10 results for “emergency transport via ambulance”
84y · Female·left lower lung bronchopneumonia in conjunction with small distal pulmonary embo…
…supplemental oxygen. Despite these injuries and age-related vulnerability, she was discharged late at night via private car to aged care without written documentation, oxygen saturation monitoring parameters, or orthopa…
26y · Male·Multiple injuries from collision between semi-trailer and train at level crossin…
…rs; LEDs had been recommended but not upgraded pre-collision), the risk assessment model's failures, and emergency response issues. The investigation emphasises that level crossing safety involves coordinated attention …
17y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in collision between semi-trailer and train
…picuity for truck drivers), deficient heavy vehicle brake maintenance (unroadworthy trailer brakes), and emergency response issues including inappropriate air transport of a trauma patient. While some deaths were immedi…
46y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in collision between semi-trailer and train; tension…
…lack of robust human factors research informing safety systems, deficient trailer brake maintenance, and emergency response issues including inappropriate transfer of a trauma patient by fixed wing aircraft without crit…
<1y · Female·perinatal pneumonia in association with meconium aspiration
…ar monitoring instructions and did not review notes on his return. The baby was transferred by volunteer ambulance without medical escort to Northam Regional Hospital, where she arrived in severe respiratory distress an…
48y · Male·undetermined
…al lessons: rural hospitals managing acutely psychotic patients face significant complexity; early transfer via specialist retrieval (not RFDS/ambulance) may be preferable; careful medication choice considering respirat…
<1y · Male·Hypovolemic shock, metabolic acidosis and coagulopathy in association with subga…
… a recognized complication of vacuum extraction. The coroner found that early contact with NETS (Newborn Emergency Transport Service) at or after 7:00am was not made, despite clinical deterioration suggesting differenti…
26y · Male·Air embolism due to ruptured spleen (surgery) due to motorcycle accident
John Mathers, 26, died from air embolism during emergency surgery following severe motorcycle trauma. A sedan turned across his path; despite heavy braking, he co…
39y · Male·Self-inflicted death by hanging
A 39-year-old man with longstanding Bipolar I Disorder died by hanging on 28 December 2017, shortly after police attended a domestic disturbance at his mother's home. He had expressed suicidal ideation to his treating ps…
39y · Male·Excited delirium, probably caused by amphetamine toxicity-induced psychosis. Dea…
…r activations. He had acute amphetamine toxicity and was displaying excited delirium—a high-risk medical emergency. Clinical lessons include: (1) excited delirium with amphetamine toxicity is potentially lethal and requ…
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