343 results for “traumatic head injury”
48y · Female·Head injuries
Ms Brooks, a 48-year-old woman, sustained fatal head injuries at home on 1 July 2011, dying on 11 July after neurosurgical intervention. Her estranged husband w…
1y · Female·blunt force injury of the head sustained when she fell from a third-floor window…
A 15-month-old girl died from blunt force head injury after falling from a third-floor apartment window lacking a safety lock. The building was governed b…
22y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision as a passenger
Emma Dutton, a 22-year-old front seat passenger, died in a head-on motor vehicle collision on the Calder Highway near Kiamal, Victoria, when the sedan she was travelling i…
14y · Male·subarachnoid haemorrhage due to rupture of berry aneurysm
…urysm rupture. Pathological examination confirmed the aneurysm was the sole cause of death, with only minor head trauma evident (small bruise near eye). The deceased remained active for at least 4 hours post-incident, ma…
Unknown·Subgaleal Haemorrhage caused by position of forceps on baby's head together with…
… the death was directly caused by forceps delivery — specifically the position of the forceps on the baby's head combined with excessive traction and compression forces applied during delivery. Subgaleal haemorrhage is a…
46y · Male·Traumatic injuries to the head and neck together with positional asphyxia
…rected, struck an embankment, and rolled. He became suspended upside-down in his seatbelt, sustaining fatal head and neck injuries compounded by positional asphyxia. While not a medical case, this death highlights the cr…
49y · Male·drowning combined with head trauma
Eric Fillisch, an experienced 49-year-old rebreather diver, died from drowning following head trauma sustained in an underwater cave at Visscher Island, Tasmania. While exploring a fissure cave after h…
Multiple injuries (Armstrong and Eades); complications of head injury (De Agrela…
… tree. Two passengers (Armstrong and Eades) died at the scene; a third (De Agrela) died two days later from head injuries. Police officers had initiated a brief pursuit which was appropriately aborted within 25 seconds w…
45y · Male·choking on food
…tion protocols; was restrained inappropriately with medical tape during showering; and suffered a fall with head injury immediately after restraint removal. Rather than triggering heightened observation, these incidents …
30y · Male·Traumatic cerebral contusions with subarachnoid and intraventricular haemorrhage…
Jayde Biddulph died from traumatic head injuries sustained during a prison fight with another inmate, Ryan Dwyer, on 16 December 2009. The …
28y · Male·Brain death due to large right acute subdural haematoma sustained as a result of…
…s require mandatory training in concussion recognition and must proactively examine boxers showing signs of head injury; referees need clearer rules and training regarding knockdowns and mandatory counts; medical equipme…
33y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)
Wei Han Chang, a 33-year-old chef, died instantly in a head-on motor vehicle collision on the Eastern Freeway when struck by a vehicle driven by an intoxicated driver …
43y · Male·Undetermined — available evidence does not allow determination due to limitation…
…finitively established but included possible smoke inhalation, seizure from alcohol withdrawal disorder, traumatic head injury from alleged third-party assault, or natural causes. Since 2000, substantial improvements ha…
0y · Male·Head injury from non-accidental trauma (forced shaking) occurring on 11 May 2009
Baby R, born at 28 weeks gestation, died of non-accidental head injury sustained on 11 May 2009 when forcefully shaken by a person or persons unknown while in parental car…
14y · Male·chest and abdominal injuries following a single motorcycle collision
A 14-year-old male died from chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a motorcycle collision on Christmas Day 2020. He was riding an unregistered Yamaha WR 450F at approximately 96 km/h (nearly double the 50 km/h speed …
18y · Female·Head injury
…ck wall on Swanston Street, Carlton on 28 March 2013 during high winds (80-100 km/hr). She sustained severe head and multiple other injuries and underwent emergency neurosurgery at Royal Melbourne Hospital. Her injuries …
81y · Male·Multi-organ failure complicating head, chest and abdominal injuries sustained du…
…maker) was struck by a tram while crossing Sydney Road in Brunswick on 29 April 2010. He sustained multiple head, chest, and abdominal injuries and died on 4 May 2010 from multi-organ failure. The coroner found insuffici…
68y · Male·pulmonary embolism secondary to immobilisation as a result of subdural haemorrha…
A 68-year-old man with cardiac history presented to Rockhampton Hospital after a fall with head trauma, found unconscious with alcohol intoxication. CT scanning revealed a right subdural haematoma and sk…
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 kangaroos on …
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…
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