6 results for “tourniquet application”
53y · Male·Gunshot wound to the left thigh with transection of femoral artery and vein; exs…
…). A police officer discharged his firearm in defence, striking Mr Carr in the leg. Paramedics applied a tourniquet to control bleeding, but it subsequently failed during transport, resulting in catastrophic secondary ha…
63y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism
A 63-year-old woman died from pulmonary thromboembolism within 24 hours of bilateral total knee arthroplasty despite aspirin and sequential compression devices. The surgeon assessed her as standard risk and did not presc…
14y · Male·Loss of blood arising from incised wound to the left arm (cubital fossa)
…injury, delays in contacting emergency services (25 minutes) and lack of advanced first-aid training (no tourniquet applied) reduced survival chances. Multiple opportunities for intervention were missed: medical assessme…
78y · Male·Complications of blood loss from femoral fracture sustained in harness riding in…
…auma; open femoral fractures cause uncontrollable bleeding from bone marrow that cannot be compressed by tourniquets or pressure dressings; permissive hypotension strategies must balance perfusion against rebleeding risk…
48y · Male·Severe soft tissue injury to the left arm, consistent with impact with a wire fe…
…icy, with appropriate risk assessment and timely disengagement. The fatal arm injury would have required tourniquet application within 2-3 minutes; evidence suggests this window had likely passed before police discovered…
Multiple penetrating knife wounds with hemorrhagic shock and traumatic cardiac a…
On 13 April 2024, Joel Cauchi, with inadequately managed treatment-resistant schizophrenia, stabbed six people to death and injured ten others at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney. The coroner found Cauc…
AI-generated summary and tagging — may contain inaccuracies; refer to original finding for legal purposes. Report an inaccuracy.