343 results for “traumatic head injury”
0y · Male·subdural haemorrhage due to blunt force trauma to the head
LB, a six-week-old infant, died from a subdural haemorrhage caused by blunt force trauma to the head inflicted by his mother. Autopsy revealed bilateral subdural haemorrhage, brain tears, and rib fractures su…
19y · Female·severe head injury due to fall during gymnastics on Tumbl Trak, striking uncover…
A 19-year-old female gymnast died from severe head injury after falling from a Tumbl Trak apparatus and striking exposed concrete flooring at a gymnastics clu…
0y · Male·complications of head injury
A premature newborn died from severe head injuries inflicted deliberately by his teenage father in hospital on 15 February 2014. The father had a wel…
17y · Female·Cerebral contusions and lacerations due to head injury, with a ruptured aorta, r…
This coronial finding concerns Ursula Barwick, a 17-year-old who went missing from Sydney in September 1987 and died in a motor vehicle collision on 27 October 1987. She was previously unidentified as 'Jessica Pearce'. T…
7y · Male·head injuries from ejection onto rocky riverbank during boating accident
A 7-year-old boy died from catastrophic head injuries after being ejected from a ski biscuit during a recreational boating accident on the Prosser River…
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 inside it…
23y · Male·Head injuries (skull base fractures and parenchymal brain injury sustained in fo…
…mwork when a concrete pour commenced on level 8 above him. The formwork failed and collapsed, causing fatal head injuries. The coroner found the death preventable, resulting from multiple failures: inadequate propping (w…
Blunt force traumatic injuries from vehicle strike: Matthew Poh Chuan Si, Thalia…
…Jessica Mudie (22), Zachary Matthew Bryant (3 months), and Bhavita Patel (33). All died from blunt force traumatic injuries. The coroner's investigation examined police procedures and operational response leading to and…
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…
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 Arthur G…
6y · Male·Complications of Head Injury following a fall from a Fairground Ride
… Mahauariki was ejected from the Cha Cha ride at a carnival in Rye, Victoria on 17 April 2017 and died from head injuries four days later. The coroner found the death was preventable due to three critical failures: (1) t…
29y · Male·complete transection of the vertebral column from the base of the skull sustaine…
A 29-year-old male university student died from complete transection of the vertebral column sustained in a motor vehicle collision while walking on the Brooker Highway at Granton, Tasmania. He had consumed alcohol (BAC …
86y · Male·Traumatic Subdural Haemorrhage
An 86-year-old man died from traumatic subdural haemorrhage after being struck by a malfunctioning roller door at his apartment complex. While …
48y · Female·Head injuries from balcony collapse
A 48-year-old woman died from severe head injuries sustained when a pre-1910s timber balcony collapsed at a residential property in Brisbane in Novem…
36y · Female·traumatic head injuries from multiple assaults perpetrated by domestic violence …
Noelene Beutel died from severe head injuries inflicted by her domestic violence partner in 2011. Although she had engaged with police, GPs, hos…
37y · Male·crush injuries to the head, chest, abdomen and pelvis sustained when a wall of t…
Daniel Howard, a retained firefighter with FRNSW in rural Cobar NSW, died from crush injuries when a wall collapsed on him during a structural fire at the Occidental Hotel on 17 August 2014. Key clinical lessons include:…
51y · Male·Stab wounds to the chest
A 51-year-old man with documented mental health issues including psychosis, paranoia, and delusions died from self-inflicted stab wounds during a police siege at his mother's home. He had breached a domestic violence ord…
20y · Male·Multiple injuries due to motor vehicle accident
A 20-year-old station hand died from multiple injuries sustained when the unregistered Toyota utility he was driving lost control at speed on a remote dirt road near Croydon, Queensland. The vehicle misjudged a sharp lef…
4y · Female·closed head injury with contributing extensive subcutaneous and intramuscular ha…
Chloe Lee Valentine, aged 4 years 5 months, died on 20 January 2012 from closed head injury with extensive subcutaneous and intramuscular haemorrhage. The fatal injuries resulted from repeated…
28y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
…gent call back to 131 444, causing a 10-minute delay. However, the post-mortem revealed catastrophic brain injury making resuscitation unlikely even with earlier intervention. The deceased had planned suicide for three m…
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