200 results for “trauma from fall”
25y · Female·Chest injury in a workplace incident
Friederike Ruhle, a 25-year-old track rider, died from fatal chest injuries sustained when thrown from a horse at a racecourse during track work. Her horse was sp…
67y · Male·Complications arising from multiple injuries — fall from a height
A 67-year-old man died from complications of multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a 3-metre ladder while conducting home roof rep…
55y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
A 55-year-old man died from multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height while clearing guttering from his home carport. He fell…
26y · Male·Neck injury from falling glass crate
A 26-year-old labourer died from severe neck trauma when a 1.4-tonne glass crate fell on him during container unloading at a small glass imp…
88y · Male·Blunt head trauma sustained in a fall from a ladder
An 88-year-old man died from blunt head trauma after falling from a 2-metre wooden ladder while pruning a hedge. The ladder lacked safet…
17y · Male·head injury in a fall from a height
Bailey Blackwell, a 17-year-old Aboriginal man, died from a head injury sustained in a fall from approximately 20 metres at Big Hill near Stawell. While attempting t…
48y · Male·Head injury due to mountain bike crash
Colin Jamie Oliver, a 48-year-old experienced mountain biker and registered nurse, died from head injuries sustained in a single-vehicle mountain bike crash at Maydena Bike Park on 1 March 2018. He wa…
20y · Male·The evidence does not allow a finding on the cause of death
A 20-year-old Swedish national died following a witnessed fall from a cliff at Bluefish Point, Manly on 18 January 2023. While swimming at the Mermaid Pools, the deceased…
68y · Female·Complications of a right subdural haemorrhage (palliated), sustained in a fall
Vanna Vassallo, a 68-year-old with schizophrenia, chronic comorbidities and documented high fall risk, died from complications of a subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall at an aged mental health inpati…
72y · Male·head injuries sustained in a fall from a ladder
A 72-year-old man died from unsurvivable head injuries sustained in a fall from a domestic ladder. He was climbing down from his roof w…
64y · Male·cranial fracture and intracranial haemorrhage secondary to blunt force trauma to…
Norman Aldous, a 64-year-old labourer, died from cranial fracture and intracranial haemorrhage after falling approximately 4-5 metres from a roof at a facto…
77y · Female·Large acute subdural haemorrhage leading to uncal herniation subsequent to an ac…
Barbara Sheedy, 77, died from acute subdural haemorrhage following an accidental fall in hospital. She fell while using a wheeled walker …
58y · Female·Acute subdural haemorrhage due to blunt force trauma to the head
Brenda Elizabeth King, 58, died from acute subdural haemorrhage following blunt head trauma. She had chronic alcoholism and documented history o…
72y · Male·Upper cervical spine injury sustained in a fall from a ladder
A 72-year-old man suffered a fall from a 3-metre ladder during home garden maintenance, sustaining a severe upper cervical spine injury (C2 f…
80y · Male·Complications post fall from ladder sustaining multiple injuries including to th…
An 80-year-old man died from complications of a fall from a ladder while pruning vegetation at his holiday property. He sustained multip…
51y · Male·Blunt head injury sustained in the circumstances of a seizure
John Jansen, a 51-year-old man with poorly controlled epilepsy and chronic alcoholism, died from blunt head injury sustained during a seizure in his home. He had not taken his anti-epileptic medication (E…
84y · Female·left subdural haematoma resulting from head injury due to fall from standing
…ies and underwent emergency evacuation of the haematoma, but died 8 days later. The coroner found her prior fall in August 2021 was thoroughly assessed with appropriate clinical follow-up, and did not warrant additional …
Lauren Kady Aitken: severe cerebral trauma associated with extensive cranial vau…
…ped his 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…
76y · Female·complications of subdural haemorrhage (operation)
Josephine Cesnik, 76, died from complications of subdural haemorrhage following head trauma on 20 January 2008. She initially concealed the…
72y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
Peter Starkie, aged 72, died from multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a roof while cleaning a skylight at his partner's property in Sh…
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