Coronial

63 results for acute intracranial haemorrhage

TAShospital2024-12-17

Coroner's Finding: Brown, Paul Louis

64y · Male·Subdural haematoma with mass effect following thrombolysis for acute myocardial …

…s, chronic alcohol misuse, and previous traumatic brain injury was admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis and acute kidney injury. He developed acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) and received thrombolysis after appropriat…

intensive carecardiologytenecteplase
WAhospital2005-06

Inquest into the Death of Ilija Kocovski

72y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage in a man with coronary arteriosclerosis

…im and found his presentation consistent with cardiac disease; his troponin was negative and ECG showed no acute transmural changes. Around midnight on 22–23 October 2000, he suffered a sudden, catastrophic subarachnoid…

emergency medicinecardiologyheparin
VIChospital2024-11-11

Finding into death of Faye Cosgrave

65y · Female·Catastrophic cerebellar haemorrhage with pulmonary embolic, subarachnoid haemorr…

…ve the following day and admitted to hospital with a brain bleed. She died from catastrophic cerebellar haemorrhage with contributing pulmonary embolism, subarachnoid haemorrhage, and hypertension. The coroner found no …

neurologyemergency medicine
VIChospital2025-04-03

Finding into death of Alan John Trevor Deem

67y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage complicating coronary artery bypass graft surgery follo…

A 67-year-old man died from intracranial haemorrhage following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. He had suffered a right coronary artery dis…

cardiologycardiothoracic surgerycommunicationsystemdual anti-platelet agents
SAaged care2017-05-18

Coroner's Finding: HUNT Ian James (Full)

82y · Male·end stage dementia

…wo years with progressive cognitive decline, mobility issues, and recurrent falls including one causing intracranial bleeding managed conservatively. In February 2016, he acutely deteriorated with poor oral intake and be…

geriatric medicinepsychiatryantipsychotic medication
VIChospital2025-06-03

Finding into death of DRF

95y · Female·Acute intracranial haemorrhage

…ld woman with dementia, hearing impairment, 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 pr…

geriatric medicineneurosurgerycommunicationsystemwarfarin
VIChospital2023-05-24

Finding into death of Mr V

73y · Male·Combined effects of cerebrovascular accident and subsequent iatrogenic related i…

A 73-year-old man presented to ED with acute facial droop and speech difficulty on 5 September 2020. He was misdiagnosed with Bell's palsy despite clin…

emergency medicineneurologydiagnosticcommunicationprednisolone
VIChospital2019-10-02

Finding into death of David Sheppard

76y · Male·Intracranial Haemorrhage Secondary to Blunt Head Trauma (Fall) in the Setting of…

…topenia from chemotherapy. He suffered multiple falls while confused from sepsis, sustaining a subdural haemorrhage that progressed despite maximal medical therapy. The coroner found no clinical mismanagement caused or …

haematologyinfectious diseasessystemdocumentationhydroxyurea
TAShospital2025-04-29

Coroner's Finding: de-identified OQ

41y · Female·frontal lobe ischaemic infarcts (strokes) caused by cerebral artery vasospasm co…

… woman died from frontal lobe ischaemic infarcts caused by cerebral vasospasm complicating subarachnoid haemorrhage from a ruptured aneurysm. She presented to multiple healthcare providers over five days with headache, …

emergency medicineneurosurgerydiagnosticcommunicationchlorpromazine
TAShospital2017-04-19

Coroner's Finding: Sheedy, Barbara

77y · Female·Large acute subdural haemorrhage leading to uncal herniation subsequent to an ac…

Barbara Sheedy, 77, died from acute subdural haemorrhage following an accidental fall in hospital. She fell while using a wheeled walker and i…

emergency medicinegeneral medicinediagnosticdelaytemazepam
WAhospital2022-11-03

Inquest into the Death of Jeffery William ROONEY

41y · Male·subarachnoid haemorrhage due to rupture of a berry aneurysm of the right interna…

A 41-year-old male prisoner died from subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by rupture of an undiagnosed berry aneurysm while incarcerated. He had a complex medical history…

neurosurgeryemergency medicineamitriptyline
NSWhospital2021-09-28

Inquest into the death of Gwenith ELKINGTON

60y · Female·acute cerebral bleed resulting from blunt trauma and late haemorrhagic progressi…

Gwenith Elkington, aged 60, died from acute cerebral bleed resulting from haemorrhagic progression of a traumatic brain injury sustained in a bathroom…

emergency medicineneurosurgerydelaycommunicationibuprofen
VICaged care2016-02-08

Finding into death of Leslie Frederick Alexander

77y · Male·Subarachnoid and subdural haemorrhage post head trauma secondary to a fall

Leslie Alexander, 77, died from subarachnoid and subdural haemorrhage following a fall at an aged care facility. He fell on 29 March and again on 30 March 2015, striking his…

general practiceemergency medicinediagnosticcommunication
NSWhospital2016-12-20

Inquest into the death George TRIANTAFILOPOULOS

75y · Male·acute right subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall

…ust, George developed altered consciousness and vomiting. He was admitted with a massive right subdural haemorrhage and died the next morning. The coroner found both GPs provided adequate care under circumstances, but n…

general practiceemergency medicinediagnosticdelaywarfarin
VICPodcast2024-09-19

Finding into death of George Diamond

18y · Male·complications of acute on chronic subdural haemorrhage (operated) in the setting…

George Diamond, 18, died from acute-on-chronic subdural haemorrhage sustained during boxing sparring on 18 February 2019. He had suffered a he…

general practiceemergency medicinediagnosticdelayparacetamol
QLDhospital2018-02-21

Barichello, Daniele Antony - Non-inquest findings

43y · Male·Multi-organ failure with coagulopathy secondary to acute exacerbation of chronic…

…Over Saturday, he deteriorated with worsening headache, vomiting, and nausea—classic signs of increased intracranial pressure. The neurosurgeon rescheduled surgery for Sunday morning but the patient suffered cardiac arre…

neurosurgeryintensive carediagnosticdelaytramadol
TAScommunity2017-10-23

Coroner's Finding: Kingston, Neil Robert

67y · Male·acute intracranial (subarachnoid) haemorrhage resulting from blunt force trauma …

Neil Robert Kingston, 67, died from acute subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by blunt force trauma to his head when struck by a tree branch while felli…

pathologyemergency medicineproceduralsystem
NThospital2009-02-20

Inquest into the death of Peter Jacobs

49y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia as a consequence of recent intracranial and intra-cerebra…

Peter Raymond Jacobs, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man with severe cirrhosis and chronic alcohol abuse, was apprehended by police on 5 April 2008 for intoxication. He fell twice before custody (hitting his head at Town Hall …

emergency medicinegeneral surgeryphenytoin
VIChospital2020-06-29

Finding into death of Colleen Elizabeth Fermanian

45y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head

…y); recognition that patients with liver disease and alcohol use disorder are at high risk of falls and intracranial bleeding; and the need for careful documentation of mechanism of injury when patients present with unex…

emergency medicineintensive caremidazolam
NSWhospital2019-12-11

Inquest into the death of Peter SMITH

20y · Male·massive basal subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a blow to the head

A 20-year-old man died in 1971 from a subarachnoid haemorrhage that was initially attributed to spontaneous rupture of a cerebral artery aneurysm. An inquest 45 years…

forensic medicineneurologydiagnostic

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