439 results for “traumatic injuries”
37y · Male·Drowning
…being used as an access point to board the vessel when no compliant gangway was in place. The fall caused injuries including rib fractures, thoracic vertebra fracture, and a laceration to the back of his neck from striki…
53y · Male·Multiple injuries fall from height (paraglider)
A 53-year-old experienced paraglider with 1300 flying hours died from multiple injuries sustained in a fall from height after separating from his paraglider mid-flight. Investigation revealed h…
54y · Male·Pulmonary embolus
…ing the vehicle to veer uncontrollably to the right. Stephen survived the initial impact with serious leg injuries but died in hospital from a massive pulmonary embolism caused by pre-existing deep vein thrombosis trigge…
50y · Female·multiple injuries following a motor vehicle accident
…e crossing a multi-lane unregulated pedestrian crossing on McMillans Road, Darwin. She died from multiple injuries including severe head trauma. The cyclist was travelling at an unusually slow pace and failed to perceive…
40y · Male·multiple injuries sustained when the motorcycle he was riding at speed failed to…
Scott Pickford, aged 40, died from multiple injuries sustained when his motorcycle collided with a street sign during a police pursuit on 26 December 2012. He…
19y · Male·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)
AC, a 19-year-old probationary driver, died in a motor vehicle collision on an unsealed rural road after consuming approximately 8 standard drinks over several hours. His blood alcohol concentration was 0.10–0.11 g/100mL…
64y · Female·Multiple severe trauma to chest and abdomen sustained during motor vehicle colli…
Christine Sylvia Bone, aged 64, died from multiple severe chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on Bass Highway, Tasmania. She swerved to avoid an unsecured dinin…
Male·respiratory failure from blunt trauma to the chest sustained in a motor vehicle …
…ns, and weather were all excluded. Pre-existing severe emphysema significantly worsened the impact of his injuries. He was transported to the local hospital then airlifted to Royal Hobart Hospital ICU, where his conditio…
Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collisions
These linked inquests examined six deaths following police pursuits and intercepts in Western Australia between 2012-2014. All deaths resulted from motor vehicle collisions. In five cases, fleeing drivers were substantia…
16y · Female·Head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (passenger)
Sarah Rose Crimmins, 16, died from head injuries sustained as a passenger in a motor vehicle incident on a rural gravel road. The vehicle had a mechanical…
18y · Female·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (passenger)
An 18-year-old female died from injuries sustained as a passenger in a motor vehicle collision on a poorly maintained road. The vehicle struck a p…
0y · Female·Head injury
…rhages consistent with head trauma. Autopsy showed multiple facial bruises in various healing stages and traumatic brain injury. The homicide investigation was unable to determine the cause of injuries. Clinical lessons…
43y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash
…y a vehicle driven by Simone Bridges while walking on the South Arm Highway at night. He sustained fatal traumatic injuries with death essentially instantaneous from severe head and thoracic trauma. Bridges did not stop…
20y · Female·Head injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident
Roslyn Law, a 20-year-old passenger, died from severe head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision when the driver struck escaped cattle on a rural road, then collid…
72y · Male·Fire at residential premises; death by burning and/or inhalation of fumes
This is a coronial finding into the suspected death of Clarence Benningfield Bateman, a 72-year-old man who disappeared during a house fire in Lancelin, Western Australia on 25 September 1977. The coroner established dea…
41y · Male·closed chest injuries (ruptured hemi-diaphragm with displacement of abdominal co…
Trevor Coppins, a 41-year-old plant operator, died from closed chest injuries sustained when a road roller he was operating failed to brake while reversing down a steep hill and overt…
16y · Male·Blunt force trauma sustained in motorcycle crash
…high speed on a gravel road near a family property, he lost control and struck a tree. He sustained fatal injuries including basal skull fracture, subarachnoid haemorrhage, and spinal fractures. Forensic analysis suggest…
42y · Female·Unascertained; possibly mixed drug toxicity (heroin and methylamphetamine) or sm…
…; toxicology showed potentially fatal levels of morphine and methylamphetamine. Autopsy identified facial injuries suggesting assault, but insufficient evidence to definitively establish a perpetrator. The case highlight…
Unknown·Multiple traumatic injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash
Two adults died in a motor vehicle crash on 14 May 2017 when Brett Stanley's Subaru crossed the centre line and collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle. Stanley had a blood alcohol level of 0.128 g/100ml (exceeding leg…
46y · Female·Prolonged effects and complications of a head injury, with upper airway obstruct…
Helen Ashburn, a 46-year-old woman with history of alcohol use, coagulopathy and seizures, died from prolonged effects of a severe head injury sustained on 25 October 2011. She presented to Kempsey Hospital with extensiv…
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