248 results for “multiple fractures”
Multiple blunt force injuries sustained in single motor vehicle rollover collisi…
Four Aboriginal adults died in a single-vehicle rollover on Roper Highway, NT, on 3 February 2024. The 53-year-old driver was heavily intoxicated (BAC 0.28%) and driving at 159 km/h in a 110 km/h zone on a rural road. No…
47y · Female·Multiple blunt force injuries
A 47-year-old Aboriginal woman died from multiple blunt force injuries sustained during a prolonged violent attack by her domestic partner at a bush camp i…
Male·multiple injuries due to personal watercraft accident
Dr S. died in a personal watercraft collision at the Broadwater, Labrador on 28 April 2008. An inexperienced PWC operator with no prior jet-ski experience, he collided with an anchor chain from a moored boat after being …
37y · Male·Multiple injuries including lung lacerations and contusions, multiple rib fractu…
Andrew Grant Baulderstone, aged 37, died from multiple injuries when refractory material collapsed from the lining of a pellet kiln at BHP's Whyalla plant while…
44y · Female·haemoperitoneum due to ruptured splenic subcapsular haematoma in the setting of …
…a 44-year-old woman, was brutally assaulted by her partner Justin Turner on 18 June 2016, sustaining rib fractures and other injuries. She was discharged from hospital on 20 June after imaging did not reveal a ruptured …
76y · Male·Chest sepsis in a man with ischaemic heart disease
A 76-year-old man with multiple myeloma and complex medical history died from chest sepsis and myocardial infarction following a medicati…
72y · Female·multi-organ failure secondary to poly-trauma and likely bee-sting related toxidr…
Elaine Betty Sime, a 72-year-old fit and healthy woman, died from multi-organ failure following poly-trauma and bee sting toxidrome after a tree fell on her during a walk. The tree at Ruffey Lake Park Trail failed due to…
75y · Female·Avulsion of the inferior vena cava from the heart due to severe crush injury of …
A 75-year-old woman died from crush injuries sustained when her 1982 Mitsubishi Sigma sedan reversed unexpectedly whilst she was behind it. The vehicle's automatic transmission selector linkage had worn bushes, allowing …
20y · Male·Multiple injuries due to motor vehicle accident
A 20-year-old station hand died from multiple injuries sustained when the unregistered Toyota utility he was driving lost control at speed on a remote …
0y · Male·Non-accidental infliction of significant force to the head/face and gum region, …
Jacob, a premature infant born at 29 weeks, was discharged from neonatal care at 11 weeks old and presented to hospital three days later with a subarachnoid haemorrhage and periorbital bruising. Despite being assessed as…
61y · Male·INJURIES SUSTAINED IN A BOAT COLLISION
Robert Wayne Edwards, 61, died from injuries sustained in a boat collision on Gippsland Lakes. While both vessels were underway at similar speeds, Edwards' vessel was positioned on the port side of the channel contrary t…
25y · Male·multiple injuries sustained as a result of collision of vehicle with power pole …
…th a power pole during a police pursuit lasting 72 seconds. He was ejected from the vehicle and died from multiple injuries including brain stem avulsion and skull fractures. Toxicology revealed methylamphetamine at leth…
52y · Male·C2, C3, C4 spinal injury sustained from a fall secondary to seizures
…ity living in disability accommodation fell in the bathroom after a seizure and sustained cervical spine fractures (C2-C3-C4). He was admitted to hospital with initially appropriate vital signs and neurological presenta…
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…
0y · Male·Head injuries (birth trauma) secondary to obstructed labour and fetal macrosomia…
…ocused pressure using two fingers (rather than a cupped hand) to the fetal head vaginally, causing skull fractures and intracranial haemorrhage. Contributing factors included: delayed recognition of obstructed labour, s…
95y · Male·Head injuries (subarachnoid haemorrhage, frontal bone fracture and contrecoup) s…
… 11 of admission whilst attempting to walk to the bathroom without his walker or assistance. He sustained multiple skull fractures with subarachnoid haemorrhage and died 11 days later. The coroner found nursing care was …
27y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained as a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle; specifica…
Jari Wise, aged 27, died on 29 February 2020 when struck by a vehicle driven by Melissa Oates at Huonville, Tasmania. Mr Wise was intoxicated (BAC 0.220%, THC present), wearing dark clothing, and standing in the centre o…
28y · Male·Multiple injuries following a motor vehicle crash while concurrently suffering f…
A 28-year-old Aboriginal man died from severe traumatic brain injury following a high-speed motor vehicle crash. He was unlicensed, driving another's vehicle, and had a blood alcohol level of 0.205% (over 3x legal limit)…
0y · Female·Blunt head trauma from multiple deliberate blows inflicted by father
Ebony Napier, aged 4 months, died from blunt head trauma resulting from multiple deliberate blows inflicted by her father Bradley Napier-Tucker over several weeks. A critical failure occ…
29y · Female·Bronchopneumonia in a woman with brain injury
…d Aboriginal woman suffered a motor vehicle collision resulting in severe multi-system injuries requiring multiple surgical interventions. Eleven days after transfer to the trauma ward, she experienced sudden respiratory…
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