17 results for “leg amputation”
42y · Male·sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)
A 42-year-old Aboriginal man with longstanding epilepsy, double-leg amputation, and alcohol abuse history died at home from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). He was…
52y · Male·Stab injuries to the chest
… stab injuries to the chest on 11 December 2020. He had suffered a workplace injury in 2007 resulting in amputation of his right leg in 2017, chronic pain, multiple surgeries, and recent infection requiring hospitalisati…
49y · Male·traumatic amputation of right lower leg due to being trapped under a moving trac…
…evere ischaemic heart disease (70% LAD narrowing), and recent hepatitis C diagnosis, died from traumatic amputation of his right lower leg after becoming trapped under a moving tractor wheel. He was operating an approxim…
71y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in motorcycle crash
…d his motorcycle on a rural road in Tasmania during torrential rain, sustaining severe injuries to his left leg and left hand. He was transported to Launceston General Hospital where he underwent an above-knee amputatio…
23y · Male·exsanguination from amputation of right leg through hip joint
…tally attacked by a great white shark off South Australia's coast. He died from exsanguination following amputation of his right leg. The coroner identified two critical failures in shark repellent device usage: the fin …
42y · Male·Unknown
…Josef Davies, a 42-year-old homeless man with a history of drug dependence, epilepsy, mental illness and amputation, died in an abandoned house in Granville NSW shortly after 28 March 2012. His skeletal remains were disc…
67y · Male·Extensive head, neck, chest, spine and leg injuries from motorcycle accident
Robert Van Zelm, a 67-year-old motorcycle enthusiast with a left lower limb amputation, died from extensive head, neck, chest, spine and leg injuries sustained in a single motorcycle accident…
41y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash with superimposed infection
…momentary inadvertence possibly influenced by sun glare. Mr Lucas sustained severe injuries including right leg amputation, pelvic infection, and spinal fracture with paralysis, dying from infection superimposed on unsu…
49y · Male·Diabetes Mellitus and the Consequences thereof
…ons. He had poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes for 30 years with severe complications including bilateral amputations, Fournier's gangrene, and diabetic ketoacidosis. Recently diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer w…
89y · Female·Multiple organ failure with cachexia on a background of chronic lower limb ulcer…
An 89-year-old woman with chronic venous leg ulcers complicated by squamous cell carcinoma died of multiple organ failure in a nursing home. She had bee…
54y · Male·Pulmonary embolus
…, causing the vehicle to veer uncontrollably to the right. Stephen survived the initial impact with serious leg injuries but died in hospital from a massive pulmonary embolism caused by pre-existing deep vein thrombosis…
64y · Male·hospital-acquired pneumonia on a background of end-stage cryptogenic liver cirrh…
…hosis after a 43-day admission to Flinders Medical Centre. He presented with severe cellulitis requiring amputation and developed hepatic encephalopathy with poor cognitive function, refusing essential treatment. He was …
39y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a single motor vehicle crash
…licence, not wearing a seatbelt, and under the influence of alcohol (BAC 0.217 g/100mL, over four times the legal limit) and cannabis. He was an amputee (right arm and leg) with an unmodified vehicle, and the vehicle ha…
52y · Male·Drowning in Falcon Bay
Brian Anthony Duffy, a 52-year-old man with multiple serious chronic conditions including osteoarthritis, diabetes, liver dysfunction from alcohol abuse, and peripheral vascular disease requiring bypass surgery, disappea…
10y · Male·Septic arthritis of the left shoulder with acute heart failure resulting from to…
…nability to sweat and lack of pain sensation, leading to multiple serious complications including bilateral leg amputations and recurrent infections. He was in state care under Family, Youth & Children's Services and pl…
54y · Male·Drowning after falling overboard from the Shanendale at Otter Reef
Peter Trcka, an experienced 54-year-old fisherman with an artificial leg and history of alcohol-related seizures, disappeared from a trawler anchored at Otter Reef on 1 March 2006.…
27y · Male·Blunt head trauma and severe multiple injuries sustained in a single motor vehic…
…in Alice Springs. The driver, Clifford Norman (27), was unlicensed, intoxicated (0.259% BAC—over five times legal limit), and speeding at 171 km/h in a 60 km/h zone. Police attempted a traffic apprehension after observi…
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