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22y · Male·Airway obstruction due to laryngeal abscess and laryngeal chondronecrosis due to…
Kyle Gallagher, age 22, died from airway obstruction due to laryngeal abscess and chondronecrosis following a motorcycle accident. A CT scan on 13 July 2023 showed a critically narrowed (3mm) subglottic airway with suspe…
11y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and small bowel necrosis with perforation, in a boy with multic…
Child MML was an Aboriginal boy born in April 2010 who suffered catastrophic abusive head trauma at eight months old in December 2010, causing severe lifelong neurological impairment including cerebral palsy, uncontrolle…
87y · Female·right thigh haematoma as a consequence of a periprosthetic fracture of the right…
An 87-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, atrial fibrillation, peripheral vascular disease) sustained a periprosthetic fracture requiring distal femur replacement. She deteriorated significantly during …
47y · Male·unascertained
Eric Donald Brandrick, aged 47, disappeared from his home in North Fremantle, Western Australia, after 31 December 1989. He had suffered a severe stroke in September 1988 causing left-sided paralysis, visual impairment, …
66y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
A 66-year-old cyclist was struck and killed from behind by a driver with left absolute homonymous hemianopia (left-sided visual field loss) who was not scanning to compensate for his disability. The driver had suffered a…
48y · Female·intracerebral haemorrhage on a background of anticoagulation therapy for a recen…
Monique Gomez, 48, died from a spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage during hospitalization for stroke rehabilitation and treatment of schizoaffective disorder. An initial ischaemic stroke resulted from non-compliance wi…
84y · Male·Head injury - left lateral convexity acute subdural haematoma with 2mm midline s…
An 84-year-old man with Parkinson's disease and moderate dementia was admitted to a rehabilitation unit after a fall at an acute hospital. He had been assessed as high falls risk and required a patient sitter at the acut…
57y · Male·partially suspended hanging
A 57-year-old man with longstanding alcohol use disorder, anxiety, and recent-onset suicidal ideation died by hanging in hospital after a 108-day admission for orthopaedic injuries sustained from intentional jumping. He …
68y · Male·Cerebrovascular disease
John Raymond Ainsworth, a 68-year-old prisoner, died of cerebrovascular disease following a severe stroke on 25 November 2020. He had poorly controlled Type II diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol. Prior to his a…
51y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to traumatic brain injury arising from a scooter …
A 51-year-old man suffered a severe traumatic brain injury in an electric scooter crash on 14 March 2022 and died from aspiration pneumonia on 4 August 2022. He was riding a high-powered scooter (capable of 85km/h) at ex…
26y · Male·Craniocervical injuries following a train collision (pedestrian)
Sidarthan Gajaharan, a 26-year-old with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died by suicide after being struck by a train while on unescorted ground leave from an involuntary mental health admission. He had been hospitali…
96y · Male·Traumatic closed head injuries sustained in a fall
A 96-year-old man with cognitive impairment and previous traumatic brain injury from a 2021 fall was admitted to residential aged care on 16 February 2022. He had a minor slip from his chair on admission day without inju…
2y · Male·multiorgan failure in a boy with clinically suspected sepsis and Cockayne syndro…
A 2-year-old boy with Cockayne syndrome (a rare life-limiting genetic condition) died from multiorgan failure due to clinically suspected sepsis following hospitalisation for acute illness with vomiting, lethargy and poo…
74y · Male·Pericarditis post aortic valve surgery with large pericardial effusion leading t…
Ian Dunlop, a 74-year-old man, died from pericarditis with large pericardial effusion and tamponade four days after aortic valve replacement surgery. Post-operative imaging showed a small pericardial effusion, considered…
33y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating mixed drug toxicity
Jessica Higgins, a 33-year-old woman with chronic pain and opioid dependence, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following mixed drug toxicity. She underwent a ketamine infusion with opioid rotation from oxycodon…
75y · Male·multifactorial causes on a background of ischaemic heart disease, generalised va…
Robert Bischard, a 75-year-old man with multiple complex comorbidities including coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, died five days after elective right total knee replacement surgery. The coro…
40y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) resulting from post-traumatic brain …
Shane Masters died from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) 12 years after sustaining a severe traumatic brain injury at work. On 19 May 2008, a hydraulic jack dislodged while repairing a fully loaded truck in a …
52y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, pregabalin, valproic acid, benzodiazepines)
A 52-year-old woman with chronic pain, epilepsy, and opioid dependence died from mixed drug toxicity after prescribed methadone, pregabalin, valproic acid, and benzodiazepines. She was admitted to Box Hill Hospital on 12…
85y · Female·Staphylococcus bacteremia complicating multiple injuries sustained in a motor ve…
An 85-year-old woman sustained multiple serious injuries (bilateral rib and pelvic fractures, thoracic spine fractures) in a motor vehicle collision on 20 June 2018. She was treated with ICU admission, induced coma, and …
45y · Male·Recurrence of ventricular fibrillation due to Brugada Syndrome
Craig Williams, 45, suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in 2015 due to presumptive Brugada Syndrome. He survived with severe hypoxic brain injury and spent 10 months rehabilitating at Cairns Hospital, where he was…
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