Coronial

6 results for warning leak

QLDhospital2014-01-31

George, Lynda Margaret - Non-inquest findings

60y · Female·Peritonitis due to anastomotic leak following subtotal colectomy for treatment o…

60-year-old woman died from septic shock due to anastomotic leak following subtotal colectomy for synchronous bowel cancers. Early postoperative bronchospasm complicated cl…

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SAhospital2002-02-05

Coroner's Finding: TAYLOR Margaret Joyce

56y · Female·subarachnoid haemorrhage complicating berry aneurysm of the right middle cerebra…

…ction. The coroner found her presentation was atypical of subarachnoid haemorrhage and could represent a 'warning leak'. Dr M. appropriately considered SAH as a differential diagnosis but excluded it clinically. The cor…

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NThospital2019-04-16

Inquest into the death of Ali Achmadun Djawas

70y · Male·multi-organ failure due to septic shock consequent on faecal peritonitis due to …

…surveillance was appropriate); and catastrophic discharge communication (family not informed of anastomotic leak risk, complications, warning signs, or urgency of return). Post-operative recovery proceeded well until day…

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SAhospital2001-05-04

Coroner's Finding: ROACH Dawn Ruth

45y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to septicaemia and peritonitis due to faecal leakage fro…

…ied from multi-organ failure following failure of a loop colostomy created for management of an anastomotic leak after bowel cancer surgery. The initial anastomotic leak (1.5 cm) was contained and reasonably managed cons…

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TAS2025-02-05

Coroner's Finding: Explosion, Glenorchy

Explosion caused by ignition and deflagration of acetylene leak from a cylinder …

…le. Ryan Rayner was seriously injured when an acetylene cylinder stored on its side inside a sealed toolbox leaked, creating an explosive gas mixture that ignited when the central locking mechanism arced. The cylinder sh…

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QLD2014-09-09

MacDonald, Wayne

53y · Male·Multiple injuries due to blast injury from catastrophic tyre failure (zipper fai…

…he lay on the ground between dual wheels during a tyre change at a coal mine. The failed tyre (marked 'slow leak/OK') suffered a 'zipper failure' due to previous under-inflation and inadequate integrity testing. Clinical…

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