895 results for “head injury”
52y · Male·gunshot injury to the head
…ael John Lowry, a 52-year-old hotel licensee and political candidate, was shot once in the left side of the head on 18 January 2001 at his hotel. He was transferred to Alfred Hospital and died from complications of the g…
61y · Male·head injury sustained on impact by a car
…allace Taylor, a 61-year-old man with intellectual disability who could not communicate verbally, died from head injury sustained when struck by a motor vehicle on Ballarat Road, Sunshine on 1 October 2022. Mr Taylor ste…
18y · Male·Traumatic closed head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision
Samuel John Whitney, aged 18, died from traumatic closed head injuries sustained as a passenger in a motor vehicle collision. The driver, Todd Blackberry, briefly lost c…
Female·traumatic and hypoxic brain injury caused by numerous falls and self-beating of …
Miriam Merten died from traumatic and hypoxic brain injury sustained during 25+ falls while in seclusion in a mental health unit. Critical clinical failures occurred…
40y · Male·Head injury from assault
… eleven days after being assaulted by another inmate at Woodford Correctional Centre. He sustained a severe head injury from stomping to the head, resulting in subdural haemorrhage and traumatic brain injury. The coroner…
19y · Male·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (driver)
… custody. Key clinical lessons: trauma management in high-speed MVA with multiple casualties; management of head injuries, spinal fractures, and severe trauma in young patients.
57y · Male·acute subdural haematoma, cause undetermined (could result from trauma, fall, se…
…responsive. The medical evidence identified four plausible causes: direct trauma from punches, fall-related head injury, seizure-induced collapse, or spontaneous bleeding. Thompson had multiple prior head injuries with r…
64y · Female·head injury sustained in a single motor vehicle accident
Mrs Alyson Margaret Mellor, aged 64, died from a head injury sustained in a single-vehicle motor accident on 30 April 2022. She had type 1 diabetes managed with …
41y · Female·Blunt force head injury from motor vehicle collision
A 41-year-old Aboriginal woman died from blunt force head injury sustained in a motor vehicle collision. The driver (her mother) failed to stop at a remote intersect…
1y · Male·head injury
Baby S, a 12-month-old boy, died from head injuries inflicted by his mother's de facto partner, Mr B, while the mother was away obtaining heroin. The …
86y · Male·Head injury due to quad bike accident
An 86-year-old grazier died from head injuries sustained in a quad bike accident on his property. He was not wearing a helmet and had significant…
28y · Male·Injuries sustained in a motor-cycle collision (rider) - severe head injuries
Christopher Martin Gabbe, aged 28, died from head injuries sustained in a collision between his Yamaha motorcycle and an electric pedal-assisted bicycle (Tib…
55y · Female·Traumatic brain injury
This finding concerns a fatal motor vehicle accident resulting in traumatic brain injury. A 55-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street after exiting a bus. She suffered c…
47y · Female·Traumatic closed head injury likely sustained in a fall from standing
…an with a 18-year history of anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and severe alcoholism, died from a traumatic closed head injury sustained in a fall from standing. At autopsy, blood alcohol concentration was 0.23% (4.5 times the …
21y · Male·traumatic closed head injury sustained in a motor vehicle crash
Alessandro Borchi, a 21-year-old Italian working holidaymaker, died from a traumatic closed head injury sustained in a motor vehicle crash on 16 January 2018 in Huonville, Tasmania. The vehicle, driven by…
74y · Male·Severe head injury as a result of a motor vehicle incident (passenger)
A 74-year-old man died from severe head injury sustained as a front-seat passenger in a motor vehicle collision on the Hume Freeway. His wife was d…
67y · Male·acute intracranial (subarachnoid) haemorrhage resulting from blunt force trauma …
Neil Robert Kingston, 67, died from acute subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by blunt force trauma to his head when struck by a tree branch while felling a tree. He was not wearing a helmet despite wearing other protec…
79y · Male·Head and chest injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash
Brian Oakley Woods, aged 79, died from head and chest injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash on the Tasman Highway. While an experienced rider…
59y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage from blunt force trauma to head sustained in a backwards fa…
… with intellectual disability, schizophrenia, and depression living in supported accommodation, sustained a head injury on 24 December 2007 when she fell backwards from a walker being pushed inappropriately by a support …
21y · Male·Steven McLean: Head and Neck Injury (cervical spine separation from skull with b…
Two young Aboriginal men, Steven McLean (21) and Shane Wallam (20), died in a motor vehicle crash on 30 April 2011 near Carrabin, WA, while driving a stolen vehicle at dangerous speeds. Both were severely intoxicated by …
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