41y · Male·Aspiration pneumonitis in a setting of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
…n with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intellectual disability, and severe gastro-oesophageal reflux, died from aspiration pneumonitis following recurrent aspiration episodes. He had experienced 64 previous admissions for aspir…
53y · Female·Recurrent aspiration pneumonitis secondary to cerebrovascular accident and conge…
… Marshman, a 53-year-old woman with cerebrovascular accident and congenital rubella, died from recurrent aspiration pneumonitis at her specialist disability accommodation residence. She declined in February 2023, was bri…
56y · Female·Small bowel obstruction and aspiration pneumonitis in the setting of motor neuro…
…atokoa, a 56-year-old NDIS participant with motor neurone disease, died from small bowel obstruction and aspiration pneumonitis at Dandenong Hospital. She had been receiving 24-hour care in specialist disability accommod…
63y · Male·Aspiration pneumonitis with contributing conditions of ischaemic gut, dysphagia …
…aster, 63, a man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, blindness and hearing impairment, died of aspiration pneumonitis following admission to hospital with a choking episode, vomiting, lethargy and abdominal dis…
48y · Female·Aspiration pneumonitis in the setting of central nervous system vasculitis
…year-old NDIS participant with acquired brain injury and acute haemorrhagic leukoencephalitis, died from aspiration pneumonitis complicated by CNS vasculitis. She presented with nasal congestion and cough in July 2023, a…
69y · Male·aspiration pneumonitis
Robert Dosser, a 69-year-old man with intellectual disability, chronic aspiration, dysphagia, and frontotemporal dementia, died from aspiration pneumonitis. He was in specialist disabili…
60y · Male·Aspiration pneumonitis in a man with Down Syndrome
Marcello Sardo, a 60-year-old man with Down syndrome and early-onset Alzheimer's dementia, died from aspiration pneumonitis at Austin Hospital. He had been receiving palliative care in the community following his ger…
77y · Female·Pneumonia with contributing factors of acquired brain injury, Parkinson's diseas…
…lectual disability died of pneumonia while an SDA resident. She presented with breakthrough seizures and aspiration pneumonitis on 16 August 2024 and was admitted to hospital under neurology care. She had worsening respi…
3y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to cardiorespiratory arrest, possibly secondary t…
…ter T, aged 3 years, died from hypoxic brain injury secondary to cardiorespiratory arrest, likely due to aspiration pneumonitis. He had severe congenital abnormalities including holoprosencephaly with VP shunt, anal atre…
40y · Male·aspiration pneumonitis with acute alcoholic hepatitis, pancreatitis, mixed drug …
…40-year-old man with a history of chronic paranoid schizophrenia, alcohol and substance abuse, died from aspiration pneumonitis complicated by mixed drug toxicity (codeine, morphine, diazepam, paracetamol), acute alcohol…
82y · Female·aspiration pneumonitis
An 82-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, spastic tetraplegia and blindness died of aspiration pneumonitis at North West Regional Hospital. She had been deteriorating since a February 2021 palliative…
56y · Male·aspiration pneumonitis secondary to airways obstruction from squamous cell carci…
Edgar Forrester, a 56-year-old Aboriginal man, died of aspiration pneumonitis secondary to oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma with metastases while in custody. He presen…
66y · Female·aspiration pneumonitis and gangrenous necrosis of both feet
…d arthritis, severe lower limb cellulitis with gangrenous necrosis, and a personality disorder died from aspiration pneumonitis. She had progressive immobility, lived on a couch, and refused hospital admission or nursing…
19y · Male·ischaemic brain injury after cardiac arrest, brought about by blunt force injuri…
…oulders on an elevated platform. His trachea was ruptured, causing massive air leak, pneumothoraces, and aspiration pneumonitis. Bystander CPR could not have prevented death—only endotracheal intubation by paramedics add…
69y · Male·complications post trauma related acquired brain injury
A 69-year-old man died from complications of acquired brain injury sustained in a violent assault in December 2021. He had suffered a significant intracranial haemorrhage, facial fractures, and left hemiplegia, requiring…
37y · Male·Acute Aspiration Pneumonitis following on Quetiapine Ingestion
…old man with chronic schizoaffective disorder and alcohol dependence, died on 4 November 2002 from acute aspiration pneumonitis following quetiapine overdose. After presenting to Avro Clinic in May 2002 homeless and unwe…
85y · Female·sepsis, with aspiration pneumonitis being an antecedent cause. Iatrogenic injury…
…s, an 85-year-old woman admitted to Wollongong Private Hospital for convalescence, died from sepsis with aspiration pneumonitis following iatrogenic lung injury. She developed severe malnutrition and electrolyte disturba…
30y · Male·global hypoxic ischaemic brain injury and aspiration pneumonitis secondary to se…
Michael Ley, aged 30, died from aspiration pneumonia secondary to severe alcohol intoxication after being arrested for public drunkenness. He was b…
59y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction in a man with in…
A 59-year-old man with intellectual disability, autism, and visual impairment died from aspiration pneumonia and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction complicated by COVID-19. He presented to the ED feb…
28y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with cerebral palsy
…alsy, treatment-resistant epilepsy, cortical vision impairment and global developmental delay, died from aspiration pneumonia. He developed a cough on 24 August 2017 and was seen by his GP on 28 August with findings cons…
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