Coronial

44 results for thermal burns

TAShospital2022-09-19

Coroner's Finding: Tommerup, Daniel James

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…

emergency medicineplastic and reconstructive surgeryalcohol
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, struck a p…

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
TAShome2023-08-09

Coroner's Finding: de-identified GN

3y · Male·Thermal burns due to shed fire

A three-year-old boy died from thermal burns sustained in a shed fire on his family property. The fire was caused by flammable petrol vapours fr…

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
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 Hoxton on 4 J…

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 motorcy…

plastic and reconstructive surgeryintensive careprocedural
TAShome2022-08-04

Coroner's Finding: Joyce. Kaye Maree

58y · Female·thermal burns

A 58-year-old woman with schizophrenia died from extensive thermal burns after a fire originated in a wall-mounted heat pump that lacked a required residual current device …

psychiatrygeneral practicesystempaliperidone
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-scoot…

TAScommunity2025-06-04

Coroner's Finding: Mead, Dion Charles

45y · Male·thermal burns sustained in a motor vehicle fire

A 45-year-old man with a history of poor mental health died from thermal burns following a deliberate single-vehicle crash into a brick wall. He had experienced recent workplace …

forensic medicinepsychiatry
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…

…mputer monitor powered by cascaded power boards, which created electrical instability. Mr Walker sustained burns to approximately 30% of his body and severe smoke inhalation, was rescued unconscious, and transported to …

QLDhospital2021-11-01

Masoumali, Omid

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

…-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 to Bri…

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
NSW2016-11-14

Inquest into the death of AA

43y · Male·complications of thermal injuries

…ce responded appropriately. Within 13 seconds of police arrival, he ignited himself causing full-thickness burns to 65% of his body. He died 3 days later from complications of thermal injuries. The coroner found no evid…

psychiatryemergency medicine
VIChome2016-05-31

Finding into death of Joshua Peter Jensen

27y · Male·Effects of fire and explosion

…overcome. Clinically, this highlights the dangers of uncontrolled exposure to volatile organic compounds, thermal burns, and toxic inhalation in confined spaces.

proceduralsystemamphetamine
TAShome2026-02-17

Coroner's Finding: Gregory and Diane Burkhalter

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

…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 resuscitation…

emergency medicineanaesthesiasystem
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 clothe…

emergency medicinetrauma surgerysystemfentanyl
WAcommunity2017-06-12

Inquest into the Death of Wendy BEARFOOT

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

… (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 uncontrolle…

emergency medicineplastic and reconstructive surgerycommunicationdiagnostic
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 Park, Vi…

plastic and reconstructive surgeryintensive caresystemdelay
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

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