536 results for “trauma assessment”
61y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage and myocardial infarct
…pite concerns about the head injury. He was taken directly to the cardiac catheterisation lab without ED assessment or CT brain imaging. A skull fracture and intracranial haemorrhage subsequently developed, likely exacer…
9y · Female·suicide by hanging
…r found the Aboriginal Placement Principle was not followed: family members offered to care for her, but assessments were delayed or stalled for years on bureaucratic grounds. She had experienced significant trauma inclu…
1y · Male·Blunt force abdominal trauma; laceration of spleen with intra-abdominal haemorrh…
A 14-month-old Aboriginal boy died from blunt force abdominal trauma with a splenic laceration on 13 January 2019. He had multiple injuries documented at autopsy including rib…
52y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to pancreatic contusion and necrosis from motorcyc…
… coroner found no clinical management issues at the receiving hospital. The death resulted from the direct traumatic injury and its thromboembolic complication, not from healthcare failures.
59y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from a tree falling on a motor vehicle (driver)
…ximately 100 minutes before extrication. Despite resuscitative efforts, he died at the scene from multiple traumatic injuries. The coroner found this was a tragic accident caused by tree failure in significant winds. Whi…
76y · Female·complications of subdural haemorrhage (operation)
Josephine Cesnik, 76, died from complications of subdural haemorrhage following head trauma on 20 January 2008. She initially concealed the injury, attributing it to a fall, and did not seek medical…
32y · Male·Hanging
Mr W, a 32-year-old man with lifelong anxiety, previous suicide attempts, and childhood trauma, died by hanging on 5 April 2019. He had been receiving care from a psychologist (Dr C.) and GP (Dr S.) si…
91y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (passenger)
…ious injury in crashes, the coroner found insufficient evidence to recommend mandatory age-based medical assessments. This case highlights the vulnerability of elderly passengers to fatal outcomes from trauma and the com…
65y · Male·Neck trauma and severe ischaemic heart disease in the setting of immersion
A 65-year-old experienced kneeboarder died from neck trauma and severe ischaemic heart disease following immersion at a surf competition. He fell from his board durin…
45y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head
Colleen Fermanian, 45, died from blunt force trauma to the head sustained on 24-25 March 2017. She had a history of heavy alcohol use and advanced liver disea…
38y · Male·hanging
…s found deceased by hanging on 20 July 2020. Post-mortem neuropathology confirmed severe stage III chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). He experienced numerous head knocks during football and sustained a serious knock…
22y · Male·Cranial fracture, epidural haemorrhage, marked cerebral oedema and diffuse axona…
…m protective instinct alone. The critical clinical lesson is that any loss of consciousness following head trauma, regardless of initial apparent stability, warrants urgent hospital assessment and neuroimaging to exclude…
3y · Female·peritonitis caused by small bowel perforation due to blunt force trauma
…s caused by small bowel perforation. Expert evidence established the perforation resulted from blunt force trauma, not natural disease or accidental mechanisms. The manner of injury (accidental vs. inflicted) could not b…
14y · Male·Hanging
…abuse, primarily from his father. Child Safety Services involvement began in infancy but failed to apply a trauma-informed or domestic and family violence lens. Despite repeated reports of physical and sexual abuse, suic…
42y · Male·Multiple traumatic injuries of head and chest sustained in a motorcycle crash
Mark Andrew O'Brien, 42, died from multiple traumatic injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on 13 January 2017 and died 18 January 2017 at Royal Hobart Ho…
88y · Male·acute traumatic left cerebral convexity subdural haematoma
…oms of the SDH developed later as blood accumulated. In elderly patients with cerebral atrophy, even minor trauma can cause delayed subdural haematomas. The case highlights that absence of initial neurological signs does…
58y · Male·Multiple injuries occasioned in a motor vehicle accident (broken neck, ruptured …
…ccident on 18 December 2004 at Barrow Creek, NT. The central clinical issue was the inadequate emergency assessment and management by Registered Nurse Ann Paulus at the accident scene. Despite suffering a broken neck, ru…
Female·self-inflicted hanging (Fionica and Layla); hanging but circumstances open (Ketu…
… communities, all with documented histories of sexual abuse, domestic violence, STIs, injuries, and severe trauma. All were known to government agencies. Fionica was pursued by an adult male who threatened her family wit…
15y · Male·asphyxiation by hanging
…cluding Child Protection, Youth Justice, and the Adolescent Forensic Health Service. Despite psychiatric assessments identifying depression, anger issues, and trauma, psychiatrists recommended involuntary admission which…
59y · Male·Complications arising from blunt force trauma to the head consistent with a fall
… underwent emergency neurosurgery but deteriorated and died 15 days later from complications of blunt head trauma including subdural haemorrhage, bronchopneumonia, and hypoxic organ damage. The coroner found adequate saf…
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