124 results for “blood_loss”
60y · Female·Penetrating injury of the descending thoracic aorta complicating spinal stabiliz…
A 60-year-old woman died from a penetrating injury to the descending thoracic aorta sustained during spinal stabilisation surgery for a T12 burst fracture. During pedicle cannulation, the surgical awl fractured the left …
50y · Female·Irreversible hypoxic brain injury sustained during surgery for meningioma resect…
Hellen Marsh, a 50-year-old woman with Fragile X Syndrome and a brain meningioma, died from irreversible hypoxic brain injury sustained during tumour resection surgery. Significant intraoperative blood loss (4,500ml esti…
58y · Male·blood loss from a single stab wound to the chest resulting in cardiorespiratory …
Peter Robert Williams, aged 58, died from a single stab wound to the chest inflicted by his de facto partner Josina Johanna Pitt during a domestic altercation on 26 March 2012. The death resulted from massive blood loss …
39y · Male·Hypovolemic shock due to blood loss resulting from multiple stab wounds, particu…
Justin Michael Tonner, aged 39, died from hypovolemic shock due to blood loss from multiple stab wounds inflicted during a violent altercation. The fatal injury was a stab wound to the posterior right knee that incised t…
45y · Male·Blood loss due to multiple self-inflicted incised injuries
Karim Aarras, a 45-year-old man with longstanding mental health issues, chronic pain, and substance use disorder (methamphetamine), presented to police in a severely agitated state following self-harm with a broken bottl…
46y · Male·Cardiac failure due to blood loss from traumatic laceration to right thigh susta…
Samuel Pugh, a 46-year-old mining contractor, died from cardiac failure due to blood loss after being struck by a 219 kg falling rock underground at a Queensland mine. He suffered a severe laceration to his right thigh w…
57y · Male·severe right limb injury (right arm severed) from shark attack causing fatal blo…
Gary Johnson, an experienced recreational scuba diver and President of the Esperance Dive Club, died on 5 January 2020 following a fatal shark attack while diving at Devils Rock off the Western Australian coast. He was a…
28y · Male·Brain death resulting from exsanguination and hypovolaemic arrest due to severed…
Joshua David Smart, a 28-year-old scaffolder, died from brain death resulting from catastrophic exsanguination and hypovolaemic arrest. At approximately 4:45 am on 20 March 2014, whilst attempting to stop dogs fighting o…
28y · Male·stab wound to the neck with penetration and laceration of the right subclavian a…
Chien Diu Hoang, a 28-year-old Vietnamese student, died from a stab wound to the neck inflicted during a nightclub altercation in Melbourne in June 2011. The death was ruled a homicide. Mr Hoang had purchased a screwdriv…
68y · Female·Haemorrhage secondary to right subclavian artery lacerations sustained during ce…
A 68-year-old woman died from massive blood loss following inadvertent puncture of the right subclavian artery during central venous line insertion. The anaesthetist used anatomical landmarks without ultrasound after an …
18y · Male·multiple injuries
George Spencer Chester, 18, died from multiple injuries sustained when a stolen Toyota 4WD he was driving rolled on Decres Bay Road after failing to negotiate a bend while being pursued by police. He was ejected from the…
Female·retroperitoneal blood loss in a setting of anticoagulation therapy following hip…
Valerie Kolts died from retroperitoneal blood loss following hip replacement surgery while on anticoagulation therapy. The coroner found no lack of care contributed to her death. Although some clinical signs were retrosp…
32y · Male·Stab injury to the chest with haemopneumothorax and significant blood loss
A 32-year-old Malaysian worker died from a stab wound to the left chest sustained during a violent altercation at a winery accommodation facility. The deceased, along with two other workers, confronted another worker at …
30y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to multiple transfusions required for post-operative ble…
Ms Cvitic, a 30-year-old woman with cervical cancer, underwent radical hysterectomy on 11 February 2002. She collapsed on 14 February with signs of hypovolaemic shock (haemoglobin 5.3 g/dL). Dr W. performed emergency lap…
33y · Male·Acute blood loss from multiple stab injuries
Larry John Weber, aged 33, was found dead from acute blood loss due to multiple stab injuries to the head and neck. He had been in a relationship with a woman who was previously involved with Craig Gorman. After Larry re…
63y · Male·acute blood loss due to self-inflicted sharp force incisional wounds of the thro…
A 63-year-old man with multiple chronic conditions including psoriatic arthritis, depression, prostate cancer, and recent dental issues died by self-inflicted sharp force wounds while on approved leave from a mental heal…
28y · Male·exsanguination (acute blood loss) from injuries sustained in motorcycle-truck co…
Wesley Ian Burkhardt, aged 28, died from exsanguination following a motorcycle-truck collision on the Esk Highway, Tasmania. He was riding a Harley Davidson when he failed to negotiate a left-hand curve and crossed into …
62y · Female·Hypovolaemic and cardiogenic shock (hysterectomy) in the context of cardiomegaly…
A 62-year-old woman with significant comorbidities (cirrhosis, cardiomegaly, thrombocytopenia, chronic kidney disease, COPD) died from hypovolaemic and cardiogenic shock during elective total laparoscopic hysterectomy fo…
62y · Male·Intraoperative haemorrhage due to metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (su…
A 62-year-old man died from intraoperative haemorrhage during surgery for a renal tumour initially diagnosed as benign anastomosing haemangioma on biopsy but found at autopsy to be metastatic clear cell renal cell carcin…
77y · Male·Blunt trauma to the chest: haemothorax, rib fractures and lacerated aorta with a…
A 77-year-old man with a history of heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease and asthma died from blunt chest trauma (haemothorax, rib fractures, lacerated aorta) sustained in a single-vehicle motor crash. He drifted over…
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