87y · Male·Blunt trauma of the head and chest
… March 2020. He had multiple serious health conditions including leukaemia, severe vision impairment from macular degeneration, near-total deafness, and previous cognitive impairment. His ophthalmologist had advised in …
96y · Female·Decompensated frailty syndrome following right femoral neck fracture from fall
…ight femoral neck fracture. She was a frail elderly woman with multiple comorbidities including dementia, macular degeneration, osteoarthritis, and low BMI (15.5). The coroner found no medical or nursing issues with her…
82y · Female·Haemorrhage as a consequence of a compound fracture to the left ankle as a conse…
… in a fall down stairs at her home on 24 May 2006, the same day she underwent a fluorescein angiogram for macular degeneration. The coroner's investigation examined whether the eye procedure contributed to the fall. Exp…
89y · Male·Complications of chest injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
An 89-year-old man with advanced bilateral macular degeneration and visual acuity below driving standards caused a motor vehicle collision due to impaired v…
90y · Female·Multiple rib and pelvic fractures due to a fall from a wheelchair on sloping lan…
…nage directing patients to safer drop-off areas. Although the patient had multiple medical comorbidities (macular degeneration, emphysema, Sjögren's syndrome), the fatal fall was preventable with proper wheelchair secur…
82y · Male·atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease
Joseph Richard Oakley, aged 82, died from atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease at the Roy Fagan Centre, a psychiatric hospital for older persons. He had advanced Parkinson's disease, dementia, diabetes…
78y · Female·advanced dementia (end stage)
Mrs Lorraine Ashton, aged 78, died of advanced dementia (end stage) at Repatriation General Hospital on 23 September 2017. She had Primary Progressive Aphasia diagnosed in 2014 following non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment.…
72y · Female·environmental heat and cold exposure with severe dehydration
Susan Ann Deuchar, aged 72, died from environmental heat and cold exposure with severe dehydration following a motor vehicle accident on Anthony Road, Tullah, Tasmania on 10 December 2018. She suffered a loss of control …
82y · Male·Self-inflicted partial contact shotgun wound of the head
An 82-year-old man with recently diagnosed myeloma died by self-inflicted shotgun wound. He had undergone intensive chemotherapy causing significant deterioration in physical health, mental state, and independence. Six w…
69y · Female·bronchopneumonia complicating intracranial tumour (meningioma with obstructive h…
Mary Patricia Kruger, aged 69, died of bronchopneumonia complicating a massive subfrontal meningioma with obstructive hydrocephalus. Her death was preventable. During a November 2006 hospital admission for urinary tract …
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