35 results for “facial fractures”
68y · Male·head injury from crush trauma between forklift mast components
…ed the mast, crushing Mr. Rowe's head between the fixed and sliding mast cross-members, resulting in fatal facial injuries. Critical clinical and safety lessons include: the inadequacy of untrained operators using unregu…
Male·pneumonia, following injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident
…ay 2010, resulting in global cerebral oedema, subdural haematoma, subarachnoid haemorrhage, and multiple fractures. He was admitted to Royal Hobart Hospital ICU for 16 days, then discharged to neurosurgical ward, and su…
20y · Male·Blunt traumatic injuries from fall from height
Carter Jim Taylor, a 20-year-old apprentice builder, died following a fall from a 30-metre cliff at Clifton Beach, Tasmania on 2 April 2022. While walking near the cliff edge with friends, he lost his footing, slid down …
20y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to displacement of tracheostomy and p…
Adam Fitzpatrick, a 20-year-old with complex facial and skull fractures from a motor vehicle collision, underwent emergency tracheostomy placement. On 22 Augu…
39y · Male·Multiple blunt injuries (blunt trauma of the head, facial and skull fractures ex…
Philip Maxwell Milburn, aged 39, died from multiple blunt injuries sustained as a pillion passenger when the motorcycle he was riding on collided with a truck and trailer at an intersection in Longford, Tasmania on 13 Ja…
Female·Ray: homicide by a person or persons unknown involving blunt force trauma; Jenni…
A 47-year-old man (Ray) and 49-year-old woman (Jennie) died on or about 22 March 2015 during a prospecting trip in remote Western Australia near Sandstone. Ray's body was found in a disused mineshaft on 8 April 2015; Jen…
91y · Female·Sub-dural haemorrhage due to head injury due to fall
A 91-year-old woman was admitted to hospital after accidental paracetamol overdose and was found to have had a recent right occipital lobe infarction. While receiving appropriate care, she fell from her hospital bed at t…
82y · Male·Trauma related intracerebral haemorrhage
An 82-year-old man with dementia, cerebellar ataxia, and mobility limitations fell from his wheelchair down three concrete steps (480cm drop) while attending a hearing aid appointment at an off-site clinic. He sustained …
55y · Male·Complications of traumatic head injury sustained in a workplace incident (pallia…
David Klingberg, a 55-year-old experienced pile testing engineer, died from traumatic head injury sustained when an auxiliary line hook on a piling rig struck him in the face at a construction site. The hook became jamme…
24y · Male·Complications of head injuries (operated), sustained in a tram impact (pedestria…
A 24-year-old international student died from catastrophic head injuries sustained when struck by a tram. He was not wearing his prescription glasses, was distracted by his mobile phone, and misjudged his proximity to th…
54y · Male·Blunt force head injury due to hit by rock while driving
…g acceleration, causing catastrophic traumatic brain injury with unsurvivable injuries including complex fractures, intracranial haemorrhages, and vascular dissections. The patient died three days later. This case highl…
20y · Female·Head injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident
Roslyn Law, a 20-year-old passenger, died from severe head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision when the driver struck escaped cattle on a rural road, then collided with a stationary truck. The driver had used…
64y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolus as a result of bilateral deep vein thrombosis which dev…
RW, a 64-year-old with chronic ischaemic heart disease, suffered traumatic brain injury from an intentional motorcycle collision and underwent emergency neurosurgery. He was subsequently treated with unfractionated hepar…
47y · Female·Multiple blunt force injuries
A 47-year-old Aboriginal woman died from multiple blunt force injuries sustained during a prolonged violent attack by her domestic partner at a bush camp in Karama, NT on 17 January 2022. She had a documented history of …
18y · Female·hypoxic encephalopathy due to raised intracranial pressure caused by severe clos…
An 18-year-old woman died from hypoxic encephalopathy due to severe closed head injury sustained when she fell from a shade sail structure at a playground. While climbing on the sail with friends after consuming minimal …
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