356 results for “loss of control”
34y · Male·cerebral destruction and fractured skull sustained in motor vehicle accident wit…
Troy Jason Howse (34M) died from massive head injuries (cerebral destruction and fractured skull) sustained when a Ford Falcon vehicle in which he was a passenger crashed and rolled on Old Byfield Road near Yeppoon on 28…
81y · Female·left haemothorax and mediastinal haemorrhage from the insertion site of the perm…
An 81-year-old woman died from haemothorax and mediastinal haemorrhage following pacemaker insertion for sick sinus syndrome. Multiple venous punctures during the procedure caused vascular injury. Critical clinical lesso…
24y · Female·Shotgun injury to the head
Amy Wensley died from a shotgun wound to the head on 26 June 2014. Whether self-inflicted or inflicted by another remains undetermined. Detectives prematurely concluded suicide on the night of death without thorough inve…
14y · Male·Loss of blood arising from incised wound to the left arm (cubital fossa)
A 14-year-old Aboriginal petrol sniffer brought to a remote outstation (Ilpurla) without pre-arrangement died from massive haemorrhage following a self-inflicted laceration to his arm. Clinical lessons: petrol sniffers i…
86y · Male·multiple injuries from motor vehicle collision
An 86-year-old man died in a head-on motor vehicle collision after driving unsafely on a highway. Three weeks prior, police observed him driving dangerously, unable to judge distances or perceive traffic, and submitted a…
47y · Female·insulin and mixed drug toxicity, the result of actions undertaken by the decease…
A 47-year-old woman with depression and a history of suicidal ideation died from insulin and mixed drug toxicity after deliberately injecting insulin from her daughter's insulin pens. She had been seen by her GP seven ti…
30y · Male·Acute pneumonia and multi-organ failure, due to or as a consequence of traumatic…
Faysal Ishak Ahmed, a 30-year-old Sudanese refugee, died from traumatic brain injury sustained in a fall down stairs at Manus Island Regional Processing Centre on 22 December 2016. He collapsed and fell while alone, like…
45y · Male·Natural causes - cardiac arrest, most likely secondary to severe tardive dyskine…
Mark Andrew Burnside, a 45-year-old man with intellectual disability and chronic mental illness, died of natural causes on 7 November 2001 at Royal Perth Hospital. He had been prescribed thioridazine (Mellaril) for appro…
Male·Multiple injuries from aircraft crash; underlying cause - epileptic seizure suff…
…dence suggests Hempel suffered an epileptic seizure mid-flight, rendering him incapacitated and unable to control the aircraft. The passenger's urgent radio transmission ('Oh my god, what are you doing?') and Hempel's f…
8y · Male·Drowning as the result of a motor vehicle accident
…late fell from an inadequately restrained load on a road train, puncturing their vehicle's tyre and causing loss of control. The pallet was hastily repacked by a two-week apprentice with minimal supervision, using insuff…
32y · Male·Drowning
Andrew Powell, a 32-year-old volunteer lifesaver, drowned on 21 April 2019 while performing a rescue operation in rough seas at Port Campbell, Victoria. A tourist became trapped in strong currents at Sherbrook Beach. The…
62y · Male·Head injury sustained in a fall from a vibrating roller that became uncontrollab…
…h extensive plant operation experience died from a head injury sustained when a vibrating roller became uncontrollable on a steep (12-degree) driveway and he fell from it. The roller then free-wheeled down the slope and…
Male·Multiple gunshot wounds from police shooting
Tyler Cassidy, 18, died after police shot him multiple times when he advanced on them with two knives in a public park. The coroner found that while Tyler's actions were deliberate, they were not voluntary—he was overwhe…
19y · Male·complications of ligature compression of the neck
Stanley John Inman, 19-year-old Aboriginal male, died by suicide at St John of God Midland Hospital on 13 July 2020, two days after ligature compression of the neck at Acacia Prison. He was on low-level ARMS (at-risk man…
61y · Male·metastatic oesophageal neuroendocrine carcinoma
Terrence Wells, a 61-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic oesophageal neuroendocrine carcinoma in December 2018. Cancer was diagnosed in April 2018 after he reported difficulty swallowing, which was initially attribut…
45y · Male·Traumatic neck and hypoxic brain injuries suffered in a high-speed powerboat rac…
Daryl Hamilton, a highly experienced 45-year-old powerboat racer, died on 23 February 2009 after being ejected from his racing boat during a high-speed drag race on Kogarah Bay, Sydney. At approximately 100 mph, excessiv…
23y · Male·Multiple injuries due to industrial trauma from building collapse and crush inju…
… of the jack handle during lowering, causing the 600mm jack to drop completely and the building to fall uncontrollably, crushing McPhee. The jack itself did not fail—rather operator error combined with an unsuitable jac…
21y · Male·multiple injuries from head-on motorcycle collision sustained during high-speed …
…hen he failed to stop for a breath test; he was travelling at 150-160 kph (in a 60 kph zone) when he lost control. Toxicology showed cannabis and alcohol in his system. The Deputy State Coroner found his death 'probably…
Male·Kennard: Multiple injuries; Sporn: Effects of fire; McDonald: Effects of fire
…dequate speed management in confined spaces with limited escape routes can rapidly escalate to catastrophic loss of life.
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 in Tasmania. The vessel operator was towing the child at excessive …
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