VIC2013-11-14
Finding into death of Jill Fielding
59y · Female·Head injury
A 59-year-old woman died from head injury when an unsecured metal gantry fell from a front-end loader onto the tractor cabin where she was ope…
proceduralcommunication
208 results for “fall with head injury”
NSW2019-10-04
Inquest into the death of Caitlyn FISCHER
22y · Female·blunt force head injuries
Caitlyn Fischer, 22, died from blunt force head injuries after suffering an accidental fall at fence 2 during the cross country phase of a CCI one-star eve…
emergency medicineparamedicinesystemdelay
VICcommunity2014-06-19
Finding into death of SF
38y · Male·Single stab wound to the chest (cause inflicted by person unknown)
…reliable and unsupported by independent corroboration. Medical evidence indicated death would have occurred within one to two minutes. The coroner emphasised that witness testimony evolved significantly over time, raisin…
forensic medicineemergency medicine
NSWaged care2018-09-25
Inquest into the death of Melissa STANDEN
13y · Female·Hanging
Melissa Standen, a 13-year-old with profound physical and cognitive disabilities (mosaicism), died from hanging at Westmead Children's Hospital…
paediatricsoccupational therapydiagnosticsystem
NTaged care2021-01-07
Inquest into the death of Robert Curtis
61y · Male·end stage renal failure, in the context of type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic …
Robert Curtis, a 61-year-old Aboriginal man with end-stage renal disease, end-stage liver disease, and poorly controlled diabetes, was imprisoned for drivin…
nephrologypalliative carefentanyl
TASaged care2025-06-13
Coroner's Finding: de-identified OQ -2
84y · Male·Head injury - left lateral convexity acute subdural haematoma with 2mm midline s…
An 84-year-old man with Parkinson's disease and moderate dementia was admitted to a rehabilitation unit after a fall at an acute ho…
geriatric medicinerehabilitation medicinecommunicationsystem
WAhome2007-09-14
Inquest into the Death of Jones Coronial
9y · Male·Head injury (epidural haematoma with cerebral coning following craniotomy)
…pmental delay and neurological abnormalities. On 11 April 2000, he fell from a computer desk and struck his head. His GP, Dr A., diagnosed concussion and sent him home. When Dwayne vomited—abnormal for him—his mother too…
general practiceemergency medicinediagnosticdelayparacetamol
QLDcommunityPodcast2013-04-12
Maitland, Michelle
19y · Female·severe head injury due to fall during gymnastics on Tumbl Trak, striking uncover…
A 19-year-old female gymnast died from severe head injury after falling from a Tumbl Trak apparatus and striking exposed concrete flooring at a gymnastics clu…
neurosurgeryemergency medicinesystemcommunicationcannabis
NSWhospital2017-12-22
Inquest into the death of Colin Parker
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 …
cardiologyemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationenoxaparin
NTPodcast2015-11-25
Inquest into the death of Zoe Woolmer
23y · Female·Multiple injuries from a fall of approximately 30 metres from a cliff to rocks b…
Zoe Woolmer, a 23-year-old tourist, died after falling approximately 30 metres from a cliff ledge at Kestrel Falls in Kings Canyon while being guided by The Ro…
emergency medicineoccupational and environmental healthsystemprocedural
VIChospital2020-09-28
Finding into death of Graham William Summerfield
82y · Male·Complications of multiple injuries (palliated), sustained in a quad bike inciden…
An 82-year-old man died from complications of multiple injuries sustained in a quad bike incident. He had failed a VicRoads eyesight test two years earlier, losing his driver's licence, yet continued riding an unregister…
trauma surgeryintensive care
VIC2023-11-24
Finding into death of Eugene Mahauariki
6y · Male·Complications of Head Injury following a fall from a Fairground Ride
… Mahauariki was ejected from the Cha Cha ride at a carnival in Rye, Victoria on 17 April 2017 and died from head injuries four days later. The coroner found the death was preventable due to three critical failures: (1) t…
diagnosticprocedural
QLDaged care2023-07-26
Redmond, Elaine
81y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage from fall with exacerbation by anticoagulant therapy
An 81-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation and Alzheimer's disease fell at home on 21 December 2020, sustaining a subdural haemato…
emergency medicineneurosurgerymedicationcommunicationrivaroxaban
VIC2023-07-12
Finding into death of Carl Anthony Van Der Kaay
50y · Male·Cardiomegaly and ischaemic coronary artery disease
A 50-year-old man with significant cardiac risk factors (family history of heart disease, prior coronary stent, diabetes, hyperten…
cardiologyemergency medicinesystembisoprolol
QLDhospital2009-11-11
Baker, Philip
55y · Male·Haemorrhagic brain stem infarction due to hypertensive heart disease
Philip Baker, a 55-year-old man with multiple comorbidities including hypertensive heart disease, atherosclerosis, and chronic kidney disease re…
emergency medicinegeneral medicinemorphine
SA2021-11-25
Coroner's Finding: Hancott, Duncan John
56y · Male·urosepsis
…ell from a bunk and was found faecally incontinent. Prison nurse assessment at 11:45am noted he seemed well with only minor wounds. By 6:30pm he was critically unwell with respiratory distress, slurred speech, and shallo…
infectious diseaseshepatologydiagnosticamitriptyline
QLD2013-03-28
Ware, Benjamin Richard
45y · Male·subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall
… to assess his wellbeing, assuming he was simply sleeping off intoxication. At 2pm he was found unconscious with a severe head injury (subdural haemorrhage from skull fracture). He died in hospital that evening. The coro…
diagnosticsystemalcohol
QLD2007-03-13
Turnbull, John
62y · Male·Head injury sustained in a fall from a vibrating roller that became uncontrollab…
A 62-year-old man with extensive plant operation experience died from a head injury sustained when a vibrating roller became uncon…
systemdelay
NSW2020-10-23
Inquest into the death of Ye Chiu
67y · Male·Head injuries sustained from a fall from the upstairs landing in Goldsmith G Blo…
…Chiu, a 67-year-old Chinese-speaking prisoner on remand, died by suicide in prison on 6 February 2017 after falling head-first from a landing. He had a complex psychiatric history including anxiety, depression, hyponatra…
psychiatryemergency medicinesystemcommunicationparoxetine
NSW2025-09-03
Inquest into the death of Daniel Leehy
47y · Male·ischaemic heart disease with seizure disorder and schizophrenia being other sign…
Daniel Leehy, a 47-year-old man in custody, died from ischaemic heart disease with significant coronary artery narrowing (60-80%) identified at autopsy. He had a 42-year history of epilepsy …
forensic medicinepsychiatrysodium valproate
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