28 results for “heat stroke”
15y · Male·Multiple organ failure associated with hyperthermia (heat stroke)
A 15-year-old rugby league player died from heat stroke during training on an extremely hot Perth summer evening (44.4°C). The coaching staff appropriately …
27y · Male·multiple organ failure due to or as a consequence of heat stroke
Olivier Caramin, a 27-year-old Belgian national on a working holiday visa, died from heat stroke while picking pumpkins on 31 October 2017 in Far North Queensland. He was just three days into farm …
25y · Male·acute heat stroke
Trooper Angus Lawrence, a 25-year-old soldier, died from acute heat stroke on 10 November 2004 during a military training exercise at Mount Bundey, NT. He collapsed during a p…
19y · Male·Complications arising from hyperthermia, including total organ failure, rhabdomy…
…thermia-induced organ failure, rhabdomyolysis and coagulopathy after working in a roof space during extreme heat (40°C+) without adequate hydration. He consumed only soft drinks containing caffeine and sugar, which cause…
33y · Male·Heat stroke (environmental exposure) in a man with methylamphetamine effect
Travis Hart, 33, died from heat stroke with methylamphetamine effect after abandoning a vehicle during a police intercept in bushland near …
16y · Male·Heat related illness in an individual with enterovirus D68 infection
Alexander Li, a 16-year-old with underlying enterovirus D68 infection, died of heat-related illness during a school bushwalking expedition in remote South Australia in extremely hot condition…
68y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis worsened by heat stroke
…hizophrenia, epilepsy, obesity, and coronary artery disease, died from coronary atherosclerosis worsened by heat stroke whilst residing in a level-3 accredited hostel on an extremely hot day (40.9°C). He was taking two m…
47y · Male·Organ failure following use of synthetic cannabinoids and consequent hyperthermi…
A 47-year-old man died from organ failure following synthetic cannabinoid use and consequent heat stroke. After smoking synthetic cannabinoids (AB-CHMINACA and 5F-AMB), he became confused and dehydrated in…
50y · Female·Complications of heat stroke in a woman with schizophrenia
A 50-year-old woman with long-standing schizophrenia treated with clozapine died from complications of heat stroke during an unprecedented Victorian heatwave. She and her partner were not contacted by mental health …
45y · Male·Complications of heat stroke in a man with schizophrenia
…ear-old man with schizophrenia on Clozapine treatment, died during the extraordinary January 2014 Victorian heatwave. He had multiple heat-vulnerability risk factors: mental illness, antipsychotic medication, social isol…
8y · Female·heat stroke and dehydration
An 8-year-old girl from Tjirrkarli, a remote Aboriginal community in Western Australia, died from heat stroke and dehydration after becoming stranded in the desert. On 31 December 2011, she and an adult compani…
20y · Male·exertional heat stroke
A 20-year-old professional rugby league player collapsed and died from exertional heat stroke after his first pre-season training session following an extended off-season break. Keith had the lo…
85y · Male·Heat stroke
An 85-year-old man with dementia, diabetes, and aortic stenosis died from heat stroke after spending 2 hours 18 minutes unmonitored in an unsheltered outdoor garden area at a residential…
73y · Male·dehydration and hyperthermia
…icholinergic properties: pericyazine, haloperidol, and oxybutynin. These drugs impair sweating and increase heat stroke susceptibility, particularly when combined. He was found deceased from dehydration and hyperthermia …
1y · Male·Heat stroke
Noah Zunde, aged 21 months, died from heat stroke on 19 February 2015 after being inadvertently left in a parked motor vehicle by his mother, Romy, wh…
55y · Male·Combined effects of mixed drug (alcohol and promethazine) toxicity and environme…
A 55-year-old man with alcohol dependency died from combined alcohol and promethazine toxicity with heat exposure. He spent 4-5 hours sunbaking in high temperatures (exceeding 30°C) while heavily intoxicated and …
Unknown·heat stroke (environmental exposure) / hyperthermia; Mr Buske: atherosclerotic h…
…ccurred on Mount Augustus summit trail in 2019-2020 during hot weather conditions. All deceased experienced heat stroke with dehydration as the primary mechanism of death. The coroner identified inadequate pre-visit warn…
38y · Male·cardiac arrest precipitated by dilutional hyponatraemia
A 38-year-old construction worker died from dilutional hyponatraemia after working in extreme heat (>40°C) on a concrete formwork project in rural Queensland. He developed symptoms of heat injury at the wor…
51y · Male·undetermined natural causes
…betes type 2, hypertension, and obesity (BMI 30.8), was granted day leave on 17 January 2013 during extreme heat (38°C) at Casey Hospital. He was found deceased on a roadside approximately 2.3km from the hospital shortly…
1y · Male·acute heat stress (circumstances undetermined)
Michael Campbell, aged 20 months, died on 18 April 2008 from acute heat stress. He was placed in his bedroom cot by his mother after returning home from grandparents' house. He wa…
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