536 results for “trauma assessment”
17y · Male·Unascertained in the setting of volatile substance abuse
…ly; (2) multiple systems (child protection, youth justice, health) operated in silos without coordinated assessment or intervention; (3) suicidal ideation expressed repeatedly in 2016-2017 was not comprehensively assesse…
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. Offi…
46y · Female·Multiple severe trauma suffered in a motor vehicle accident
A 46-year-old woman died in a head-on motor vehicle collision after her car drifted across the centre line on the Bass Highway. She had reported feeling tired earlier that morning and had intended to pull over to sleep. …
20y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
…found the shooting legally justified. Critical clinical lessons include: ensuring adequate mental health assessment and follow-up in young people with BPD and multiple suicide attempts; managing acute mental health crisi…
2y · Male·traumatic head injury
A 2-year-7-month-old boy died from traumatic head injury inflicted by person(s) unknown after experiencing severe and escalating physical abuse over…
19y · Male·unexpected arrhythmogenic event leading to a fall from height, blunt force head …
…) that could not have been identified pre-training. Key preventable factors included lack of proper risk assessment of the tunnel obstacle, absence of timely defibrillation (delayed by water hazard), and difficulties ext…
43y · Female·acute toxic effects of amitriptyline
… overdose. After 11 hours of ED monitoring, she was medically cleared and transferred to a mental health assessment pod, despite abnormal ECG findings with T-wave changes not fully investigated (troponin test ordered but…
44y · Female·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary thrombosis
…etected until November 2016 due to missed appointments and failed testing attempts. Nurse Owen's initial assessment was reasonable given the deceased presented with subtle symptoms typical of female presentation (no cold…
26y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis (left leg) due to fracture…
… (obesity, oral contraceptive use, vaping, leg immobilization, prolonged immobility), no formal VTE risk assessment was conducted at emergency presentation or fracture clinic. Blood-thinning prophylaxis was not prescribe…
34y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…zepines in at-risk populations given risk of disinhibition and overdose; and importance of mental health assessment following episodes of self-harm (he presented to hospital after wrist laceration in November 2011). The …
44y · Female·Head injury sustained when exiting a moving vehicle
…ates the importance of recognising non-lethal strangulation as a major homicide risk factor, proper risk assessment alignment with response, support for CALD victims, and cultural competence in police responses to domest…
84y · Female·septicaemia secondary to septic arthritis of the left knee
An 84-year-old woman presented to hospital with acute left knee swelling and pain. Initial assessment at Ashford Hospital ED reasonably excluded septic arthritis based on borderline blood tests and absence …
54y · Female·Severe multi trauma due to gate falling on deceased
Katherine Alison Jones, a 54-year-old cleaner, was fatally crushed by a 900kg automatic sliding gate that fell from its track at a shopping centre on 10 December 2005. The gate had a broken safety stop that had not been …
12y · Female·Head injury
Courtney Keast, age 12, died from catastrophic head injury sustained in a boat collision at Lake Eppalock. She was struck by another vessel while sitting in the back of a ski boat. Both operators were experienced, licens…
32y · Female·Unknown
…d Safety (failure to assess DV risk adequately when Lili self-placed with Tina in 2011, lack of holistic assessment despite awareness of DV pattern). While preventative interventions cannot be confirmed to have altered t…
42y · Male·Head injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident (passenger)
… safety information cascades effectively to all drivers, and implementing driver training and competency assessment systems.
24y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest
Luke Gilbert, 24-year-old male, died from gunshot wounds after approaching two police officers in Airlie Beach's Safe Night Precinct while carrying an illegal Category M folding knife and heavily intoxicated. He produced…
32y · Male·crush injuries sustained in a rock fall
… evidence of negligence, procedural failure, or preventable error by the scalers or site operators. Risk assessments were thorough and documented; the team held appropriate IRATA rope-access qualifications; work protocol…
19y · Male·Closed brain injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident
…suit despite speeds vastly exceeding the zone limit and approaching a busy intersection; inadequate risk assessment by both officers; and post-incident investigative delays and discrepancies in police statements.
64y · Female·Acute bronchopneumonia in a woman with liver failure
…d no ambulance was needed, believing her condition unchanged from discharge. The A&E nurse accepted this assessment without directly evaluating the patient. The granddaughters were told to bring her to hospital at 9:00am…
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