18 results for “mobility difficulties”
67y · Male·hypothermia
Richard Thorn, a 67-year-old man with a history of alcoholism and back problems affecting mobility, was found deceased on his bedroom floor. Autopsy confirmed death from hypothermia (core temperature <35°…
73y · Female·Complications of Dementia in a Woman with an Intellectual Disability and Epileps…
…tion and increasing care needs. Her condition had deteriorated markedly over preceding years with reduced mobility, feeding difficulties, and behavioural changes that exceeded the capacity of her current care setting. Th…
77y · Female·Large acute subdural haemorrhage leading to uncal herniation subsequent to an ac…
…and initially appeared uninjured with normal neurological examination. However, she developed breathing difficulties and severe headache hours later, which were attributed to pre-existing pulmonary disease. A dilated pup…
80y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating inanition of dementia
…dehydration) at an aged care facility. He had cognitive decline from 2011, with progressive behavioural difficulties including refusal to cooperate with care activities, poor dietary intake, and multiple falls. He was pl…
74y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage following a fall in a woman with multiple medical comorbidi…
…the day with normal neurological observations. Later that afternoon, staff noted increased sleepiness and mobility difficulties but did not escalate concerns appropriately. She deteriorated that evening and was found unr…
44y · Male·aspiration and intellectual disability
…ghlights the importance of careful monitoring following bowel interventions in patients with swallowing difficulties and spastic quadriplegia, and consideration of safer medication timing and positioning in such high-ris…
81y · Female·Congestive heart failure
81-year-old woman with congestive heart failure, progressive vascular dementia, and intellectual disability died peacefully in aged care. Health declined rapidly in the final days (from 2 May 2018) and she was reviewed b…
13y · Male·Staphylococcus aureus bronchopneumonia due to perinatal hypoxic-ischaemic brain …
…al palsy and epilepsy who died from Staphylococcus aureus bronchopneumonia. He presented with breathing difficulties one week before death; his GP examined him on 25 June 2009 and diagnosed upper airway infection, recomm…
68y · Female·Terminal palliation in the setting of ischaemic liver and bronchopneumonia
…19, her health deteriorated significantly with neurological symptoms including urinary incontinence, poor mobility, and food refusal. Her GP suspected normal pressure hydrocephalus and sought neurological assessment and …
54y · Male·Complications following an old prior cerebrovascular accident - aspiration pneum…
…iration pneumonia following a stroke in September 2023 that caused right-sided paralysis and swallowing difficulties. He spent eight weeks in hospital before discharge to supported disability accommodation where he recei…
13y · Male·borderline myocarditis, most likely due to influenza A virus infection
…itically at home and died 7 hours after discharge. Key clinical lessons: lethargy and loss of independent mobility in a child are important markers of serious illness that must be documented and communicated; postural vi…
55y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with functional decline and trisomy 21
Trevor Bayldon, a 55-year-old man with Down syndrome, dementia, and epilepsy, died from bronchopneumonia at St Vincent's Hospital. He presented with respiratory distress and altered consciousness after functional decline…
39y · Female·Respiratory failure in the setting of aspiration pneumonia in a woman with arthr…
…hroughout. The CPU review identified no misdiagnosis or mistreatment. Family concerns about cannulation difficulties, staff changeover, and treatment distress were attributed to underlying pathology and hospital operatio…
51y · Male·Sepsis with multi-organ failure; pneumonia (multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus)…
…tant pneumonia, complicated by morbid obesity. He was admitted to Liverpool Hospital ICU with breathing difficulties and despite intensive care including multi-organ support and antibiotic escalation, suffered cardiac ar…
34y · Female·incineration and inhalation of products of combustion from motorised wheelchair …
…heelchair while she was at home. She had severe cerebral palsy and was completely dependent on wheelchair mobility and carer support. The fire's origin was traced to an electrical fault in the wheelchair's battery box, t…
82y · Male·hypostatic pneumonia
An 82-year-old man with dementia and multiple comorbidities died of hypostatic pneumonia following complications from a fall at a residential aged care facility. He sustained an L2 compression fracture from an unwitnesse…
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…
13y · Female·Hanging
Melissa Standen, a 13-year-old with profound physical and cognitive disabilities (mosaicism), died from hanging at Westmead Children's Hospital after falling from a hospital bed at Allowah respite facility. She became en…
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