14 results for “low body weight”
39y · Male·Drowning
A 39-year-old man drowned while snorkelling at Altona Beach wearing a 10.95 kg weight belt without fins or buoyancy compensation device. He became fatigued in deep, choppy water with poor visi…
79y · Female·Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
…vide palliative care was appropriate, the approach diverged from best practice which recommends starting at lowest doses and titrating upward. The coroner found the CNC and GP erred in clinical judgment, though could no…
Unknown·Multiple: Olanzapine toxicity, pulmonary thromboembolism, asphyxiation on food, …
…rmacy without toxicity monitoring despite critically elevated drug levels found at autopsy; (2) dangerously low body weight not considered in dosing decisions; (3) no 6-monthly blood tests for patients on long-term anti…
11y · Female·Head injury due to quad bike accident (rollover)
…rer warnings against operation by persons under 16 years. The bike had significantly underinflated tyres (below 1psi versus recommended 3.1-3.63psi), which contributed to handling difficulties. While riding cautiously o…
22y · Female·accidental drowning
A 22-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability and no formal swimming training drowned at Somerset Beach, Tasmania. She was in waist-deep water with her carer and another child when a strong rip current…
20y · Male·exertional heat stroke
…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 lowest aerobic fitness of his cohort (Yo-Yo test score 680m …
67y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolus secondary to deep vein thrombosis in the setting of con…
…oprophylaxis for outpatients with obesity requiring limb immobilisation. Current NHMRC guidelines recommend low molecular weight heparin for hospitalised patients with cast immobilisation, but not for outpatients. Evide…
19y · Female·2,4-dinitrophenol toxicity
A 19-year-old woman died from 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) toxicity after intentionally ingesting approximately 50 x 250mg capsules purchased online. She presented to Flinders Medical Centre with an Inpatient Treatment Order …
22y · Female·septic shock complicating osteomyelitis secondary to cellulitis in a woman with …
Sarah Hammoud, aged 22 with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability, died from septic shock complicating osteomyelitis secondary to cellulitis. She resided in a supported residential service and had recurrent elbow in…
Unknown·Infant W: asphyxia due to accidental overlay by parent in unsafe sleeping enviro…
…other children), failure to provide safe sleeping education despite policy requirements, and decisions to allow discharge without protective orders. CHaPS and hospitals provided adequate safe sleeping information, but C…
55y · Male·hypothermia
…cissus Hut, this critical information was not relayed to Parks and Wildlife Services or police until the following morning, delaying rescue by ~12 hours. However, expert evidence established Tolputt would have died by a…
88y · Male·Tuberculous pneumonia in the setting of multiple rib fractures, osteoporosis and…
… The coroner found the rib fractures likely resulted from assault rather than accidental fall, and that his low body weight may have contributed to tuberculosis reactivation. Annie, his carer, was found to have physical…
Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis following lower leg fractu…
Two women aged 48 and 59 presented to Shellharbour Hospital ED with lower leg fractures sustained in falls. Both were treated conservatively with immobilization (splint and plaste…
65y · Female·Combined effects of acute pneumonia, pancreatitis, urinary tract infection, and …
…fects of pneumonia, pancreatitis, urinary tract infection, and severe pressure ulcers with osteomyelitis following a prolonged lie at home. She had been largely bedridden for years, refusing medical care and in-home sup…
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