9 results for “hypovolaemic shock”
75y · Female·Haemorrhage due to chest and abdominal injuries sustained in motor vehicle colli…
…inical lessons include: Mrs Thompson initially appeared stable but deteriorated from internal bleeding (hypovolaemic shock); this illustrates how blunt trauma can cause delayed, progressive bleeding. The coroner referred…
Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following hypovolaemic shock and multi-organ fa…
Helani Sirianni, born 8 February 2008, died less than 3 days later from subgaleal haemorrhage and multi-organ failure. She was delivered by vacuum extraction after labour complicated by fetal distress. The vacuum extract…
21y · Male·Closed head injury and retroperitoneal and pelvic haematoma due to fractured pel…
…amedics and the retrieval team provided high-quality resuscitation, the deceased developed irreversible hypovolaemic shock. Key clinical lessons: (1) Local medical officers should be systematically called to rural trauma…
0y · Male·Head injury in the setting of labour
Baby Cai Wheeler-Trow was born at 36 weeks and 2 days following a failed instrumental delivery and emergency caesarean section. He developed a skull fracture and subgaleal haemorrhage, presenting with clinical deteriorat…
29y · Female·Exsanguination post tubal ligation procedure
A 29-year-old woman died from exsanguination following an iatrogenic injury during elective laparoscopic tubal ligation at a regional hospital. A vascular injury to the right external iliac artery occurred during the pro…
24y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to or as a consequence of severe thermal burns
Omid Masoumali, a 24-year-old Iranian refugee detained on Nauru under Australian offshore processing arrangements, suffered severe thermal burns (>50% TBSA) on 27 April 2016 after self-immolating at the Nibok settlement.…
16y · Male·mid-gut volvulus and bowel obstruction, leading to ischaemic bowel and related c…
Finlay Browne, a 16-year-old with Down syndrome, presented to Bathurst Base Hospital on 30 September 2016 with acute abdominal pain and vomiting. Despite clear clinical signs—including a lactate of 7.2 mmol/L (grossly ab…
18y · Male·Incised wound to right axilla with complete transection of basilic vein, brachia…
Thomas Redman, aged 18, sustained a catastrophic laceration to his right axilla involving complete transection of major arteries and veins after putting his arm through a glass window at a rural property near Gloucester,…
4y · Female·Haemorrhage due to aorto-oesophageal fistula caused by ingestion of a button bat…
A 4-year-old girl died from aorto-oesophageal fistula and haemorrhage caused by a lithium button battery lodged in her oesophagus for at least 3 days. Critical diagnostic failures occurred: the initial GP failed to consi…
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