Coronial

209 results for head injury from fall

TAScommunity2019-02-26

Coroner's Finding: Lore, Margaret

17y · Female·traumatic head injuries

Margaret Mary Lore, 17 years old, died from traumatic head injuries after falling approximately 20 metres from a cliff at Blackmans Bay, Tasmania on 28…

vodka
SAhospital2015-07-17

Coroner's Finding: ASTON Marjorie Irene

86y · Female·right subdural haematoma due to blunt head trauma with contributing excessive wa…

An 86-year-old woman died from subdural haematoma following a minor head injury, complicated by excessive warfarin anticoagulation. She wa…

cardiologygeneral practicecommunicationsystemwarfarin
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 wa…

proceduralcommunication
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…

emergency medicineparamedicinesystemdelay
VICcommunity2014-06-19

Finding into death of SF

38y · Male·Single stab wound to the chest (cause inflicted by person unknown)

A 38-year-old man died from a single stab wound to the chest that penetrated his heart, suffered during a street altercation in Sheppar…

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 after falling from a hospital bed at Allowah respite facility. She …

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 …

… for driving while disqualified on 4 February 2019. He fell in the prison shower that evening, sustaining a head injury. Subsequent hospital admissions revealed severe hypotension and ascites requiring drainage. His clin…

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…

…4-year-old man with Parkinson's disease and moderate dementia was admitted to a rehabilitation unit after a fall at an acute hospital. He had been assessed as high falls risk and required a patient sitter at the 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)

…somal disorder causing severe developmental 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 vom…

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 gy…

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 tes…

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

Six-year-old Eugene 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 late…

diagnosticprocedural
QLDaged care2023-07-26

Redmond, Elaine

81y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage from fall with exacerbation by anticoagulant therapy

…ing home respite care on 23 December, a medication administration error occurred: rivaroxaban was continued from 24-28 December despite the hospital discharge summary excluding it. The nursing home used an outdated GP me…

emergency medicineneurosurgerymedicationcommunicationrivaroxaban
QLDhospital2009-11-11

Baker, Philip

55y · Male·Haemorrhagic brain stem infarction due to hypertensive heart disease

…osclerosis, and chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis, was admitted to Rockhampton Hospital with severe headache and neck pain. He experienced two falls during his hospital stay (one in the bathroom, one near his bed…

emergency medicinegeneral medicinemorphine
SA2021-11-25

Coroner's Finding: Hancott, Duncan John

56y · Male·urosepsis

Duncan John Hancott, aged 56, died in Mount Gambier Prison from urosepsis secondary to urinary tract infection caused by E. coli. He had significant comorbidities includin…

infectious diseaseshepatologydiagnosticamitriptyline
QLD2013-03-28

Ware, Benjamin Richard

45y · Male·subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall

… 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 coroner found the …

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 uncontrollable on a steep (12-degree) driveway and h…

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

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