30 results for “polytrauma”
17y · Male·blunt force trauma to lower chest with massive injuries to heart, liver and sple…
A 17-year-old motorcycle learner died from blunt force trauma following a single-vehicle crash on a wet country road. The deceased was riding an unroadworthy motorcycle with insufficient tyre tread (0.6mm vs required 1.5…
88y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
An 88-year-old man died from multiple injuries sustained when struck by a motor vehicle while crossing a poorly-lit road as a pedestrian. He suffered bilateral pelvic fractures, lumbar spine fractures, aortic transection…
44y · Male·undetermined; possibly multiple internal injuries from collision, acute myocardi…
Geoffrey James Hewitt, a 44-year-old Aboriginal man, died in a single-vehicle collision on 7 May 2011 after his Toyota Hilux veered onto the wrong side of the Arnhem Highway and was struck by an oncoming truck. He was ej…
Unknown·Blunt force injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash; S Wongaway: blunt force i…
Three Aboriginal community members died in a high-speed motor vehicle crash on Christmas Day 2019 after police attempted a traffic apprehension for an unregistered vehicle. The driver, fearing drink-driving detection, ac…
27y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained as a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle; specifica…
Jari Wise, aged 27, died on 29 February 2020 when struck by a vehicle driven by Melissa Oates at Huonville, Tasmania. Mr Wise was intoxicated (BAC 0.220%, THC present), wearing dark clothing, and standing in the centre o…
0y · Male·Motor vehicle collision injuries
On 20 March 2010, a motor vehicle collision on Canberra Avenue, Narrabundah, ACT, killed four people: an infant (Brody Lee Oppelaar, 3 months), his father (Scott Raymond Oppelaar, 33), his mother (Samantha Leanne Ford, 2…
61y · Female·injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision as a passenger
A 61-year-old woman died from hypovolaemic shock and cardiac arrest following a motor vehicle collision in rural Victoria. She was trapped in her vehicle for approximately 90 minutes with severe crush injuries and lower …
41y · Male·injuries sustained when he fell from height into a pit full of water
Roger Bruce Browne, a 41-year-old contract 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 …
37y · Male·crush injuries to the head, chest, abdomen and pelvis sustained when a wall of t…
Daniel Howard, a retained firefighter with FRNSW in rural Cobar NSW, died from crush injuries when a wall collapsed on him during a structural fire at the Occidental Hotel on 17 August 2014. Key clinical lessons include:…
27y · Female·chest injuries
Olivia Inglis, 27, died from chest injuries sustained in a fall whilst competing in the cross country phase of eventing at the 2016 Scone Horse Trials. She successfully negotiated fence 8A but fell at fence 8B. The coron…
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