356 results for “loss of control”
54y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic brain damage caused by blood loss and airway obstruction due t…
…cking and initial interventions; inadequate fluid balance documentation leading to underestimation of blood loss (500ml initially unrecorded); delayed involvement of Oral Maxillofacial specialists; failure to implement p…
Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained as passengers in a motor vehicle collision
… a stolen vehicle at excessive speed (111-128 km/h in a 70 km/h zone) through suburban Townsville, losing control at a roundabout and crashing. The vehicle disintegrated, ejecting all four passengers who died instantly …
18y · Female·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (passenger)
… vehicle collision on a poorly maintained road. The vehicle struck a pothole in a wet road surface, causing loss of control and collision with oncoming traffic. Despite extensive resuscitation efforts including emergency…
3y · Male·Consistent with Multiple Injuries
Thomas Michael Brasier, age 3, died from multiple injuries sustained when a brick pillar supporting a veranda roof at a holiday cottage collapsed while he was on a hammock. The pillar was built in 1975 without proper str…
60y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
Christina Maree Chamberlain, aged 60, died when her vehicle drifted across lanes and collided with a tree on Great Alpine Road. She was taking multiple medications including oxycodone, amitriptyline, sertraline, diazepam…
13y · Male·Effects of fire due to motor vehicle collision
…red the facility office with a companion and stole a carer's car keys. They drove to their hometown, lost control of the vehicle due to excessive speed, inexperienced driving, and wet road conditions, colliding with a t…
86y · Male·Head injury due to quad bike accident
…abetes, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, previous syncope episodes) that may have contributed to loss of control. He had his driver's licence suspended for medical reasons in 2012. The quad bike had pre-existi…
27y · Male·Head injury
…erminated by police due to safety concerns. Matthews continued driving erratically at high speed and lost control while overtaking, colliding with a stationary truck. Toxicology revealed he was intoxicated with methylam…
53y · Male·Mechanical asphyxia in the setting of a motor vehicle incident (driver)
A 53-year-old truck driver died from mechanical asphyxia when his vehicle left a rural highway near a right-hand bend with poor road design. Toxicological testing revealed cannabis at 59 ng/mL (elevated concentrations). …
44y · Male·undetermined; possibly multiple internal injuries from collision, acute myocardi…
Geoffrey James Hewitt, a 44-year-old Aboriginal man, died in a single-vehicle collision on 7 May 2011 after his Toyota Hilux veered onto the wrong side of the Arnhem Highway and was struck by an oncoming truck. He was ej…
34y · Male·extensive blood loss from acute gastric erosions following severe scalding of th…
…shifts; (4) false qualifications and inadequate supervision of casual workers; (5) absence of temperature-control devices on hot water systems. Hospital care itself was appropriate. Earlier intervention and proper super…
63y · Female·head injury sustained from a collision between bicycle and builder's trailer
… Gravel washed from an adjacent nature reserve onto the path impaired her ability to brake, contributing to loss of control at a roundabout. Her prescription photochromatic glasses may have reduced visibility of the haza…
Male·Head injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident
Geoffrey Candlin died when struck by a heavy vehicle (B-double truck) on the Bruce Highway in poor weather conditions. The prime mover veered left off the wet road at 100 km/h, and whilst being steered back onto the road…
17y · Female·multiple injuries
Afrikah Rose Pearl Philp, aged 17, died from multiple injuries sustained in a high-speed vehicle collision on 6 October 2017 while being pursued by police. She had a complex medical history including psychogenic non-epil…
15y · Male·Head injury
A 15-year-old naval cadet, Nicholas Schumacher, died from head injuries sustained in a vehicle rollover on 12 September 2004. The vehicle, a 1983 Toyota LandCruiser carrying eight cadets, experienced sudden deflation of …
Female·self-inflicted hanging (Fionica and Layla); hanging but circumstances open (Ketu…
…ed practice. The coroner emphasised the critical need for legislated multi-agency coordination, community control over services, immediate implementation of protective measures, and trauma-informed assessment and respon…
35y · Male·Sudden death during restraint in an agitated obese man with coronary artery athe…
…became agitated. Security and AMT staff physically restrained him after a code grey alert, resulting in his loss of consciousness and death. The coroner found that inadequate clinical leadership, failure to follow restra…
62y · Male·Shotgun injury to the head
Kon Maximos, aged 62, died from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head on 15 October 2023. He was in acute interpersonal crisis following marital separation, family estrangement over infidelity, and police interventi…
Male·Multiple injuries sustained in an air crash resulting from loss of controllabili…
…gation established the rudder trim tab was in 'full nose-left' position at takeoff, severely compromising controllability. The pilot likely failed to notice this during pre-flight checks or during subsequent required ch…
Female·Multiple injuries following a motor vehicle incident
…ation and veered onto the gravel shoulder at approximately 100 kph. After oversteering attempts to regain control, the vehicle rolled multiple times. Contributing factors included the driver's inexperience, unfamiliarit…
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