312 results for “severe brain injury”
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…
Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. For Mohammad Shahidulla…
…ultana Razia, and Mohammad Sarowar Kawsir Rony—died from multiple traumatic injuries. The driver sustained severe traumatic brain injury. Mr Shahidullah suffered a hyperglycaemic episode (high blood glucose from Type 1 d…
8y · Female·Closed head injury
An 8-year-old girl died from severe closed head injuries sustained when a bouncy castle (inflatable amusement structure) was lifted by a sudde…
31y · Male·Head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision
Angelo Angelino, a 31-year-old motorcyclist, died from head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on Ballarat Road, Deer Park. He was riding a non-approved 1754cc Harley Davidson motorcycle at approximately 107…
18y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in motorcycle crash
…at excessive speed (90-134+ km/h in a 60 km/h zone) when he lost control at a roundabout. He had developed severe crystal methylamphetamine addiction within 6 months, also using cannabis. Toxicology showed methylamphetam…
15y · Male·Global ischaemic brain injury post cardiac arrest secondary to anaphylaxis
Jack Glen Irvine, a 15-year-old with documented severe nut allergies and asthma, died from anaphylaxis triggered by consuming a macadamia nut cookie at a Victori…
39y · Male·septicaemia following self-administered intravenous injection of faeces
A 39-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia, personality disorder, and substance dependence died from septicaemia after self-injecting faeces into his vein while an involuntary mental health patient. He obtained a sy…
24y · Male·aspiration of gastric contents due to or as a consequence of drug toxicity follo…
…rew had a complex psychiatric history including schizophrenia, multiple suicide attempts, self-harm, and a severe overdose attempt in 2003 causing hypoxic brain injury. He was appropriately transferred to CTRU for rehabi…
85y · Female·Complications of a left ankle fracture (operated)
…etween the hospital, general practitioner, and aged care facility. When the cast was eventually removed, a severe pressure injury was discovered on her left heel. Although this injury was not directly infected at the tim…
46y · Male·Cardiomegaly in the setting of hypoventilation syndrome in an obese man with sch…
…t of care contributed to his death. Key clinical lessons include: the complexity of managing patients with severe comorbidities across psychiatric and medical settings; the challenge of safely discontinuing supplementary…
50y · Female·multiple injuries following a motor vehicle accident
…-lane unregulated pedestrian crossing on McMillans Road, Darwin. She died from multiple injuries including severe head trauma. The cyclist was travelling at an unusually slow pace and failed to perceive the threat from o…
28y · Male·hypoxic brain injury sustained during restraint in the foyer of the Acute Mental…
Lyji Vaggs, a 28-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia, died from hypoxic brain injury sustained during restraint at Townsville Hospital's Acute Mental Health Unit on 13 April 2010. He h…
81y · Male·Head injury sustained in a fall
Michele Valentino, 81, died from a head injury sustained in a fall on 20 December 2019, with death occurring on 24 December 2019. A CT angiogram at 3:45p…
44y · Male·Drowning due to head injury due to impact with yacht
… Queensland, on 7 March 2020. He was not wearing a personal flotation device (PFD). After suffering a head injury in an unexpected sharp gybe manoeuvre, he fell into rough water (2–3 metre seas, winds 25–30 knots). Heroi…
46y · Female·hypoxic brain injury due to hanging
…nt about discharge into custody without psychiatric assessment or support; no discussion of her identified severe anxiety about returning to prison; a hiatus in nursing observations during the critical period; and failur…
41y · Male·complications of acute ethanol toxicity
Mr RJ, a 41-year-old man with a history of progressive alcohol misuse and mental health conditions (anxiety and depression), died from complications of acute ethanol toxicity following cardiac arrest due to aspiration an…
48y · Female·Head injuries from balcony collapse
A 48-year-old woman died from severe head injuries sustained when a pre-1910s timber balcony collapsed at a residential property in Brisbane in…
72y · Female·Obstruction of the airways of the neck
A 72-year-old woman with moderate-severe expressive and receptive dysphasia following an acute left middle cerebral artery stroke died by hanging t…
37y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy due to asphyxia from hanging
… or treatment before entering a toilet and attempting suicide by hanging. He was resuscitated but suffered severe hypoxic brain injury and died 11 days later. Critical failures included: no Psychiatric Emergency Nurse (P…
0y · Male·acute hypoxic damage caused by shoulder dystocia during delivery
…l on 31 August 2007. He was stuck in the birth canal for approximately 15 minutes before delivery, causing severe hypoxic brain injury. He died 8 days later from acute hypoxic damage and multiple organ failure. The coron…
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