27 results for “cardiac arrest (pulseless electrical activity)”
47y · Male·Drug toxicity in the setting of restraint
Robert Ferrier, aged 47, died from drug toxicity in the setting of restraint after ingesting excessive quantities of prescription antidepressants and other medications during a mental health crisis. The expert panel conc…
51y · Male·Multiorgan failure in a man with corrected congenital coarctation of the aorta a…
Sean Raymond Adams, 51-year-old male with complex cardiac history including corrected coarctation of aorta, valvular disease, and biventricular heart failure, pres…
50y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in high-speed motorcycle crash
Donald Ward, aged 50, died from multiple injuries sustained in a high-speed motorcycle crash on 4 March 2023 in Karratha, WA. Ward left a nightclub intoxicated with alcohol (BAC 0.186%) and cannabis, obscured his number …
20y · Male·stab injury to the back
A 20-year-old male died from exsanguination due to a stab wound to the back sustained during an organised group fight. The injury penetrated the lung and involved medium calibre pulmonary vessels. Despite immediate emerg…
43y · Male·Unascertained - attributed to metabolic/physiological derangement in context of …
Tai Van Tran, a 43-year-old man with daily heroin use, was arrested and remanded in police custody. He disclosed heroin use during intake assessment and was appropriately s…
56y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following insulin and benzodiazepine overdose
…umulated over time and insulin stolen from his mother on 10-11 November 2018. He was found unconscious in cardiac arrest with severe hypoglycaemia. Despite paramedic resuscitation and hospital treatment including intuba…
76y · Male·combined effects of acute myocardial infarction and urosepsis
…ustody at Lyell McEwin Hospital from combined acute myocardial infarction and urosepsis. He had extensive cardiac history including prior MI, CABG, COPD, and recent stent placement. On 7 February 2020, he presented with…
59y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
…nia. Two days after returning from a UK holiday, he fell in a bathroom at his group home. He was found in cardiac arrest and transported to hospital where he died that evening. Autopsy revealed aspiration pneumonia with…
43y · Female·cardiac arrhythmia (unascertained), probably fatal cardiac dysrhythmia
A 43-year-old woman collapsed at home and was found in cardiac arrest after 20-25 minutes. Ambulance arrived and recognised ventricular fibrillation but failed to defib…
71y · Male·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery disease
…me was made, but he declined angiography. Following a schizophrenic relapse, he became non-compliant with cardiac medications. Despite clinical deterioration and a second ambulance call, a joint medical-psychiatric team…
30y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemic injury and bronchopneumonia following PEA arrest in a …
A 30-year-old woman with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, a severe treatment-resistant epilepsy, died following cardiac arrest at a disability residential care facility. She was found entangled in a swing seat armrest on 7 Ap…
39y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury
…ion, and was on methadone maintenance. Found unconscious with a needle mark and used syringe, he suffered cardiac arrest requiring CPR before transport to ICU. The coroner noted this death exemplifies a concerning trend…
41y · Male·undetermined
…tment-resistant schizophrenia. Despite post-mortem examination including specialist neuropathological and cardiac assessment, the cause of death remained undetermined. Post-mortem biochemistry suggested possible hyponat…
91y · Male·Complications following cardiac arrest in the setting of anaesthetic induction d…
A 91-year-old man with COPD, asthma, and previous cardiac arrest from suxamethonium died from complications following anaphylaxis to rocuronium during anaesthetic …
68y · Female·Acute myocardial infarction and coronary artery atherosclerosis
… reaction and rib trauma rather than considering acute coronary syndrome. She deteriorated and suffered a cardiac arrest due to acute myocardial infarction with ventricular rupture. The autopsy revealed severe left ante…
18y · Female·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (passenger)
An 18-year-old female died from injuries sustained as a passenger in a motor vehicle collision on a poorly maintained road. The vehicle struck a pothole in a wet road surface, causing loss of control and collision with o…
19y · Male·unexpected arrhythmogenic event leading to a fall from height, blunt force head …
…g on an obstacle course at Kapooka during the final training exercise. He experienced a sudden unexpected cardiac arrhythmia while climbing a ladder in an underground tunnel obstacle, fell approximately 4 metres, and su…
38y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to bilateral deep calf vein thrombi
…y. The ED team treated him for pneumonia with oxygen and antibiotics. He rapidly deteriorated and died in cardiac arrest. Autopsy revealed pulmonary thromboembolism from bilateral deep vein thrombi as the cause of death…
50y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to choking on food bolus
…00 and commenced CPR, but communication difficulties with the emergency dispatcher delayed recognition of cardiac arrest. Paramedics initially failed to visualise and remove the airway obstruction due to inexperience wi…
29y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest of undetermined cause
…nitoring every 5 minutes for 20 minutes. She was found unresponsive with hypoxia at 08:00 hours, suffered cardiac arrest of undetermined cause, and died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. While the arrest cause rema…
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