Coronial

25 results for severe thermal burns

TAS2017-03-27

Coroner's Finding: Mr JC 105 TASAD 2017

24y · Male·thermal burns from motorcycle crash and fire

A 24-year-old male died from severe thermal burns sustained in a motorcycle crash. He lost control of an unfamiliar motorcycle on a curve, str…

VIChospital2015-10-30

Finding into death of Avjit Singh

31y · Male·Complications of burns

Avjit Singh died from complications of extensive burns (95% of body) sustained during a violent incident on 4 October 2012. He had been involved in a relationshi…

emergency medicineintensive care
NSWhospital2024-03-28

Inquest into the death of Monika Chetty

39y · Female·Complications from burns, such burns being from acid doused over 80% of Ms Chett…

Monika Chetty, aged 39, died from complications of severe acid burns covering 80% of her body sustained in early December 2013. She was found in bushland in West Ho…

plastic and reconstructive surgeryemergency medicinediagnosticsystem
QLDhospital2025-03-14

Non-inquest findings - a 5 year old boy

5y · Male·Complications of burns

A 5-year-old boy died from complications of severe burns sustained during a fuel ignition incident at his father's rural property. While refuelling a small m…

plastic and reconstructive surgeryintensive careprocedural
QLDhome2024-04-08

Non-inquest findings into the death of Tyson

Male·Burns

A young man died from severe burns sustained in a fire caused by an uncontrolled thermal runaway event in lithium-ion batteries of an e…

VIChome2008-05-10

Finding into death of David Mario Mulvaney

58y · Male·85% Burns and Explosion

David Mulvaney, aged 58, died on 28 July 2007 from 85% thermal burns sustained in a drum explosion while cutting an empty 44-gallon drum containing thinners in his home…

emergency medicineintensive care
VIChome2015-12-08

Finding into death of Stanly Roger Walker

84y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and multi-system organ failure arising from being a victim of h…

…oger Walker, aged 84, died on 5 July 2008 from bronchopneumonia and multi-system organ failure following a severe house fire on 16 June 2008 at his Footscray home. The fire started in a CRT computer monitor powered by ca…

QLDhospital2021-11-01

Masoumali, Omid

24y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to or as a consequence of severe thermal burns

… 24-year-old Iranian refugee detained on Nauru under Australian offshore processing arrangements, suffered severe thermal burns (>50% TBSA) on 27 April 2016 after self-immolating at the Nibok settlement. He was airlifted…

plastic and reconstructive surgeryintensive carecommunicationsystem
VIChospital2024-11-19

Finding into death of Daniel Surtees

36y · Male·Complications of thermal burn injuries

Daniel Surtees, aged 36, died from complications of extensive thermal burn injuries (>80% body surface area) sustained during a domestic violence incident. After consuming 14 …

plastic and reconstructive surgeryintensive caremorphine
VIChospital2023-07-06

Finding into death of Michael Alan Holmes

34y · Male·effects of burns

Michael Holmes, 34, died from severe burns sustained when he re-entered a burning house attempting to rescue his son. The fire originated from …

emergency medicinetrauma surgerysystemfentanyl
TAShome2026-02-17

Coroner's Finding: Gregory and Diane Burkhalter

73y · Male·Gregory Frank Burkhalter: carbon monoxide toxicity due to inhalation of carbon m…

…ailure and combustion. Mr Burkhalter (73) died from carbon monoxide toxicity; Mrs Burkhalter (74) suffered severe burns, survived initially but died from complications including myocardial infarction during acute resusci…

emergency medicineanaesthesiasystem
VIC2009-11-25

Finding into death of Phillip Anthony Cullen

49y · Male·effects of fire (70% body surface area full and partial thickness burns)

A 49-year-old man died from severe burns sustained at a hotel beer garden fireplace. He had consumed approximately 20 pots of beer over two d…

emergency medicineintensive caresystemalcohol
VIChospital2012-04-05

Finding into death of Abdullah Kocoglu

4y · Male·Complications of cutaneous thermal burn injuries

Abdullah Kocoglu, age 4, died from complications of severe thermal burn injuries sustained in a house fire on 14 February 2011 at his grandparents' home in Hampton P…

plastic and reconstructive surgeryintensive caresystemdelay
WAcommunity2017-06-12

Inquest into the Death of Wendy BEARFOOT

45y · Female·multiple organ failure following thermal injuries (severe burns)

…-old DEC (Department of Environment and Conservation) employee, died from multiple organ failure following severe thermal burns (80% of body) sustained in a bushfire burnover on 12 October 2012. The burnover—when an unco…

emergency medicineplastic and reconstructive surgerycommunicationdiagnostic
VIChospital2011-08-23

Finding into death of Roderick Allen

48y · Male·Decompensated liver and renal disease; alcoholic liver disease in the circumstan…

Roderick Allen, 48, died from decompensated liver and renal disease secondary to severe alcoholic liver disease, complicated by burns and smoke inhalation sustained in a house fire. He was rescu…

forensic medicineemergency medicine
NTcommunity2006-05-04

Inquest into the death of Cynthia Diane Ching

29y · Female·multiple organ failure following persistent sepsis occurring as a complication o…

Cynthia Diane Ching, a 29-year-old Canadian visitor, sustained severe burns (60% of body) on 15 April 2004 when aviation fuel from a makeshift lantern was spilled onto her by o…

plastic and reconstructive surgeryintensive careproceduralsystemmorphine
NT2001-08-17

Inquest into the death of Blake Harvey

0y · Male·Burns from fire

A six-month-old child died from burns after a fire started at a roadhouse accommodation when his older sibling (5 years old) ignited a portable …

emergency medicineretrieval medicineproceduralsystem
SAhospital2012-04-13

Coroner's Finding: PROCTOR Janis Mary

56y · Female·multi-organ failure complicating severe burns on a background of alcoholic liver…

… alcoholic liver disease, cerebellar atrophy, and marked mobility impairment suffered fatal full-thickness burns (75% TBSA) from scalding shower water at Flinders Medical Centre. She was left unattended in a shower whil…

plastic and reconstructive surgeryphysiotherapycommunicationsystem
VIChospital2018-08-31

Finding into death of David William Lobb

53y · Male·Complications of burns sustained in a blast

A 53-year-old qualified boiler maker died from complications of severe burns sustained in a gas explosion. While attempting to remove a refrigeration compressor from a hotel cel…

intensive caretrauma surgeryproceduralsystem
WAcommunity2002-07-23

Inquest into the Death of Daren Cheng Lim Tan

23y · Male·Thermal injury in association with electrocution

…3-year-old graduate electrical engineer in Western Power's training program, died on 19 January 2000 from thermal injury and electrocution at the Coolgardie substation in Western Australia. While undertaking a routine f…

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