Coronial

14 results for minor traumatic brain injury

SAcommunity2025-11-27

Coroner's Finding: Hudson, Simon

41y · Male·unascertained, in circumstances of methylamphetamine intoxication, extreme physi…

…is blood (1.6mg/L, well above recreational use levels), concurrent COVID-19 and rhinovirus infections, and minor traumatic brain injuries from the fight. The coroner concluded his death resulted from the combined effect…

forensic medicineemergency medicinemethamphetamine
TAShospital2025-06-30

Coroner's Finding: Cameron, Hugh Hutton

88y · Male·acute traumatic left cerebral convexity subdural haematoma

…ert and orientated, denying head strike or loss of consciousness. His thumb dislocation was treated and no brain imaging was performed. Two days later he collapsed with seizures and was found to have an acute subdural h…

emergency medicineforensic medicine
TAScommunity2022-06-17

Coroner's Finding: De Vries, Truus

84y · Female·multiple injuries (head, chest, pelvis and limb injuries)

An 84-year-old woman died from multiple traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident at her home. While reversing her car from her driveway, s…

TASaged care2023-11-20

Coroner's Finding: Gray, Laurence Keith

96y · Male·Traumatic closed head injuries sustained in a fall

A 96-year-old man with cognitive impairment and previous traumatic brain injury from a 2021 fall was admitted to residential aged care on 16 February 2022. He had a minor

geriatric medicinegeneral practice
WA2016-09-29

Inquest into the Death of Troy Allan ROGINSON

35y · Male·head injury in a man with chronic liver disease

A 35-year-old male prisoner with chronic hepatitis C cirrhosis and thrombocytopenia died from traumatic brain injury sustained during an unprovoked assault by another prisoner. A single punch caused him to fa…

neurosurgeryemergency medicinemethadone
NSWcommunity2011-02-11

Findingmorcom,jai 11 2 11 anonymised

15y · Male·Grade 5 basal subarachnoid haemorrhage suffered during an altercation at Mullumb…

…ol on 28 August 2009. The fight erupted when a Year 9 student spat on a Year 11 student, escalating from a minor dispute over tables. Jai became peripherally involved to support a friend. During the brief melee lasting …

TAShospital2020-04-23

Coroner's Finding: Hyde, Zachary Tyler

20y · Male·diffuse hypoxic brain injury complicating exsanguination and cardiac arrest seco…

Zachary Tyler Hyde, aged 20, died from diffuse hypoxic brain injury following exsanguination and cardiac arrest caused by a stab wound to the left femoral artery infli…

trauma surgeryintensive care
NSWhospital2018-05-22

Inquest into the death of TM

5y · Male·complications of blunt force injury to the head

A 5-year-old boy died from complications of blunt force head injury sustained on 19-20 March 2010. He presented to a rural hospital unresponsive, with the initial account not…

paediatricsemergency medicinediagnosticdelaymannitol
TAShome2021-05-06

Coroner's Finding: Bowerman, Valerie Joy

80y · Female·acute subdural haematoma following a fall while on warfarin for atrial fibrillat…

Mrs Bowerman, aged 80, fell at home on warfarin anticoagulation and sustained a minor head injury with no initial neurological signs. Paramedic Turnbull assessed her as requiring no transport …

paramedicineemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationwarfarin
WA2015-06-05

Inquest into the Death of Luke Ross BEVEN

18y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision

… death: the intercept had proper purpose, pursuit commenced per guidelines, speed breach was momentary and minor, and the driver's drug impairment and dangerous driving were the primary cause. The deceased was ejected f…

methamphetamine
NThospital2005-04-06

Inquest into the death of Peter Wiryal

48y · Male·Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke) caused by subdural haemorrhage, which resulted…

…m on 4 April 2003. He was discharged from Royal Darwin Hospital on 4 April after initial assessment showed minor injuries (Glasgow Coma Score 13→15). However, he deteriorated over the following days and was admitted to …

emergency medicineneurosurgerydiagnosticcommunicationalcohol
VIChospital2026-01-08

Finding into death of Linette Ann Hawkins

80y · Female·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)

…ision after likely experiencing a seizure or similar medical episode while driving. She had a history of traumatic brain injury from 1972 and a documented seizure-like episode in December 2022 that caused a minor collis…

neurologytrauma surgerycommunicationsystemlevothyroxine
VIC2011-10-05

Finding into death of Jerry Karamesinis

30y · Male·head injury sustained in a fall after being struck by crowd controller Henry Von…

…d in an intoxicated state (BAC 0.05-0.07). Key clinical lessons include: the importance of understanding traumatic head injury mechanisms; the vulnerability of intoxicated patients to severe injury from minor falls; and…

emergency medicinetrauma surgerysystemmidazolam
VICcommunity

Finding into death of Alfred Norman Avage

79y · Male·head injuries sustained in a fall from a bicycle

A 79-year-old man died from head injuries sustained in a bicycle fall on a rural road. While riding at approximately 40 km/h on a descent, he swerved to avoid mud and debris on the road surface, struck another cyclist's …

neurosurgeryemergency medicinecommunicationsystem

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