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NT2024

Inquest into the death of Road Deaths 5,6,7 and 8 of 2024

Multiple blunt force injuries sustained in single motor vehicle rollover collisi…

Four Aboriginal adults died in a single-vehicle rollover on Roper Highway, NT, on 3 February 2024. The 53-year-old driver was heavily intoxicated (BAC 0.28%) and driving at 159 k…

forensic medicineemergency medicinesystemalcohol
NTcommunity2013-03-22

Inquest into the death of Jennifer Taylor and Clifford Norman

27y · Male·Blunt head trauma and severe multiple injuries sustained in a single motor vehic…

Two people died in a high-speed motor vehicle crash on 7 April 2012 in Alice Springs. The driver, Clifford Norman (27), was unlicense…

alcohol
NSW2022-10-24

Inquest into the death of GL

69y · Male·neck compression due to hanging

…est found his death was intentionally self-inflicted by hanging using bed mechanisms. Clinically, this case highlights the challenge of suicide risk assessment in older prisoners with complex trauma, language barriers, a…

psychiatrygeriatric medicine
VIChospital2022-07-22

Finding into death of Gregory Roberts

37y · Male·Complications of electrocution and injuries sustained in a fall

… complications of electrocution and injuries sustained in a fall after inadvertently touching a 22,000-volt high-voltage aerial powerline with a metal tape measure while working on scaffolding at a residential constructi…

emergency medicinetrauma surgerysystemproceduralmorphine
NSWcommunity2023-12-14

Inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of XA

36y · Male·Unascertained

… possibly by suicide given his depressive state, work stress, chronic pain, and recent deep exploration of traumatic past events in therapy. No specific cause of death could be determined. The case highlights the risk of…

psychiatrygeneral practicepregabalin
NTPodcast2015-11-25

Inquest into the death of Zoe Woolmer

23y · Female·Multiple injuries from a fall of approximately 30 metres from a cliff to rocks b…

Zoe Woolmer, a 23-year-old tourist, died after falling approximately 30 metres from a cliff ledge at Kestrel Falls in Kings Canyon while being guided by The Rock Tour Company. The tour guide had demonstrated and encourag…

emergency medicineoccupational and environmental healthsystemprocedural
ACTcommunityPodcast2023-03-17

AN INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF CHRISTIAAN ADRIAAN ROODT

17y · Male·Circulatory failure caused by traumatic brain injury from being struck by a log

Christiaan Adriaan Roodt, a 17-year-old Year 10 student, died from traumatic brain injury when struck by a 6-metre log during a 'Capture The Flag' game at Mount Ainslie, near his s…

emergency medicinetrauma surgerysystemcommunication
QLDcommunity2015-08-03

Inquest into nine (9) deaths caused by Quad Bike accidents

Multiple causes across nine deaths; primary causes included rollover with crush …

…2) children under 16 should not operate adult-sized quad bikes—17.1% of quad bike deaths are children, with high injury risk; (3) proper training is essential, yet most riders receive only informal instruction; (4) crush…

systemdelay
WAhospital2021-02-09

Inquest into the Death of Baby H (Name Subject to Suppression Order)

0y · Female·head and neck injuries

A 4-month-old girl (Baby H) died from head and neck injuries caused by violent shaking inflicted by her mother on 28 May 2017. She had presented to an emergency department on 10 May 2017 with facial bruising, which physi…

emergency medicinepaediatricsdiagnosticcommunication
WAhospital2024-05-23

Inquest into the Death of Baby BE (Name Subject to Suppression Order)

0y · Female·brain death complicating head and neck injury

A five-month-old girl died from catastrophic brain injuries caused by violent shaking on 20 May 2019. Medical evidence established she was shaken by an adult on at least two occasions: once around 6 May 2019 (evidenced b…

paediatricsneonatologydiagnosticcommunicationmethamphetamine

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