30 results for “brain contusions”
67y · Male·complications of blunt force head injuries
Gary McKell, aged 67, died from complications of blunt force head injury sustained during a physical altercation with his neighbour. After consuming approximately six beers, Mr McKell became angered by noise from his nei…
0y · Male·Intrapartum head injuries secondary to brow presentation and obstructed labour
…row presentation, an obstructed labour. Autopsy revealed unprecedented multiple skull fractures and severe brain injury. The labour management was appropriate and timely, with correct decision to proceed to caesarean se…
50y · Male·Head injuries (extensive subarachnomial haemorrhage with cerebral oedema, cerebr…
Robert Brewster, a 50-year-old man, died from severe head injuries sustained when struck by a jetski while swimming in Port Melbourne. The operator, who had only recently obtained a recreational boat licence through theo…
15y · Male·global hypoxic cerebral injury following medical intervention for high velocity …
Daniel Cowan, aged 15, sustained a penetrating head injury from a homemade air gun while with friends. Despite appropriate emergency response and comprehensive multidisciplinary medical management at Royal Children's Hos…
38y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
Michael Andrew Curren, a 38-year-old prisoner at Mobilong Prison, died by hanging on 10 June 1998. He had been assaulted five days earlier and attended medical review on the day of death, but presented as being in good s…
Male·Robert Harradine: multiple injuries including brain stem transection, cerebral l…
Two teenagers died following a motor vehicle collision on 9 August 2000 in Adelaide. Robert Harradine (16) sustained fatal multiple injuries; Anthony Wilson (15) died from pulmonary contusion with associated injuries inc…
30y · Male·Traumatic cerebral contusions with subarachnoid and intraventricular haemorrhage…
Jayde Biddulph died from traumatic head injuries sustained during a prison fight with another inmate, Ryan Dwyer, on 16 December 2009. The coroner found systemic failures in prisoner risk assessment and information manag…
19y · Male·Severe traumatic head injury sustained from impact with roadway surface after ex…
Jayden Craig Field, a 19-year-old intoxicated male, died from severe traumatic head injury sustained when he exited a moving taxi at approximately 41-48 km/h after a planned fare evasion. The coroner found that all four …
56y · Male·Head injuries sustained in a fall from a height
Keith Dickman, a 56-year-old experienced plumber, died from severe head injury sustained in a fall from a 2-metre 'A' frame ladder while installing air conditioning ducting at height in a ceiling cavity. Working on the f…
44y · Male·Drowning due to head injury due to impact with yacht
Rickie James Makin, 44, fell overboard from the 44.7-foot racing yacht Lady Helena in heavy seas during a competitive yacht race on Moreton Bay, Queensland, on 7 March 2020. He was not wearing a personal flotation device…
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