389 results for “severe trauma”
11y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and small bowel necrosis with perforation, in a boy with multic…
Child MML was an Aboriginal boy born in April 2010 who suffered catastrophic abusive head trauma at eight months old in December 2010, causing severe lifelong neurological impairment including cerebral p…
Lauren Kady Aitken: severe cerebral trauma associated with extensive cranial vau…
…s cigarette, and lost control of the vehicle. There were no medical management issues; death resulted from severe trauma (cerebral trauma with skull fractures and aortic transection). The father was later convicted of ca…
21y · Male·cerebral edema, cerebral infarcts and pneumonia; subdural haematoma
…amounts of alcohol, achieving a blood alcohol level of 0.32 g/100ml—more than double the level that causes severe CNS depression. He had fallen backwards at the doorway, striking his head on concrete, causing subdural ha…
26y · Male·Suicidal cut throat
…opened a cupboard where he was hiding with a knife, he was incapacitated with OC spray and fell, causing a severe laceration to his throat that severed his trachea. Paramedics administered Midazolam to manage his violent…
19y · Male·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (driver)
…e coroner found no culpability by police and determined Moustafa was not in custody. Key clinical lessons: trauma management in high-speed MVA with multiple casualties; management of head injuries, spinal fractures, and …
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…
58y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep venous thrombosis following pelvic trauma
… Joy Menz, aged 58, died from pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis following pelvic trauma sustained in a motor vehicle crash on 17 January 2023. She was admitted to Royal Hobart Hospital with mult…
87y · Male·Blunt trauma of the head and chest
Henry Arthur Roberts, 87, died from blunt trauma to head and chest after being overrun by his tractor on 16 March 2020. He had multiple serious health cond…
29y · Male·Head injury following an assault; subdural haemorrhage, cerebral contusions and …
… with his uncle, intoxicated men forced entry to the unit and attacked both Mr Williams and his uncle with severe head trauma. Mr Williams suffered multiple head injuries causing subdural haemorrhage, cerebral contusions…
63y · Female·multiple severe trauma from falling tree; specifically aortic transection with m…
A 63-year-old woman died from severe blunt trauma after being struck by a falling tree while clearing fallen trees from her driveway during ext…
49y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia as a consequence of recent intracranial and intra-cerebra…
Peter Raymond Jacobs, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man with severe cirrhosis and chronic alcohol abuse, was apprehended by police on 5 April 2008 for intoxication. He fell t…
16y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
…nical lessons: while not strictly medical, this case highlights factors relevant to emergency response and trauma management—paramedics arrived promptly, but the severe traumatic injury was unsurvivable. The case undersc…
16y · Male·severe traumatic brain injury
A 16-year-old male died from severe traumatic brain injury sustained when struck by a motor vehicle while riding an unlit, unmaintained scoote…
29y · Male·Severe fracturing of the skull from blunt force trauma
…killed on 28 September 1994 by members of the Khmer Rouge on the orders of General Nuon Paet. He died from severe skull fractures inflicted by blunt force trauma. The coroner's extensive finding examined the Australian g…
29y · Male·blunt trauma of the chest
A 29-year-old male died from blunt chest trauma sustained in a mountain bike crash at Maydena Bike Park, Tasmania. He was an intermediate rider on an appr…
0y · Male·Head injury
A 7-month-old boy died from severe head trauma following an unwitnessed incident on 6 June 2018. The child was found unconscious after report…
Male·Robert Harradine: multiple injuries including brain stem transection, cerebral l…
…al multiple injuries; Anthony Wilson (15) died from pulmonary contusion with associated injuries including severe head trauma. The collision occurred when a Ford Cortina driven by Harradine struck a tree after he lost co…
74y · Male·Complications of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a motor vehicle cras…
…retroperitoneal haemorrhage. Despite initial stabilization and ICU admission at Royal Darwin Hospital, his severe underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease complicated his recovery. In consultation with family, th…
20y · Female·Head injuries due to or as a consequence of motor vehicle accident
…tion. The vehicle left the roadway, lost control, and collided with a concrete power pole. Chloe sustained severe injuries including subarachnoid haemorrhage, multiple fractures, and hypoxic brain damage. She received ap…
15y · Male·right haemothorax due to lacerations of right lung
…consumed alcohol provided by an adult. Emergency response was appropriate: rescue teams extracted him from severe entrapment within 100 minutes; pre-hospital care including intubation was excellent; hospital resuscitatio…
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