15 results for “circulatory failure”
60y · Male·multi-organ failure due to injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident, specifi…
A 60-year-old Aboriginal man with significant comorbidities (cardiomyopathy, cirrhosis, renal failure, diabetes) presented to ED following a motor vehicle accident at low speed. Despite chest imaging showing…
38y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia with acute circulatory failure in a man with acute drug effec…
…hm Sathitpittayayudh, aged 38, died in custody at Karnet Prison Farm from cardiac arrhythmia with acute circulatory failure after ingesting 5F-ADB (Kronic), a synthetic cannabinoid. He had exemplary prison behaviour, go…
71y · Female·multiple pulmonary thromboemboli and deep vein thrombosis
71-year-old woman presented to ED with signs of circulatory failure (hypotension, tachycardia, tachypnoea, hypoxia) and progressive leg pain/swelling over one week…
17y · Male·Circulatory failure caused by traumatic brain injury from being struck by a log
Christiaan Adriaan Roodt, a 17-year-old Year 10 student, died from traumatic brain injury when struck by a 6-metre log during a 'Capture The Flag' game at Mount Ainslie, near his school. Key clinical lessons: (1) The ina…
79y · Male·multi-organ failure due to voluntary starvation on a background of severe depres…
A 79-year-old man died from multi-organ failure secondary to voluntary starvation in the context of severe depression following his wife's death. He was …
61y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease in the setting of aspiration pneumonia in a man with Pra…
…ugh, was diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia, deteriorated with hypotension requiring ICU admission for circulatory support. Despite noradrenaline and milrinone, he developed a new right bundle branch block and his care…
2y · Female·Blunt force injury to the abdomen
A two-year-old girl died from blunt force injury to the abdomen, sustaining internal injuries including pancreatic rupture, jejunal rupture, and liver trauma with significant intra-abdominal hemorrhage. Evidence indicate…
73y · Female·sepsis due to breakdown of oesophageal/gastric anastomosis following laparoscopi…
…ative complications including haematemesis, dehydration, vomiting, and deep vein thrombosis. The critical failure was delayed recognition and management of sepsis in the immediate post-operative period (from 25 January …
Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following hypovolaemic shock and multi-organ fa…
…ni Sirianni, born 8 February 2008, died less than 3 days later from subgaleal haemorrhage and multi-organ failure. She was delivered by vacuum extraction after labour complicated by fetal distress. The vacuum extraction…
93y · Female·acute right lower limb ischaemia
…review despite the patient's repeated requests for hospital transfer and family pleas for escalation. Key failures included: inadequate pain management response, lack of neurovascular assessment of the leg, failure to e…
37y · Male·dehydration/heat-related death
…le, and the group lacked first aid knowledge. Critical delays in recognition of the medical emergency and failure to seek timely professional assistance were key contributing factors. The coroner found the death prevent…
50y · Female·septicaemia
Julie Anne Bramble, a 50-year-old woman with alcohol dependence and recent drug use, died from septicaemia on 1 April 2011 at her home in Bundaberg. Over 4-5 days prior to death, she developed progressive symptoms includ…
35y · Male·multiple organ failure due to out-of-hospital circulatory arrest due to perforat…
35-year-old male died from multiple organ failure following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest caused by perforated duodenum. He was in police custody for drug…
37y · Male·Community acquired pneumonia as a result of melioidosis infection
Kevin Fogarty, a 37-year-old power lineman, died from melioidosis-related community-acquired pneumonia at Winton Hospital after a 4-day admission. He likely contracted melioidosis through occupational exposure to mud dur…
32y · Female·Stab wound to the back extending into the posterior neck, causing subtotal trans…
Michelle Darragh, a 32-year-old social worker, was fatally stabbed by her former partner Benjamin Coman on 9 October 2021. She was pregnant with their third child. The relationship involved progressive coercive control, …
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