334 results for “organ_failure”
80y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with multiple medical comorbidities
William Thomas Kerby, an 80-year-old man with intellectual disability, epilepsy, and bipolar disorder living in specialist disability accommodation, died from community-acquired pneumonia with pleural effusion and multi-…
36y · Male·Multiple organ failure and hypoxic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest from inj…
Nathan John Jones, aged 36, died from multiple organ failure and hypoxic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest after self-injecting methamphetamine. The substance was supplied by Hannah Weate and contained methamphetam…
49y · Female·Multi organ failure and Pneumonia
Sharon Ann Looby, a 49-year-old woman with Down's syndrome, presented with symptoms of malaise, sweats, cough and bloating. Her general practitioner arranged blood tests which revealed renal impairment and liver inflamma…
78y · Male·Multiple organ failure in the setting of neuropathy and coagulopathy caused by t…
Winston William Fish, aged 78, died from multiple organ failure following tiger snake envenomation while working on his rural property in Tasmania. He was bitten at least twice by a 1400mm tiger snake while working near …
77y · Male·multisystem organ failure
Anthony Mansbridge, 77 years old, was an involuntary mental health patient at Peter James Centre who fell from a chair while attempting to stand. He sustained a hip fracture requiring operative repair. Post-operatively, …
81y · Male·gastrointestinal haemorrhage and multi-organ failure on a background of severe d…
William Thomas Kelbin, aged 81, died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage and multi-organ failure on a background of severe dementia. He had been placed under guardianship with detention powers after becoming unable to self…
39y · Male·dilated cardiomyopathy
Stanley Allan Lord, a 39-year-old man, died from dilated cardiomyopathy while in custody at Prince of Wales Hospital. He had a long-standing cardiac history including prior myocardial infarction, presenting acutely with …
57y · Male·aspiration pneumonia secondary to small bowel obstruction
A 57-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, intellectual disability, and history of bowel obstruction presented with faecal vomiting and signs of shock. He was appropriately transferred to hospital where small bowel ob…
89y · Female·multi-organ failure on a background of urinary sepsis
Maria Eufemia Forgione, aged 89, died of multi-organ failure secondary to urinary sepsis at a nursing home. She had longstanding paranoid schizophrenia and was subject to a guardianship order. This inquest was mandatory …
61y · Female·Decompensated liver failure - Child's Pugh B cirrhosis secondary to renal failur…
Debra Louise Goold, a 61-year-old NDIS participant living in Specialist Disability Accommodation, died from decompensated liver failure (Child's Pugh B cirrhosis) and renal failure. She was admitted to Ballarat Base Hosp…
57y · Male·Small bowel ischaemia (operated) with incarcerated umbilical hernia
Malcolm Colin Vincent, a 57-year-old resident of supported accommodation, presented to hospital with acute abdominal pain and was found to have incarcerated umbilical hernia with small bowel ischaemia requiring emergency…
73y · Male·Complications, including multi-organ failure and pneumonia, of chronic obstructi…
Alexander Robert Eatts, a 73-year-old prisoner with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive cardiac failure, and multiple comorbidities, died from complications of COPD including multi-organ failu…
98y · Female·Multi-organ failure following amanita poisoning
A 98-year-old woman died from multi-organ failure following amanita (death cap) mushroom poisoning. She had foraged wild mushrooms from her garden in April 2024 without incident, then consumed mushrooms from the same loc…
0y · Female·Septic shock with multi-organ failure and probable meningitis, secondary to non-…
Baby Minahil Bhatti, a five-month-old with congenital non-compaction cardiomyopathy, died from septic shock with multi-organ failure and probable meningitis. She presented to Royal Children's Hospital on 27 July 2016 wit…
56y · Female·multi-organ failure due to anorexia nervosa
A 56-year-old woman with a long history of anorexia nervosa and a BMI of 10.3 died from multi-organ failure after admission to hospital. She was found on her bedroom floor, dehydrated and malnourished, and was involuntar…
51y · Male·multi-organ failure due to acute kidney injury and haemodynamic shock as a conse…
A 51-year-old man with significant alcohol intoxication sustained thermal burns affecting over 60% of body surface area when he accidentally set fire to himself while homeless. He was transported from Launceston General …
21y · Male·Complications of injuries sustained when a trench wall collapsed
Jack Brownlee, 21, died from crush injuries sustained in a workplace trench collapse at a construction site. Despite family concerns that excavator use during rescue exacerbated his injuries, expert geotechnical and resc…
59y · Female·multi-organ failure as a result of metastatic cervical cancer
Ms Yang, a 59-year-old woman with schizophrenia and metastatic cervical cancer, died from multi-organ failure. She presented with haematuria, lethargy, and poor appetite, and was found to have advanced malignancy with lu…
77y · Male·multi-organ failure due to general inanition on a background of end-stage Alzhei…
Mervyn Eric Size, a 77-year-old man with end-stage Alzheimer's dementia, died from multi-organ failure due to general inanition while subject to a Level 2 Inpatient Treatment Order at Repatriation General Hospital. His c…
39y · Male·Multi organ failure complicating acute paraquat and diquat toxicity
A 39-year-old man with depression and alcohol misuse died from multi-organ failure following acute paraquat and diquat toxicity. He ingested herbicide stored in a Coca-Cola bottle on 10 June 2006, arriving at hospital si…
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