478 results for “blunt trauma”
73y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (passenger)
Noel Edwin Capes, aged 73, died as a passenger in a motor vehicle collision on 31 August 2023 when a Subaru failed to give way at an intersection with the Hume Freeway and was struck by a truck travelling at 98 km/h. The…
23y · Male·blunt force head injuries sustained when thrown from his horse during a race
A 23-year-old jockey, Reece Potter, died from severe head injuries sustained when thrown from his horse during a race at Tottenham Picnic Races on 12 March 2011. The horse 'Half Handy' suffered a spontaneous fractured pe…
68y · Male·head injury from crush trauma between forklift mast components
A 68-year-old experienced forklift operator died after being crushed between the mast and operator's cage of a TCM Series 700 forklift at a trucking business. The evidence suggests Mr. Rowe's feet slipped on the forklift…
59y · Male·Head and chest injuries sustained in a single motor vehicle crash
A 59-year-old man died from head and chest injuries sustained in a single motor vehicle crash after consuming alcohol at a hotel. His blood alcohol level was 0.202g/100mL, approximately four times the legal driving limit…
29y · Male·Gunshot wound to the chest
Timothy Matthew Gardiner, aged 29, died from a gunshot wound to the chest sustained when he accidentally dropped a homemade firearm he was carrying while bending to collect belongings at a friend's unit. The firearm, con…
6y · Unknown·Head injuries sustained from impact by a large falling branch from a gum tree
A 6-year-old boy died from catastrophic head injuries sustained when struck by a large falling gum tree branch while camping on private property in rural Victoria. The branch fell from approximately 30 metres during fine…
33y · Male·Undetermined
Robert Thomas Love, a 33-year-old man with a history of alcohol and drug abuse and mental health difficulties, was found dead in his home in February 2015. The cause of death remains undetermined. Key clinical concerns i…
35y · Male·head injury sustained in an electric unicycle accident
A 35-year-old experienced e-unicyclist died from catastrophic head injuries after crashing into a barrier post on a shared bicycle trail. He was riding at excessive speed (estimated 40km/h), riding on the wrong side of t…
40y · Male·Head Injury
Simon Richard Gerdes, aged 40, died from a head injury sustained during an altercation at the home of Daryl Williams in Ballarat, Victoria in September 2010. Gerdes, heavily intoxicated with a blood alcohol concentration…
78y · Male·chest injuries sustained when struck by a tractor
Mr Fitzgerald, a 78-year-old retired farmer with 55 years of tractor experience, was fatally injured when struck by a Ford 5000 tractor on his son's property. While collecting hay, the tractor stalled. He alighted to che…
27y · Male·Blunt head trauma and severe multiple injuries sustained in a single motor vehic…
…rman ignored passengers' pleas to stop, lost control, and crashed into a power pole. Norman died from head trauma; passenger Jennifer Taylor (15) died from severe injuries including spinal cord damage and bilateral leg a…
61y · Female·Ligature neck compression in the setting of blunt force head trauma
…y her estranged husband in a domestic violence incident. She died from ligature neck compression following blunt force head trauma. The perpetrator had multiple documented family violence risk factors including prior th…
36y · Male·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to rupture of liver and portal vein; also sustai…
Cameron Doomadgee (Mulrunji), a 36-year-old Aboriginal man from Palm Island, died in police custody on 19 November 2004 from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to rupture of his liver and portal vein. This inquest, re-opene…
23y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head (cranial fractures and pneumocephaly); Motor Vehi…
Rachel Mead, 23, was struck by a vehicle on the Hume Freeway after her car struck a truck wheel that had dislodged from a semi-trailer. The wheel came loose due to inadequate tightening of the spider wheel hub assembly n…
76y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage
…d struck his head on 26 January 2017. Nursing staff at the correctional facility inadequately assessed his traumatic head injury, failing to review his medication chart, consult applicable guidelines, or escalate to hosp…
85y · Male·Traumatic head injury: severe blunt force head trauma with occipital load impact…
An 85-year-old man died from traumatic brain injury sustained during a neighbourhood dispute on 30 November 2020. After police declined to att…
varied: sudden unexpected death in infancy (unsafe sleeping environment); drowni…
Coroner's joint inquest into deaths of seven children (six infants and one child aged 16 years) between 2014 and 2018 in Tasmania. All families had history of Child Safety Services (CSS) involvement. Coroner found no dir…
83y · Female·Haemorrhage due to mitral valve disease (surgically repaired); specifically haem…
…; avoiding bevelled tubing ends; recognition that soft rubber instruments can cause significant myocardial trauma if advanced excessively; and careful attention to equipment preparation. The coroner declined to refer Dr …
64y · Male·Injuries sustained in a motor bike and motor vehicle collision (motor bike rider…
A 64-year-old experienced motorcycle rider died in a head-on collision with a heavy rigid truck at an intersection on the Calder Alternative Highway. The truck driver was turning into Bullock Road when the motorcycle app…
25y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash, including basal skull frac…
…sustained fatal injuries including basal skull fractures, cervical vertebral fractures, and multiple other traumatic injuries. The coroner found that weather, mechanical defect, and road conditions did not contribute to …
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