312 results for “severe brain injury”
32y · Female·Head injuries in a motor vehicle incident
Helena Zoe Broadbent, a 32-year-old pregnant Aboriginal woman, died from severe head injuries sustained when her partner William Wilson drove off in a vehicle while she was partially ins…
19y · Male·Head injury: depressed stellate (star-shaped) fracture of skull with diffuse sub…
A 19-year-old male died from severe head injury (depressed stellate skull fracture with subarachnoid haemorrhage) sustained when a stolen moto…
26y · Male·consistent with drowning
…rock pool. Although his friends attempted rescue and he was retrieved after 10-15 minutes, he had suffered severe hypoxic ischaemic brain injury and never regained consciousness, dying four days later. The coroner found …
9y · Male·Head injury (epidural haematoma with cerebral coning following craniotomy)
Dwayne Michael Jones, aged 9, had Trisomy 10, a rare congenital chromosomal disorder causing severe developmental delay and neurological abnormalities. On 11 April 2000, he fell from a computer desk and str…
24y · Male·Head injuries from blunt force trauma
Kyle Canisi, a 24-year-old remanded prisoner with a violent history, died from severe head injuries sustained in an unprovoked assault by fellow inmate Scott O'Connor on 27 December 2011 at Ar…
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 child had multiple previous injuries documented by childcare staff and…
31y · Male·Self-inflicted hanging
Vernon Bonson, a 31-year-old Aboriginal man, died by self-inflicted hanging in Darwin Correctional Precinct on 25 August 2016. He was remanded in custody facing sexual assault allegations that appear to have originated f…
62y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury complicating mixed drug toxicity
Evelyn Faye Scherger (62F) died from hypoxic brain injury following a polypharmacy overdose on 6 September 2011, two days after discharge from the Mildura Ba…
0y · Male·neonatal encephalopathy due to perinatal compromise
…res and signs of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) within hours of birth, with MRI imaging confirming severe bilateral brain injury. After detailed discussions with the parents regarding prognosis, intensive care wa…
1y · Male·Heat stroke
…rd expert evidence about the physiology and cognitive neuroscience of human memory, concluding that Romy's severe sleep deprivation, stress from recent family illness, routine changes, and lack of sensory cues from the s…
51y · Male·complications of opiate toxicity; cardiac and respiratory arrest following drug …
Ziad Hamawy, a 51-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia and polysubstance use disorder, died from opiate toxicity after cardiac arrest following his discharge from Concord Hospital's mental health unit on 18 March 2019…
56y · Male·unascertainable; complications of liver cirrhosis and/or exposure most likely
…Kalgoorlie Hospital in May 2010 following an alleged assault. He was initially evaluated for possible head injury but imaging ruled out significant intracranial pathology. His confusion and neurological symptoms were att…
31y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury caused by the exogenous administration of insulin, resultin…
…Medical evidence indicates discovery within 3-6 hours of insulin injection may have prevented irreversible brain damage. The case highlighted systematic gaps in gym safety protocols, inadequate resources for PIED users …
55y · Male·Cardiopulmonary arrest, respiratory failure and chronic obstructive airways dise…
…ology examination was performed, and integrated medical-psychiatric management of patients with concurrent severe mental illness and chronic physical disease requires careful coordination to prevent deterioration.
42y · Female·Traumatic right subdural haematoma
…a traumatic right subdural haematoma sustained on 22 January 2015. She was found unresponsive at home with severe head and facial injuries after falls. Critical delays in medical assessment occurred when her partner call…
24y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to or as a consequence of severe thermal burns
… 24-year-old Iranian refugee detained on Nauru under Australian offshore processing arrangements, suffered severe thermal burns (>50% TBSA) on 27 April 2016 after self-immolating at the Nibok settlement. He was airlifted…
11y · Male·Sepsis
An 11-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder (ASD level 3), ADHD, and obesity died from sepsis on 20 June 2022. He presented to Rosebud Hospital ED on 14 June with fever, vomiting, and low blood pressure, was dischar…
Male·drowning due to immersion in stormwater while trapped in a drain
Paul Smith, an Operations Supervisor at a SITA organic waste recycling facility, died after being sucked into a 30cm stormwater drain and drowning during clearing of a blockage in torrential rain. Expert evidence showed …
45y · Male·Environmental exposure and dehydration
A 45-year-old Aboriginal man with severe cognitive impairment (6.5-year-old equivalent English comprehension), traumatic brain injury, epilepsy and…
23y · Male·self-inflicted hanging
…ching it to the cage mesh and around his neck. The coroner found that police had identified the problem of severely limited visibility into caged vehicles following a 2012 death, conducted a successful CCTV trial in 2013…
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