13 results for “possible syncope”
27y · Male·Immersion in the setting of a motor vehicle incident
… Ring Road at a bend and became submerged in a dam. The driver (also deceased) had a history of vasovagal syncope investigated in 2011 with normal cardiac findings, but exhaustive investigation could not definitively es…
27y · Male·Immersion in the setting of a motor vehicle incident
…ed mechanical failure, alcohol/drugs, dangerous driving, and distraction. Medical review examined whether syncope (fainting) could have caused the incident. Bradley had a history of neurally-mediated syncope episodes tr…
61y · Male·Multiple severe crushing injuries sustained when run over by a motor vehicle
…k by a car on Davey Street, Hobart, shortly after leaving his GP's surgery where he had reported a recent syncope episode. The coroner could not determine with certainty whether Mr Cashion fell due to loss of consciousn…
26y · Male·Head injury
…mine when the head injury occurred—it may have happened during descent from an unknown medical episode or syncope, or upon landing. The helmet worn was compliant with industry regulations but designed for water sports r…
86y · Male·Head injury due to quad bike accident
…and had significant medical comorbidities (diabetes, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, previous syncope episodes) that may have contributed to loss of control. He had his driver's licence suspended for medical…
75y · Male·pneumonia and head injury from fall
…s, developed aspiration pneumonia, and died on 9 May 2020. The fall's cause (hyponatraemia versus cardiac syncope) could not be definitively determined. Clinical lessons include: recognising that hyponatraemia can manif…
34y · Male·Drowning due to shallow water blackout
…e), recent sleep deprivation following his father's sudden death, a mild blood alcohol level (0.09%), and possible underlying cardiac abnormality (left ventricular hypertrophy of uncertain aetiology, possibly related to …
50y · Male·Head injuries due to motor vehicle accident
A 50-year-old traffic controller was struck and killed by a motor vehicle driven by a woman with multiple serious medical conditions (end-stage renal disease, multiple myeloma) who was taking Panadeine Forte. The driver …
45y · Male·unascertained
Mark Anthony Theakston, a 45-year-old man with severe intellectual disability and autism residing in supported accommodation, died of an unascertained cause on 25 May 2008. He had collapsed on 21 May with a syncopal epis…
46y · Male·Unascertained - possible drowning secondary to seizure, syncope, or accident
Stuart Ronaldson, 46 years old, died by drowning in Darebin Creek in January 2007, approximately 16 days after being granted unescorted leave from the Alfred Hospital's psychiatric unit. He had been admitted involuntaril…
41y · Male·Complications of blunt force injuries of the head
Colin Parker, aged 41, suffered an unwitnessed fall with head injury while experiencing syncope from atrial fibrillation in early May 2014. He was admitted to Campbelltown Hospital but his serious intr…
67y · Male·Complications arising from multiple injuries — fall from a height
A 67-year-old man died from complications of multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a 3-metre ladder while conducting home roof repairs in Tasmania. He fell forward through polycarbonate roofing onto a paved veranda …
60y · Male·fracture dislocation through vertebrae C4/5 and basal subarachnoid haemorrhage (…
Alexander Dale Hall, an experienced 60-year-old tractor driver, died when his tractor crashed into the Jordan River on 26 October 2015 while mowing a steep embankment. He suffered a fractured C4/5 vertebra and subarachno…
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