34 results for “prior subdural haematoma”
84y · Male·Head injury - left lateral convexity acute subdural haematoma with 2mm midline s…
…eed was not communicated during transfer. Without sitter supervision, he fell and sustained a fatal acute subdural haematoma. The coroner found the handover information inadequate and stated that if a sitter had been pre…
65y · Male·acute right subdural haematoma
Sidney Brunt, aged 65, died from an acute right subdural haematoma caused by excessive, unmonitored anticoagulation with warfarin. His general practitioner, Dr A.…
65y · Male·complications, including pneumonia, of traumatic brain injury
…bulance was called 1.5 hours later. Despite emergent neurosurgical intervention, his severe brain injury (subdural haematoma with midline shift) was unsurvivable. Clinical lessons include: early recognition of high-risk …
76y · Female·Head injury comprised of subdural haematoma, subarachnoid haemorrhage with brain…
A 76-year-old woman died from complications of a severe head injury sustained in a motor vehicle collision. She was initially managed conservatively at a regional hospital, but her condition deteriorated markedly at 9pm …
1y · Male·Head injury in the setting of labour
…y impacted in the maternal pelvis requiring difficult disimpaction and extraction, resulting in bilateral subdural haematomas, subarachnoid haemorrhages and skull fracture. Multiple clinical management issues were identi…
87y · Male·Complications of head injuries in setting of dementia
…a known risk but managed only by redirection. The perpetrator had a history of aggression toward staff and prior violence, though no documented aggression toward residents. An Aged Psychiatry Assessment Team referral wa…
51y · Male·Blunt head injury sustained in the circumstances of a seizure
…tained during a seizure in his home. He had not taken his anti-epileptic medication (Epilim) for four days prior to death, making seizure recurrence highly likely. He was found deceased in his enclosed patio area with a…
43y · Male·head injury
…y and an obligation to give way. The driver had been using his mobile phone to read and send text messages prior to the collision, though the timing of the final message was approximately 50 seconds before the impact. T…
24y · Male·Complications of head injuries (operated), sustained in a tram impact (pedestria…
…lity, poor lighting, and lack of barriers or warning signage at the collision site. The coroner found five prior tram-pedestrian collisions in the area between 2014-2019. No clinical errors were identified; the death re…
12y · Male·Head injuries resulting from ride-on mower collision
Jake Garrett-Pratt, a 12-year-old boy, died from fatal head injuries sustained when he lost control of a poorly maintained ride-on lawn mower on a steep driveway. The rear axle drive chain broke due to inadequate mainten…
61y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage and myocardial infarct
A 61-year-old man with extensive cardiac disease collapsed at a supermarket, striking his head and losing consciousness for less than 10 seconds. Paramedics identified STEMI and administered heparin on advice from Austin…
87y · Male·Metastatic carcinoma of the prostate with complications (end-of-life palliative …
Errol Warren Bartlett-Torr, aged 87, died of metastatic prostate cancer on 20 June 2021 whilst in prison custody and receiving palliative care at Bethesda Hospital. Clinical lessons include: (1) elevated PSA findings sho…
24y · Male·left intracerebral haemorrhage and consequential brain bleeding resulting from h…
Hendrick Njana, a 24-year-old Aboriginal male, was assaulted 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-c…
34y · Male·aspiration pneumonia following seizure with concomitant global severe anoxic enc…
Kenneth Strangways, a 34-year-old Aboriginal man with post-traumatic epilepsy, organic brain damage from head injuries, alcoholism and psychiatric illness, died from aspiration pneumonia following a seizure. The death wa…
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