54 results for “cervical spine trauma”
25y · Female·Neck injuries (fracture/dislocation of upper cervical spine with spinal cord inj…
…t. The driver swerved to avoid the device, causing the vehicle to lose control and roll. Maslen died from cervical spine fracture with spinal cord injury. Critical learning: officers failed to perform proper risk assessm…
72y · Female·Pneumonia following cervical spine injuries sustained in an unwitnessed mechanic…
Valma Ann Tweedie, aged 72, died from pneumonia following cervical spine injuries sustained in an unwitnessed fall at a disability support facility. She had a known history…
73y · Male·Complications of cervical fractures and spinal injury (operated), sustained in a…
…rbidities (diabetes, cardiac disease, liver cancer) slipped on wet tiles outside McDonald's and sustained cervical and thoracic spine fractures with spinal cord injury. Attending paramedics failed to follow Ambulance Vic…
66y · Male·multiple injuries including subarachnoid haemorrhage, pneumothorax with multiple…
…, neck, and thoracic injuries including subarachnoid haemorrhage, pneumothorax with rib fractures, and C2 cervical injury. The Forensic Crash Unit concluded that head and neck injuries may have been prevented with a forw…
82y · Male·Complications of multiple injuries (palliated), sustained in a quad bike inciden…
An 82-year-old man died from complications of multiple injuries sustained in a quad bike incident. He had failed a VicRoads eyesight test two years earlier, losing his driver's licence, yet continued riding an unregister…
0y · Male·Head injury
A 7-month-old boy died from severe head trauma following an unwitnessed incident on 6 June 2018. The child was found unconscious after reportedly being p…
25y · Male·Gunshot injury to the neck
…ate and lawful. Death resulted from a gunshot wound to the neck causing catastrophic vertebral artery and cervical spine damage, likely fatal within minutes. Key clinical lessons: severe neck trauma with vertebral artery…
21y · Male·Steven McLean: Head and Neck Injury (cervical spine separation from skull with b…
Two young Aboriginal men, Steven McLean (21) and Shane Wallam (20), died in a motor vehicle crash on 30 April 2011 near Carrabin, WA, while driving a stolen vehicle at dangerous speeds. Both were severely intoxicated by …
Male·Head and neck injuries due to mountain bike collision (rider)
…borne, the bike inverted on landing, and he fell sustaining catastrophic head and neck injuries including cervical spinal fracture with epidural and subarachnoid haemorrhage. His helmet was damaged but compliant with Aus…
25y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash, including basal skull frac…
…eatbelt, and crossed into the opposing lane. He sustained fatal injuries including basal skull fractures, cervical vertebral fractures, and multiple other traumatic injuries. The coroner found that weather, mechanical de…
43y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle incident (rider)
…for failing to see the motorcycle and made no adverse findings against him. Key clinical lesson: This is a trauma case highlighting the catastrophic injuries sustained when motorcycles collide with heavy vehicles—multipl…
63y · Male·Cerebral infarction complicating vertebral artery dissection following motor veh…
…equent cerebral infarction. At Albury Base Hospital, initial CT imaging at 10:44am identified significant cervical spine injuries, but critical imaging results (MRI and CT angiogram) were delayed approximately 4.5 hours.…
85y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to dysphagia in a man with multiple spinal fractures an…
…June 2019, was admitted to Lyell McEwin Hospital, then fell on the ward on 14 June sustaining significant cervical spine fractures. He was transferred to Royal Adelaide Hospital where he developed severe pharyngeal dysph…
26y · Male·Neck injury from falling glass crate
A 26-year-old labourer died from severe neck trauma when a 1.4-tonne glass crate fell on him during container unloading at a small glass import business. The …
43y · Male·Complications of neck injury; specifically extensive brainstem infarction second…
…William Strickland, an experienced Harley Davidson rider, died from brainstem infarction following severe cervical spinal injury sustained in a motorcycle crash on Julimar Road, Western Australia. He failed to negotiate …
62y · Female·multiple spinal injuries sustained when struck by a motor vehicle
…ical lessons: this is a non-medical death but illustrates the catastrophic consequences of head and spinal trauma from high-energy blunt force. The post-mortem revealed transection of the mid-thoracic spinal cord, trauma…
20y · Male·Blunt force head and limb injuries from motor vehicle collision
A 20-year-old Aboriginal male pedestrian died from blunt force head and limb injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision. He was intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.20%) when struck by a Black Ford Ranger while crossing Lar…
21y · Male·head and neck injuries including skull fracture and probable fractures to the up…
A 21-year-old man died from head and neck injuries sustained as a passenger in a vehicle driven by an impaired driver during a police pursuit. The driver had consumed cannabis and diazepam before operating the vehicle at…
27y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained as a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle; specifica…
Jari Wise, aged 27, died on 29 February 2020 when struck by a vehicle driven by Melissa Oates at Huonville, Tasmania. Mr Wise was intoxicated (BAC 0.220%, THC present), wearing dark clothing, and standing in the centre o…
35y · Male·head injury in a man with chronic liver disease
A 35-year-old male prisoner with chronic hepatitis C cirrhosis and thrombocytopenia died from traumatic brain injury sustained during an unprovoked assault by another prisoner. A single punch caused him to f…
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