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76y · Male·Traumatic head, ribs, pelvic and spinal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle in…
A 76-year-old man with schizophrenia, depression, Klinefelter syndrome, and poorly controlled diabetes was struck by a car as a pedestrian on 19 December 2024 while crossing Middleborough Road in Box Hill South outside a…
64y · Male·Colonic adenocarcinoma and its treatment
Jeffrey Olsen, 64, died from acute capecitabine toxicity during adjuvant chemotherapy for Stage 3b colorectal cancer. Within three days of commencing treatment in September 2020, severe side effects including diarrhea, r…
69y · Female·Urosepsis secondary to anuric acute renal failure and corona radiata infarct; co…
A 69-year-old diabetic woman presented to Maroondah Hospital Emergency Department on 9 June 2024 with severe right-sided abdominal pain and vomiting. CT imaging at 10:00am confirmed emphysematous pyelitis (gas-forming ki…
71y · Female·Cardiogenic shock due to sudden cardiac event, with scleroderma as contributing …
Pamela Dorothy Otway, aged 71 years, with significant intellectual disability from childhood and residing in Specialist Disability Accommodation, died of cardiogenic shock and ventricular standstill following a sudden ca…
68y · Male·Cardiac arrest - unascertained etiology with multiple contributing factors inclu…
Wayne Thomas Kerle, 68, was arrested at his home for cannabis possession. Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics assessed him when he reported respiratory distress but cleared him for police custody after a limited exam…
65y · Female·Bronchopneumonia and rhinovirus infection in a woman with cerebral palsy and epi…
Lynn Maree Sturgess, aged 65, a long-term resident of supported disability accommodation with cerebral palsy and well-controlled epilepsy, was admitted to Bendigo Hospital with febrile illness in May 2025. She was diagno…
38y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep venous thrombosis due to promethazin…
Elizabeth Jean Hanlon, aged 38, died from pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep venous thrombosis following a promethazine overdose. She had complex mental health diagnoses including borderline personality disorder…
37y · Male·Neck compression and the complications thereof
Simon Mackay, age 37, was admitted as an involuntary psychiatric patient on 12 July 2022 for acute methamphetamine-induced psychosis with paranoia and aggression, complicated by severe polysubstance dependence. Although …
48y · Male·Complications of an intra-cranial haemorrhage
Darren Collyer, a 48-year-old man with Sotos syndrome, intellectual disability, epilepsy and anxiety, lived in specialist disability accommodation (SDA) in Melton. On 14 December 2023, a new unfamiliar staff member trigg…
87y · Female·Oesophageal perforation following an elective oesophageal dilatation, secondary …
87-year-old Helen Mahlis died from oesophageal perforation following an elective balloon dilation procedure at Epworth Richmond for treatment of achalasia. The coroner identified two contributing factors: use of a 35mm b…
29y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia in the context of alcohol withdrawal and chronic alcohol misu…
A 29-year-old man died from cardiac arrhythmia in the context of severe alcohol withdrawal at a correctional facility. Initial assessment correctly identified moderate-to-severe withdrawal (AWS score 8) with seizure hist…
55y · Male·Unascertained
A 55-year-old man with known HIV infection, who was homeless and vulnerable, was found unconscious in a hot bath at a friend's home in South Yarra and rapidly transported to hospital. He presented with profound shock, hy…
73y · Male·Thromboembolism on a background of a spindle cell tumour
Michael Anthony Guider, aged 73, was an inmate in NSW correctional custody when he developed progressive shortness of breath and lower limb swelling. He presented to Prince of Wales Hospital on 6 September 2024 and was f…
0y · Male·Perinatal hypoxia
Baby R, born at 39 weeks 6 days via planned homebirth with private midwives, died from perinatal hypoxia on day 6 of life. The mother had significant obstetric risk factors: previous emergency caesarean section, macrosom…
45y · Male·focal coronary artery disease and cardiomegaly
Stratos Ioannidis, age 45, died at Maroondah Hospital on 28 March 2025 from focal coronary artery disease and cardiomegaly during an involuntary psychiatric admission. He presented with acute psychosis from bipolar disor…
69y · Male·peritonitis due to perforated bowel
Mr Deleman was a 69-year-old man with untreated schizophrenia, advanced liver cirrhosis, and hepatitis C, presenting to hospital on 1 April 2024 with abdominal swelling. He was admitted to The Canberra Hospital and place…
0y · Female·Severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy due to brain injury from complicated assi…
Lucy Margaret Campbell died eight days after birth from severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy following complicated assisted vaginal birth at Ingham Hospital. Her mother had a low-risk pregnancy complicated by spontaneo…
44y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest in the setting of p…
Elizabeth Ferris, a 44-year-old woman with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance use disorder, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest in the setting of presumed drug toxicity. She was fo…
87y · Female·Complications of head injuries and left proximal femur fracture sustained in a f…
An 87-year-old woman with Parkinson's disease sustained an unwitnessed fall at a residential aged care facility, resulting in head injuries and a hip fracture. Critical clinical lessons emerged: (1) neurological observat…
1y · Female·Rapidly developing Streptococcus pneumoniae infection leading to invasive pneumo…
Arianna Maragol, a 16-month-old girl, died from rapidly developing Streptococcus pneumoniae infection leading to invasive pneumococcal disease while in childcare on 24 August 2018. Key clinical lessons emerged: (1) Pneum…
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