16 results for “cardiac cooling”
51y · Male·Hyperthermia of unknown cause in a man with cardiac hypertrophy; chronic obstruc…
Arthur Andrianakis, 51, died from hyperthermia of unknown cause with cardiac hypertrophy and COPD. He presented to hospital with respiratory distress following police custody for ass…
Male·Cardiac arrhythmia secondary to cardiac sensitisation from acute exposure to Bos…
… arms inside a storage locker containing solvent-soaked rags. Toxicological analysis confirmed death from cardiac arrhythmia secondary to cardiac sensitisation caused by toluene. The coroner found Mr Parsons was perform…
0y · Male·Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and massive subgaleal haemorrhage, both associat…
…d critically, delayed recognition of subgaleal haemorrhage in NICU. The haemorrhage went undetected until cardiac arrest at 15+ hours post-birth, despite visible scalp bruising from 27 minutes after birth. Delayed recog…
42y · Female·Global hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury due to upper airway obstruction by food bo…
…chea using forceps, but airway clearance took 2–3 minutes. Despite clearing the obstruction, she suffered cardiac arrest, was resuscitated with CPR and adrenaline, and intubated. Transferred to Austin Hospital ICU for t…
47y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating systolic cardiac arrest in the set…
Ms Ling-Ling Ang, aged 47, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and cardiac arrest following severe allergic asthma exacerbation during the November 2016 Melbourne thunderstorm asth…
14y · Male·severe heatstroke complicating a recent viral illness with focal myocarditis
…hild with heat exhaustion—the critical gap. Although paramedics arrived by 3:30pm, the boy was already in cardiac arrest after three hours of extreme heat exposure and lying on rocks heated to 52-57°C. Emergency personn…
24y · Male·methylamphetamine toxicity
…ence established that LT required immediate intensive care with deep sedation, intubation, and aggressive cooling measures to have any chance of survival. The emergency response by correctional and medical staff was app…
19y · Female·2,4-dinitrophenol toxicity
…ministration, and dantrolene use, she deteriorated rapidly with uncontrollable hyperthermia and went into cardiac arrest. The coroner found treatment was expert and appropriate, but the dose was lethal and unsurvivable.…
48y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, complicating cardiac arrest in the setting of …
…nown asthma and high sensitivity to rye grass pollen died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest during the November 2016 Melbourne thunderstorm asthma epidemic. He became acutely unwell at 7:20 …
36y · Male·Global hypoxic brain injury due to hanging
Benjamin Johnston, a 36-year-old male, died by hanging after six weeks of varenicline (Champix) treatment for smoking cessation. Two weeks before death, his partner noted significant behavioral changes: withdrawal, irrit…
57y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic brain injury complicating acute asthma
A 57-year-old man with asthma and hay fever died from hypoxic ischaemic brain injury following an acute asthma exacerbation during Melbourne's November 2016 thunderstorm asthma event. The deceased was outdoors during the…
46y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiorespiratory arrest in the se…
… calls in 12 hours, 397 in 30 minutes), and her family transported her to hospital where she was found in cardiac arrest. Prolonged resuscitation caused hypoxic brain injury. Clinical lessons: patients with asthma and h…
20y · Male·exertional heat stroke
A 20-year-old professional rugby league player collapsed and died from exertional heat stroke after his first pre-season training session following an extended off-season break. Keith had the lowest aerobic fitness of hi…
[18, 21, 23, 19, 22, 19]y · ["male", "female", "male", "male", "male", "female"]·MDMA toxicity (one case mixed MDMA and cocaine toxicity)
This inquest examined six deaths from MDMA toxicity after electronic dance music festivals in NSW between December 2017 and January 2019: Hoang Nathan Tran (18), Diana Nguyen (21), Joseph Pham (23), Callum Brosnan (19), …
25y · Male·acute heat stroke
…ndey, NT. He collapsed during a patrol and despite rapid evacuation and intensive treatment including ice cooling and IV fluids, died at Royal Darwin Hospital. Multiple systemic failures contributed: the course was cond…
Unknown·MDMA toxicity (3,4-methylenedioxymethylamphetamine toxicity) in each case
Six young people died at NSW music festivals between December 2017 and January 2019 after consuming MDMA (ecstasy) at toxic levels. Nathan Tran (18), Diana Nguyen (21), Joseph Pham (23), Callum Brosnan (19), Joshua Tam (…
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