7 results for “external examination autopsy”
20y · Male·massive basal subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a blow to the head
…inical lesson is that neuropathologists reviewing this case noted the absence of aneurysmal dilatation on autopsy, which is unusual in spontaneous aneurysm rupture. The original pathologist may have misinterpreted the f…
47y · Male·Myocarditis
…lusively demonstrated the workplace and equipment were safe with no electricity passing through his body. Autopsy findings revealed myocarditis (heart muscle inflammation) as the cause of death. While the death was unfo…
70y · Female·Cause of death could not be determined - available evidence does not allow a fin…
…woman died unexpectedly at home in August 2017. Initially certified as hypertensive heart disease without autopsy, the death was later investigated as a potential homicide following allegations by her former husband tha…
49y · Male·Complications of craniopharyngioma and pan-hypopituitarism
…nt and end-of-life care. He developed aspiration pneumonia and died on 28 July 2010. The coroner found no autopsy necessary, with external examination and postmortem CT scanning confirming the cause as complications of …
23y · Male·aspiration of blood due to stab wound to trachea
…department while intoxicated and agitated. Ambulance noted 3cm laceration to midline trachea with minimal external bleeding. Registered nurse triaged as Priority 4. Junior doctors cleaned and sutured wounds, assessing th…
31y · Male·Hypoxic encephalopathy caused by neck compression due to hanging
David Wotherspoon, a 31-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia, died from hypoxic encephalopathy following hanging in a prison mental health unit. Despite being psychotic and refusing medication, he was not transferr…
33y · Male·Pelvic crush injury sustained while working at an underground coal mine
Jason Blee, a 33-year-old experienced miner and trainer at Moranbah North Mine in Queensland, was fatally crushed on 9 April 2007 when a shuttle car pinned him against a rib (wall) in a narrow underground heading. Follow…
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