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SA2003-11-07

Coroner's Finding: GOLDSMITH Brenton Maurice

19y · Male·Head injury: depressed stellate (star-shaped) fracture of skull with diffuse sub…

A 19-year-old male died from severe head injury (depressed stellate skull fracture with subarachnoid haemorrhage) sustained when a stolen motorcycle he was riding struck a kerb while evading police on Port Road, Adelaide…

emergency medicinetrauma surgerycommunicationsystemalcohol
SAhospital2003-09-18

Coroner's Finding: NEWTON Ronald Luke

7y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to reflex cardiac arrest triggered by blunt…

A 7-year-old boy died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following a motor vehicle collision. He was seated on an unanchored booster seat and wearing an adult seatbelt. During the collision, the unsecured booster seat…

intensive careemergency medicinesystem
WAcommunity2003-05-30

Inquest into the Death of Sandra Honey

56y · Female·Multiple injuries including small and large bowel damage, mesenteric damage with…

Sandra Honey, aged 56, died on 16 November 2001 from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on 13 November 2001. She was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her daughter on the Coalfields Highway near Wor…

trauma surgeryintensive caresystem
SAcommunity2002-12-04

Coroner's Finding: HYDE Justin Reny Edward

18y · Male·left haemopneumothorax due to traumatic rupture of the lower lobe of the left lu…

An 18-year-old male riding a motorcycle died when the vehicle crashed into a culvert while being pursued by police. The deceased was riding whilst disqualified from holding a licence and fled from police at moderate spee…

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SAhospital2002-07-05

Coroner's Finding: BARBER Jason Troy

20y · Male·Closed head injury

Jason Troy Barber, aged 20, died from severe closed head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on 3 October 2000. He had been driving a stolen vehicle recklessly at high speed through Adelaide, intoxicated with…

trauma surgeryneurosurgeryalcohol
VICcommunity2002-02-08

BEVERIDGE Graham

52y · Male·multiple injuries including right ventricular rupture

A 52-year-old volunteer race marshal was fatally struck by a detached Formula One race car wheel that passed through a gap in the debris fence at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park. The wheel was travelling at…

emergency medicineintensive caresystemdelay
SAcommunity2001-10-05

Coroner's Finding: BEDNAREK Shantel Lisa

7y · Female·Multiple abdominal injuries including traumatic rupture of the liver and stomach…

A 7-year-old girl died from massive abdominal injuries sustained when a car, driven by an insulin-dependent diabetic man, collided with a group of pedestrians. The driver had undiagnosed and unaware hypoglycemia at the t…

endocrinologyemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationinsulin
SAhospital2001-09-04

Coroner's Finding: CHESTER George Spencer

18y · Male·multiple injuries

George Spencer Chester, 18, died from multiple injuries sustained when a stolen Toyota 4WD he was driving rolled on Decres Bay Road after failing to negotiate a bend while being pursued by police. He was ejected from the…

emergency medicinetrauma surgery
SA2000-08-04

Coroner's Finding: COPPINS Trevor Wayne

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 overturned. Investigation revealed the bra…

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