70y · Male·head injury
A 70-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease and cardiomyopathy collapsed at work after experiencing dizziness, striking his head on a brick wall. He died from severe head injury and brain swelling. The coroner foun…
45y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism
… requiring a pacemaker and intellectual disability. Four days before death, she presented with fever and dizziness and was prescribed doxycycline by her general practitioner. No investigation for DVT/PE was documented d…
78y · Male·Neck injuries received in a fall
…deceased by a friend after missing a regular Saturday lunch engagement. The fall may have been caused by dizziness from Ménière's disease or by unstable ladder placement. The coroner noted that ladder falls among older …
41y · Male·exsanguination (hypovolemic shock complicating acute blood loss) due to fistula …
…teady renal/bladder bleed). He fell at his supported residential unit on the morning of death, reporting dizziness and general unwellness. A support worker (Mr Lockwood) found him with facial blood but failed to call an…
73y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, emphysema and per…
…rosclerosis with severe calcified atheroma causing >70% stenosis of coronary arteries. He presented with dizziness on 21 October 2020, which initially resolved with normal vital signs and normal gait. He returned minute…
47y · Male·acute subarachnoid haemorrhage with contributing ruptured saccular aneurysm of t…
…tured basilar artery aneurysm while in custody at Adelaide Remand Centre. He presented with headache and dizziness on 6 November 2017, received paracetamol and ibuprofen, and was found unresponsive the following morning…
56y · Female·Acute combined drug toxicity
…ment due to concerns about opioid-seeking behaviour. The deceased experienced side effects of nausea and dizziness but wished to persevere with tramadol. Toxicology showed very high tramadol concentrations consistent wi…
85y · Male·blunt craniocerebral trauma following a fall
Anthony Donato, aged 85, died from blunt craniocerebral trauma following an unwitnessed fall at an aged care facility. He had dementia, hypertension, sleep apnoea, and previous falls. He was assessed as medium fall risk …
13y · Male·borderline myocarditis, most likely due to influenza A virus infection
…ously healthy boy with borderline myocarditis presented to an adult ED with flu-like symptoms, lethargy, dizziness, syncope and inability to walk unaided. Despite these concerning features, he was discharged after 6.5 h…
49y · Female·combined prescription drug intoxication (zopiclone, amitriptyline, periciazine)
…ple medications require careful monitoring; and the importance of addressing concerning symptoms (falls, dizziness, memory loss noted by her carer) promptly, particularly when patients refuse medical evaluation.
67y · Male·Complications arising from multiple injuries — fall from a height
…Victoria 2000-2011, predominantly in older adults. Key clinical lessons include recognising heat-related dizziness as a fall risk in older workers and the need for robust safety precautions during informal home maintena…
26y · Female·Head and chest injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision
…documented history of abnormal cardiac findings in 1997 (frequent ventricular contractions) and reported dizziness in weeks preceding the collision, yet failed to disclose his cardiac condition on his driver's licence a…
70y · Male·gastrointestinal haemorrhage in a man with gastric ulcers
David Weiser, 70, presented to an emergency department with melaena and dizziness on 11 November 2012. An advanced trainee in emergency medicine, Dr H., examined him and found a haemoglo…
73y · Male·Acute subdural haematoma
…in Royal Darwin Hospital's overcrowded Emergency Department. He was admitted with pneumonia, NSTEMI, and dizziness—significant fall risk factors—yet no falls risk policy existed in ED. After cardiac monitoring was remov…
70y · Male·haemoperitoneum secondary to ruptured spleen following colonoscopy
… correctly assess airway-breathing-circulation compromise when Mr Stewart presented with breathlessness, dizziness and pallor, resulting in inappropriate advice to see a doctor within 12 hours rather than calling emerge…
24y · Male·acute hydrocephalus due to undiagnosed colloid cyst of the third ventricle of th…
…diagnosed colloid cyst of the third ventricle. He presented with progressive severe occipital headaches, dizziness, blurred vision, nausea and vomiting over one week. On 25 January 2009, Dr H. at Hay Hospital, concerned…
36y · Male·Cerebrovascular accident (stroke) - massive intracranial haemorrhage
…oncerning signs: repeated vomiting (observed 8 times), requests to see a doctor, reports of headache and dizziness, and physical deterioration were not escalated to medical staff. The patient lay unresponsive on his cel…
44y · Male·Hodgkin's Lymphoma
…5 at Long Bay Hospital. He presented with symptoms including lumps under armpits (August), headaches and dizziness (August), and abdominal pain (October). Diagnosis was made in October following liver biopsy. He decline…
53y · Female·Complications of Motor Neurone Disease
…se) since 2013, where she was quadriplegic, anarthric, and unable to swallow. On 27 May, she experienced dizziness at the facility; an ambulance was called and she was transferred to hospital. The following morning she …
75y · Female·postoperative delirium/exacerbation of community acquired pneumonia following le…
A 75-year-old woman with chronic kidney disease, anemia, and significant mobility impairment fell in her aged care facility despite documented high falls risk and appropriate preventive measures. She sustained a neck of …
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