144 results for “traumatic fall”
57y · Male·acute subdural haematoma, cause undetermined (could result from trauma, fall, se…
…g Thompson unresponsive. The medical evidence identified four plausible causes: direct trauma from punches, fall-related head injury, seizure-induced collapse, or spontaneous bleeding. Thompson had multiple prior head in…
84y · Male·head and pelvic injuries with contributing ischaemic and valvular heart disease …
…r-old man under guardianship with dementia, cardiac disease, and on anticoagulation suffered an unwitnessed fall at an aged care facility and sustained head and pelvic injuries. Following the fall, a registered nurse app…
40y · Male·Traumatic head injury sustained in an e-bike incident
A 40-year-old man died from traumatic brain injury sustained in an unwitnessed fall from an electric bicycle. He was riding without a helmet a…
67y · Male·Raised intracranial pressure due to head injuries from a fall
A 67-year-old man died from severe head injuries sustained when he was pushed backwards through a hotel doorway during playful banter with another patron. He fell onto a concrete footpath and struck his head, suffering s…
52y · Male·Unascertained causes; likely drowning in the Latrobe River
…ed in November 1960 while disposing of rubbish at a local tip. He had sustained a severe head injury from a fall 2 years earlier, after which family members noted significant personality and behavioural changes including…
51y · Female·traumatic closed head injuries sustained after falling from a ramp into a sunken…
Fiona Searle, 51, died from traumatic closed head injuries sustained when her electric wheelchair fell from a ramp into a sunken sitting area …
28y · Male·multiple traumatic head injuries sustained in a fall from height
Kurt Gorrie, a 28-year-old experienced roof plumber, died from multiple traumatic head injuries after falling approximately 6 metres from an unmeshed roof section onto a concrete slab wh…
58y · Male·Multifocal bleed into brain (subarachnoid and subdural haemorrhage) from injurie…
A 58-year-old truck driver and forklift operator died from a severe head injury sustained in a workplace fall on 29 August 2012. He fell while using an unsuitable, unsecured ladder to access a mezzanine storage area. …
77y · Male·traumatic closed head injury due to a fall from standing
Alan Maurice Gray, 77, suffered a fall at a service station on 16 September 2020, hitting his head. He called for an ambulance at 7:54pm but param…
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 to jump between ledges on an open c…
53y · Male·Traumatic brain injury sustained from police use of force on 25 February 2016, t…
Neil Banjo, a 53-year-old Aboriginal man, died from traumatic brain injury sustained during a police confrontation on 25 February 2016 in Normanton, Queensland. Offic…
35y · Male·head injury in a man with chronic liver disease
A 35-year-old male prisoner with chronic hepatitis C cirrhosis and thrombocytopenia died from traumatic brain injury sustained during an unprovoked assault by another prisoner. A single punch caused him to fa…
17y · Male·massive head injury sustained in a fall from height (approximately 3.5 metres th…
A 17-year-old male died from massive head injury sustained in a fall from approximately 3.5 metres through a shade sail at a primary school. He landed on concrete at 10:30 pm a…
87y · Female·closed traumatic head injury from a fall at standing height; significant contrib…
…d woman with dementia, congestive cardiac failure, and diabetes sustained a fatal closed head injury from a fall in her aged care room overnight. The coroner found that the responsible ECA did not perform the required th…
81y · Male·pneumonia due to traumatic internal bleeding of the chest wall sustained in fall…
…ith Parkinson's disease, dementia, and multiple comorbidities residing in aged care suffered an unwitnessed fall on 6 June 2021, sustaining a right-sided chest wall haematoma. Staff found him at 7:40am with low blood pre…
79y · Male·Respiratory failure due to haemothorax and hospital-acquired pneumonia due to mu…
A 79-year-old man with extensive comorbidities died following multiple falls in residential aged care. He was identified as high falls risk on admission but experienced inadequate fal…
82y · Male·Trauma related intracerebral haemorrhage
…e steps (480cm drop) while attending a hearing aid appointment at an off-site clinic. He sustained fatal traumatic intracerebral haemorrhage. Key clinical lessons: staff escorting residents off-site lacked specific trai…
66y · Male·subdural haematoma from head injury sustained in a fall
…ive, dying 19 days post-injury. This case highlights the potential role of environmental safety measures in fall prevention among older adults. The coroner noted that while a handrail was absent, it was unclear whether o…
71y · Female·Traumatic closed head injury sustained when pushed to the ground by Robert Frede…
…nd by Robert Frederick Bowden at New Town, Hobart on 4 October 2014. She struck her head and sustained a traumatic closed head injury with intracranial bleeding. She was transported to Royal Hobart Hospital where she re…
91y · Female·traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage and acute and chronic subdural haematoma as a…
…admitted to high-care aged care facility (Bennelong House) on 14 October 2009 following stroke and multiple falls. Within one hour of arrival, she fell from bed and lay on the floor for approximately 45 minutes before be…
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