477 results for “blunt trauma”
44y · Female·blunt force head injuries
Kerry Lyn Michael, 44, died from blunt force head injuries sustained during a homicidal attack by her husband Robin Michael on Mount Roland, Tasm…
29y · Male·multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash
A 29-year-old male died from multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash on 29 April 2016. While driving home on a damp road,…
15y · Male·right haemothorax due to lacerations of right lung
A 15-year-old male died from right haemothorax due to lung lacerations sustained in a high-speed motor vehicle collision. The vehicle, driven by an unlicensed 15-year-old driver with faulty brakes, crashed into a tree af…
39y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head, on a background of alcohol and cannabis toxicity
Elsie May Robertson, 39, died from blunt force trauma to the head sustained during domestic violence by her partner James Grannigan on 6 March 2013…
93y · Female·blunt trauma with head injury on a background of ischaemic heart disease
Dorothy Mavis Baum, 93, died at Flinders Medical Centre from blunt trauma with head injury following an unprovoked assault by another nursing home resident with a plastic ch…
Non-accidental blunt force head injury
…and Byron Bay Local Courts in northern NSW. The coroner found that the deceased died from a non-accidental blunt force head injury sustained in suspicious circumstances. The manner of death remains an open finding—the c…
54y · Male·hypoglycaemic encephalopathy complicating multiple injuries in a man with chroni…
…ronic lung disease, and ischaemic heart disease, died from hypoglycaemic encephalopathy following multiple traumatic injuries. He was found unresponsive in his apartment on 27 June 2020 with evidence of significant blunt…
88y · Male·Blunt head trauma sustained in a fall from a ladder
An 88-year-old man died from blunt head trauma after falling from a 2-metre wooden ladder while pruning a hedge. The ladder lacked safety fea…
66y · Male·Multiple blunt traumatic injuries from motorcycle crash
Gary Peter Halson, a 66-year-old experienced motorcyclist, died from multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash. He was travelling too closely behind another vehicle o…
54y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries from motor vehicle collision
A 54-year-old male died in a motor vehicle collision on the Arnhem Highway near Humpty Doo on 24 August 2024. He was a sober, licenced driver travelling at the speed limit with no fatigue, distraction, or seatbelt concer…
14y · Male·Retroperitoneal haemorrhage secondary to abdominal injuries sustained in a motor…
…was nearly four times that at 20 km/h. Key clinical lessons: understanding the biomechanics of high-energy blunt trauma and the critical importance of rapid hemorrhage control. The coroner recommended strengthened safet…
3y · Male·Head injury resulting from blunt force trauma
…ward the bed after the child ripped down curtains. Zane's head struck the bed frame and wall causing fatal traumatic brain injury. Clinical lessons include recognition that multiple bruises inconsistent with the reported…
17y · Male·Blunt injuries of head, neck and chest
Jordan Jackson Kiley, a 17-year-old inexperienced motorcycle rider, died from blunt injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash on 27 March 2019. He had obtained his learner's permit only t…
62y · Male·Head, neck and chest injuries
…body was found in the Maribyrnong River wrapped in orange plastic barrier tape. Autopsy revealed extensive blunt force trauma including Le Fort fractures, laryngeal fractures, rib fractures, and cardiac rupture with app…
15y · Female·Multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash
Chloe Michelle Walsh, aged 15, died from multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained as a rear-seat passenger in a motor vehicle crash in Strahan, Tasmania on 3 O…
Male·Multiple blunt force injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash
… driving slid on ice into oncoming traffic, colliding with a Toyota. Both men died instantly from multiple blunt force injuries. Investigation revealed icy road conditions were the predominant cause, with friction testi…
33y · Female·multiple blunt injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash
Alice Mwarabu died from multiple blunt injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash on the Domain Highway, Hobart. She was driving a Toyota Camry …
17y · Male·Head injuries from severe blunt force trauma sustained when a motor vehicle coll…
Jaland Small, 17 years old, died from head injuries sustained when the car in which he was a passenger collided with a tree on Cedar Party Road near Taree. The vehicle was being driven by an intoxicated driver (alcohol l…
62y · Female·multiple spinal injuries sustained when struck by a motor vehicle
…ical lessons: this is a non-medical death but illustrates the catastrophic consequences of head and spinal trauma from high-energy blunt force. The post-mortem revealed transection of the mid-thoracic spinal cord, trauma…
77y · Female·Neck compression in the setting of blunt force trauma to the head
Mrs A, a 77-year-old schoolteacher, was fatally assaulted by her husband Mr B who struck her head and applied a ligature around her neck, before setting fire to their home in a murder-suicide. The death occurred in the c…
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