23 results for “computed tomography brain”
38y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep venous thrombosis due to promethazin…
Elizabeth Jean Hanlon, aged 38, died from pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep venous thrombosis following a promethazine overdose. She had complex mental health diagnoses including borderline personality disorder…
69y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with intellectual disability
…xyl and increased fluids). She collapsed the same evening and was resuscitated but suffered severe hypoxic brain injury during arrest. Autopsy revealed aspiration pneumonia with risk factors including her intellectual d…
0y · Female·Drowning
…mpting to view the fish. Despite immediate CPR and rapid hospital transfer, she suffered hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury and was declared brain dead. The coroner found no individual culpability but emphasised that childr…
23y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to near-drowning
…by lifeguards and paramedics with return of spontaneous circulation, he sustained severe hypoxic ischaemic brain injury and progressed to brain death. He died in hospital after extubation. The coroner noted that 25% of …
4y · Female·Drowning
…ter safety education. Despite immediate CPR by bystanders and paramedics, she suffered devastating hypoxic brain injury and died two days later in ICU. The coroner emphasised that inadequate supervision is the common fa…
42y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy; cardiac arrest; cardiomegaly
A 42-year-old man with schizophrenia died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest at a mental health community care unit. He had been admitted voluntarily for alcohol rehabilitat…
0y · Female·Right ventricular failure secondary to pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal…
Armani El-Sayegh was a seven-month-old infant who died from right ventricular failure secondary to complex congenital heart disease (pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collateral ar…
39y · Male·Complications following extradural haemorrhage (operated) sustained in an electr…
…ry risk; drug impairment substantially increases crash risk; helmet use is critical—studies show traumatic brain injury rates of 24.5% without helmets versus 5.3% with helmets; rapid clinical deterioration in head injur…
49y · Male·Complications of a right superficial femoral artery injury (operated) following …
… resuscitation, he died from the combined effects of profound blood loss, shock, coagulopathy, and hypoxic brain injury from prolonged cardiac arrest. The deceased was a newly employed labourer who had been instructed n…
79y · Female·Complications of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (passenger)
…cture, multiple rib fractures, hepatic lacerations, and sternal fracture. Subsequent MRI revealed multiple brain infarcts (strokes), which significantly complicated her recovery. She developed aspiration pneumonia and d…
79y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with COVID-19 and multiple medical co-morbiditie…
Jennifer Turnbull, 79, with cerebral palsy and multiple comorbidities, died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by COVID-19. She was admitted to hospital in October 2022 with recurrent aspiration pneumonia. A PEG tube …
17y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (25C-NBOMe and 4-fluoroamphetamine)
… Despite aggressive treatment including intubation, CPR, and intensive care, he died from profound hypoxic brain injury. The key clinical lesson is that unregulated drug markets present significant risks due to mislabel…
76y · Male·Intracranial Haemorrhage Secondary to Blunt Head Trauma (Fall) in the Setting of…
A 76-year-old man with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukaemia in blast crisis was admitted to hospital with sepsis and pancytopenia from chemotherapy. He suffered multiple falls while confused from sepsis, sustaining …
64y · Male·Left-sided intracerebral haemorrhage associated with deep brain stimulator wire …
A 64-year-old man died from intracerebral haemorrhage along a deep brain stimulator wire tract four days after elective neurosurgery for essential tremor. He was readmitted on day…
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…
59y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to compression of the neck in the circu…
A 59-year-old woman with major depression died by hanging using her dressing gown tie while a voluntary inpatient at a private psychiatric clinic. She was assessed as low-risk and had no restriction on ligature access. D…
34y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemia secondary to mixed drug toxicity including a substance…
A 34-year-old woman with a 10-year history of heroin dependence died from mixed drug toxicity including heroin after injecting in a public toilet. She had engaged intermittently with methadone programs and expressed a re…
Male·out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and…
Lewis Walter Ward, a Ngarinyin man in his early thirties, died from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest while playing sport at West Kimberley Regional Prison. He had Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and was a smo…
41y · Male·complications of acute ethanol toxicity
Mr RJ, a 41-year-old man with a history of progressive alcohol misuse and mental health conditions (anxiety and depression), died from complications of acute ethanol toxicity following cardiac arrest due to aspiration an…
21y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury in the setting of drug toxicity
21-year-old Bazouni Bazouni died from hypoxic brain injury following methamphetamine toxicity ingested at Port Philip Prison. While the coroner concluded the …
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