45 results for “cord compression”
2y · Female·compression of the neck as a result of having become entangled in a blind cord
Rosalind Smith, a healthy 2-year-old, died from neck compression after becoming entangled in a Holland blind cord while attempting to look out a bedroom window. The cor…
1y · Male·neck compression due to hanging from curtain cord
A 15-month-old boy died from neck compression caused by entanglement in a curtain cord while sleeping in his cot. The cord, used to close nearby curt…
1y · Male·hanging from curtain cord with neck compression
A 13-month-old boy died by hanging from a Roman blind cord in his bedroom cot. The child was able to stand and pull himself up, gaining access to the cord which hung …
55y · Male·Consequences of urothelial cancer
…istory of bladder cancer treated with cystoprostatectomy. After diagnosis of metastatic disease with spinal cord compression and bowel obstruction in September 2020, he elected palliative care and an Advanced Care Direct…
3y · Male·Neck compression due to entanglement in the cord of a blind
A 3-year-old boy died from neck compression due to entanglement in a vertical blind cord while in his mother's care. He was left unsupervised in a …
84y · Male·Pneumonia complicating fractured cervical spine in the setting of fall
…d was complicated by loss of intercostal and accessory breathing muscles due to the C5-6 spinal injury with cord compression. The coroner found no medical intervention at an earlier stage would have changed the outcome. …
45y · Male·Complications of VATS procedure for locally advanced right upper lobe lung adeno…
…te tumour resection or vertebral body excision, chose to remove part of the vertebra. Post-operative spinal cord compression from haematoma required emergency laminectomy, but an 8-hour delay may have worsened neurologic…
0y · Female·Perinatal asphyxia
…pital on 10 November 2022 and died at 24 minutes of age from perinatal asphyxia. Autopsy findings suggested cord compression occurring 4-6 hours before delivery had compromised foetal wellbeing, though no compromise was …
75y · Male·Complications of multiple myeloma (palliated)
Brian Kevin Scurrah, a 75-year-old man with intellectual disability living in a supported residential service, died from complications of multiple myeloma. He was diagnosed with advanced multiple myeloma in June 2021 fol…
0y · Female·Intrapartum hypoxia due to breech delivery with head entrapment and associated c…
…to spontaneous labour at home but did not reach hospital in time. The delivery involved head entrapment and cord compression leading to intrapartum hypoxia and death. The coroner found that adequate advice was provided a…
45y · Male·Bronchopneumonia
Gary Carrick, a 45-year-old man with Down syndrome and severe progressive cervical myelopathy, died from bronchopneumonia. He experienced rapid functional decline from January 2008, including loss of mobility, incontinen…
76y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with ischaemic heart disease and treated spinal crush …
…ge from Alfred Hospital, missing the baseline for comparison. Surgery occurred 10 July but permanent spinal cord damage had likely already occurred. Earlier recognition and surgical intervention may have improved outcome…
92y · Male·heart failure secondary to ischaemic heart disease/arrythmia aggravated by a fal…
… written request was submitted. The fall caused cervical spine fractures with epidural haematoma and spinal cord compression, ultimately precipitating fatal heart failure. The death was preventable: the chair should have…
29y · Male·Bronchopneumonia complicating neck injuries sustained in a fall, with Coffin-Low…
A 29-year-old man with Coffin-Lowry Syndrome suffered a severe cervical spinal cord injury from a fall at a respite facility. Disability workers found him on the floor but initially interpret…
89y · Male·fractured cervical spine (C5 inferior articular process fracture) due to unwitne…
…onservative management with mobilisation by an occupational therapist caused ligament disruption and spinal cord compression, converting the injury to a C5-C6 paraplegia/quadriplegia. An MRI scan would have detected the …
72y · Female·Hanging
Chang Ying Xu, a 72-year-old Chinese-speaking woman with severe spinal cord compression, chronic pain, and depression, died by hanging during respite care at an aged care facility. Wh…
0y · Male·multifactorial with severe hypoxia/hypotension which occurred in the background …
… at birth following an emergency caesarean section complicated by unexpected placenta praevia and umbilical cord transection. The placenta was incorrectly reported as posterior on ultrasound, though this didn't change su…
51y · Male·metastatic small round cell malignancy (Ewing's Sarcoma)
… He presented with urinary retention and lower limb weakness in January 2018, underwent urgent spinal decompression surgery, and was subsequently diagnosed with advanced metastatic cancer. Palliative care was provided u…
67y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
…cember 2003, he disclosed to nursing staff that he had attempted to prepare a noose using his dressing gown cord the previous night, stating he was unable to guarantee his safety. He was appropriately transferred to the …
0y · Male·Complications of VATER syndrome and sacrococcygeal teratoma
Baby E was a 7-month-old neonate with VATER syndrome and sacrococcygeal teratoma who died from complications of these conditions. He was born prematurely at 30 weeks, requiring intubation and ventilation, and remained in…
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