79 results for “CT head imaging”
81y · Male·acute subdural haematoma
An 81-year-old man suffered a witnessed fall at a shopping centre with head strike to the right parietal region. He presented to the ED with a small haematoma and confusion. The ED te…
80y · Female·subdural haematoma due to closed head injury sustained in a fall from bed in hos…
An 80-year-old woman with chronic heart failure admitted to hospital fell from bed and hit her head. Although nursing staff were concerned about a possible head injury, the House Medical Officer incorrectly …
77y · Female·intracranial haemorrhage (subdural, intraventricular and brainstem)
…n was performed at Mersey Community Hospital despite the mechanism of injury and unconsciousness suggesting head trauma risk. Eight days later, she suffered a STEMI and received thrombolysis based on standard protocols. …
9y · Male·Head injury (epidural haematoma with cerebral coning following craniotomy)
…pmental delay and neurological abnormalities. On 11 April 2000, he fell from a computer desk and struck his head. His GP, Dr A., diagnosed concussion and sent him home. When Dwayne vomited—abnormal for him—his mother too…
73y · Male·subdural haematoma from fall
…interact significantly with warfarin. After the first fall on 1 February, he had postural hypotension, mild head pain, and confusion, but the post-fall clinical pathway form was not properly completed and no CT brain was…
77y · Female·Large acute subdural haemorrhage leading to uncal herniation subsequent to an ac…
…ed uninjured with normal neurological examination. However, she developed breathing difficulties and severe headache hours later, which were attributed to pre-existing pulmonary disease. A dilated pupil at 4:25am prompte…
64y · Male·Complications of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease following a fall
…cidal ideation and was admitted to an acute mental health unit. On 7 August, he fell backwards, hitting his head, but was assessed as orientated with no bruising. No CT scan was performed despite being on anticoagulation…
82y · Male·closed head injury (subdural haematoma) sustained in a fall
… lessons: (1) falls prevention protocols must be actively implemented; (2) patients on anticoagulation with head trauma require urgent INR checking and careful consideration of CT imaging despite initially normal signs; …
87y · Female·acute intracranial haemorrhage
… under a Mental Health Act detention order. She was on warfarin for DVT management when she collapsed. A CT head scan was performed but images could not be viewed due to a GE systems outage, and she died before imaging r…
69y · Male·Head injury post-collapse secondary to ventricular tachycardia due to ischaemic …
… at work with witnessed loss of consciousness and occipital laceration. Despite meeting criteria for urgent head CT imaging (age >65, head injury, loss of consciousness, anticoagulation), this was not performed in the Em…
81y · Male·Head injury sustained in a fall
Michele Valentino, 81, died from a head injury sustained in a fall on 20 December 2019, with death occurring on 24 December 2019. A CT angiogram at…
18y · Male·complications of acute on chronic subdural haemorrhage (operated) in the setting…
…ute-on-chronic subdural haemorrhage sustained during boxing sparring on 18 February 2019. He had suffered a head injury during sparring on 25 October 2018, presenting with headache, nausea and dizziness. Dr H. reviewed h…
61y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage and myocardial infarct
A 61-year-old man with extensive cardiac disease collapsed at a supermarket, striking his head and losing consciousness for less than 10 seconds. Paramedics identified STEMI and administered heparin on …
84y · Female·acute left subdural haematoma
… initial response appropriate but highlighted a critical gap: patients on anticoagulation who sustain minor head injuries should be referred to hospital for assessment and CT scanning. This case illustrates the particula…
90y · Female·Right acute on chronic subdural haematoma sustained in a fall in the setting of …
A 90-year-old woman on warfarin for atrial fibrillation suffered an unwitnessed fall with head strike at an aged care facility. She presented to hospital where a small subdural haemorrhage was not detec…
21y · Male·Complications of blunt head injury resulting from at least two separate acts of …
Baylen Pendergast, 21 months old, died from complications of blunt head injury sustained in two separate traumatic incidents (17 and 28 November 2013). The coroner found injuries …
69y · Female·subdural haematoma
A 69-year-old woman sustained a head injury from a witnessed fall, striking her head on a brick wall. She lost consciousness, experienced headac…
26y · Male·Closed head injury with extradural and subdural haemorrhage resulting from a sku…
26-year-old Marcio Jose Lay Nheu died from a closed head injury with extradural haemorrhage caused by a blow to the head with a Maglite torch at Karama Shopping Cen…
17y · Male·stroke (left middle cerebral artery infarction) following motorbike collision du…
…t internal carotid artery dissection on initial CT scans (27 May 2021). Although appropriate angiographic imaging was ordered by the emergency physician, the radiologist failed to identify a subtle occlusion at the term…
75y · Male·acute right subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall
George Triantafilopoulos, a 75-year-old man on warfarin after aortic valve replacement, suffered two head strikes within 24 hours—first falling onto concrete at a supermarket on 14 August 2014, then falling onto c…
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