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54y · Female·Severe burns sustained in a house fire (palliated)
Carol Fay Slade, a 54-year-old woman with acquired brain injury from a 2003 motorcycle accident and mobility limitations, died from severe burns sustained in a house fire at her public housing property in Shepparton. The…
45y · Female·Complications of sepsis secondary to sacral pressure wound in a woman with genet…
Kristy Ann Mitchener, a 45-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability, genetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, and oesophageal dysmotility, died from sepsis secondary to a sacral pressure ulcer despit…
36y · Male·Complications of thermal burn injuries
Daniel Surtees, aged 36, died from complications of extensive thermal burn injuries (>80% body surface area) sustained during a domestic violence incident. After consuming 14 cans of bourbon at a party, Daniel returned h…
11y · Male·Sepsis
An 11-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder (ASD level 3), ADHD, and obesity died from sepsis on 20 June 2022. He presented to Rosebud Hospital ED on 14 June with fever, vomiting, and low blood pressure, was dischar…
40y · Male·Full thickness burns to body in the setting of self-immolation
A 40-year-old Tamil asylum seeker died from full thickness burns sustained during self-immolation on 20 August 2021. The death occurred three days after Victoria Police attended a family violence incident where KK assaul…
86y · Female·Bradycardic arrest secondary to relative hypoperfusion while undergoing surgery …
An 86-year-old woman underwent elective surgery to excise a probable squamous cell carcinoma from her left hand with split-thickness skin grafting under local anaesthesia with intravenous sedation. She suffered an unexpe…
34y · Male·effects of burns
Michael Holmes, 34, died from severe burns sustained when he re-entered a burning house attempting to rescue his son. The fire originated from clothes and towels left drying on a rack in front of an unattended wood heate…
65y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia
Carol Austin, 65, died by plastic bag asphyxia at her home in Wangaratta in August 2018. She had a 20-year history of depression and had recently experienced suicidal ideation, a suicide attempt, and burns injury requiri…
38y · Female·Unascertained
Nilofer Nezami, a 38-year-old Victorian resident, died on 7 January 2019 following cosmetic surgery in Iran. She underwent multiple procedures including eye, breast, arm and abdominal surgery. Post-operatively, she devel…
63y · Female·Sepsis complicating cellulitis following skin cancer excision and skin graft pro…
A 63-year-old woman died from sepsis complicating cellulitis following elective skin cancer excision and skin graft performed in a general practitioner's clinic. The lesion was a squamous cell carcinoma (invasive Bowen's…
61y · Male·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
A 61-year-old legally blind man was struck by a motor vehicle while crossing a busy highway with his guide dog. He sustained severe head injuries including subarachnoid and subdural haemorrhage, and diffuse axonal injury…
18y · Female·Multiorgan failure complicating malnutrition in a female with liver cirrhosis, o…
An 18-year-old female with Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, and severe intellectual disability died from multiorgan failure complicating severe malnutrition, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and obesity. She pr…
53y · Male·Complications of burns sustained in a blast
A 53-year-old qualified boiler maker died from complications of severe burns sustained in a gas explosion. While attempting to remove a refrigeration compressor from a hotel cellar with an unqualified colleague, they cut…
31y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism
A 31-year-old man with obesity (BMI 40.2) and sleep apnoea underwent extensive cosmetic surgery in Malaysia (liposuction, abdominoplasty, chest lipectomy, and subsequent facial procedures) across two operations within fi…
31y · Male·Complications of burns
Avjit Singh died from complications of extensive burns (95% of body) sustained during a violent incident on 4 October 2012. He had been involved in a relationship with domestic violence and control, including alleged rap…
3y · Male·Brainstem ischaemia in association with Arnold Chiari malformation
Matthew Whyte, a 3-year-old with Arnold Chiari malformation and hydrocephalus, died from brainstem ischaemia following multiple shunt complications and emergency decompression surgery. The coroner found that after Matthe…
15y · Male·global hypoxic cerebral injury following medical intervention for high velocity …
Daniel Cowan, aged 15, sustained a penetrating head injury from a homemade air gun while with friends. Despite appropriate emergency response and comprehensive multidisciplinary medical management at Royal Children's Hos…
50y · Male·Complications of right buttock necrotising fasciitis secondary to chronic right …
50-year-old male with chronic pain from jockey injuries became dependent on morphine. General practitioner prescribed intramuscular (IM) morphine for self-administration at home from 2005–2007 at doses of 120–240mg daily…
4y · Male·Complications of cutaneous thermal burn injuries
Abdullah Kocoglu, age 4, died from complications of severe thermal burn injuries sustained in a house fire on 14 February 2011 at his grandparents' home in Hampton Park, Victoria. The fire was ignited when Abdullah playe…
90y · Female·Renal failure secondary to gentamicin therapy for urinary tract infection (sepsi…
Ellen O'Connor, a 90-year-old woman with renal artery stenosis and coronary artery disease, died from acute renal failure following gentamicin administration for Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract infection. A single 2…
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