439 results for “traumatic injuries”
92y · Female·Consequences of an assault
A 92-year-old woman with dementia died from consequences of an assault by another resident with unmanaged psychosis in an aged care facility. The assault occurred after the facility failed to adequately monitor, assess, …
41y · Male·Multiple traumatic injuries
This inquest examined the death of a 40-year-old man who died by suicide following a fall from a cliff. He had three involuntary admissions to mental health facilities in a fortnight before his death. Critical clinical l…
Unknown·Ruby: ligature compression of the neck (hanging); Carly: ligature compression of…
Five young to middle-aged people with serious mental health conditions died by suicide within 12 months (March 2011 to March 2012) while under care from Alma Street Centre mental health services in Western Australia. Rub…
35y · Female·multiple injuries sustained in fall from sixth-floor balcony
FJ, an Iranian woman with bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia, died by suicide at age 35 in November 2016. Key clinical lessons include: (1) the critical importance of continuity of psychiatric care during trans…
67y · Male·Head injuries sustained from a fall from the upstairs landing in Goldsmith G Blo…
Ye Chiu, a 67-year-old Chinese-speaking prisoner on remand, died by suicide in prison on 6 February 2017 after falling head-first from a landing. He had a complex psychiatric history including anxiety, depression, hypona…
19y · Female·multiple injuries sustained in a train incident
JVM was a 19-year-old with major depressive disorder, anxiety, and possible first-episode psychosis who died by suicide after jumping in front of a train. She had multiple psychiatric admissions and was under care of St …
62y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained from jumping from rocks at Torndirrup National Park …
Pamela Stone, a 62-year-old woman with a complex history of trauma, depression and relationship difficulties, presented to Albany Regional Hospital ED on 26 March 2009 after a violent altercation at home, having been sed…
33y · Male·Pelvic crush injury sustained while working at an underground coal mine
…inned Blee between the shuttle car and the rib. Despite rescue efforts, Blee sustained fatal pelvic crush injuries and died. Clinically, the case highlights risks inherent in confined underground spaces where pedestrians…
17y · Male·multiple injuries due to motor vehicle collision
Two juvenile males, aged 17 and 16, died in a high-speed motor vehicle crash on the Gore Highway near Wyaga Creek on 21 April 2018. The vehicle, a stolen Holden Commodore, was traveling at approximately 170-175 km/h when…
44y · Female·Head injury sustained when exiting a moving vehicle
A 44-year-old Filipino woman died from head injuries after exiting a moving vehicle travelling at 100 km/h during an episode of domestic violence. Ms Blackmor…
28y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by a freight train
Jacob Taulelei, a 28-year-old man with long-standing depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation, presented to St John of God Hospital on 5 February 2020 expressing intent to jump in front of a train. Despite being assess…
Blunt force trauma from impact with motor vehicle
…no (25), Jess Mudie (22), Zachary Matthew Bryant (3 months), and Bhavita Patel (33). All sustained fatal traumatic head and torso injuries from blunt force impact. This coronial finding examined systemic failures preced…
27y · Male·Gabriella: Multiple stab wounds; Tafari: Gunshot injuries to the head and abdome…
Two deaths in a domestic violence and police operation context. Gabriella Thompson, 27, was fatally stabbed by her partner Tafari Walton in domestic violence circumstances on 13 March 2019. Police received a concern for …
8y · Female·complications of multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash
Eight-year-old Anita Board died from catastrophic brain injury sustained in a motor vehicle crash at Perth Motorplex on her first junior drag racing licensing attempt. Her dragster failed to slow adequately after the fin…
44y · Male·Massive brain damage due to multiple skull fractures from crush injuries sustain…
…form collapsed, ejecting him from the operator's basket, and the machine ran over him causing fatal crush injuries. Critical failures included: (1) Russell Moyle, a hydraulic fitter without welding expertise, welded the …
Unknown·Traumatic injuries caused by the collapse of the Alpine Way fill embankment trig…
On 30 July 1997, a landslide at Thredbo Village killed 18 of 19 people in two lodges. The Alpine Way embankment, constructed in the 1950s as a temporary construction road, was marginally stable and had a history of lands…
4y · Female·closed head injury with contributing extensive subcutaneous and intramuscular ha…
…January 2012 from closed head injury with extensive subcutaneous and intramuscular haemorrhage. The fatal injuries resulted from repeated trauma inflicted during a period when she was placed on an oversized motorbike by …
31y · Male·Injuries sustained as a consequence of helicopter crash into water
Three emergency service personnel—pilot Andrew Carpenter (31), paramedic Craig Liddington (31), and crewman Stewart Eva (31)—died in a helicopter crash on 17 October 2003 during a night VFR flight to retrieve a patient w…
0y · Female·Extensive cerebral destruction as a result of fractured skull following accident…
Isabella Wren Diefenbach, a 7-week-old infant, died from head injuries sustained when she fell from her father's arms after he stepped through a severely decayed timber board o…
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