90y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating community acquired pneumonia
…red pneumonia while detained under the Mental Health Act following a suicide attempt. He presented with a sternal fracture and pneumonia, and was managed jointly by medical and psychiatric teams. ECT was administered af…
79y · Female·Complications of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (passenger)
…er husband's vehicle collided with a stationary car on the Maroondah Highway. She sustained T10 vertebral fracture, multiple rib fractures, hepatic lacerations, and sternal fracture. Subsequent MRI revealed multiple brai…
79y · Male·Complications of multiple injuries (operated), sustained in a motor vehicle inci…
…e would give way based on his mistaken assumption. The collision caused serious injuries including spinal fractures, rib fractures and sternal fractures. The patient underwent surgery but subsequently developed bronchopn…
22y · Female·Ruptured myocardium in motor cycle incident
…hile riding across a paddock, braked suddenly, and fell down a creek embankment. The autopsy identified a sternal fracture consistent with blunt force trauma, likely from handlebars or CPR. The mechanism was either comm…
Male·Nathaniel Calma David: blunt trauma of the head including laceration of the brai…
…eration; Cheryl Ann Isip David (front seat passenger) died from multiple injuries including bilateral rib fractures, sternal fracture and aortic laceration. Mr David's vehicle crossed into the opposing lane, colliding wi…
63y · Female·multiple severe trauma from falling tree; specifically aortic transection with m…
…nd called emergency services within seconds, but her injuries—including aortic transection, bilateral rib fractures, sternal fracture, and torn right atrium—were non-survivable. The coroner highlighted the obvious danger…
86y · Female·Bronchopneumonia complicating chest injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collis…
An 86-year-old woman died from bronchopneumonia complicating chest injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on 17 June 2019. A stolen vehicle being driven recklessly by an unlicensed driver under the influence of …
61y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries sustained in motor vehicle versus cyclist collisio…
A 61-year-old experienced cyclist was struck by a Toyota Landcruiser at a Stuart Highway intersection in Darwin at 5:54 am while riding on the road in dark conditions. Multiple factors compromised visibility: a malfuncti…
43y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle incident (rider)
…hlighting the catastrophic injuries sustained when motorcycles collide with heavy vehicles—multiple spine fractures, skull fractures, subarachnoid haemorrhage, complete midbrain transection, and complete aortic transecti…
45y · Male·multiple injuries sustained from a 25-metre fall down an unprotected stope when …
A 45-year-old experienced loader operator died when his vehicle fell 25 metres down an unprotected underground stope while attempting to place a rock bund at its edge. The incident occurred due to multiple contributing f…
91y · Male·The combined effects of chest injuries and old age
…st pain. While imaging revealed abnormalities, ED staff and a junior registrar considered these to be old fractures rather than acute injuries and discharged him with simple analgesia. The senior radiologist's report of …
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