12 results for “respiratory muscle weakness”
63y · Male·respiratory failure due to chronic denervation atrophy due to peripheral neuropa…
Steven William Hazlett, aged 63, died of respiratory failure due to chronic denervation atrophy from axonal degenerative peripheral neuropathy with contribu…
54y · Female·complications related to post-polio syndrome and chronic respiratory weakness; n…
Gabriele Hannemann, a 54-year-old woman with severe post-polio quadriplegia and chronic respiratory failure, died suddenly at home during consensual sexual activity. She had severely compromised lung fun…
<1y · Female·Complications of spinal muscular atrophy
…as tolerating up to 60 minutes in a standard car seat prior to discharge. However, SMA causes progressive weakness and airway compromise risk in upright positions. The coroner identified that the rigid positioning in sta…
53y · Female·Unascertained
A 53-year-old woman died after consuming psilocybin-containing mushrooms at an unlicensed retreat. She consumed approximately 6 grams of mushroom powder brewed as tea, became unable to walk, reported breathing difficulti…
69y · Male·Advanced motor neurone disease leading to terminal respiratory failure
A 69-year-old man died in custody from advanced motor neurone disease with terminal respiratory failure. He experienced progressive arm and leg weakness from March 2009, initially attributed to angin…
63y · Male·cerebral infarction
…armacological management at the preceding facility. Expert opinion suggested haloperidol, combined with respiratory compromise from motor neurone disease and post-stroke delirium, may have contributed to death. Key less…
5y · Female·Pneumonia as a complication of septo-optic cerebral dysplasia
…fections with increasing frequency. She was admitted to Alice Springs Hospital on 15 February 2005 with respiratory infection and pneumonia. Despite antibiotic therapy, her condition deteriorated with ventilatory failur…
57y · Female·Complications of muscular dystrophy
… her underlying condition. She became acutely unwell overnight at her residential support facility with respiratory distress and required emergency transfer to hospital. Although paramedics did not transport her mechani…
5y · Male·aspiration pneumonia with terminal palliative care, in a male child with complex…
… terminal palliative care. He had multiple complex medical needs including unsafe swallowing, recurrent respiratory infections, and required non-invasive ventilation support. During his final admission, a Do Not Resusci…
51y · Male·High blood alcohol and positional asphyxia in a man with cerebral palsy and acqu…
…, unresponsive. Post-mortem revealed blood alcohol of 0.18 g/100 mL and CNS depressants consistent with respiratory depression. The coroner found no clinical mismanagement but highlighted systemic vulnerabilities in NDI…
64y · Male·Sepsis and lung collapse precipitated by burns to 35% of body sustained while sm…
…el Warren, a 64-year-old man with rapidly progressive Motor Neurone Disease (MND), died from sepsis and respiratory complications following severe burns sustained while smoking in a hospital courtyard. He was alone, una…
48y · Female·Acute respiratory failure (cerebral hypoxia) in a woman dependent on non-invasiv…
Michelle Griffin, 48, with motor neurone disease, died from acute respiratory failure while dependent on non-invasive ventilation (NIV) at home. A carer, Julie Manessis, was caring …
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