10 results for “tooth extraction”
51y · Female·Methemoglobinemia in the context of lignocaine use
Danielle Cadan, 51, died from methemoglobinemia following a tooth extraction under lignocaine anaesthetic at a regional health service. The lignocaine was administered in n…
27y · Male·Airway obstruction due to sublingual and submandibular cellulitis (Ludwig's angi…
… airway obstruction due to Ludwig's angina (bilateral sublingual and submandibular cellulitis) following a tooth extraction. Critical failures included: delayed treatment with inadequate timely transfer to definitive su…
82y · Male·Self-inflicted partial contact shotgun wound of the head
…cant deterioration in physical health, mental state, and independence. Six weeks before death, he required tooth extraction due to treatment toxicity, followed by further surgery for retained fragments. He sustained a f…
21y · Male·cardiac arrest caused by acute bilateral pneumonia
Stephen Moon, a 21-year-old with autism and intellectual disability, died following wisdom tooth extraction complicated by ventilator-acquired pneumonia. Although discharged early from ICU after 3 days, …
22y · Male·mixed drug toxicity due to methadone, codeine, and morphine (metabolite), compou…
William Wallrock, 22, died from mixed drug toxicity four days after wisdom tooth extraction. He was initially appropriately advised to use paracetamol and ibuprofen. When inadequate pain …
59y · Female·complications of abscesses following dental extraction, in a woman with cerebral…
…-year-old woman with severe cerebral palsy and dysphagia, died from complications of abscesses following extraction of all 14 teeth under general anaesthetic. Surgery occurred 20 June 2022; she developed laboured breathi…
63y · Male·acute blood loss due to self-inflicted sharp force incisional wounds of the thro…
…sessment during periods of leave from mental health units, particularly around significant life stressors (tooth loss); and paramedic decision-making regarding Advanced Care Directives in acute trauma. The paramedics ap…
84y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and coronary artery atherosclerosis in the setting of ty…
…ed of ischaemic heart disease with coronary artery atherosclerosis. He underwent total dental clearance (extraction of 15 teeth) on 1 March 2022 without intraoperative complications. The following day he developed vomiti…
35y · Male·Hanging
Travis Lee Fernandez, aged 35, died by hanging in custody at Dhurringile Prison in November 2014. He had sustained bilateral mandibular fractures in January 2014 treated with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). …
30y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest of unknown aetiolog…
Heather Calgaret, a 30-year-old Aboriginal woman, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy after being administered a first dose of buprenorphine (Buvidal) injection without prior stabilisation on sublingual Suboxone. …
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