Coronial

10 results for intracranial pressure elevation

VIChospital2016-05-17

Finding into death of Trendafil Petrovski

78y · Male·head injury sustained when struck by a car

…o Royal Melbourne Hospital, neurosurgery, craniotomy and haematoma evacuation, he developed progressive intracranial pressure elevation and new parenchymal haemorrhage. He was extubated and died approximately 16 hours po…

trauma surgeryneurosurgerymorphine
TAS2020-06-15

Coroner's Finding: Crawford, Jacob Raymond

35y · Male·Head injury with multifocal diffuse brain injury resulting in raised intracrania…

Jacob Crawford, 35, died from head injury sustained in a quad bike rollover on 29 January 2019. He was riding on a steep unfamiliar incline in darkness with a passenger, contrary to manufacturer warnings. Blood analysis …

trauma surgeryneurosurgeryalcohol
NSW2022-11-22

Inquest into the death of Kai McEwan

25y · Male·Ruptured berry aneurysm and sequelae resulting in catastrophic subarachnoid and …

…the time as hypertension was unknown and symptoms resolved well; and (4) the overwhelming nature of the intracranial haemorrhage was inevitably fatal regardless of medical treatment. The coroner found no medical negligen…

neurosurgeryintensive careaspirin
VIC2025-10-29

Finding into death of David James Klingberg

55y · Male·Complications of traumatic head injury sustained in a workplace incident (pallia…

…sed, struck David with force despite him wearing a hard hat. He suffered severe head injuries including intracranial haemorrhage and cerebral oedema, progressing to fatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. At the time of …

emergency medicineintensive caresystemmorphine
QLDhospital

Death of a Baby - Non-inquest findings

0y · Female·Subdural and subarachnoid haemorrhages due to late onset vitamin K deficiency bl…

…feeding, and vomiting at one month of age, initially misdiagnosed as sepsis. Imaging revealed extensive intracranial bleeding; INR was critically elevated at 10. Despite emergency transfer, ventilation, and treatment wit…

neonatologypaediatricsdiagnosticphytomenadione
VIChospital2018-10-16

Finding into death of Leli Pulis

55y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height

A 55-year-old man died from multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height while clearing guttering from his home carport. He fell through corrugated iron and plastic roofing onto concrete from approximately 3-4 met…

neurosurgeryorthopaedic surgerysystemfentanyl
ACT2022-05-26

Inquest into the death of RIHARNA LOUISE THOMSON

22y · Female·unsurvivable head injury

A 22-year-old experienced stable worker and amateur rider died from unsurvivable head injuries sustained when thrown from a horse during track work. The horse suffered a catastrophic leg fracture at approximately 66 km/h…

systemcommunication
VIChospital2015-03-03

Finding into death of Matthew Jack Whyte

3y · Male·Brainstem ischaemia in association with Arnold Chiari malformation

…to the unit head for second consultant review should occur. The coroner approved new protocols requiring elevation of complex cases for second consultant review when treatment approaches diverge, ensuring decisions refl…

neurosurgeryplastic and reconstructive surgerydiagnosticcommunication
QLDhome2012-06-29

MacNicol, Jack Wallace

15y · Male·head injury from motorcycle accident resulting in extensive brain injury and bas…

Jack MacNicol, a 15-year-old boy working on his family's cattle station, sustained a fatal head injury after falling from a motorcycle while mustering cattle without wearing a helmet. He suffered a severe head injury wit…

emergency medicineneurosurgerysystem
TAShospital2024-09-30

Coroner's Finding: Newell, Warren James

71y · Male·raised intracranial pressure caused by left frontal-temporal-parietal subdural h…

Warren James Newell, a 71-year-old man with oesophageal cancer, presented with acute coronary syndrome on 29 September 2022 and was appropriately diagnosed and treated with anticoagulation and dual antiplatelet therapy. …

cardiologyemergency medicinemedicationsystemenoxaparin

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