53y · Female·Unintentional mixed prescription drug toxicity (morphine and diazepam) together …
Anna Maree Parsons, aged 53, died from unintentional mixed prescription drug toxicity (morphine and diazepam) combined with advanced lung disease from heavy smoking. She consumed morphine (Ordine) supplied by a friend wi…
2y · Male·pneumonia in association with bronchiolitis
Child T, a 2-year-old boy in Department of Communities' care, died from pneumonia in association with bronchiolitis on 13 July 2019. The coroner found the Department should have intervened with more intensive family su…
0y · Unknown·Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS Category 2)
Baby J, a 5-month-old infant with recent bronchiolitis diagnosis, died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS Category 2) while sharing a bed with his mother.…
1y · Male·Cerebral anoxia caused by cardiac arrest caused by bronchiolitis and bronchopneu…
Timothy Wood, a 19-month-old boy, died from cerebral anoxia following cardiac arrest caused by bronchiolitis and bronchopneumonia secondary to influenza A infection. He initially presented with croup symptoms on…
0y · Male·Urosepsis and renal failure in a child with acute on chronic pyelonephritis seco…
…o the ED at Werribee Mercy Hospital with clear signs of sepsis and decompensation. The ED diagnosis of bronchiolitis was inappropriate; examination findings (normal chest auscultation, fever, lethargy, respiratory distr…
79y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and acute bronchiolitis
Donald Broadribb, 79, died of bronchopneumonia and acute bronchiolitis after presenting to York Hospital on 12 October 2012 with vomiting, cough, and abdominal pain. He was …
57y · Female·starvation due to insufficient food intake
Patricia Iliev, a 57-year-old woman, died from starvation after progressively restricting her food intake over months while immobilised by chronic back pain. She had a gastrointestinal stromal tumour and advanced lung di…
1y · Female·complications of acute bronchiolitis arising from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (R…
A 17-month-old First Nations child died from acute bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in inadequate accommodation following parental sepa…
0y · Unknown·Category II Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (co-sleeping)
Baby J, a healthy 23-week-old infant, died from Category II Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) associated with co-sleeping. He was found unresponsive while sleeping chest-to-chest with his father on makeshift bedding wi…
0y · Female·Sudden infant death whilst bed-sharing with risk factors including unsafe sleepi…
A 55-day-old infant died in an unsafe bed-sharing environment with her sedated mother while her father, intoxicated by intravenous morphine and methamphetamine, remained nearby. The autopsy revealed no obvious cause, but…
59y · Male·Multiple blunt injuries following a fall from a cliff
A 59-year-old man with a long history of illicit drug use, homelessness, and untreated mental health symptoms died by suicide after jumping from a cliff. He had refused offers of accommodation and support from his sons s…
51y · Female·embolic infarcts complicating infective endocarditis
Melanie Sarah Cooper, aged 51, died from embolic infarcts complicating infective endocarditis secondary to chronic intravenous opioid use. She presented with severe physical deterioration over three days including swolle…
84y · Male·advanced atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease
John Harold Tunks, an 84-year-old man, died of advanced atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease with contributing emphysema from lifelong smoking. He lived alone despite documented cognitive impairment and functional d…
58y · Male·pulmonary thromboemboli complicating deep venous thrombosis
Kelly John Dillon, a 58-year-old disability support worker, died of pulmonary thromboembolism complicating deep venous thrombosis. Three days before death, he sustained a leg injury at work (chair thrown at his lower leg…
0y · Male·Traumatic head injuries including subdural haemorrhage, intracranial haemorrhage…
A seven-week-old infant died from traumatic head injuries including subdural haemorrhage, retinal haemorrhages, and axonal injury. Medical evidence established two separate traumatic brain injuries occurring approximatel…
0y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest as a consequence of…
A 7-month-old Aboriginal female, Baby S, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy caused by respiratory viral infection and pneumonia with cardiac arrest. She was in care of Territory Families after removal from her mo…
2y · Female·Complications of bacterial chest infection (Staphylococcus aureus)
A 2-year-old Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girl died from complications of bacterial chest infection (Staphylococcus aureus) with concurrent Human metapneumovirus infection, presenting as left empyema and bilater…
40y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia caused by atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular dis…
Brendan Triffett, aged 40 years with significant acquired brain injury from a past drug overdose, multiple comorbidities including morbid obesity, epilepsy, emphysema and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, died sudd…
4y · Male·Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Category 2)
A 4-month-old infant died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Category 2), unexplained despite complete autopsy investigation. The infant had undiagnosed recurring respiratory issues (suspected reactive airways disease or a…
2y · Male·multiorgan failure in a boy with clinically suspected sepsis and Cockayne syndro…
A 2-year-old boy with Cockayne syndrome (a rare life-limiting genetic condition) died from multiorgan failure due to clinically suspected sepsis following hospitalisation for acute illness with vomiting, lethargy and poo…
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