478 results for “blunt trauma”
55y · Male·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
Steven Stewart, a 55-year-old truck driver, died from injuries sustained when his truck rolled downhill after he failed to apply the park brake while stopped to collect a skip bin. The vehicle rolled and compressed him b…
84y · Female·multiple injuries (head, chest, pelvis and limb injuries)
An 84-year-old woman died from multiple traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident at her home. While reversing her car from her driveway, …
Blunt force trauma sustained in level crossing collisions between heavy vehicles…
…nd critical failures in emergency medical response including inappropriate fixed-wing aircraft transfer of trauma patient without Mobile Intensive Care paramedic support. Coroner identifies systematic failures in design …
70y · Male·head, neck and chest wounds inflicted by Robert Harold Gerard
Michael John Hawkes, aged 70, was killed in a violent home invasion and attack by Robert Harold Gerard on 12 January 2021. Gerard attacked Mr and Mrs Hawkes at their rural home in Reedy Marsh, Tasmania, striking Mr Hawke…
24y · Male·Complications of head injuries (operated), sustained in a tram impact (pedestria…
A 24-year-old international student died from catastrophic head injuries sustained when struck by a tram. He was not wearing his prescription glasses, was distracted by his mobile phone, and misjudged his proximity to th…
27y · Female·Complications of multiple blunt force injuries
Jessica Geddes, 27, was killed by her partner Robert Rickerby through multiple blunt force injuries on 6 November 2020. The autopsy revealed extensive acute, subacute and chronic injuries inc…
50y · Male·Upper cervical spine injury
A 50-year-old farmer died from an upper cervical spine injury sustained in a motor vehicle accident during an extreme weather event. While riding a quadbike to bring cattle in for afternoon milking during a severe storm …
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…
4y · Male·Complications of injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
William Torey, aged 4 years 9 months, died from complications of injuries sustained when struck by a motor vehicle in a carpark. His father Timothy Bracher allowed his unlicensed 15-year-old son Andrew to drive in the ca…
95y · Female·Acute intracranial haemorrhage
…t, mobility limitations, and mild cognitive impairment, died from acute intracranial haemorrhage following blunt head trauma. She had been living with her son UJN, who was her primary carer. Police received multiple rep…
82y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage secondary to blunt force trauma (fall)
An 82-year-old man resident in a nursing home died from intracranial haemorrhage following a fall. He sustained two falls on 7 March 2009; the first was unwitnessed at 8.24am. When examined after a second fall at 7.35pm,…
17y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash
…er, and roll multiple times. Both deceased passengers were unrestrained and were ejected, sustaining fatal blunt force injuries. The 17-year-old had uncontrolled type 2 diabetes resulting in hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic …
27y · Male·Multiple high velocity injuries including thoracic aorta rupture
Sashant Sigdel, a 27-year-old motorcyclist, died from multiple high-velocity injuries including thoracic aorta rupture following a motor vehicle collision on 30 March 2022. Mr Sigdel was lawfully riding his motorcycle at…
21y · Male·head and chest injuries sustained in a single motor vehicle crash
Ethan Chugg, 21 years old, died from head and chest injuries sustained in a single motor vehicle crash on 3 December 2020. The vehicle swerved to avoid a dog on the road, lost control, and rolled. Ethan was the only occu…
73y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (passenger)
A 73-year-old woman died as a front-seat passenger in a motor vehicle collision on the Hume Freeway. The Subaru she was travelling in failed to give way at an intersection with the freeway, pulling into the path of an on…
59y · Male·Multiple injuries of chest and abdomen
Michael John Clark, a 59-year-old school bus driver, died from multiple injuries to chest and abdomen sustained in a motor vehicle collision on the Huon Highway in Dover, Tasmania on 27 January 2020. Mr Clark was driving…
24y · Male·Multiple injuries including fractured left ribs leading to punctured and collaps…
Cameron Cole, aged 24, was killed when a heavy steel pipe rack fell from a flatbed trailer during unloading at a remote gas well site. The load of five pipe racks had been inadequately restrained with chains and binders,…
2y · Female·sequelae of blunt force head and spinal cord injuries
DB, aged 2 years 9 months, died from blunt force head and spinal cord injuries inflicted by her mother's boyfriend after DCJ closed its case in Augus…
43y · Male·Multiple chest injuries (including rib fractures and haemopneumothorax)
A 43-year-old man died from multiple severe chest injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash while significantly intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.140 g/100mL). He was riding without a valid motorcycle licence at excessive spee…
0y · Female·Blunt head trauma from multiple deliberate blows inflicted by father
Ebony Napier, aged 4 months, died from blunt head trauma resulting from multiple deliberate blows inflicted by her father Bradley Napier-Tucker over se…
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