in a man with status epilepticus

A 51-year-old man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intellectual disability, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia died from complications of aspiration pneumonia and status epilepticus. He presented with stat…

neurologyintensive careanticonvulsant medications
VIChospital2021-06-01

Finding into death of Beryl Maloney

76y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia and cholangitis; obstructive jaundice from intraduct tumour…

76-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, dysphagia, and PEG feeding died from aspiration pneumonia and cholangitis secondary to an obstructive bile duct tumour. She was admitted with obstructiv…

gastroenterologygeneral medicineantibiotics
QLDhospital2017-06-28

Langley, Archer

0y · Male·Amniotic fluid aspiration (severe); with contribution from thin umbilical cord a…

Archer Langley died at age 1 hour from severe amniotic fluid aspiration following delivery by emergency caesarean section for obstructed labour. His mother's labour was prolong…

obstetricsneonatologydiagnosticcommunicationprostin
NSWhospital2022-04-05

Inquest into the death of Ronald TURNER

81y · Male·Consequences of bowel obstruction

Ronald Turner, an 81-year-old man in lawful custody, died from consequences of bowel obstruction with aspiration pneumonia. He had a history of recurrent sigmoid volvulus despite previous surgery. On 22 January 2020, …

colorectal surgerygeriatric medicine
SAhospital2016-09-01

Coroner's Finding: CALLAGHAN Brian Francis

79y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to pneumonia and bleeding duodenal ulcer complicating su…

…irium requiring Mental Health Act detention. Despite appropriate medical management including antibiotics, blood transfusions, endoscopy with haemostasis, and nasogastric feeding, he deteriorated from multi-organ failur…

general surgeryorthopaedic surgery
WA2013

Inquest into the Death of Banh, Bac Lam

54y · Male·Early bronchopneumonia complicating subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured b…

…luding CPR, intubation, and transfer, neurosurgeons determined the injury was unsurvivable. He developed aspiration pneumonia and died on 5 September 2012. Clinical lessons include recognition that berry aneurysms are co…

neurosurgeryemergency medicinediagnosticphenytoin
NSWhospital2017-03-16

Inquest into the death of Bridgett CURRAH

1y · Female·aspiration of gastric contents due to recent gastroenteritis and vomiting leadin…

…e evening after brief observation. The coroner found that standard hourly observations were not performed, blood tests were not obtained, and admission was not arranged despite her fragility and vulnerability. She died …

paediatricsemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationomeprazole

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