3y · Male·carboxyhaemoglobin poisoning secondary to inhalation of smoke in a house fire
…ying with a barbeque-type gas lighter without child-resistance mechanisms. He inhaled carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide, suffering carboxyhaemoglobin poisoning. The coroner found that inadequate supervision combined w…
33y · Male·Effects of fire; inhalation of smoke with elevated carbon monoxide and hydrogen …
Norton Beal-Guilfoyle, aged 33, died in a house fire on New Year's Day 2009. He attended a New Year's Eve party and consumed substantial alcohol (blood alcohol level 0.24 g/100mL), becoming severely intoxicated. He was p…
52y · Male·Effects of fire
A 52-year-old man died in a residential fire at his rental unit. He called 000 stating he couldn't get out, but emergency services were not dispatched because the call details were unclear and his location could not be r…
54y · Female·Severe burns sustained in a house fire (palliated)
Carol Fay Slade, a 54-year-old woman with acquired brain injury from a 2003 motorcycle accident and mobility limitations, died from severe burns sustained in a house fire at her public housing property in Shepparton. The…
29y · Female·Effects of fire
SR, a 29-year-old who died in a residential house fire in Werribee, Victoria on 26 November 2022. The fire originated from an electrical device (likely a vape or iPad) or smouldering cigarette in an upstairs bedroom. Whi…
57y · Male·Smoke inhalation
Ashleigh Peter Mills, aged 57, died from smoke inhalation in a house fire on 31 August 2020. The fire started from a discarded cigarette in an armchair where his housemate had been smoking and drinking. Multiple preventa…
3y · Male·Smoke inhalation
…nctional, despite recent servicing. Autopsy confirmed smoke inhalation with carboxyhaemoglobin at 40% and hydrogen cyanide. The coroner found no one accountable for the child's death but identified systemic failures: ina…
73y · Male·Effects of fire
… paramedic resuscitation attempts. Autopsy confirmed death from smoke inhalation (carboxyhaemoglobin 65%, hydrogen cyanide 0.9 mg/L) and thermal injuries. The coroner found the fire was likely caused by direct ignition o…
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