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37 results for head injury with loss of consciousness

VIChome2016-09-16

Finding into death of Brenda Claire Goudge

61y · Female·Asphyxia in the setting of upper airway obstruction, neck compression and immers…

…pression, and immersion. Evidence indicated she was attacked in bed and sustained blunt force trauma to her head, face, and neck with defensive injuries suggesting she resisted her attacker. Her body and bedding were pla…

forensic medicinesystem
VICcommunity2017-02-01

Finding into death of Darren Mark Gavin Watts

41y · Male·Drowning

…reek after cycling on the EastLink Trail. He was cycling south along the path when approaching a footbridge with a sharp left bend. Evidence suggests he entered the bend at excessive speed, lost control, struck marker po…

forensic medicine
VICaged care2017-03-07

Finding into death of Angelo Raffaelle Palma

65y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage following a fall

Angelo Palma, a 65-year-old man with intellectual disability living in supported accommodation, fell from bed early morning on 2 October 2015 af…

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VIChospital2021-09-27

Finding into death of Abigail Louise Cooke-Mitchell

42y · Female·Traumatic right subdural haematoma

… from a traumatic right subdural haematoma sustained on 22 January 2015. She was found unresponsive at home with severe head and facial injuries after falls. Critical delays in medical assessment occurred when her partne…

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NSW2017-02-03

Inquest into the death of Thanh PHAM

30y · Male·traumatic brain injury

Thanh Pham, a 30-year-old karate student, died from traumatic brain injury sustained during a black belt grading when he was repeatedly knocked down and struck to the head while spa…

neurosurgeryemergency medicinecommunicationsystem
TAShome2016-07-14

Coroner's Finding: Bedford, Sidney

83y · Male·Acute subdural haemorrhage following a fall

Sidney Bedford, aged 83, fell on his driveway at home on 30 October 2015 and suffered a head injury while on warfarin anticoagulation therapy. He was transported to Launceston General Hospital where a…

emergency medicineradiologydiagnosticwarfarin
NThospital2016-09-02

Inquest into the death of Christopher Murrungun

53y · Male·Left intra cerebral and left subdural haemorrhage

…ered to take him to hospital instead. Police transported him in a police van cage, placing him on the floor without cushioning. He was in profound intoxication with altered consciousness, unable to sit or stand independe…

emergency medicineneurologysystemcommunicationalcohol
VICcommunity2022-04-04

Finding into death of Andrew Francis Powell

32y · Male·Drowning

…ents at Sherbrook Beach. The Port Campbell Surf Life Saving Club's rescue vessel, the Pelican, was deployed with Powell, his father Ross, and skipper Phillip Younis. During the rescue attempt in severe conditions (2+ met…

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VIC2026-04-20

Finding into death of Ching Ngai Li

9y · Male·Cranio-cervical dislocation sustained in a motor vehicle incident (car vs. car, …

A 9-year-old boy died from cranio-cervical dislocation sustained in a head-on motor vehicle collision. He was seated in the rear seat wearing only an adult seatbelt without a booster…

system
QLDhome2013-04-16

Borusiewicz, Luke Anthony

2y · Male·head injury due to accidental fall from bed

Luke Borusiewicz, a 2-year-old in foster care, died from severe head injuries sustained in an accidental fall from a bed on 12 January 2009. The foster carer, Joy (age 74), had…

emergency medicineneurosurgery
VICcommunity2011-04-20

Finding into death of Shida Li

33y · Male·Drowning and head injury

…rocks at Cape Schanck while rock fishing on Christmas Day 2009. He was knocked into the sea by a large wave within moments of arriving at the location, sustaining a head injury that likely rendered him unconscious. Altho…

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QLDPodcast2025-07-31

Inquest into the Cause and Circumstances surrounding the death of RICKIE JAMES MAKIN

44y · Male·Drowning due to head injury due to impact with yacht

…n Bay, Queensland, on 7 March 2020. He was not wearing a personal flotation device (PFD). After suffering a head injury in an unexpected sharp gybe manoeuvre, he fell into rough water (2–3 metre seas, winds 25–30 knots).…

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QLD2025-09-05

Findings into the death of Faysal Ishak AHMED

30y · Male·Acute pneumonia and multi-organ failure, due to or as a consequence of traumatic…

Faysal Ishak Ahmed, a 30-year-old Sudanese refugee, died from traumatic brain injury sustained in a fall down stairs at Manus Island Regional Processing Centre on 22 December 2016. He collaps…

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TAShospital2017-05-17

Coroner's Finding: Woulleman-Jarvis, Anne Maree 2017 TASCD 188

62y · Female·subacute subdural haematoma due to a closed head injury sustained in a fall from…

A 62-year-old woman on warfarin for a mechanical aortic valve sustained a head injury from a fall. A CT scan on day 5 post-injury identified a small extradural haematoma, but the radiolo…

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NThospital2005-04-06

Inquest into the death of Peter Wiryal

48y · Male·Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke) caused by subdural haemorrhage, which resulted…

… Score 13→15). However, he deteriorated over the following days and was admitted to Danila Dilba on 8 April with suspected subdural haematoma, requiring emergency craniotomy on 9 April. He appeared to recover initially b…

emergency medicineneurosurgerydiagnosticcommunicationalcohol
WAcommunity2010-12-21

Inquest into the Death of Njana

24y · Male·left intracerebral haemorrhage and consequential brain bleeding resulting from h…

…ssaulted on 27 December 2008 by Shaun Steven Midd at a service station in Broome, suffering a strike to the head causing unconsciousness, kicks to the head with steel-capped boots, and skull fractures. Police arrested Nj…

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WAhome- 12 September 2014

Inquest into the Death of Shionah Violet Teneille CARTER

26y · Female·Unlawful Homicide - positional asphyxia during violent assault and sexual attack

…and sexual attack by her intimate partner. She sustained traumatic brain injuries causing concussion/unconsciousness, rendering her vulnerable to asphyxiation. A 000 call at 3:21am captured sounds of her distress. The p…

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