111 results for “severe respiratory distress”
52y · Male·Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Neville Towner, a 52-year-old man serving a life sentence, died from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to severe community-acquired pneumonia. He presented to hospital on …
46y · Male·Diffuse Alveolar Damage (Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome) as a consequence o…
…tysis, hypoxia, and fever. He was transferred to Maryborough Base Hospital by ambulance and diagnosed with severe bilateral pneumonia. Despite intubation and mechanical ventilation, he developed Adult Respiratory Distres…
44y · Female·Acute bronchopneumonia complicating multi-drug toxicity (alprazolam, opiates, be…
Meaghan Gardner, a 44-year-old woman with a history of respiratory problems, pneumonia, schizophrenia, and substance abuse, died from acute bronchopneumonia complicated b…
7y · Female·aspiration pneumonia leading to multi-organ failure in a female child with compl…
A child with severe cerebral palsy, hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, microcephaly and seizure disorder died of aspiration pne…
63y · Male·Bowel obstruction
A 63-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, quadriplegia, and blindness died from bowel obstruction with sepsis. On 5 Septemb…
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with a left middle cerebral artery stroke (palliat…
…middle cerebral artery stroke on 6 October 2011. He developed aspiration pneumonia complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome, deep vein thrombosis, and heart failure. Despite initial improvement and rehabilitat…
15y · Unknown·acute respiratory distress syndrome resulting from multi-organ failure as a cons…
Child A, aged 15, died from acute respiratory distress syndrome resulting from multi-organ failure due to disseminated tuberculosis. He presented to …
40y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury consequent upon cardiac disease, possible viral infection o…
… a correctional facility, died on 27 December 2008 from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac disease and severe pneumonia. Critical failures in prison healthcare were identified. On 17 December, Mr. Magro submitted urg…
45y · Female·Complications of end stage renal failure in the setting of intellectual disabili…
A 45-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability from childhood meningoencephalitis, spina bifida, epilepsy and blindness died from…
31y · Male·complications of infective exacerbation of bronchiectasis with cor pulmonale
A 31-year-old man with severe end-stage bronchiectasis and cor pulmonale died from acute infective exacerbation two days after arrest in…
47y · Male·Unascertained; most likely cardiac arrhythmia possibly triggered by obstructive …
David Horne, a 47-year-old man with bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and severe obstructive sleep apnoea, died suddenly at Maroondah Hospital while under compulsory psychiatric treatment…
64y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Raymond Dempster, a 64-year-old man with severe Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and dysphagia, died of pneumonia following aspiration. He had experienced recurren…
47y · Male·Pneumonia
…the floor, and transferred to Grampians Health Ballarat with influenza A and multilobar pneumonia. Despite severe sepsis, multiple MET calls, and ICU reviews, he struggled to tolerate oxygen therapy due to distress and r…
23y · Male·complications of blunt force head injuries
…John Stacey, causing him to fall and strike his head on a concrete kerb. He suffered a fractured skull and severe brain injury requiring a tracheostomy tube for respiratory support. Despite numerous life-saving medical i…
2y · Female·pneumonia in a child with reported recent flu-like illness (multiple viral detec…
… symptoms in late April while at a women's refuge. On 2 May evening, appearing increasingly unwell with respiratory symptoms, her mother gave non-prescription cough and pain relief medications. At 3:30 am on 3 May, she …
45y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest due to coronary artery disease, severe psychosis requir…
Stanley King, a 45-year-old man with severe psychosis, coronary artery disease, and obesity, died from cardiorespiratory arrest triggered by antipsych…
8y · Male·acute exacerbation of chronic asthma
…opium and prednisolone, he deteriorated over 48 hours. On 2-3 July, nursing and medical staff misdiagnosed severe respiratory failure as panic attack when wheeze ceased—a critical pathophysiological misunderstanding. The…
31y · Male·Upper airway obstruction due to pharyngeal abscess caused by dental abscess, whi…
…irway obstruction due to pharyngeal abscess originating from untreated dental infection. He presented with severe facial cellulitis and abscess following dental procedures on 17 May 2002 and underwent emergency drainage …
36y · Female·Complications of pneumonia and pulmonary emphysema with bullae formation; respir…
…eval services; insufficient IV fluid resuscitation (patient encouraged to refuse); misinterpretation of respiratory distress as anxiety/alcohol withdrawal; sparse overnight vital sign monitoring despite clinical deterio…
68y · Male·Cardiac arrest - unascertained etiology with multiple contributing factors inclu…
…his home for cannabis possession. Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics assessed him when he reported respiratory distress but cleared him for police custody after a limited examination that omitted functional assessm…
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