356 results for “fall injury”
80y · Male·Multiple injuries post fall from a roof
An 80-year-old man died from multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a roof while cleaning gutters at home. He fell approximately 2 metres from a ladder, sustaining rib, p…
17y · Male·massive head injury sustained in a fall from height (approximately 3.5 metres th…
A 17-year-old male died from massive head injury sustained in a fall from approximately 3.5 metres through a shade sail at a primary school. He landed on c…
75y · Male·pneumonia and head injury from fall
…isturbance and hyponatraemia (low serum sodium of 124 mmol/L). Initial clinical assessment did not identify falls risk. After 4 days, he fell backwards suddenly while standing in the corridor despite a care assistant bei…
79y · Male·Respiratory failure due to haemothorax and hospital-acquired pneumonia due to mu…
A 79-year-old man with extensive comorbidities died following multiple falls in residential aged care. He was identified as high falls risk on admission but experienced inadequate fal…
59y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
A 59-year-old man with severe acquired brain injury and dysphagia from a 2005 motorcycle crash died from aspiration pneumonia. Two days after returning from a…
77y · Female·intracranial haemorrhage (subdural, intraventricular and brainstem)
…ss and rib fractures. No brain CT scan was performed at Mersey Community Hospital despite the mechanism of injury and unconsciousness suggesting head trauma risk. Eight days later, she suffered a STEMI and received throm…
17y · Male·head injury in a fall from a height
Bailey Blackwell, a 17-year-old Aboriginal man, died from a head injury sustained in a fall from approximately 20 metres at Big Hill near Stawell. While attempting to jump betwee…
73y · Female·head injuries suffered in a fall; skull fractures with bruising to the brain and…
…orrhage. Pacemaker data showed brief ventricular tachycardia and asystole occurring as a consequence of the fall rather than preceding it. The coroner found no evidence of stair non-compliance or systemic safety issues, …
70y · Male·hypovolaemic shock due to the consequences of fractured femur
…ed a spiral femur fracture with internal bleeding. Care workers failed to seek medical assessment after the fall, instead conducting their own rudimentary examination. The fracture and indicators of injury went unrecogni…
80y · Female·subdural haematoma due to closed head injury sustained in a fall from bed in hos…
…ed to hospital fell from bed and hit her head. Although nursing staff were concerned about a possible head injury, the House Medical Officer incorrectly concluded no injury had occurred and no CT scan was performed. Two …
84y · Female·complications of a fractured left hip suffered in an unwitnessed fall in aged ca…
An 84-year-old woman with dementia and osteoporosis residing in aged care suffered an unwitnessed fall in a corridor, sustaining a left hip fracture. She underwent high-risk surgical repair on day 3 post-fall. …
58y · Male·Multifocal bleed into brain (subarachnoid and subdural haemorrhage) from injurie…
A 58-year-old truck driver and forklift operator died from a severe head injury sustained in a workplace fall on 29 August 2012. He fell while using an unsuitable, unsecured ladder to ac…
80y · Male·Subdural haematoma from closed head injury sustained in a fall at his residence
James Robert Atkinson, aged 80, died from subdural haematoma sustained in a fall at his home in Tasmania on 11 July 2014, four days after sustaining another head injury. He had mixed Alzhe…
72y · Male·head injuries sustained in a fall from a ladder
A 72-year-old man died from unsurvivable head injuries sustained in a fall from a domestic ladder. He was climbing down from his roof when he slipped and fell backwards onto concrete…
68y · Male·Head injuries (multiple skull fractures with subdural and subarachnoid haemorrha…
A 68-year-old man died from head injuries sustained in a fall onto rocks while fishing at Frenchman's Bluff, South Australia. He was found face-down in a rock pool with …
80y · Male·Complications post fall from ladder sustaining multiple injuries including to th…
An 80-year-old man died from complications of a fall from a ladder while pruning vegetation at his holiday property. He sustained multiple injuries including ri…
45y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head
…25 March 2017. She had a history of heavy alcohol use and advanced liver disease. The circumstances of her injury remain unclear—it could have resulted from a fall or assault. Clinical lessons include: the importance of …
89y · Female·head injury
Barbara Ann Haynes, aged 89, died from a head injury sustained in a fall at an aged care facility on 29 March 2020, with death occurring 13 days later on 11 Ap…
67y · Male·Complications arising from multiple injuries — fall from a height
A 67-year-old man died from complications of multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a 3-metre ladder while conducting home roof repairs in Tasmania. He fell forward through polycarbonate…
67y · Male·Raised intracranial pressure due to head injuries from a fall
A 67-year-old man died from severe head injuries sustained when he was pushed backwards through a hotel doorway during playful banter with another patron. He fell onto a concrete footpath and struck his head, suffering s…
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