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41y · Female·multiple stab wounds to the neck
This inquest examined the death of Prabha Arunkumar, a 41-year-old computer programmer who died from multiple stab wounds to the neck sustained during an attack in Parramatta Park on 7 March 2015. She was transported to …
78y · Male·multiple blunt force injuries
An 78-year-old man with no prior mental health history died by suicide after jumping from a cliff following a police response to a welfare concern. He had recently undergone cardiac surgery and was managing physical reha…
70y · Male·severe metabolic acidosis due to multi organ failure including liver ischaemia
70-year-old Sean Thomas Montgomery died from severe metabolic acidosis and multi-organ failure following a thoracoscopic repair of a chronic right diaphragmatic hernia. The coroner identified multiple significant failing…
44y · Male·cardiogenic shock, on a background of severe tricuspid valve regurgitation, seve…
Jeffrey Blundell, a 44-year-old man with severe intravenous drug use history, died from cardiogenic shock secondary to severe tricuspid valve regurgitation caused by infective endocarditis from non-sterile injection prac…
70y · Male·Hemopericardium due to ruptured aortic dissection contributed to by hypertension
Mr James Brown, a 70-year-old prisoner with a long-standing history of hypertension and atrial fibrillation, died from hemopericardium due to ruptured aortic dissection. He collapsed with chest pain while at work in the …
60y · Male·metastatic atrial sarcomatoid tumour
Steve Fesus, aged 60, died in custody at Prince of Wales Hospital from metastatic atrial sarcomatoid tumour. He had been diagnosed with cardiac cancer in 2016, underwent surgery, and was in remission until metastases wer…
64y · Male·Consequences of metastatic oesophageal carcinoma with Stanford B dissection thor…
Jose Manuel Xavier, a 64-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic oesophageal carcinoma with a contributing Stanford B thoracic aortic dissection. He was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in July 2019 after presenting wit…
61y · Male·Hypoxic encephalopathy arising from cardiac arrest following self-removal of a c…
Kelvin Moulds, a 61-year-old man, died of hypoxic encephalopathy following a cardiac arrest caused by self-removal of a central venous catheter (CVC) on day 14 post-bilateral lung transplant. The CVC was still in situ de…
65y · Male·ischaemic heart disease following complications of colorectal surgery
A 65-year-old man with significant comorbidities (cardiomyopathy, diabetes, obesity) underwent colorectal surgery for adenocarcinoma. Post-operative course was complicated by anastomotic breakdown causing sepsis on day 1…
56y · Male·acute pentobarbitone toxicity
Ross Martin, a 56-year-old man with a long history of depression, died from acute pentobarbitone (Nembutal) toxicity obtained online, combined with toxic levels of zopiclone, less than two weeks after premature discharge…
37y · Male·Haemopericardium secondary to aortic dissection
Alexander Costello, 37, presented to Gunnedah Hospital ED with acute onset severe chest pain, back pain, diaphoresis and nausea. Dr G., the sole ED physician, conducted initial assessment including ECG and troponin testi…
59y · Female·acute cardiogenic shock, with acute mechanical obstruction of a remote mechanica…
Ida Romeo, 59, died during cardiac catheterisation at Liverpool Hospital when a pressure wire became trapped in her mechanical aortic valve. She had consented to a right heart study to investigate suspected constrictive …
73y · Male·Combined effects of ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary di…
A 73-year-old man in prison custody died from combined ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He had a significant cardiac history including aortic repair and endocarditis, plus severe COPD wi…
22y · Female·ventricular fibrillation resulting from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy when her imp…
22-year-old woman with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy died from ventricular fibrillation when her implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) failed to terminate the arrhythmia due to lead insulation failure caused by chro…
33y · Male·hypoxic respiratory failure following right pneumonectomy for treatment of sever…
Manjit Singh, a 33-year-old Indian 457 visa worker, died from hypoxic respiratory failure following a pneumonectomy for treatment of severe pulmonary tuberculosis. He had latent TB identified pre-arrival in India. Critic…
52y · Female·laceration of the superior vena cava and right atrium during defibrillator lead …
A 52-year-old woman with a history of syncope and mitral valve prolapse, who had an implanted defibrillator, underwent a percutaneous laser lead extraction procedure at Westmead Hospital to remove and replace defective l…
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