51y · Male·Traumatic brain injuries resulting from blunt head trauma: multiple calvarial an…
…his fiancée's grandson, resulting in extradural and subdural haematomas and pneumocephalus. He underwent emergency neurosurgery and was managed in ICU with mechanical ventilation, but his neurological condition did not …
1y · Female·head injury from non-accidental trauma
Chloe Murphy, an 11-month-old girl, died from severe head injuries on 5 December 2010 after being left in the care of a babysitter (Mrs Jenkins) on 3 December. Medical assessment revealed a skull fracture, bilateral subd…
64y · Female·Traumatic head injury sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian)
A 64-year-old woman died from traumatic head injury sustained in a pedestrian motor vehicle incident. She stepped onto High Street from behind a light pole while attempting to cross, into the path of an oncoming vehicle.…
66y · Male·Head injury sustained in a motor vehicle collision while cycling
Rex Sizeland, a 66-year-old experienced cyclist wearing high-visibility clothing and helmet, was struck from behind by a motor vehicle on a clear day with excellent visibility while riding on a quiet country road with tw…
16y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to skull fracture and extradural haemotoma from b…
Justin Galligan, aged 16, died from hypoxic brain injury due to a skull fracture and extradural haemotoma caused by a single punch at a teenage party. He lost consciousness but was not taken to hospital immediately. Clin…
37y · Male·primary intracerebral haemorrhage, contributed to by acute alcohol intoxication
…ed a large left temporal lobe intracerebral haemorrhage. Neurosurgical consultation (Adelaide) and later emergency surgery proved unsuccessful. The coroner found the death resulted from natural causes (intracerebral hae…
15y · Male·global hypoxic cerebral injury following medical intervention for high velocity …
… 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 Hospital including n…
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 pushed from a highchair by his 4-year-old brother and died 4 days la…
33y · Male·acute hydrocephalus following ventricular blockage by a colloid cyst
Daniel Johnson, a 33-year-old Aboriginal man, died of acute hydrocephalus caused by a colloid cyst in the brain while in custody at Darwin Correctional Centre. He had complained of severe, recurring headaches for months …
40y · Male·Head injury from assault
…d fatal assault likely would have been prevented. Officers failed to either physically intervene or call emergency assistance (code yellow) as policy required and training suggested. Medical care was appropriate and tim…
35y · Male·Head injury sustained in a bicycle accident
Sean Brindle, aged 35, died from head injury sustained in a bicycle accident on Boxing Day 2008 at The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne. He and his brother were struck from behind by a car driven by Luke Shields, who was sever…
9y · Male·head injury
Nine-year-old Aidan Bott was fatally struck by a falling branch from an African Mahogany tree in the school courtyard on 22 August 2006, sustaining fatal head injuries. The death was preventable through regular tree main…
33y · Female·Raised intracranial pressure secondary to thrombosis of the superior sagittal, t…
…y could have reduced mortality from 69% to 15%. Clinicians failed to vigorously pursue the diagnosis, no emergency neurological input was sought, and poor interdepartmental communication prevented timely investigation.
26y · Male·Closed head injury with extradural and subdural haemorrhage resulting from a sku…
…n involving security guards. After police ambulance transfer, he was admitted to Royal Darwin Hospital's emergency department with a Glasgow Coma Score of 12, which improved to 15. Despite presenting with signs of serio…
10y · Female·Head injuries due to fall from a bunk bed
Elise Neville, aged 10, fell from a non-compliant bunk bed and sustained a head injury. At her first ED presentation to Caloundra Hospital at 3:25am, Dr D.—a junior house officer 19 hours into a 24-hour shift—failed to p…
41y · Male·Complications of blunt force injuries of the head
Colin Parker, aged 41, suffered an unwitnessed fall with head injury while experiencing syncope from atrial fibrillation in early May 2014. He was admitted to Campbelltown Hospital but his serious intracranial pathology …
43y · Female·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured berry aneurysm
Trina McGrady, a 43-year-old Goomeroi woman, died from subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured berry aneurysm on 15 September 2020. She had been admitted to John Hunter Hospital following incidental discovery of two l…
43y · Male·Multi-organ failure with coagulopathy secondary to acute exacerbation of chronic…
A 43-year-old man with a colloid cyst of the third ventricle presenting with progressive headache was admitted for planned endoscopic surgery. Surgery was delayed from Friday to Monday due to unavailability of specialist…
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