59y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to acute upper airway obstruction
Glenda Rae Field, aged 59, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to acute upper airway obstruction by food bolus while eating dinner at her aged care facility. She was a resident at Clea…
76y · Male·Upper airway obstruction by food bolus in a man with ischaemic heart disease
Mr Terence Wilson, aged 76, died from upper airway obstruction by food bolus while attending a family gathering. He had recently been diagnosed with i…
46y · Male·Upper airway obstruction due to acute tonsillitis with laryngeal oedema and haem…
A 46-year-old man with acute tonsillitis complicated by upper airway obstruction died at Cunderdin District Hospital. He presented with severe pharyngitis on 5 Septembe…
85y · Female·Asphyxia due to upper airways obstruction by mucoid plugging of the upper airway…
…ty Cliffe, 85-year-old with intellectual disability and oropharyngeal dysphagia, died from asphyxia due to upper airway mucoid plugging on a background of cardiomegaly and heart failure. She was admitted to hospital on …
64y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and its complications following cardiac arrest …
…guardianship at a nursing home, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest due to upper airway obstruction after choking on a peanut butter sandwich. A speech pathologist had recommended supervi…
77y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and cerebral infarction due to upper airway obs…
A 77-year-old man with advanced dementia died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy caused by upper airway obstruction from a handkerchief. An agency carer placed a handkerchief in his breast pocket during …
89y · Female·Acute upper airway obstruction by food bolus
An 89-year-old woman with dementia died from acute upper airway obstruction by food bolus while being fed lunch at an aged care facility. CCTV footage revealed sig…
41y · Male·Upper airway obstruction from ingestion of dirt in an intellectually impaired ma…
…n with severe intellectual disability, autism, partial blindness and longstanding pica disorder, died from upper airway obstruction after ingesting large quantities of dirt in the backyard of his residential care facili…
3y · Female·COMPLICATIONS FROM SEVERE CEREBRAL PALSY
Baby E, a 3-year-old with severe cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia, bulbar dysfunction and upper airway obstruction, died from complications of her severe cerebral palsy. She presented with seizures, dar…
84y · Male·upper airway obstruction in a man with a clinical history of dementia
Brian Keith Wood, 84, died from upper airway obstruction due to choking on softened toast while residing in an aged care facility. He had advanc…
7y · Female·aspiration pneumonia leading to multi-organ failure in a female child with compl…
…i-organ failure. Born with severe perinatal brain injury, she had complex lifelong medical needs including airway management with nasopharyngeal airway, supplementary oxygen, and seizure control. Initially cared for at h…
31y · Male·Upper airway obstruction due to pharyngeal abscess caused by dental abscess, whi…
Karl Scholz, 31-year-old male, died from upper airway obstruction due to pharyngeal abscess originating from untreated dental infection. He presented wit…
56y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury due to upper airway obstruction by food bolus
… with intellectual disability and acquired brain injury died from hypoxic ischaemic brain injury following upper airway obstruction by a food bolus while eating dinner in supported accommodation. She was eating unsuperv…
42y · Female·Global hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury due to upper airway obstruction by food bo…
… within 3 minutes; paramedics removed large amounts of meat from her larynx and trachea using forceps, but airway clearance took 2–3 minutes. Despite clearing the obstruction, she suffered cardiac arrest, was resuscitate…
47y · Male·bronchopneumonia and upper airway obstruction in a man with end-stage oral cance…
James David Hector, a 47-year-old Aboriginal man, died of bronchopneumonia and upper airway obstruction related to end-stage oral cancer. He had a 13-year history of squamous cell carcinoma o…
80y · Female·Acute upper airway obstruction secondary to aspiration of food bolus
Beatrice Ivy Brown, aged 80, died at an aged care facility from acute upper airway obstruction and aspiration of a food bolus following a choking episode. Clinical lessons include: (…
2y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiorespiratory arrest secondary to up…
…rvation post-adrenaline before safe discharge. The following day he suffered cardiorespiratory arrest from upper airway obstruction, resulting in severe hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury and death. Key issues: inadequate o…
42y · Male·Upper airway obstruction (choking) in an obese man with atherosclerotic heart di…
…r-old man with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, Asperger's syndrome, and severe obesity, died from upper airway obstruction (choking) on food while dining at home. He had been recently discharged from psychiatri…
45y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest due to coronary artery disease, severe psychosis requir…
…d chlorpromazine). Despite treatment with benztropine and cessation of antipsychotics, he suffered ongoing upper airway obstruction. Critical lessons include: (1) the distinction between inspiratory and expiratory breat…
61y · Female·Asphyxia in the setting of upper airway obstruction, neck compression and immers…
… pool on 8 July 2011 in Wantirna South, Victoria. The coroner determined death was caused by asphyxia from upper airway obstruction, neck compression, and immersion. Evidence indicated she was attacked in bed and sustai…
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