Coronial

82 results for internal injuries

WAhome2018-10-23

Inquest into the Death of Lorraine Jane HANSEN

25y · Female·Head injuries

Lorraine Jane Hansen, 25, died from head injuries on 29 June 2016 after being found on a roadway in Willetton, Western Australia. She had been involved in …

systemalcohol
ACThospital2018-06-28

AN INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OFJOSEPH YATRAS

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 …

trauma surgeryintensive carediagnosticdelaycannabis
QLD2007-03-06

Browne, Roger Bruce

41y · Male·injuries sustained when he fell from height into a pit full of water

…act holder at Dawson Mine, died after falling from height into a pit at disused pit 8C. He suffered fatal injuries including cervical spine dislocation and internal injuries; death was not survivable. While the exact mec…

occupational and environmental healthforensic medicinesystemdelay
WAcommunity2015-09-17

Inquest into the Death of MR TOBY

45y · Male·Head injury from motor vehicle rollover

Mr Toby, a 45-year-old Indigenous male with significant alcohol problems, died from head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle rollover on 25 August 2012. Police attempted a random breath test on an unse…

systemcommunicationalcohol
TAShospital2024-10-14

Coroner's Finding: Johnson. Daniel Brian

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 i…

trauma surgeryintensive care
QLD2007-11-23

Walker, Nola Jean

66y · Female·Blood loss due to tearing of the spleen and fractured ribs occasioned by a motor…

…nt. She was involved in a minor crash, assessed by paramedics who found normal vital signs and no obvious injuries. She declined hospital transport. Police then detained her on suspicion of drink-driving (0.198% BAC). Ov…

emergency medicineparamedicinediagnosticcommunicationalcohol
WAhospital2005-12-13

Inquest into the Death of Peter Daryl Samson

20y · Male·Pelvic Injury

…recognised or acted upon. He died in police custody less than an hour later from hypovolemic shock due to internal bleeding from the pelvic fracture. The coroner found the medical assessment entirely inadequate and refer…

emergency medicinegeneral practicediagnosticdelayalcohol
TAScommunity2018-01-31

Coroner's Finding: Marriott, Molli Margaret Anne

4y · Female·Multiple severe traumatic injuries from motor vehicle crash; severe crushing inj…

A 4-year-old girl died from severe traumatic injuries sustained when a motor vehicle overturned on a wet road curve. The driver (her mother) was unlicensed, ha…

systemcommunicationalcohol
WAcommunity2019-09-23

Inquest into the Death of Sean MORGAN-SMITH

45y · Male·Abdominal injuries from being struck by reversing front-end loader

…on a residential footpath in Huntingdale, Western Australia on 24 June 2015. He sustained severe crushing injuries to his abdomen with extensive internal bleeding and died despite resuscitation efforts at Fiona Stanley H…

emergency medicinetrauma surgerysystemdelay
WA

Inquest into the Death of Anthony John BILICK

34y · Male·Severe chest injury with fractures to ribs and sternum, internal bleeding, lacer…

A 34-year-old male motorcyclist died from severe chest injuries after crashing into a Toyota Tarago at high speed. He was riding a stolen, high-performance Ducati motorc…

emergency medicinetrauma surgeryamphetamine
WA2019-08-20

Inquest into the Death of Daniel Paul HILDER

36y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash

36-year-old man died from multiple injuries sustained when his car crashed into a brick wall while evading police. He was driving a defective vehicle…

methamphetamine
TAS2026-02-27

Coroner's Finding: de-identified OR

3y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries including massive head injury, fractured skull, fr…

A 3-year-old boy died from massive blunt force injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash when the unsecured child seat in which he was travelling was not ancho…

methamphetamine
WAcommunity2016-05-25

Inquest into the Death of William Craig DEAN

Male·Motor vehicle crash injuries; Arjomand—head injury; Hiron—chest and abdominal in…

…tained a non-survivable head injury; the rear seat passenger (Hiron) sustained severe chest and abdominal injuries; and the front seat passenger (Dean) sustained critical abdominal injuries with internal bleeding. All th…

pathologytoxicologymethamphetamine
WAcommunity2003-05-30

Inquest into the Death of Sandra Honey

56y · Female·Multiple injuries including small and large bowel damage, mesenteric damage with…

Sandra Honey, aged 56, died on 16 November 2001 from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on 13 November 2001. She was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her…

trauma surgeryintensive caresystem
QLD2013-11-04

Coulson, Elliott John

32y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a fall from the 26th floor of the Marriott Hotel

…h warrant in his room. He was a person of interest in a murder investigation. Police entry was delayed by internal security bars, but officers quickly located Coulson on the balcony. One officer attempted to grab him, bu…

VIChospital2020-02-28

Finding into death of Keith Walter Sharp

63y · Male·Cerebral infarction complicating vertebral artery dissection following motor veh…

… infarction. At Albury Base Hospital, initial CT imaging at 10:44am identified significant cervical spine injuries, but critical imaging results (MRI and CT angiogram) were delayed approximately 4.5 hours. The patient de…

emergency medicineradiologydelaydiagnosticaspirin
VIC2013-08-19

Finding into death of TH

2y · Female·Blunt force injury to the abdomen

A two-year-old girl died from blunt force injury to the abdomen, sustaining internal injuries including pancreatic rupture, jejunal rupture, and liver trauma with significant intra-abdominal…

paediatric surgeryemergency medicinedelaysystem
VICcommunity2019-01-31

Finding into death of Pauline Mary Riordan

61y · Female·injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision as a passenger

…ollision in rural Victoria. She was trapped in her vehicle for approximately 90 minutes with severe crush injuries and lower limb entrapment. While paramedics provided appropriate field care including fluids and analgesi…

emergency medicinetrauma surgerydelaymorphine
WAhospital2022-11-03

Inquest into the Death of Jeffery William ROONEY

41y · Male·subarachnoid haemorrhage due to rupture of a berry aneurysm of the right interna…

…undiagnosed berry aneurysm while incarcerated. He had a complex medical history including migraines, head injuries, hypertension, and substance use. In June 2021, he presented with right facial pain initially attributed …

neurosurgeryemergency medicineamitriptyline
VICcommunity2021-05-25

Finding into death of Kylie Jane Cay

44y · Female·haemoperitoneum due to ruptured splenic subcapsular haematoma in the setting of …

…, was brutally assaulted by her partner Justin Turner on 18 June 2016, sustaining rib fractures and other injuries. She was discharged from hospital on 20 June after imaging did not reveal a ruptured spleen. That evening…

paramedicineemergency medicinediagnosticcommunication

AI-generated summary and tagging — may contain inaccuracies; refer to original finding for legal purposes. Report an inaccuracy.