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29y · Male·Head Injury
Warren Bradley Jack, 29-year-old fisherman, died from severe head injury after falling from a fishing vessel during a refuelling operation. On 24 April 2000, after returning from a fishing trip, he consumed approximately…
33y · Female·Raised intracranial pressure secondary to thrombosis of the superior sagittal, t…
A 33-year-old woman presented with acute neurological symptoms (headaches, weakness, slurred speech, seizures) on 26 August 2000. Initial CT imaging showed focal haemorrhage with oedema; repeat CT after 50 minutes showed…
37y · Male·primary intracerebral haemorrhage, contributed to by acute alcohol intoxication
Eric Gaykamangu, a 37-year-old Aboriginal man, died of primary intracerebral haemorrhage whilst in hospital ICU, nine days after initial presentation. He was found intoxicated outside Centrelink on 7 December 2001 with m…
63y · Male·raised intracranial pressure due to cerebellar metastasis arising from primary b…
Francis Seery, aged 63, died of raised intracranial pressure from cerebellar metastasis secondary to bronchogenic large cell carcinoma. Diagnosed with lung cancer in May 2001 while imprisoned, he received radiotherapy wi…
24y · Male·multiple organ failure resulting from a closed head injury
A 24-year-old Aboriginal man died from multiple organ failure following a closed head injury sustained during a domestic violence incident. After an argument at a licensed club, the deceased and his wife returned home in…
20y · Male·Closed head injury
Jason Troy Barber, aged 20, died from severe closed head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on 3 October 2000. He had been driving a stolen vehicle recklessly at high speed through Adelaide, intoxicated with…
56y · Female·subarachnoid haemorrhage complicating berry aneurysm of the right middle cerebra…
Margaret Joyce Taylor, aged 56, died from subarachnoid haemorrhage due to rupture of a berry aneurysm on the right middle cerebral artery. She presented to three medical practitioners over 6 days with progressive occipit…
26y · Male·Closed head injury with extradural and subdural haemorrhage resulting from a sku…
26-year-old Marcio Jose Lay Nheu died from a closed head injury with extradural haemorrhage caused by a blow to the head with a Maglite torch at Karama Shopping Centre. He was struck by Rodney Foster during an altercatio…
34y · Male·aspiration pneumonia following seizure with concomitant global severe anoxic enc…
Kenneth Strangways, a 34-year-old Aboriginal man with post-traumatic epilepsy, organic brain damage from head injuries, alcoholism and psychiatric illness, died from aspiration pneumonia following a seizure. The death wa…
69y · Female·Intra-abdominal sepsis and shock with multi-organ failure following intestinal p…
A 69-year-old woman died from intra-abdominal sepsis and multi-organ failure following a perforated caecum that occurred after lumbar spine surgery. Post-operatively, she developed abdominal distension and pain initially…
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