477 results for “blunt trauma”
Female·multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
Mrs Deborah Griffiths died from multiple traumatic injuries sustained as a front-seat passenger in a two-vehicle motor vehicle collision on a wet road nea…
16y · Male·Abdominal injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash
A 16-year-old experienced motorcycle rider died from abdominal injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash on a suburban street. He was riding at approximately 100 km/h in a 50 km/h zone while practising wheelies. The c…
37y · Male·multiple injuries when run over by a motor vehicle on Railway Parade, Glasshouse…
David Collin Jones, aged 37, died from multiple injuries sustained when run over by a motor vehicle on Railway Parade, Glasshouse Mountains on 10 October 2007. The death followed a domestic dispute involving intoxication…
65y · Male·Neck trauma and severe ischaemic heart disease in the setting of immersion
A 65-year-old experienced kneeboarder died from neck trauma and severe ischaemic heart disease following immersion at a surf competition. He fell from his board durin…
56y · Female·Blunt head injury, with hyoid bone fracture being a significant condition contri…
Deborah Spencer, a 56-year-old woman with a history of heavy alcohol use and previous falls, died from blunt head injury with hyoid bone fracture. She was found unconscious near Lemongrove Bridge in Penrith on 22 Ma…
32y · Male·traumatic subdural haemorrhage resulting from blunt head trauma
A 32-year-old Aboriginal man died from subdural haemorrhage caused by blunt head trauma sustained when climbing over a fence while evading police. He was arrested and brought to Alic…
51y · Male·blunt trauma of the chest sustained in a motor vehicle crash; hypovolemic shock …
A 51-year-old man with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, chronic pain, and substance use disorder died from blunt chest trauma following a motor vehicle crash. He had a history of two previous crashes associated with hig…
14y · Male·chest and abdominal injuries following a single motorcycle collision
… away from a friend's home where he had been drinking. Clinical lessons include the critical importance of trauma team readiness for high-impact injuries and recognition that prevention through community education about …
26y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash
Rick Keith Gesler, aged 26, died from multiple injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash on the East Tamar Highway, Tasmania. He was intoxicated with a blood alcohol level of 0.18 g/100mL (approximately 50 times th…
Unknown·Multiple blunt injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident (primary causes: Jar…
Four young Aboriginal people died following a motor vehicle accident on a remote unsealed road. The driver, who was unlicensed and inexperienced with significant neuromuscular conditions affecting motor control, was trav…
87y · Female·cardiogenic shock and tricuspid regurgitation secondary to traumatic papillary m…
…genic shock and tricuspid regurgitation following a motor vehicle crash on 6 January 2014. She sustained a traumatic papillary muscle laceration when the vehicle she was a passenger in was struck by another car. She was …
31y · Male·Multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained from being run over by a truck
A 31-year-old man died after being struck by a truck while lying on a roadway in a state of severe intoxication. He had consumed alcohol (blood alcohol 0.250-0.268%) combined with toxic levels of diazepam, temazepam, alp…
67y · Female·Multiple traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash
A 67-year-old woman died from multiple traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash when she pulled her Toyota Corolla into the path of an onco…
57y · Female·Significant multiple unsurvivable injuries secondary to a motorcycle accident
A 57-year-old experienced motorcycle rider died from unsurvivable injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash on a Tasmanian highway. While riding conditions were excellent and the motorcycle was mechanically sound, the…
52y · Male·Effects of fire
…ue to sedation from benzodiazepines and other drugs detected post-mortem, illness from liver disease, or a blunt force facial injury of uncertain timing. The coroner found no person responsible for the arson, though the…
24y · Male·Head, neck and chest injuries sustained in motorcycle collision
A 24-year-old male died from head, neck and chest injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on Old Palmwoods Road, Queensland, after evading a police intercept attempt. The rider was affected by cannabis at the time and w…
17y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries in combination with positional asphyxia from anter…
A 17-year-old P-plate driver died in a single-vehicle rollover on the Stuart Highway near Katherine after consuming alcohol. He had a blood alcohol level of 0.16% (moderate intoxication), was not wearing a seatbelt, was …
44y · Female·haemoperitoneum due to ruptured splenic subcapsular haematoma in the setting of …
Kylie Cay, 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…
18y · Female·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (passenger)
…nsive resuscitation efforts including emergency surgery, she could not be saved due to severe multi-system trauma including retroperitoneal bleeding and devastating brain injury. The coroner found no fault with hospital …
23y · Female·Penetrating and blunt force trauma to the head
Sharnee Ngatai, aged 23, died from penetrating and blunt force trauma to the head inflicted by her domestic partner during a violent assault. She had a documented …
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