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VIChospital2014-07-17

Finding into death of Susanne Maree Deeker

64y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of Down Syndrome and recent seizures

…oman with Down syndrome, epilepsy, dementia, and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, died from aspiration pneumonia following recent seizures. She presented to hospital twice in November 2013 with seizure-related events …

emergency medicinegeneral medicine
VIChospital2024-11-27

Finding into death of Narelle Gay Sanders

48y · Female·Pneumonia with anaphylaxis (treated), cerebral palsy, and epilepsy as contributi…

…anders, a 48-year-old woman with cerebral palsy and epilepsy living in disability accommodation, died of pneumonia complicated by anaphylaxis. She was admitted with shortness of breath and cough following recent severe …

intensive careinfectious diseasesazithromycin
VIChospital2025-02-04

Finding into death of Tan Van Tran

53y · Male·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage complicating recent PEG insertion with stroke as a …

…ar-old man with prior stroke causing severe dysphagia, died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage complicating recent PEG insertion. He was admitted with aspiration pneumonia and underwent PEG placement on 6 February 2023. H…

gastroenterologyemergency medicinepiperacillin-tazobactam
VIChospital2015-09-16

Finding into death of Steven John Brown

54y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and recent PEG inser…

… John Brown, a 54-year-old man with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and severe dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia on 15 August 2014, one day after PEG tube insertion at Maroondah Hospital. He had experienced recurrent …

gastroenterologygeneral medicine
ACThome2022-05-19

Inquest into the Death of PAMELA VANCE

83y · Female·pneumonia with generalised atherosclerosis as a significant contributor

Pamela Vance, 83, died from pneumonia with generalised atherosclerosis as a significant contributor. She had multiple comorbidities including …

respiratory medicinegeneral practice
VIChospital2012-06-25

Finding into death of Angela Murray

52y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a female who had undergone a laparoscopic cholecystectom…

…ay, a 52-year-old woman with intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy, died from aspiration pneumonia following laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholangitis and cholelithiasis complicated by pancreatitis. S…

surgerygeneral practice
VIChospital2024-02-04

Finding into death of Miranda Louise Lynch

46y · Female·Sepsis of unknown origin

…da Lynch, a 46-year-old woman with severe cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia, epilepsy, and aspiration pneumonia history, died from sepsis of unknown origin. She was admitted to Box Hill Hospital on 20 April 2023 afte…

emergency medicinegeneral medicineintravenous fluids
NT2012-01-03

Inquest into the death of Steven Andrew Forbes

37y · Male·acute viral pneumonia secondary to swine flu (H1N1) infection of the lungs, exac…

Steven Andrew Forbes, age 37, died of acute viral pneumonia secondary to H1N1 influenza, complicated by chronic rheumatic heart disease. He died in police/correctio…

emergency medicineinfectious diseasescommunicationsystemdicloxacillin
WAhome2017-03-29

Inquest into the Death of ST

0y · Female·Pneumonia in an infant with surgically repaired congenital heart disease, premat…

…atus post multiple repairs, necrotising enterocolitis with ileostomy, failure to thrive) died from acute pneumonia caused by rhinovirus, norovirus, and secondary Staphylococcus aureus infection. She was in out-of-home c…

neonatologycardiothoracic surgeryibuprofen
NSWhospital2019

Inquest in to the death of Jodie Pearson - Findings - 01 March 2019.docx Final version

47y · Female·hypoxic encephalopathy and aspiration pneumonia following aspiration of gastric …

Jodie Ann Pearson, aged 47, died from hypoxic encephalopathy and aspiration pneumonia following aspiration of gastric contents during a gastroscopy at Belmont Hospital on 15 February 2016. C…

general surgeryanaesthesiacommunicationsystem
VIChospital2025-12-01

Finding into death of Larelle Sheridan Dean

51y · Female·Multiorgan failure in the setting of WHO Class III obesity, chronic excessive al…

… alcohol consumption, and anaemia died of multiorgan failure following admission with community-acquired pneumonia and respiratory failure. She presented with abdominal pain and reduced responsiveness on 4 November 2024…

general medicineemergency medicinehydromorphone
VIChome2025-08-07

Finding into death of Emma Louise Terrill

41y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of a mixed drug toxicity

Emma Terrill, 41, died from aspiration pneumonia in the setting of mixed drug toxicity. Post-mortem toxicology revealed elevated tramadol with benzodiaze…

general practicepsychiatrysystemtramadol
WAhospital2013-02-11

Inquest into the Death of Carroll

21y · Male·Acute hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and pneumonia in a man with recent trauma…

…, died on 8 June 2007 in the ICU at Royal Perth Hospital from acute hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and pneumonia following oxycodone overdose. He had been discharged that day (5 June) after orthopaedic surgery for a w…

emergency medicineorthopaedic surgerycommunicationsystemoxycodone
VICaged care2025-03-27

Finding into death of Janet Louise Cumming

89y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia and malnutrition, with contributing factors of dysphagia an…

Janet Cumming, aged 89, died from aspiration pneumonia and malnutrition due to dysphagia and cerebral palsy. She had lived in supported disability accommodatio…

general practicedisability medicineoxycodone
VIC2026-03-19

Finding into death of Judith Gail Longhurst

74y · Female·Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

…ity Accommodation residence. She had been admitted to hospital in September 2024 with community-acquired pneumonia and picornavirus infection, was discharged with antibiotics, and reviewed by her GP on 4 and 9 October. …

respiratory medicinegeneral practicesertraline
WAhome2015-07-22

Inquest into the Death of Armarnie-Bree ELLIOTT

2y · Female·pneumonia in a child with reported recent flu-like illness (multiple viral detec…

Armarnie-Bree Elliott, a 2-year-old with Angelman syndrome, died from pneumonia complicated by oxycodone toxicity. She developed flu-like symptoms in late April while at a women's refu…

paediatricsgeneral practiceoxycodone
VIChome2024-06-13

Finding into death of Russell James Aldridge

57y · Male·Complications of congenital rubella (palliated)

…had complex medical needs including intellectual disability, deafness, blindness, dysphagia, epilepsy, and recent diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma. In September 2023, his health deteriorated with multiple hospital admis…

general practicepalliative caremorphine
VIChospital2022-12-06

Finding into death of John Sloots

58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with Down's syndrome and dementia

John Sloots, a 58-year-old man with Down's syndrome and dementia, died from aspiration pneumonia. He had a documented longstanding swallowing impairment that had been deteriorating, and was identified …

general medicinerespiratory medicine
VIChospital2019-05-17

Finding into death of Mabel Grace Ellen Pritchard

90y · Female·Hospital acquired pneumonia in the setting of recent fractures of neck of humeru…

…cond fall resulting in additional fractures. She was readmitted to hospital, developed hospital-acquired pneumonia, and died in February 2018. The coroner found care was reasonable and appropriate, though noted systemic…

geriatric medicineorthopaedic surgerysystempiperacillin/tazobactam
VICaged care2025-10-10

Finding into death of Christopher Kuric

52y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with end stage Huntington's disease

…-old man with end-stage Huntington's disease residing in specialist residential care, died of aspiration pneumonia. He had documented swallowing difficulties managed by speech pathology and dietetics with a mealtime man…

neurologypalliative carepossibly_preventabledelay

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