Coronial

8 results for mild dehydration

SAaged care2026-02-12

Coroner's Finding: D Angelo, Adelina

88y · Female·Acute on chronic renal failure due to dehydration on a background of Lewy body d…

…Parkinson's disease and congestive cardiac failure died from acute kidney injury precipitated by severe dehydration in aged care. June 2020 blood tests showed mild hypernatraemia (sodium 149 mmol/L), a biochemical marke…

general practicegeriatric medicinediagnosticcommunicationfurosemide
SAaged care2000-04-07

Coroner's Finding: FALKENBERG Desmond Martin

73y · Male·dehydration and hyperthermia

A 73-year-old man with mild dementia resident in aged care wandered from the facility on a hot day (31°C+) while taking three medicatio…

geriatric medicinepsychiatrysystemdelayneulactil
NSW2018-05-30

Inquest into the death of Abduelaziz Omerhaj

36y · Male·undetermined (possibly ethylene glycol poisoning; possibly natural cause such as…

A 36-year-old man with acute psychotic illness absconded from Ryde Hospital Emergency Department on 3 August 2013 after refusing oral antipsychotic medication. He evaded police efforts to locate him and was found dead in…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationproceduralolanzapine
NTmental health2015-01-21

Inquest into the death of Anthony Faulkner

42y · Male·Sudden cardiac death in the context of schizophrenia

…ance with Risperidone. In mid-September, he developed a fever with elevated sodium levels attributed to dehydration, which was being investigated and improving. He was found unresponsive at approximately 6:55am and pron…

psychiatrygeneral medicinepaliperidone
VIC2025-03-12

Finding into death of Daniel Bryan Harvey

48y · Male·unascertained

Daniel Harvey, a 48-year-old man with morbid obesity, cirrhosis, diabetes, and polysubstance use including methadone and methamphetamine, was found unresponsive in immigration detention on 10 August 2020. He had complain…

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SAhospital2008-06-06

Coroner's Finding: AUSTIN Grant Aaron

29y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating acute and chronic Wernicke's encephalopathy an…

Grant Austin, a 29-year-old man with intellectual disability and morbid obesity, died from aspiration pneumonia complicating Wernicke's encephalopathy. He presented with prolonged refusal to eat and drink from December 2…

general medicinepsychiatrycommunicationdiagnostictrimethoprim
VIChome2025-02-26

Finding into death of Jonathan Alan Uphill

84y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and coronary artery atherosclerosis in the setting of ty…

Jonathan Uphill, an 84-year-old man with extensive comorbidities including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and prior cardiac risk factors, died of ischaemic heart disease with coronary artery atherosclerosis. He underwent…

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QLDhospital2012-10-18

Plumb, Joshua Jai

7y · Male·Joshua died due to a combination of physical entrapment of his head which occlud…

Joshua, a 7-year-old boy with spastic quadriplegia, epilepsy, and neurological impairment, died following entrapment of his head between hospital bed rails covered with bed bumpers while in hospital for gastroenteritis. …

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