15 results for “foreign body aspiration”
3y · Unknown·hypoxic brain injury as a result of asphyxia from choking on a rubber ball
…n around small objects, even those compliant with safety labelling, and the tragic outcomes possible with foreign body aspiration in this age group.
1y · Male·hypoxic brain damage due to laryngeal obstruction from foreign body (metal screw…
An 11-month-old boy died from hypoxic brain damage following aspiration of a 2cm metal screw that lodged in his larynx. The child was left briefly unsupervised at home when he …
67y · Female·choking and ischaemic heart disease
…s and poor prognosis. The coroner found her care was appropriate and death could not have been prevented. Foreign body aspiration in patients with respiratory compromise and altered mental status requires careful observ…
50y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to choking on food bolus
…h acquired brain injury and intellectual disability died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following aspiration of a food bolus during lunch at his disability care residence. The carer appropriately called 000 and co…
54y · Female·choking on a food bolus in a woman with an intellectual disability and other med…
Tracie Lyndal Markwick, a 54-year-old woman with intellectual disability and dysphagia, died from choking on food at her day placement centre. She had a documented mealtime management plan indicating mild-to-moderate cho…
34y · Male·Foreign body aspiration
A 34-year-old man died by foreign body aspiration while in custody at a correctional centre, three days after arrest for a serious violent …
77y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and cerebral infarction due to upper airway obs…
A 77-year-old man with advanced dementia died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy caused by upper airway obstruction from a handkerchief. An agency carer placed a handkerchief in his breast pocket during morning care, …
16y · Female·upper airway occlusion due to aspiration of a foreign body (disposable latex glo…
Sophia Nisco, a 16-year-old with severe cerebral palsy and intellectual disability, died from airway obstruction after aspirating a disposable latex glove at a respite care facility. She had documented oral fixation beha…
44y · Male·intravenous injection of foreign debris (crushed tablets) associated with chroni…
…and polysubstance use disorder, died from acute pulmonary hypertension caused by intravenous injection of foreign debris (crushed tablets). He had been prescribed methadone as part of opioid replacement therapy, with ta…
62y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest in setting of acute…
John Michael Jurdeczka, a 62-year-old man with autism, intellectual disability, and dysphagia, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest caused by acute upper airway obstruction from a food bolu…
69y · Female·Respiratory obstruction by aspirated food (Brussels sprout, chicken and carrots)…
Helena Czekajlo, aged 69, died from respiratory obstruction by aspirated food (Brussels sprout) at a nursing home. She had dementia and schizophrenia with a documented obsession about food and tendency to eat hurriedly. …
89y · Female·Acute upper airway obstruction by food bolus
An 89-year-old woman with dementia died from acute upper airway obstruction by food bolus while being fed lunch at an aged care facility. CCTV footage revealed significant discrepancies between reported actions and actua…
42y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to choking on food, with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome con…
Bridie Gilligan, 42, with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, intellectual disability, and dysphagia, choked on a Yumbo burger in her Supported Independent Living accommodation on 29 April 2021, suffering fatal hypoxic brain inj…
42y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to choking on food, in a person with Cornelia de Lange …
Bridie Gilligan, aged 42 with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, profound intellectual disability and dysphagia, died from hypoxic brain injury after choking on a Yumbo burger at her SIL home on 29 April 2021. Her support worke…
13y · Female·Pneumonia, due to or as a consequence of Hypoxic Brain Damage, due to or as a co…
Amanda Helen Boyce, aged 13, drowned in a spa pool at a resort after her long hair became entrapped in the pump suction system. She was submerged for an estimated 10-20 minutes before being freed. Despite immediate CPR a…
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