138 results for “back injury”
29y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin and methamphetamine)
…story of heroin and methamphetamine addiction died from mixed drug toxicity. He had suffered a work-related back injury leading to opioid dependence, complicated by anxiety and panic attacks. Although engaged with psycho…
86y · Male·Left haemothorax complicating rib fractures (not operated), sustained in a fall
…ed transient ischemic attack. Clinical fixation on stroke diagnosis led to failure to adequately assess his back pain. Rib fractures went undiagnosed despite being the critical injury. The chest x-ray had low sensitivity…
72y · Male·Severe head and chest trauma sustained in a tree-felling accident; multiple seve…
… log splitter. Critical failures included inadequate tree-felling technique (insufficient scarf cut, uneven back cut, no hingewood for directional control), lack of formal training in tree-falling competencies, and use o…
50y · Female·Mixed prescription drug toxicity (oxycodone, amitriptyline, diazepam, diphenhydr…
A 50-year-old woman with chronic pain from a work-related back injury died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (oxycodone, amitriptyline, diazepam, diphenhydramine, par…
69y · Female·Respiratory obstruction by aspirated food (Brussels sprout, chicken and carrots)…
…with a documented obsession about food and tendency to eat hurriedly. Staff performed Heimlich maneuver and back slaps, but should have immediately called a registered nurse and emergency services after initial attempts …
17y · Male·incineration
…e head injuries causing immediate unconsciousness. Witnesses made desperate rescue attempts but were forced back by rapidly spreading flames. Emergency services responded within acceptable timeframes. The forensic pathol…
72y · Male·asphyxia due to upper airway obstruction due to choking on food
A 72-year-old man with acquired brain injury, seizure disorder, and dysphasia died from asphyxia due to choking on food while eating eggs and ham on to…
23y · Male·Blunt force head injury
A 23-year-old man died from blunt force head injury after being struck during a violent altercation outside a Sydney hotel. He fell backwards, striking the ba…
54y · Female·mixed drug toxicity
A 54-year-old nurse with chronic pain from a 1990 back injury died from mixed drug toxicity involving morphine, codeine, doxylamine and nitrazepam. She was prescr…
51y · Male·self-inflicted chest injuries due to gunshot wound to chest
A 51-year-old man with a 37-year history of depression and alcoholism died by self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had ceased anti-depressant medication (desvenlafaxine) in September 2019 without documented clinical reason, …
28y · Male·Cerebral contusions and fractured skull following a blow to the back of the head
…physical altercation on 10 January 2002. He was punched in the head by Jason Rogers during a fight and fell backward, striking his head. The coroner found Murphy had an unusually thin skull (about one-third normal thickn…
48y · Male·metastatic high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma, treated palliatively
…as subject to a custody order at the Frankland Centre forensic mental health facility. After complaining of back pain on 20 January 2022, he was rapidly transferred to hospital where aggressive metastatic cancer was diag…
91y · Male·The combined effects of chest injuries and old age
…gist's report of multiple acute rib fractures was not issued until after discharge and was not communicated back to the clinical team or patient. The patient fell at home the next day, sustained further fractures, and di…
39y · Female·Sepsis and renal failure secondary to a perinephric abscess
…ported accommodation developed a perinephric abscess detected when staff noticed a raised area on her lower back. She presented to hospital where sepsis and acute kidney failure were identified. Despite drainage of the a…
38y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by a train
Natasha Stojkoski, a 38-year-old sales assistant at The Good Guys, sustained a workplace injury in October 2018 involving a Work Assisted Vehicle incident affecting her back, shoulders and neck. Subsequ…
47y · Female·Acute external blood loss and multiple stab wounds to the neck
…d woman was killed by her estranged husband in a family violence homicide. The perpetrator had a history of back injury leading to depression, unemployment, and financial dependence. Key risk factors included access to w…
75y · Female·intracranial haemorrhage
…bral haemorrhage. Neurosurgical review determined she was not a surgical candidate due to her catastrophic injury and poor prognosis. After palliative care assessment, she was discharged back to the nursing home for end-…
59y · Male·ischaemic heart disease in the setting of chronic ethanol use
…ity to mobilise following a fall. He was triaged as Code 3 (non-urgent) and underwent secondary triage call-back attempts without success. An ambulance was not dispatched until 7:08 am, arriving at 7:38 am, by which time…
67y · Male·Raised intracranial pressure due to head injuries from a fall
A 67-year-old man died from severe head injuries sustained when he was pushed backwards through a hotel doorway during playful banter with another patron. He fell onto a concrete footpath an…
20y · Male·drowning
Brendan Vickery, a 20-year-old, died by drowning in a quarry reservoir after jumping from a cliff. He was an adequate swimmer who appeared fit and well before jumping. After his initial jump, witnesses observed him expre…
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