9 results for “hoist transfer”
85y · Female·Hypostatic bronchopneumonia complicating fractured occipital condyle and left ne…
…ple comorbidities requiring high-level aged care nursing, sustained a fall on 24 April 2013 when a ceiling hoist descended unexpectedly during a patient transfer. She was struck on the head and fell to the ground, susta…
80y · Female·multiple injuries in the setting of a fall
Catherine Mary Reid, aged 80, died from multiple fractures sustained in a fall during a mechanical hoist transfer at a disability care facility. While being transferred from wheelchair to bed using an overhead c…
89y · Female·pneumonia and acute renal failure following a fractured right femur due to a fal…
…nd-up lifter on 17 December 2015. A mobility assessment in October 2015 had determined she required a full hoist for all transfers due to inability to weight-bear safely, yet on the day of the incident two experienced c…
93y · Female·Haemothorax complicating rib fractures sustained in a fall
A 93-year-old woman died from haemothorax and rib fractures sustained when a portable ceiling hoist became detached during a routine transfer in aged care. The hoist's safety latch disconnected from the str…
83y · Female·Hospital-acquired pneumonia caused by injuries from fall; frailty and osteoporos…
…woman died from hospital-acquired pneumonia following spinal fractures sustained in a fall from a mobility hoist at an aged care facility. The hoist failed when the spreader bar detached due to a worn and loose nyloc nu…
86y · Male·coronary and cerebral atherosclerosis with significant conditions of fractured l…
…onary and cerebral atherosclerosis, precipitated by injuries sustained in a fall at a nursing home. While transferring from a bath trolley to a comfort chair using a mechanical hoist and sling, he became unstable and fel…
56y · Female·aspiration pneumonia complicating seizure in a woman with trisomy 21 and Alzheim…
…with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease died from aspiration pneumonia following a seizure while being transferred by sling from bath to bed in her disability care facility. She was transferred to hospital where imagi…
86y · Female·Hypostatic pneumonia due to the consequences of a right pubic rami fracture and …
…roper clinical assessment. Pain management was suboptimal after the fall; she was moved inappropriately by hoist despite severe pain. Hospital transfer occurred four hours post-fall, revealing fractures unsuitable for s…
63y · Female·Escherichia coli septicaemia in a lady with multiple comorbidities
Helen Welsh, 63, died from E. coli septicaemia with multiple comorbidities. She presented with respiratory symptoms and underwent bronchoscopy. On discharge day, she deteriorated with fever, altered consciousness, and hy…
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