26 results for “strangulation injury”
28y · Female·Blunt head injury
Bekkie-Rae Curren, 28, died from blunt head injury sustained in an assault by her domestic partner on 26-27 November 2019. She had disclosed extensive family…
Female·neck compression (asphyxia) with likely vasovagal reflex attack
Tracy Ann Beale died from neck compression (asphyxia) with likely vasovagal reflex triggered during a domestic violence incident. Her husband applied a chokehold for seconds using mild-to-moderate force, but this brief r…
1y · Male·Accidental hanging (entrapment in looped window blind cord)
A 19-month-old toddler died from accidental asphyxiation after becoming entrapped in a looped window blind cord in the parents' bedroom. The child, known to be active and a climber, accessed the cord via a bedside table …
34y · Female·Head injuries from blunt force trauma (multiple blows from axe); abdominal injur…
…e death followed escalating domestic and family violence (DFV) including physical assaults, non-lethal strangulation, threats to kill, and coercive control. Critical failures included: police failure to recognise 26 doc…
70y · Female·Severe dehydration and renal complications secondary to intestinal obstruction d…
A 70-year-old woman presented to a rural hospital with 48 hours of vomiting and dehydration secondary to an inguinal hernia obstruction. The initial assessment by the hospital medical officer failed to adequately review …
35y · Female·Stab wound to chest penetrating the descending thoracic aorta resulting in catas…
DM, a 35-year-old woman, died from a stab wound to the chest inflicted by her husband during a domestic violence incident on 26 June 2011. The wound penetrated the descending thoracic aorta, causing catastrophic blood lo…
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