86y · Male·Respiratory complications in a man with chronic lung disease and rib and pelvic …
…treated at three hospitals over 12 days before dying from respiratory complications complicated by rib and pelvic fractures. The electric bicycle was classified and sold as a power-assisted pedal cycle (not requiring reg…
82y · Male·complications from multiple injuries received in a motor vehicle accident
Karl Guy Meyers, 82 years old, died from complications of multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He developed an ileus or pseudo-colonic obstruction requiring nasogastric tube (NGT) insertion. The key c…
77y · Male·Chest and pelvic injuries sustained in a farming incident
A 77-year-old farmer died from chest and pelvic injuries sustained in a farm machinery incident. Mr Hulland was operating a Ford utility with an attached …
85y · Female·Staphylococcus bacteremia complicating multiple injuries sustained in a motor ve…
An 85-year-old woman sustained multiple serious injuries (bilateral rib and pelvic fractures, thoracic spine fractures) in a motor vehicle collision on 20 June 2018. She was treated with IC…
22y · Female·Traumatic brain injuries: diffuse axonal and intracranial haemorrhagic brain inj…
Macy Jayne Edwards, aged 22, died from traumatic brain injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision on Frankford Road, Tasmania on 28 March 2023. She was driving westbound when her vehicle drifted into the eastbound lan…
64y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest due to retroperiton…
A 64-year-old man died from hypovolaemic cardiac arrest caused by retroperitoneal bleeding from a pelvic fracture. The bleeding occurred six days post-injury while on high-dose enoxaparin (100mg twice daily) ini…
35y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to left deep calf vein thrombosis complicating lef…
John Matthew Murray, aged 35, died of pulmonary thromboembolism complicating pelvic and leg fractures sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital and under…
18y · Female·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (passenger)
An 18-year-old female died from injuries sustained as a passenger in a motor vehicle collision on a poorly maintained road. The vehicle struck a pothole in a wet road surface, causing loss of control and collision with o…
43y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle incident (rider)
…lighting the catastrophic injuries sustained when motorcycles collide with heavy vehicles—multiple spine fractures, skull fractures, subarachnoid haemorrhage, complete midbrain transection, and complete aortic transecti…
54y · Male·Complications of pelvic and spinal fractures sustained in a fall in man with Dow…
…ew William Barr, a 54-year-old man with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's dementia, died from complications of pelvic and spinal fractures sustained in a fall. Following his mother's death in January 2021 and his February fa…
28y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries from motor vehicle collision
…. The collision resulted in multiple severe blunt force injuries including intracranial haemorrhage, rib fractures, spinal fractures, and pelvic fractures. While seatbelt use would not have prevented death given the sev…
76y · Male·Chest and pelvic injuries sustained in a ride-on lawn mower incident
A 76-year-old man died from chest and pelvic injuries sustained when a ride-on mower he was operating rolled over while towing a heavily laden trailer …
74y · Male·Complications of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a motor vehicle cras…
…vidence suggests he fell asleep while driving. He was ejected from the vehicle and suffered multiple rib fractures with flail chest, haemopneumothorax, spinal fractures, and retroperitoneal haemorrhage. Despite initial …
29y · Female·Bronchopneumonia in a woman with brain injury
A 29-year-old Aboriginal woman suffered a motor vehicle collision resulting in severe multi-system injuries requiring multiple surgical interventions. Eleven days after transfer to the trauma ward, she experienced sudden…
81y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism as a result of multiple traumatic injuries caused by a…
…nd on the top rung, which bore a warning label. He sustained multiple traumatic injuries including skull fractures, brain contusions, subdural haematoma, subarachnoid haemorrhage, and pelvic and arm fractures. After 12 …
53y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of Down syndrome and pelvic fractures
…old man with Down syndrome and early-onset Alzheimer's disease, died from aspiration pneumonia following a pelvic fracture sustained during hospital admission. Key clinical lessons include: (1) pain assessment in non-ver…
79y · Male·Head and chest injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash
Brian Oakley Woods, aged 79, died from head and chest injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash on the Tasman Highway. While an experienced rider with 65 years riding experience, Mr Woods overtook two motorcycles a…
76y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (car vs. truck, driver) …
… path of an oncoming truck travelling at 98 km/h. The collision caused extensive traumatic injuries (rib fractures, diaphragm rupture, liver laceration, aortic tear, pelvic fractures) that were immediately fatal. The tr…
57y · Female·acute pulmonary embolism
Sandra McRae, age 57, died from pulmonary embolism on day 13 of hospitalisation following pelvic fractures sustained in a motor vehicle accident. The coroner found the death was potentially preventable d…
72y · Male·multiple injuries resulting from catastrophic head injury with massive disruptio…
A 72-year-old man with schizophrenia and a history of suicidal ideation died by jumping from level 7 of a shopping centre. He had stopped taking prescribed medications and had been planning this action, making calls to f…
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