Coronial

543 results for aspiration pneumonia

Export CSV (543)
VIChospital2023-08-09

Finding into death of Shannon Troy Calvert

51y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with severe scoliosis and cerebral palsy

A 51-year-old man with severe scoliosis and cerebral palsy died from aspiration pneumonia. He had a documented history of aspiration risk requiring monitoring while drinking. During ad…

speech pathologyinfectious diseases
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
VIChospital2010-08-23

Finding into death of Travis Wayne Freeman

31y · Male·aspiration pneumonia

Travis Wayne Freeman, a 31-year-old man with cerebral palsy, scoliosis, and epilepsy, died from aspiration pneumonia at Warragul Hospital on 13 June 2007, five days after admission for acute pneumonia. He was a …

respiratory medicineemergency medicine
VIChospital2013-08-23

Finding into death of Joseph Micallef

55y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia

…icallef, a 55-year-old man with cerebral palsy and epilepsy living in high care accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia. He had longstanding dysphagia related to his cerebral palsy, which had caused multiple previo…

infectious diseasesrespiratory medicinecitalopram
VIChospital2026-01-13

Finding into death of Sushant Padhye

56y · Male·Recurrent aspiration pneumonia in a man with congenital disability and cognitive…

A 56-year-old man with congenital microcephaly, intellectual disability, dysphagia and recurrent aspiration pneumonia died from aspiration pneumonia whilst receiving palliative care in hospital. He had multiple e…

emergency medicinepalliative carecarbamazepine
VIC2012-08-16

Finding into death of Rosemary Auchettl

52y · Female·Respiratory failure due to recurrent aspiration pneumonia; Down syndrome as unde…

…Down syndrome and profound intellectual disability, died from respiratory failure secondary to recurrent aspiration pneumonia while in residential care. She had a documented history of chronic aspiration pneumonia and pu…

respiratory medicinepalliative care
VIChospital

Finding into death of Ella Felicity Hitchen

32y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia with severe cerebral palsy as underlying condition

…al palsy, quadraplegia, intellectual disability, vision impairment, epilepsy and dysphagia who died from aspiration pneumonia. She had a PEG tube inserted in 2011 due to aspiration risk. Following a previous aspiration p…

respiratory medicinegeneral medicine
VIChospital2010-06-01

Finding into death of Eileen Frances Wilson

52y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating end-stage dementia

Eileen Wilson, a 52-year-old woman with Down's syndrome and Alzheimer's dementia, died from aspiration pneumonia after 27 days of hospitalisation. She was transferred to hospital in early July 2009 after DHS…

geriatric medicineinfectious diseasescefriaxone
VICaged care2026-05-26

Finding into death of Patricia Anne Rickards

69y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of cerebral palsy and PEG tube feeding

…kards, a 69-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and PEG tube feeding, died from aspiration pneumonia on 23 March 2026. She was a resident in a disability accommodation facility managed by Scope (…

VIChospital2021-09-30

Finding into death of James Owen Lynch

71y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with intellectual disability

A 71-year-old man with intellectual disability and chronic aspiration risk died from aspiration pneumonia leading to cardiac arrest. He had a longstanding history of dysphagi…

emergency medicineintensive careamoxicillin
VIChospital2017-05-31

Finding into death of Steele Tyson Moller

21y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia

Steele Moller, a 21-year-old with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia, died from aspiration pneumonia at Ballarat Base Hospital. He presented to Stawell Hospital on…

infectious diseasespalliative care
VIChospital2010-06-21

Finding into death of Ashley William Seedsman

34y · Male·Septic shock from aspiration pneumonia; cerebral palsy was a contributing condit…

…ellectual disability, epilepsy, diabetes, and PEG tube feeding, presented to the ED on 15 July 2009 with aspiration pneumonia after vomiting and aspiration through his PEG tube. He was diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia

emergency medicinegeneral medicine
VIChospital2019-04-02

Finding into death of Bevan John Stevens

73y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating sigmoid volvulus in a man with Down syndrome

A 73-year-old man with Down syndrome and a history of dysphagia with recurrent aspiration pneumonia presented with drowsiness, shortness of breath, and was found to have sigmoid volvulus and lef…

general medicinegastroenterologyceftriaxone
VIChospital2026-03-19

Finding into death of Richard Watson

62y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating epilepsy in the setting of Down syndrome

… Watson, a 62-year-old man with Down syndrome, epilepsy, dementia and C1 partial quadriplegia, died from aspiration pneumonia at Austin Hospital. He had recurrent admissions over six months for pneumonia, asthma and seiz…

emergency medicinerespiratory medicine
VIChospital2018-03-08

Finding into death of Lesley Fallon

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

… cerebral palsy and epilepsy living in high-level residential care, presented with sepsis complicated by pneumonia, cholecystitis, and aspiration risk. Despite aggressive treatment including antibiotics, blood transfusi…

infectious diseasesrespiratory medicineantibiotics
VIChospital2025-08-29

Finding into death of John Mark Robinson

61y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with cerebral palsy

John Mark Robinson, 61, died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by cerebral palsy. He presented to hospital on 29 March 2024, initially had end-of…

general medicinerespiratory medicine
VIC2025-08-21

Finding into death of Catherine Mary Stephen

63y · Female·Natural causes unascertained; probable aspiration pneumonia with large pericardi…

…tained at a hospice following palliative care. She had been admitted to hospital on 6 November 2024 with aspiration pneumonia, atrial fibrillation, and ventricular tachycardia, then discharged with hospital-in-the-home f…

palliative caregeneral medicine
VIChospital2020-03-06

Finding into death of James Daniel Bankin

41y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of tuberous sclerosis

James Daniel Bankin, a 41-year-old man with tuberous sclerosis and epilepsy, died from aspiration pneumonia. He was admitted to hospital following a prolonged seizure in July 2019 and subsequently place…

neurologyemergency medicine
VIC2024-12-09

Finding into death of Paul Philpott

58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of recurrent aspiration pneumonia and heart …

Paul Philpott, a 58-year-old man with Down's Syndrome, died from aspiration pneumonia with recurrent aspiration and heart failure. He was found non-responsive and vomiting in his s…

palliative caregeneral medicine
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
1228

AI-generated summary and tagging — may contain inaccuracies; refer to original finding for legal purposes. Report an inaccuracy.