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7 results for childhood acquired brain injury

VIC2018-10-24

Finding into death of Sydney Dale Stanfield

55y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia arising as a consequence of severe acquired brain injury

Sydney Dale Stanfield, 55, died from aspiration pneumonia secondary to severe acquired brain injury sustained in childhood. He resided in a disability accommodation service group home and had …

palliative caregeneral practicesystemamoxicillin
VICcommunity2021-03-31

Finding into death of Bruce Vernon Taylor

53y · Male·Complications of old brain injury in prior motor vehicle incident

Bruce Vernon Taylor, 53, died from complications of a remote brain injury sustained in childhood motor vehicle accident. He lived in shared disability accommodation and rece…

general practiceneurologysodium valproate
VIChospital2025-05-26

Finding into death of Shawn James Farlech

47y · Male·Pneumonia

Shawn Farlech, a 47-year-old man with acquired brain injury from childhood encephalitis living in specialist disability accommodation, died from pneumon…

general medicineintensive caresodium valproate
VIChome2026-02-17

Finding into death of Laurence Mark O'brien

22y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (tapentadol, clonazepam, citalopram, amphetamine, olanzapine…

Laurence O'Brien, a 22-year-old with acquired brain injury from a childhood motor vehicle accident, died from mixed drug toxicity involving eight subst…

general practicepsychiatrymedicationsystemtapentadol
VIChospital2010-04-28

Finding into death of Peter John Bannan

54y · Male·Pneumonia

Peter Bannan, age 54, had lifelong quadriplegia and intellectual disability from early childhood encephalitis, with chronic epilepsy and severe aspiration risk. He was admitted on 5 October 2007 with a…

general medicinepalliative carecommunicationsystem
VIChospital2025-07-15

Finding into death of Linda Snadden

62y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of refractory focal status epilepticus

Linda Snadden, a 62-year-old woman with cognitive decline, brain tumour history, and multiple comorbidities including severe sleep apnoea and pulmonary hypertension, died …

neurologyneurosurgeryanti-seizure medications
VIChospital2012-04-19

Finding into death of James Kellock Bloomfield

53y · Male·severe burns

…f-immolate due to distress about power cuts at his caravan park causing darkness (triggering trauma from childhood sexual abuse). Police transported him to Bairnsdale Hospital but failed to contact mental health triage …

emergency medicinepsychiatrycommunicationsystem

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