124 results for “blood_loss”
23y · Male·Exsanguination due to a chop injury of the posterior right leg using a steel-bla…
Bobby William Medcraft, a 23-year-old man, died from exsanguination following a sword laceration to his right posterior leg inflicted during a violent assault. The injury completely severed the popliteal artery and vein.…
29y · Male·blood loss due to multiple gunshot wounds
Khaled Khawaji, a 29-year-old man with a history of criminal involvement, was shot six times by an unknown assailant outside a residential address in Greenacre on 15 March 2013, dying from blood loss. Despite comprehensi…
36y · Female·Global ischaemic injury following cardiorespiratory arrest in the immediate post…
Caroline Lovell, 36, died from postpartum haemorrhage following home birth of her second child. She had significant risk factors: prior PPH with first child and uterine fibroid, but these were not properly investigated b…
43y · Male·Combination of exsanguination and inhalation of smoke
Anthony Guerra, a 43-year-old electrician, died in a residential fire while attempting to rescue his family. He sustained a lacerated brachial artery to the elbow while breaking a window and escaped the house. After hear…
23y · Female·blood loss from an abdominal stab wound and from incised injuries to the head
Dianne Chi, a 23-year-old woman, died from blood loss caused by abdominal stab wounds and incised head injuries inflicted by her acquaintance Paul Pham on 25-28 February 2015. Pham subsequently died by carbon monoxide po…
38y · Male·Single stab wound to the chest (cause inflicted by person unknown)
A 38-year-old man died from a single stab wound to the chest that penetrated his heart, suffered during a street altercation in Shepparton. The coroner could not definitively determine who inflicted the fatal wound despi…
0y · Female·acute blood loss due to velamentous insertion of the umbilical cord with likely …
A neonate died from acute blood loss due to velamentous insertion of the umbilical cord with likely vasa previa, a rare condition causing vulnerability to catastrophic bleeding. Key clinical lessons include: (1) prenatal…
50y · Male·multi-organ failure due to pancreatitis and generalised varicella zoster virus i…
Charles Andrew Tabb, a 50-year-old prisoner with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (diagnosed 13 years prior, treated with bone marrow transplants), died of multi-organ failure from pancreatitis and disseminated varicella zoster vi…
14y · Male·massive blood loss and pulmonary haemorrhage due to severe trauma following a mo…
James Ciappara, aged 14, died from massive blood loss and pulmonary haemorrhage following a motor vehicle collision. He was riding a motorised bicycle (Gasman) that he had acquired by swapping his BMX bike. Police observ…
68y · Female·Massive blood loss due to disconnection of haemodialysis machine
Judith Heath, age 68, died from acute blood loss on 7 September 2006 at The Alfred Hospital during routine haemodialysis for end-stage renal failure. The Luer-Lok connection between her arteriovenous catheter and the hae…
27y · Male·Penetrating neck injury sustained in a motorcycle incident
A 27-year-old man died from a penetrating neck injury sustained when his trail motorcycle collided with a fallen tree branch during off-road riding in remote bushland. The branch penetrated his neck causing significant p…
77y · Male·shock due to bowel ischaemia following massive blood loss due to bleeding of the…
Anthony George Bennett, a 77-year-old man with significant comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, peripheral vascular disease, and end-stage kidney disease, died from shock due to bowel isc…
54y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic brain damage caused by blood loss and airway obstruction due t…
A 54-year-old male was assaulted in a nightclub with a single punch causing orbital and facial fractures and posterior epistaxis. He presented to the Royal Hobart Hospital ED with active bleeding. Critical deficits in hi…
49y · Male·Complications of a right superficial femoral artery injury (operated) following …
A 49-year-old man died from complications of a right superficial femoral artery injury sustained when he was struck by a circular saw at a landscaping worksite. Despite receiving immediate first aid, emergency transport …
31y · Female·Post-partum Haemorrhage associated with Amniotic Fluid Embolism and Uterine Hypo…
Laura Marguerite Sinclair, 31-year-old primigravida, died from post-partum haemorrhage associated with amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) and uterine hypotonia. She underwent emergency caesarean section for foetal distress at…
64y · Male·Complications of redo thoracotomy/aortic valve replacement in a man with ischaem…
A 64-year-old physician with significant cardiac history (prior CABG, pacemaker, congestive failure, and newly severe aortic stenosis) underwent redo thoracotomy for aortic valve replacement. During sternal re-entry, the…
41y · Male·Acute internal blood loss caused by laceration of the aorta in tandem with spina…
Anthony John Roach, a 41-year-old experienced motocross rider, died from acute internal blood loss caused by aortic laceration sustained during a motocross race. He lost control of his motorcycle on a table-top jump, lik…
Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following hypovolaemic shock and multi-organ fa…
Helani Sirianni, born 8 February 2008, died less than 3 days later from subgaleal haemorrhage and multi-organ failure. She was delivered by vacuum extraction after labour complicated by fetal distress. The vacuum extract…
1y · Female·acute on chronic respiratory failure
Kara Compton, aged 22 months with Down's syndrome and chronic respiratory disease requiring home oxygen, died from acute on chronic respiratory failure following a dog bite attack. Injuries caused blood loss which, combi…
71y · Male·Multi organ failure due to post-operative bleeding following endoluminal thoraci…
William Colhoun, 71, underwent complex endovascular repair of thoracic-abdominal aortic aneurysm at St Vincent's Private Hospital on 1 December 2008. He developed post-operative instability with hypotension, metabolic ac…
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