Coronial

67 results for neck compression injury

VIChome2018-07-30

Finding into death of Snezana Stojanovska

26y · Female·asphyxia and compression of the neck due to manual strangulation; death was a ho…

Snezana Stojanovska, 26, died from asphyxia due to manual neck strangulation on 27 November 2010. The death was initially misrepresented as a weightlifting accident invol…

forensic medicineemergency medicinediagnosticdelay
QLDhome2018-03-28

Beale, Tracy Ann

Female·neck compression (asphyxia) with likely vasovagal reflex attack

Tracy Ann Beale died from neck compression (asphyxia) with likely vasovagal reflex triggered during a domestic violence incident. Her husb…

forensic medicineemergency medicinealcohol
SAhome2008-12-15

Coroner's Finding: ESPOSITO Nicholas

1y · Male·hanging from curtain cord with neck compression

…a neighbour, during which time the child became entangled in the cord. Death occurred within minutes due to neck compression and hypoxia. The coroner found this death was preventable through public education about the da…

forensic medicinepaediatricssystem
VIC2012-10-12

Finding into death of Mavroidis Karpetis

78y · Male·Obstruction of airways due to neck compression

An 78-year-old man of Greek heritage died from neck compression/airway obstruction between 23-25 December 2008 at an unknown rural location near Tootgarook, Vi…

forensic medicinegeneral medicine
VIChospital2024-01-31

Finding into death of Terrence McCallion

55y · Male·drowning following assault

Terrence McCallion, aged 55, died by drowning in the Murray River on 1 May 2015 after being assaulted by Matthew Knight. McCallion was pulled from the river unconscious and died at Mildura Base Hospital. Autopsy revealed…

pathologyemergency medicinelidocaine
VIChome2016-09-16

Finding into death of Brenda Claire Goudge

61y · Female·Asphyxia in the setting of upper airway obstruction, neck compression and immers…

…antirna South, Victoria. The coroner determined death was caused by asphyxia from upper airway obstruction, neck compression, and immersion. Evidence indicated she was attacked in bed and sustained blunt force trauma to …

forensic medicinesystem
VIChome2021-02-24

Finding into death of Jordan Malcolm Colin White

1y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to neck compression from faulty portacot

Jordan White, a 14-month-old boy, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy caused by neck compression when trapped in a faulty portacot. The portable cot had a defective bottom rail that would not …

intensive careneurologysystem
TAS2019-07-03

Coroner's Finding: Eaton, Jodi Michelle

28y · Female·asphyxia due to neck compression or strangulation

Jodi Michelle Eaton, aged 28, died from asphyxia due to neck compression/strangulation on 1 February 2014. She was killed by Darren Dobson at a social gathering in Brid…

emergency medicineforensic medicinesystemalcohol
QLD2007-02-21

Russell, Andrew John and Harogh, Bianca Joan

19y · Unknown·Russell: unconsciousness superimposed on airway obstruction due to severe seatbe…

…e speed on Bridge Street, Wilsonton. Andrew Russell died from airway obstruction due to severe seatbelt compression of the neck combined with unconsciousness and anoxia. Bianca Hartogh died from traumatic head injury wi…

VIChome2010-10-29

Finding into death of Rosalind Smith

2y · Female·compression of the neck as a result of having become entangled in a blind cord

Rosalind Smith, a healthy 2-year-old, died from neck compression after becoming entangled in a Holland blind cord while attempting to look out a bedroom window.…

forensic medicinepaediatricssystem
VIChome2022-10-06

Finding into death of Ms F

79y · Female·Combined Effects of Neck Compression and Haemothorax in the Setting of a Fractur…

…uding ischaemic heart disease, chronic airways disease, seizures, and bipolar affective disorder, died from neck compression and haemothorax when she became wedged between her mattress and a KA524 bed pole during the nig…

amitriptyline
VIChome2022-06-27

Finding into death of Master J

3y · Male·Neck compression due to entanglement in the cord of a blind

A 3-year-old boy died from neck compression due to entanglement in a vertical blind cord while in his mother's care. He was left unsupervis…

system
SA2018-11-01

Coroner's Finding: CASTILLO-RIFFO Jorge Alberto

54y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy resulting from neck compression due to entrapme…

…astillo-Riffo, a 54-year-old construction worker, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy resulting from neck compression. While working on a scissor lift to patch post-tensioning pockets on a concrete slab edge at th…

occupational and environmental healthforensic medicinesystemprocedural
VIChome2018-01-29

Finding into death of Connor Michael Tolson

21y · Male·Cause of death unascertained but not from natural causes; injuries inflicted by …

…ungalow after a fire in September 2015. Autopsy revealed injuries consistent with blunt force trauma to the neck, occurring before the fire, with an unascertained cause of death. The coroner found evidence of injuries in…

forensic medicinetoxicologyalcohol
NT2025-10-24

Inquest into the death of Ebony Thompson

1y · Female·hypoxic brain injury caused by pressure to the neck from entrapment on a loop-to…

Ebony Thompson, aged 22 months, died from hypoxic brain injury caused by neck entrapment in a loop-topped chickencoop gate at a childcare centre. She became trapped whil…

paediatricsemergency medicinesystemcommunication
QLDhospital2008-08-25

Benson, Leim Matthew

33y · Male·cerebral hypoxia due to compression of the neck (suspension)

Leim Matthew Benson, 33, died from cerebral hypoxia due to neck compression by suspension on 4 April 2007. He died 3 days after being found hanging from a residential balc…

emergency medicineintensive carevenlafaxine
WAcommunity2011-10-21

Inquest into the Death of Balgo

Male·Ashton Michael Sunfly: ligature compression of the neck (hanging); Mitchell Nana…

This coronial inquiry examined five deaths in Balgo Aboriginal Community over a 24-month period: four suicides by hanging and one death from volatile substance abuse. The suicide rate in Balgo was more than 100 times the…

general practicepsychiatrysystemdelaypetrol
QLDhome2009-09-15

Leach, Irene Clare

94y · Female·compression of the neck

A 94-year-old woman died from neck compression after becoming trapped between a waterlift roof, her walking frame, and the ceiling of her home…

system
VIC2022-03-24

Finding into death of Ivica Andrijasevic

54y · Male·neck compression

Ivica Andrijasevic, a 54-year-old boilermaker, died from neck compression after being crushed by a malfunctioning Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP) at a construction …

systemprocedural
WA2020-12-22

Inquest into the Death of Jordan Robert ANDERSON

23y · Male·hypoxic brain injury and bronchopneumonia complicating ligature compression of t…

Jordan Robert Anderson, 23, died by suicide in Hakea Prison through ligature compression of the neck. Critical delays occurred when he was discovered unresponsive: 3 minutes 40 seconds elapsed…

emergency medicinecardiologyproceduralcommunication

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