42 results for “haemorrhagic shock”
39y · Male·Haemorrhage from right groin wound
A 39-year-old man with extensive intravenous drug use history died from haemorrhage following rupture of a femoral artery aneurysm during a groin injection attempt. He had previously been admitted for arterial repair fro…
47y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis caused by multiple injurie…
Daniel Brian Johnson, aged 47, sustained multiple serious injuries in a head-on motor vehicle crash on 7 February 2023 and was admitted to Launceston General Hospital. He initially progressed well with appropriate treatm…
64y · Male·Postoperative intra-abdominal bleeding from pancreatic artery injury and its con…
John Reginald Beech, 64, died at Sydney Adventist Hospital on 24 April 2007 from postoperative intra-abdominal hemorrhage following colonic surgery. One week earlier, he underwent high anterior resection and hernia repai…
48y · Male·Severe soft tissue injury to the left arm, consistent with impact with a wire fe…
Davide Candeloro, 48, died from severe laceration to his left arm after his Harley Davidson motorcycle crashed into a wire fence at high speed on a residential street. Police officers had initiated a brief traffic interc…
29y · Female·gunshot wound to the abdomen
Melissa Cook (29) was shot by her estranged husband at her workplace (BP service station, Casula, NSW) on 16 December 2008. She was taken to Liverpool Hospital where she underwent emergency surgery and blood transfusions…
Male·Motor vehicle crash injuries; Arjomand: unsurvivable head injury; Hiron: chest a…
Three men died in a single-vehicle motor vehicle crash in rural Western Australia while under the influence of methamphetamine and other drugs. The driver (Arjomand) sustained a non-survivable head injury; the passengers…
40y · Male·Single gunshot wound to the shoulder, chest and abdomen
Daniel Shane Vella, a 40-year-old tattoo artist, was fatally shot during a robbery at Pretty in Ink tattoo parlour in West Ryde, NSW on 26 March 2011. A single gunshot wound traversed his left shoulder, chest and abdomen…
23y · Female·complications of ruptured ectopic pregnancy with massive intra-abdominal haemorr…
A 23-year-old woman with a ruptured ectopic pregnancy at a rural hospital required urgent transfer to a tertiary centre. The initial response was classified as routine, and the first ambulance crew arrived late without a…
16y · Female·intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to ruptured spleen
A 16-year-old girl died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to ruptured spleen following a car rollover. She was transported by ambulance to the nearest hospital (Renmark) rather than the better-equipped Berri Hospital,…
44y · Male·gunshot wound to abdomen
A 44-year-old male died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen sustained during a police response to a domestic violence incident. He became aggressive, wielded a knife, and lunged at police after Taser and pepper spray fai…
11y · Male·complications of bowel obstruction in the setting of chronic constipation
… He presented to Bairnsdale ED on 24 March with severe abdominal distension, lactic acidosis, and signs of shock. Critical gaps in emergency care included incomplete triage assessment, absent blood pressure recordings t…
52y · Male·Left chest cavity and abdominal cavity haemorrhage due to multiple rib fractures…
A 52-year-old man died from massive internal bleeding (left chest and abdominal cavity haemorrhage) following a motorcycle accident with multiple rib fractures and splenic laceration. He initially appeared to recover wit…
Male·Mahdi Arjomand: unsurvivable head injury incurred at time of motor vehicle crash…
Three men died in a single-vehicle motor vehicle crash in Western Australia on 15 October 2012. All three were significantly intoxicated with methylamphetamine and other drugs at the time of the crash. The driver (Arjoma…
49y · Male·Complications of penetrating sharp force injuries through the chest and abdomen …
Graeme Leslie Syme (Beasley), a 49-year-old male on parole with methamphetamine use history, died from penetrating chest and abdominal stab wounds he self-inflicted. Key clinical lessons: his case involved self-harm foll…
50y · Female·haemorrhagic shock and stab wounds to the back, chest and abdomen
A 50-year-old woman of Samoan descent was fatally stabbed by her ex-partner after leaving a violent relationship. She had sustained prior injuries including stab wounds on 26 December 2016 but did not report to police. D…
Multiple penetrating knife wounds with hemorrhagic shock and traumatic cardiac a…
On 13 April 2024, Joel Cauchi, with inadequately managed treatment-resistant schizophrenia, stabbed six people to death and injured ten others at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney. The coroner found Cauc…
46y · Male·Cardiac failure due to blood loss from traumatic laceration to right thigh susta…
Samuel Pugh, a 46-year-old mining contractor, died from cardiac failure due to blood loss after being struck by a 219 kg falling rock underground at a Queensland mine. He suffered a severe laceration to his right thigh w…
0y · Female·subgaleal haematoma complicating an obstructed labour
Vanessa Li, a term infant born following obstructed labour, died at four days of age from subgaleal haemorrhage (SGH) with severe hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. Labour was managed by private obstetrician Dr K., who wa…
76y · Female·multi-organ failure and sepsis due to complications of cholecystectomy
A 76-year-old woman died from multi-organ failure and sepsis following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a rural hospital. During surgery, the surgeon became misoriented in the inflamed surgical field and divided the com…
Unknown·Mr Christensen: stab wound to the chest. Mr Davy: blood loss caused by stab woun…
Two men died following stab wounds sustained while forcing entry to a dwelling in the early hours of 1 October 2018. The deceased had been misled about the circumstances of an injured woman they believed needed urgent as…
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