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64y · Male·Complications of Alzheimer's dementia
Allan Anton, aged 64, died on 24 September 2025 from complications of Alzheimer's dementia at his specialist disability accommodation in Tarneit. He was diagnosed with younger onset dementia in November 2021 following a …
33y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, benzodiazepines, methylamphetamine, mirtazapine,…
BP, a 33-year-old female with longstanding opioid and polysubstance use disorder, died from accidental heroin overdose at home with concomitant CNS depressants (benzodiazepines, mirtazapine, promethazine) and stimulant (…
64y · Female·Presumed massive pulmonary embolus
Mrs Keating, aged 64, presented to University Hospital Geelong ED with a two-day history of shortness of breath and cough, with known history of pulmonary embolism. Attending physicians appropriately considered PE as dif…
74y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to right deep vein thrombosis
Richard Holden, aged 74, presented to his GP Dr C. multiple times in August 2020 with progressive shortness of breath and wheeziness. Dr C. diagnosed and treated asthma despite worsening symptoms and failure to respond t…
84y · Male·bronchopneumonia complicating C2 odontoid fracture (palliated) due to fall on a …
Wayne Malcolm Clark, aged 84, with advanced Alzheimer's and vascular dementia, fell in a secure residential aged care facility and sustained a C2 odontoid fracture. He died on 23 August 2023 from bronchopneumonia complic…
91y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with multiple co-morbidities
91-year-old woman with disability living in specialist disability accommodation who died from aspiration pneumonia. She had documented moderate oropharyngeal dysphagia from prior stroke, managed with pureed diet and thic…
47y · Female·head injury
Sohaila Mohammadi (47) was killed in a motor vehicle collision caused by driver Tristan Mourant, who had bilateral retinal dystrophy and was advised by three medical professionals not to drive. However, none of the docto…
37y · Female·morbid obesity with dilated cardiomyopathy and obstructive sleep apnoea
Ms UT, a 37-year-old woman with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died of morbid obesity with dilated cardiomyopathy and obstructive sleep apnoea. She was prescribed clozapine, an effective but potentially cardiotoxic a…
88y · Female·Cardiac failure secondary to pacemaker failure and pacemaker battery exhaustion
This case involves an 88-year-old woman with a pacemaker who became lost to follow-up after her last clinic visit in May 2019, when no follow-up appointment was arranged. Without systematic tracking between the specialis…
41y · Male·combined drug toxicity
Bradley Craig Buswell, 41, died from combined drug toxicity (olanzapine, mirtazapine, doxylamine) on 31 March 2025 at his home in Eaton. He had treatment-resistant schizophrenia with chronic psychotic symptoms including …
23y · Male·complications of bowel obstruction by adhesions
A 23-year-old man in lawful custody at Parklea Correctional Centre presented on 7 January 2022 with severe chest pain, abdominal pain, vomiting, and dehydration, with a significant history of previous abdominal surgery a…
62y · Female·Complications of WHO Class III obesity in a woman with epilepsy
Margaret Mary Broderick, 62, with intellectual disability, autism, schizophrenia (managed on clozapine), epilepsy, and severe obesity (BMI 48.2), lived in specialist disability accommodation provided by Scope Australia i…
70y · Male·metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma
A 70-year-old man with prior bladder cancer was undergoing routine CT surveillance. Stomach cancer signs were clearly visible on February 2017 and February 2018 CT scans but failed to be detected by consulting radiologis…
56y · Male·End stage renal failure in a man with cerebral palsy
Wayne Thomas Pistrucci, a 56-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, end-stage renal failure, and liver disease, died from end-stage renal failure on 9 December 2024. He was living in Specialist Disabi…
94y · Female·Drug toxicity (baclofen, gabapentin, oxycodone, pregabalin, zolpidem)
A 94-year-old residential aged-care resident died from drug toxicity after receiving another resident's medications. An agency nurse, unfamiliar with the patient and interrupted during medication preparation, failed to p…
69y · Female·Exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischaemic heart diseas…
Lynette McHarry, aged 69, died on 15 August 2024 at Casey Hospital following complications from a preventable medication error at Mooraleigh Hostel residential aged care facility. On 4 August, she was mistakenly administ…
78y · Female·medication error resulting in combined drug toxicity
Mrs LV, age 78, died at The Bays Aged Care facility on 2 January 2025 following a medication error four days earlier. An endorsed enrolled nurse (EEN), distracted by a phone call during her first shift, inadvertently adm…
51y · Male·High blood alcohol and positional asphyxia in a man with cerebral palsy and acqu…
Wayne Douglas Scott, 51, died from high blood alcohol and positional asphyxia at his home in Lalor, Victoria. He had cerebral palsy, low vision, dysarthria, depression, and acquired brain injury from a drug overdose more…
51y · Female·Chest sepsis in the setting of recurrent aspiration pneumonia, cerebral palsy, L…
Danielle Noonan, aged 51, died from chest sepsis secondary to recurrent aspiration pneumonia. She had severe disability including cerebral palsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, spastic quadriplegia, and intellectual disability…
50y · Male·Cerebral haemorrhage (cause unknown)
Adam Donald Baker, a 50-year-old man with Christianson Syndrome (a genetic disorder causing intellectual disability and seizures), died from cerebral haemorrhage of unknown cause while residing in supported disability ac…
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