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478 results for blunt trauma

VIC2015-09-07

Finding into death of Sharmaine Vera Blyth

19y · Female·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)

Sharmaine Blyth, a 19-year-old experienced driver, died in a motor vehicle collision on a rural Victoria road in wet conditions. She lost control of her vehicle on a moderate right bend and collided with a tree. While th…

VICcommunity2016-10-10

Finding into death of Anita Kalnins

33y · Female·Blunt impact injuries

Anita Kalnins, a 33-year-old childcare worker, died when a large tree branch fell on her while she was camping on crown land at the Murray River foreshore near Brimin. The branch fell unexpectedly from a Red Gum tree, an…

systemdelay
VIChome2024-11-28

Finding into death of Child 1, Child 2, Child 3, Child 4

Multiple causes: Child 1 - blunt force trauma to chest and abdomen; Child 2 - he…

…our Victorian child deaths (2015-2017) involving parents' partners as perpetrators. Children 1-4 died from blunt force trauma, head injury, fire, and neck laceration respectively. Key systemic failures identified: inade…

paediatricspsychiatrydiagnosticcommunicationmethamphetamine
VIC2018-11-28

Finding into death of Amber-Rose Beard

16y · Female·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (passenger)

Amber-Rose Beard, aged 16, died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on 6 October 2015. She was a passenger in a car driven by Emily Toulson, who was driving at approximately 100 kph in a 60 kph zone on a…

alcohol
VIChome2014-01-09

Finding into death of Bernard Wilkie

73y · Male·Blunt head injury from fall, complicated by warfarin therapy

A 73-year-old man on warfarin therapy for atrial fibrillation died from traumatic head injury sustained in an unwitnessed fall from a ladder while pruning roses at his home. He had been…

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TAS2019-09-11

Coroner's Finding: Clark, Darren Stuart

49y · Male·Atlanto-occipital dislocation and transection of the aorta sustained in motor ve…

Darren Clark, 49, died in a motor vehicle collision during a sanctioned gravel rally when his Mazda RX7 left the road and struck a tree stump. He sustained an atlanto-occipital dislocation and aortic transection, injurie…

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VIChome2021-03-15

Finding into death of Lina Huynh

44y · Female·Unascertained

… with limited English, died on 7 September 2017 from unascertained causes following severe head and facial trauma inflicted by her de facto partner during a methamphetamine-induced assault. A critical clinical and system…

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NSWhospital2015-02-13

Inquest into the death of Baby RD

0y · Male·Head injury from non-accidental trauma (forced shaking) occurring on 11 May 2009

…ateral subdural haemorrhages, old and new fractures to ribs and clavicles consistent with prior and recent trauma. Clinical lessons: (1) premature infants presenting with poor feeding, lethargy, and vomiting require inve…

paediatricsintensive carediagnosticsystem
TAS2016-04-25

Coroner's Finding: Hoskinson, Christopher & Hoskinson, Elaine

Male; female·Multiple blunt trauma injuries suffered due to a motor vehicle collision

Christopher Peter Hoskinson (50) and his mother Elaine Phyllis Hoskinson (76) died in a motor vehicle collision on the Midlands Highway, Ross, Tasmania on 17 July 2014. Mr Hoskinson was driving a Ford Falcon sedan at app…

VIChome2013-02-22

Finding into death of Prabh Dhiyan

1y · Male·Blunt head trauma (motor vehicle impact – pedestrian)

A 16-month-old boy was struck by a vehicle in his family's driveway when he crawled into the path of the car while his grandmother was momentarily distracted. The death highlights critical supervision gaps in driveways, …

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NSWhospital2019-07-22

Inquest into the death of Nicholas Wells

24y · Male·Peritonitis secondary to a perforation of the small bowel

…observation with senior review within hours. Drug intoxication should not delay surgical intervention when traumatic perforation is suspected. Clear escalation protocols and supervision of junior doctors, particularly in…

emergency medicinesurgerydiagnosticcommunicationmethamphetamine
VIChome2016-08-08

Finding into death of Deepshikha Godara

32y · Female·Multiple stab injuries to the neck

…t from India, was killed by her husband Sunil Beniwal through multiple stab injuries to the neck following blunt force trauma to her head. The death occurred in the context of an escalating pattern of intimate partner v…

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QLDcommunity2010-03-11

Shekar, Sridhar

Male·multiple injuries due to personal watercraft accident

Dr S. died in a personal watercraft collision at the Broadwater, Labrador on 28 April 2008. An inexperienced PWC operator with no prior jet-ski experience, he collided with an anchor chain from a moored boat after being …

occupational and environmental healthemergency medicinecommunicationsystem
VIChome2025-01-28

Finding into death of Mark Brian Lowther

56y · Male·head injuries

Mark Lowther, a 56-year-old plumber, died from head injuries when a tree he was felling with a chainsaw and excavator struck him. The excavator's Roll Over Protection (ROP) had been removed prior to the incident, contrar…

proceduralsystem
VIC2020-11-27

Finding into death of AC

19y · Male·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)

AC, a 19-year-old probationary driver, died in a motor vehicle collision on an unsealed rural road after consuming approximately 8 standard drinks over several hours. His blood alcohol concentration was 0.10–0.11 g/100mL…

forensic medicinealcohol
NT2010-04-22

Inquest into the death of Zephaniah Namundja

22y · Male·Blunt head injury occasioned when the deceased fell from a moving vehicle

…ent neurological improvement can misleadingly lower clinical urgency; and accurate triage of critical head trauma is essential for appropriate resource allocation and family counselling. The preventable factors relate pr…

alcohol
TAS2018-03-19

Coroner's Finding: Jackson, Margaret Joan

84y · Female·chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a two vehicle crash

Margaret Joan Jackson, aged 84, died from chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash on an unsealed gravel road. She was a front seat passenger in a vehicle driven by her husband, who was driving prude…

NSW2017-06-19

Inquest into the death of Ian Baker

45y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck the water after the boat lost control du…

Ian Baker, 45-year-old observer on a high-speed water ski racing boat, died from multiple injuries sustained when the vessel lost control at 187 km/hr during the Bridge to Bridge Water Ski Classic on the Hawkesbury River…

SA2004-10-01

Coroner's Finding: MAGEE Liam

19y · Male·traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta with bilateral haemothoraces

A 19-year-old experienced motorcycle racer died from traumatic aortic rupture and bilateral haemothoraces after colliding with a concrete wall at 100 km/h at a racing…

systemdelay
TAS2019-07-03

Coroner's Finding: Eaton, Jodi Michelle

28y · Female·asphyxia due to neck compression or strangulation

Jodi Michelle Eaton, aged 28, died from asphyxia due to neck compression/strangulation on 1 February 2014. She was killed by Darren Dobson at a social gathering in Bridgewater. The coroner's investigation identified crit…

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