Coronial

14 results for asthma (mild)

NSWhome2016-01-20

Inquest into the death of Leonie Margaret Philpott

47y · Female·unascertained - natural causes

…toxicology, and biochemical analysis, no specific cause of death was identified. She had a history of mild asthma, previous cervical cancer (treated), and possible recurrent Barmah Forest Virus infection. Recent symptoms…

pathologygeneral practiceibuprofen
VIChospital2003-06-29

Finding into death of Mohammed Tartourssi

3y · Male·unascertained

…rs); (2) the missed opportunity to take chest pain more seriously in a child with respiratory symptoms and asthma history; (3) the need for systems to flag multiple medical presentations to alert clinicians to underlying…

emergency medicinepaediatricsdiagnosticsystemsalbutamol
NSW2023-02-01

Inquest into the death of Jay Lee Crich

41y · Male·Cardiomegaly and Coronary Artery Disease with significant contributing condition…

Jay Crich, a 41-year-old man in custody at Clarence Correctional Centre, died of cardiomegaly and coronary artery disease with emphysema and obesity as significant contributing conditions. He was discovered unresponsive …

cardiologyrespiratory medicinebuprenorphine
VIC2025-11-18

Finding into death of Paul Christian Flegel

61y · Male·Gunshot injury to thigh with transection of left femoral artery resulting in exs…

Paul Flegel, 61, died from a gunshot wound to the thigh sustained during an armed altercation with Barry Butler on 27 October 2022 in Beechworth, Victoria. Paul had consumed significant alcohol and became increasingly ag…

ethanol/alcohol
VICmental health2023-05-22

Finding into death of Peter Henry Scerri

60y · Male·Respiratory obstruction (choking by food)

Peter Henry Scerri, a 60-year-old man with long-standing schizophrenia and mild intellectual disability, died from choking on food while eating pizza in a mental health inpatient unit. He had been admitted for management…

psychiatryemergency medicineclozapine
WA2017-05-12

Inquest into the Death of Arulselvam VELMURUGU

35y · Male·bronchial asthma

A 35-year-old man with mild asthma died from severe bronchial asthma within hours of arriving at a Christmas Island immigration detention cen…

emergency medicinegeneral practicecommunicationsystemsalbutamol
VICmental health2011-03-31

Finding into death of Diane Young

72y · Female·Bronchopneumonia

Diane Young, a 72-year-old psychiatric resident with multiple comorbidities including asthma, aortic stenosis, and intellectual disability, died of bronchopneumonia with contributing ischaemic heart …

geriatric medicinepsychiatry
QLD2019-06-20

Wise, Paul Robert

48y · Male·Coronary artery occlusion due to coronary artery atheroma

Paul Robert Wise, aged 48, died of natural causes from coronary artery occlusion due to severe atherosclerosis (85% narrowing of right main coronary artery) while in custody at Capricornia Correctional Centre. He was fou…

cardiologyforensic medicinequetiapine
VIChospitalPodcast2026-02-20

Finding into death of James Harilaos Tsindos

17y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy Complicating Anaphylaxis

James Tsindos, a 17-year-old with known nut allergy and mild asthma, experienced anaphylaxis after inadvertently ingesting cashews in a vegan restaurant meal on 27 May 2021. …

emergency medicineallergy and immunologydiagnosticcommunicationadrenaline (epinephrine) intramuscular
QLDhospital2016-06-20

Bradshaw, Scott Anthony - Non-inquest findings

38y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to bilateral deep calf vein thrombi

A 38-year-old man with schizo-affective disorder, bipolar disorder, and asthma presented to the emergency department with presumed pneumonia based on fever, pleuritic chest pain, and re…

emergency medicineintensive carediagnosticcommunicationhypnodorm
VIC2025-03-12

Finding into death of Daniel Bryan Harvey

48y · Male·unascertained

Daniel Harvey, a 48-year-old man with morbid obesity, cirrhosis, diabetes, and polysubstance use including methadone and methamphetamine, was found unresponsive in immigration detention on 10 August 2020. He had complain…

cardiologygeneral practicedelaymethamphetamine
SAhospital2000-05-12

Coroner's Finding: COPPING Leslie Walter

84y · Male·severe head injuries (fracture of skull on right side, subarachnoid haemorrhage,…

An 84-year-old man with severe respiratory disease, cardiac failure, poor vision and confusion fell from a first-floor hospital window, sustaining fatal head injuries. The coroner found the death was not deliberately sel…

emergency medicinegeneral practicesystemcommunication
NSWhospital2022-12-08

Inquest into the death of Austin Facer

6y · Male·cardiopulmonary arrest on a background of earlier cardiac arrests and resuscitat…

Austin Facer, a 6-year-old boy, suffered multiple cardiac arrests at school on 21 October 2019, initially resuscitated successfully, but died during transfer preparation to a higher-level hospital that evening. Autopsy r…

paediatricsemergency medicinecommunicationsystemadrenaline
WAhospital2007-06-08

Inquest into the Death of Rasmussen

31y · Female·cerebral anoxia following attempted intubation pre-surgery in a woman with torti…

Rachael Anne Rasmussen, a 31-year-old mother of three with severe neck deformities (torticollis, dysmorphia, short rigid neck), died on 17 June 2003 from cerebral anoxia following attempted intubation at Joondalup Health…

anaesthesiageneral surgerydiagnosticproceduralatracurium

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