477 results for “blunt trauma”
29y · Male·Blunt head and neck injuries sustained in an unintentional motor vehicle acciden…
A 29-year-old man sustained severe blunt head and cervical spinal cord injuries in a motor vehicle accident. He remained unconscious with high intr…
62y · Male·blunt force chest injury (crush type)
Jonathan Hempel, a 62-year-old soil scientist, was fatally injured when run over by a vehicle driven by Ms Yuk Chu Lin at their residential gate in Wagait Beach. While Mr Hempel was unlocking the gate, Ms Lin inadvertent…
36y · Male·Multiple stab wounds to the chest and blunt force trauma to the head
… Nidhi Parashar in June 2012 following prolonged family violence. Kumar died from multiple stab wounds and blunt force trauma inflicted by Parashar, who then took her own life. The case reveals systemic issues in suppor…
29y · Female·Multiple trunk, pelvic and limb injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash
…ded with the deceased's vehicle at speed. The deceased was ejected from the vehicle and died from multiple blunt force injuries. This was not a medical case but a criminal matter involving dangerous driving. The finding…
26y · Male·Closed head injury with extradural and subdural haemorrhage resulting from a sku…
26-year-old Marcio Jose Lay Nheu died from a closed head injury with extradural haemorrhage caused by a blow to the head with a Maglite torch at Karama Shopping Centre. He was struck by Rodney Foster during an altercatio…
41y · Female·intra-abdominal haemorrhage caused by a ruptured spleen due to blunt force traum…
A 41-year-old Aboriginal woman died from a ruptured spleen caused by blunt force trauma from her intoxicated boyfriend after police failed to provide adequate care and protection. O…
28y · Female·hypovolaemia due to spleen laceration due to blunt force trauma to the torso
Roberta Curry, 28, was killed by her former partner Lorenzo Deegan after repeated assaults, with a fatal blow causing splenic laceration. Critical failures included: police misclassifying her 000 calls as general disturb…
21y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head
Dan Lin, a 21-year-old woman, was killed by her mother-in-law in a violent domestic assault. This death occurred within the context of family violence, with prior documented physical assaults by the perpetrator in July 2…
38y · Male·head injury
Antony Russell Barns, aged 38, died from head injuries sustained when struck by a taxi at Yale Court, Meadow Heights on 23 June 2007. He was severely intoxicated (blood ethanol 0.20%) after an evening of drinking with co…
65y · Female·Multiple injuries (chest, pelvic and limb) sustained in a motor vehicle collisio…
Joanne Johnston, aged 65, died from multiple injuries sustained in a head-on motor vehicle collision on the Bass Highway near Burnie, Tasmania on 3 October 2023. She was driving in the wrong lane when she collided with a…
89y · Female·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
…illation and persistent intra-abdominal bleeding. Given her age, injuries, and clinical deterioration, the trauma team determined she was not a surgical candidate and provided palliative care. She died two days after the…
10y · Male·catastrophic brain injury with multiple brain bleeds
A 10-month-old child died from catastrophic brain injury with multiple brain bleeds inflicted by their mother's boyfriend during an episode of care at home. The perpetrator violently shook the infant, thrust his finger i…
20y · Female·Atlanto-occipital (C0/1) injury caused by exposure to high force or force impact…
Sarah Teelow, a 20-year-old world champion water skier, died from severe head and neck injuries (atlanto-occipital fracture) sustained when she fell at approximately 75-85 mph during a high-speed water ski race. She lost…
36y · Female·combined effects of baclofen toxicity and blunt head injury
Kim Melissa Hall, 36, died from combined baclofen toxicity and blunt head injury sustained during falls while acutely intoxicated. She had severe alcohol dependence treated wi…
41y · Male·Acute internal blood loss caused by laceration of the aorta in tandem with spina…
Anthony John Roach, a 41-year-old experienced motocross rider, died from acute internal blood loss caused by aortic laceration sustained during a motocross race. He lost control of his motorcycle on a table-top jump, lik…
9y · Female·peritonitis due to perforated small bowel due to blunt abdominal trauma
… a rural hospital, a GP appropriately referred her to a tertiary centre after recognising risk of internal trauma. At the Women's and Children's Hospital, a registrar misread her temperature (38°C as 36°C), missed that h…
0y · Female·Head injury
…rest. Imaging revealed acute subdural haemorrhages and bilateral retinal haemorrhages consistent with head trauma. Autopsy showed multiple facial bruises in various healing stages and traumatic brain injury. The homicide…
59y · Female·Complications of blunt force chest injuries with clinically diagnosed Pseudomona…
A 59-year-old woman with Child Pugh C liver cirrhosis and COPD suffered a single-vehicle crash on 15 October 2024 after losing control of her vehicle at a caravan park entrance. She had a blood alcohol level of 0.096% (m…
59y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage from blunt force trauma to head sustained in a backwards fa…
… and anticoagulation. She was finally hospitalized 27 December with a large intracerebral haemorrhage from blunt head trauma and died 31 December. The coroner found failure to escalate care, poor communication of medica…
37y · Female·Blunt force head injuries
Sarah Tonkin, 37, died when a tow hitch assembly became dislodged from an Isuzu truck and struck her vehicle head-on, causing severe head injuries. The hitch pin securing the tow hitch was not properly installed during t…
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