61 results for “blunt neck trauma”
21y · Male·Cause of death unascertained but not from natural causes; injuries inflicted by …
…s found deceased in his bungalow after a fire in September 2015. Autopsy revealed injuries consistent with blunt force trauma to the neck, occurring before the fire, with an unascertained cause of death. The coroner fou…
90y · Male·bronchopneumonia complicating blunt head and neck trauma and ischaemic and valvu…
A 90-year-old man died from bronchopneumonia complicating blunt head and neck trauma and cardiac disease after a fall in a carpark. He was dropped by a taxi at an unsafe …
Unknown·Drowning following blunt trauma to the head (Fletcher); drowning following blunt…
…inue toward shore rather than return to the boat ramp proved fatal. Both men sustained significant head and neck injuries during capsizing that rendered them unable to survive the rough conditions. The vessel was well-ma…
61y · Female·Asphyxia in the setting of upper airway obstruction, neck compression and immers…
…antirna South, Victoria. The coroner determined death was caused by asphyxia from upper airway obstruction, neck compression, and immersion. Evidence indicated she was attacked in bed and sustained blunt force trauma to …
60y · Male·Neck injury, specifically fracture of the odontoid peg of the second cervical ve…
…as required. Blood alcohol content of 0.12% indicated intoxication. The clinical lesson is recognition that neck injuries from blunt trauma can cause catastrophic spinal cord damage with rapid deterioration; however, thi…
70y · Male·blunt injuries of the head and neck sustained in a motor vehicle crash
…sness, causing his vehicle to leave the track and crash into a tyre wall at 50-60 km/h. He sustained fatal blunt head and neck injuries with extensive subarachnoid haemorrhage. The coroner found the cardiac event was th…
51y · Female·blunt force head injuries, stab wounds of the right neck and gagging
Michelle Louise Meades, aged 51, died from blunt force head injuries, stab wounds to the neck, and gagging following a violent assault at a residential uni…
50y · Male·Blunt force trauma to the head and aspiration of gastric content
A 50-year-old male was fatally assaulted while walking to work, suffering blunt force trauma to the head and aspiration of gastric content. Despite extensive investigation by Victoria Po…
58y · Male·Traumatic injury to the head and/or neck, including blunt head trauma with decap…
…by Mr Gale on approximately 28 July 2016. Ingham was attacked in his home in Ulverstone, Tasmania, causing blunt force trauma to his head and resulting in death. Gale then decapitated Ingham's head (never recovered), bu…
43y · Male·Dislocation of the larynx due to or as a consequence of a quad bike accident
… quad bike directly into a barbed wire gate on a cattle property. He suffered a laryngeal dislocation from blunt trauma to the neck, causing aspiration of blood into the lungs. Despite being familiar with the property a…
52y · Male·Significant blunt head trauma suffered from an assault inflicted by known person…
Chi Khanh Huynh, a 52-year-old man with long-standing drug dependencies and prior head trauma from a September 2018 scooter accident, died following a severe assault by Cheng Chia involving multiple p…
22y · Female·combined effects of asphyxia and trauma to the head, face and neck
A 22-year-old British backpacker died from asphyxia and blunt force trauma to the head, face and neck. The coroner found she was killed by her brief casual partner duri…
20y · Male·Blunt traumatic injuries from fall from height
…f edge with friends, he lost his footing, slid down an embankment and fell off the cliff, sustaining fatal blunt traumatic injuries to the head, neck, thorax, abdomen and pelvis. Emergency services responded rapidly wit…
32y · Female·Injuries caused by asphyxiation and blunt force trauma to the head inflicted by …
…it on 22 April 2013. A forensic pathologist determined death resulted from asphyxiation (likely from manual neck compression/strangulation) combined with blunt force trauma to the head. The coronial inquest identified he…
25y · Male·Multiple traumatic injuries, including blunt force head and neck trauma sustaine…
Christopher Stanley, a 25-year-old experienced motorcycle rider, died from multiple traumatic injuries including severe head and neck trauma sustained in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Grant …
56y · Male·consequences of a physical struggle in the setting of injecting drug use (heroin…
… died following a physical altercation with his friend Darren Heaney on 25 June 2022. The assault involved blunt force trauma to the head and neck. Death resulted from consequences of the physical struggle occurring in …
77y · Female·Neck compression in the setting of blunt force trauma to the head
…oolteacher, was fatally assaulted by her husband Mr B who struck her head and applied a ligature around her neck, before setting fire to their home in a murder-suicide. The death occurred in the context of family violenc…
7y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to reflex cardiac arrest triggered by blunt…
…tbelt. During the collision, the unsecured booster seat shifted forward, causing the seatbelt to strike his neck with sufficient force to trigger reflex cardiorespiratory arrest. The clinical lesson is multifaceted: prop…
Male·Head and neck injuries due to mountain bike collision (rider)
…ancis Robert Falappi, a highly experienced mountain biker and Queensland Police officer, died from head and neck injuries sustained while attempting to navigate 'Mick's Drop' on Worlds Downhill Track at Smithfield Mounta…
32y · Female·combined effects of blunt force head injury and stab wounds to the neck and back
…-old dentist, was killed by her ex-partner Dr N. on 3 March 2019 at the Swissotel in Sydney. She died from blunt force head injury and stab wounds to the neck and back. The death occurred in a hotel room after they atte…
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