477 results for “blunt trauma”
21y · Male·blunt force trauma to the head as a result of a single motor vehicle accident
Matthew Scott Lewis, 21, died from blunt force head trauma when a heavily modified hunting vehicle rolled at approximately 50 km/h while pursuing k…
64y · Male·cranial fracture and intracranial haemorrhage secondary to blunt force trauma to…
Norman Aldous, a 64-year-old labourer, died from cranial fracture and intracranial haemorrhage after falling approximately 4-5 metres from a roof at a factory workplace. He had been working on roofing activities without …
39y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries due to motor vehicle collision (pedestrian), with …
…ling at 79 km/h in a 60 km/h zone while crossing unsafely at an uncontrolled location. He sustained severe traumatic brain injury, bilateral vertebral artery dissections, bilateral subdural haematomas, and comminuted pel…
66y · Female·Blood loss due to tearing of the spleen and fractured ribs occasioned by a motor…
Nola Walker, a 66-year-old retired nurse, died from splenic rupture and haemorrhage caused by blunt force trauma from a motor vehicle accident. She was involved in a minor crash, assessed by paramedics who …
25y · Male·Bilateral pneumothoraxes due to or as a consequence of ejection from a motor veh…
…tified, they were not concluded to have caused or contributed to the crash. The clinical lesson centres on trauma prevention and the catastrophic consequences of driving under the influence without seatbelt protection.
66y · Male·blunt trauma head and chest
A 66-year-old man with advanced heart and lung disease attended hospital with calf pain investigated for DVT post-COVID vaccination. He was given anticoagulation and discharged. Despite appearing unwell and unsteady to h…
7y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to reflex cardiac arrest triggered by blunt…
A 7-year-old boy died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following a motor vehicle collision. He was seated on an unanchored booster seat and wearing an adult seatbelt. During the collision, the unsecured booster seat…
74y · Male·blunt head impact with skull fracture and traumatic brain injury from fall from …
A 74-year-old man with significant cardiac history died from blunt head trauma and skull fracture sustained in a fall from a ladder while gardening. Toxicology revealed elev…
17y · Male·stroke (left middle cerebral artery infarction) following motorbike collision du…
…logist interpretation error on original scans; (2) absence of neurosurgical team consultation despite head trauma concern and GCS drop. Enhanced trauma protocols, quality-controlled radiological services, and lower thres…
38y · Male·Multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash
A 38-year-old male died from multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash on the Midland Highway in Tasmania. He was ridin…
53y · Female·cardiorespiratory arrest in a person with blunt force head injury, end-stage liv…
…y on 25 May 2013 aged 53. She had end-stage liver disease with hepatic encephalopathy, had suffered recent blunt force head injuries of unclear origin, and had high blood methadone levels. She presented to Blacktown Hos…
Male·ruptured spleen
…ider equipment, or motorcycle condition. This case illustrates the rapidly fatal nature of major abdominal trauma with splenic rupture and the limited salvageability of such injuries even with prompt CPR initiation in re…
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…
64y · Female·Multiple severe trauma to chest and abdomen sustained during motor vehicle colli…
…trophic consequences for innocent third parties. No clinical lessons are directly applicable as this was a traumatic death from motor vehicle collision rather than a healthcare-related incident.
37y · Male·Blunt force trauma predominantly involving the lower limbs, following a fall fro…
A 37-year-old Aboriginal man died after falling from a coach trailer drawbar while severely intoxicated (BAC 0.23%). He had boarded the drawbar without the driver's knowledge while holding a bottle of rum. Companions had…
14y · Male·chest injuries from motorcycle incident (rider)
Simon Gardner, a 14-year-old experienced dirt bike rider, died from chest injuries sustained in a collision with an unregistered vehicle driven by a 13-year-old on private semi-rural property in Victoria. The vehicles we…
19y · Male·ischaemic brain injury after cardiac arrest, brought about by blunt force injuri…
Tommy Ngo, 19, died from ischaemic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by blunt force neck injuries sustained during Chinese lion dancing training. He was propelled into a steel pole whe…
20y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
…d the median and struck his vehicle at approximately 97 km/h. The deceased sustained unsurvivable multiple blunt force injuries including traumatic brain haemorrhage, bilateral haemothoraces, diaphragmatic rupture, and …
69y · Male·Traumatic injury to the left occipital region of the head
Ian George Palmer, aged 69, died from traumatic head injury after being struck by a motor vehicle while crossing a street in Launceston. He stepped fro…
44y · Male·head and neck injuries post high speed motor boat accident
John Shane Cross, an experienced racing boat driver, died from head and neck injuries sustained during a high-speed motor boat accident at Lake Mulwala on 28 November 2010. While racing in an Unlimited Displacement Class…
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