21 results for “bag valve mask ventilation”
29y · Male·blunt trauma of the chest
…tly by two nurses and a paramedic (who worked part-time at the bike park). Advanced interventions including bag-valve-mask ventilation, emergency decompression with a bicycle spoke under remote consultant guidance, CPR,…
40y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity, being either an overdose due to methylamphetamine alone,…
…iate—correctional officers initiated CPR within seconds, ACT Health staff arrived within three minutes with bag-valve-mask ventilation, and ambulance officers arrived 15 minutes later. The coroner found no clinical erro…
48y · Female·Acute respiratory failure (cerebral hypoxia) in a woman dependent on non-invasiv…
…in, 48, with motor neurone disease, died from acute respiratory failure while dependent on non-invasive ventilation (NIV) at home. A carer, Julie Manessis, was caring for her when the humidifier tipped over, water enter…
20y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to displacement of tracheostomy and p…
…ssed, but this did not occur for approximately 46 minutes. Staff attempted blind bougie instrumentation and bag-valve-mask ventilation through a displaced tube, causing bilateral tension pneumothoraces. Delays in emerge…
57y · Female·Complications of muscular dystrophy
A 57-year-old woman with longstanding muscular dystrophy and newly diagnosed cardiomyopathy died from complications of her underlying condition. She became acutely unwell overnight at her residential support facility wit…
51y · Female·Multiorgan failure in the setting of WHO Class III obesity, chronic excessive al…
…y failure, acute kidney injury, and constipation. Despite appropriate management including non-invasive ventilation, antibiotics, and diuresis, she deteriorated with recurrent hypoxic episodes and apnoea. A MET call on …
44y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (methylamphetamine, amphetamine, tramadol)
…rug toxicity involving methylamphetamine, amphetamine, tramadol and other substances. A concealed clip-seal bag containing 5mg pure methylamphetamine was found in her vagina; the drug likely entered her system during cu…
39y · Male·Multidrug toxicity (GHB, methylamphetamine, ketamine) in a setting of restraint …
Anthony Parisi, 39, died from multidrug toxicity (GHB, methamphetamine, ketamine) in a setting of police restraint and moderate coronary artery atherosclerosis. He consumed large quantities of GHB and methamphetamine on …
<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 ingested the screw and began choking. Parent…
31y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to or as a consequence of a ruptured large fusiform…
A 31-year-old man with long-standing intravenous drug use and hepatitis C died in prison custody from a ruptured mycotic aneurysm causing subarachnoid hemorrhage. He collapsed in his cell after lock-down without prior wa…
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 home on 4 December 2001. After police used capsicum spray to safe…
58y · Female·lymphangitic carcinomatosis leading to hypoxaemic respiratory failure and cardia…
June Nutter, a 58-year-old woman presenting with weight loss, anorexia, and unexplained shortness of breath, underwent gastroscopy and colonoscopy at a private hospital to investigate suspected gastric pathology. She had…
78y · Male·Complications of blood loss from femoral fracture sustained in harness riding in…
A 78-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease on warfarin sustained a compound femoral fracture with massive bleeding after a harness racing accident in a rural location. Despite exemplary prehospital care and timely he…
27y · Male·methylamphetamine toxicity
Levi Shane Clement Congdon, a 27-year-old male, died from methylamphetamine toxicity on 13 November 2017 at Royal Perth Hospital during a police search warrant execution. He ingested a fatal dose of methylamphetamine, re…
1y · Female·viral respiratory tract infection (Parainfluenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus…
Matilda Armstrong, a 12-month-old previously well child, died from viral respiratory tract infection (Parainfluenza and RSV) complicated by Streptococcus pyogenes sepsis following recent COVID-19 infection. She presented…
52y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and multi-organ failure due to coronary artery …
…y low when he began struggling; (3) inadequate resuscitation equipment on the dive charter vessel—no AED or bag-valve-mask available for 100% oxygen delivery; (4) John ran out of air at depth and could not maintain buoy…
19y · Male·unexpected arrhythmogenic event leading to a fall from height, blunt force head …
PTE Liam Wolf, a 19-year-old Australian Army recruit, died after collapsing on an obstacle course at Kapooka during the final training exercise. He experienced a sudden unexpected cardiac arrhythmia while climbing a ladd…
58y · Male·Respiratory failure due to or as a consequence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary …
Geoffrey Hornby, a 58-year-old prisoner with significant COPD, ischemic heart disease, and multiple comorbidities, died from respiratory failure secondary to COPD. He was admitted to hospital with COPD exacerbation and d…
78y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy as a result of obstruction of airway caused by …
A 78-year-old woman died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following an acute post-surgical arterial bleed that obstructed her airway after hemithyroidectomy. The bleeding complication occurred when she coughed after…
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. Ambulance paramedics administered two doses of…
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