90y · Female·Right acute on chronic subdural haematoma sustained in a fall in the setting of …
…ed an unwitnessed fall with head strike at an aged care facility. She presented to hospital where a small subdural haemorrhage was not detected on initial CT brain imaging. Cardiology consultation for suspected myocardia…
71y · Male·Subdural haemorrhage on a background of an unwitnessed fall and anticoagulation …
…, medications including oxycodone 10mg and diazepam, frailty) and fell unwitnessed on day 2, sustaining a subdural haematoma requiring surgery. Although care was suboptimal, the coroner found the fall's cause multifactor…
82y · Female·traumatic closed head injury (subdural haematoma) resulting from a fall from sta…
Mrs Emily Jones, 82, died from subdural haematoma following an unwitnessed fall at Royal Hobart Hospital on 15 November 2021. She was admitted fi…
41y · Male·Subdural haematoma
…cerning features including severe headache (9/10), vomiting, pupil changes, and progressive drowsiness. A subdural haemorrhage (acute on chronic) was not diagnosed until transfer to a regional hospital, by which time he …
49y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia as a consequence of recent intracranial and intra-cerebra…
…ly to hospital rather than waiting for ambulance. CT scan showed bilateral fronto-parietal contusions and subdural haematoma. Despite appropriate medical care including anti-seizure therapy and transfer to HDU with high-…
58y · Male·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis
…tion requiring lifelong institutional care. In April 2004, he was admitted to hospital with a chest wall haematoma requiring surgical evacuation. Post-operatively, he developed vomiting of coffee-ground material, aspira…
28y · Male·Brain death due to large right acute subdural haematoma sustained as a result of…
David Browne died from brain death due to a subdural haematoma sustained during a professional boxing match on 11 September 2015. The coroner found the death …
47y · Female·Traumatic closed head injury likely sustained in a fall from standing
…nt of balance, coordination, and judgment. She had alcohol-induced cirrhosis, previous head injuries with subdural haematomas, and multiple documented falls. Clinical lessons include: recognition that chronic malnutritio…
30y · Male·traumatic brain injury
Thanh Pham, a 30-year-old karate student, died from traumatic brain injury sustained during a black belt grading when he was repeatedly knocked down and struck to the head while sparring. Critical clinical lessons includ…
37y · Male·Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) in the setting of acquired brain inj…
Kieran McGuinness, 37, died of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) following acquired brain injury with post-traumatic epilepsy. He was found unresponsive on his apartment floor on 11 September 2022, having been …
64y · Female·acute subdural haemorrhage sustained after a fall on Ward 4A
Margaret Winter, 64, died from acute subdural haemorrhage following a fall on Ward 4A on 13 December 2006. She had been admitted with decompens…
95y · Female·Acute intracranial haemorrhage
…ld woman with dementia, hearing impairment, mobility limitations, and mild cognitive impairment, died from acute intracranial haemorrhage following blunt head trauma. She had been living with her son UJN, who was her pr…
28y · Male·Multiple injuries following a motor vehicle crash while concurrently suffering f…
A 28-year-old Aboriginal man died from severe traumatic brain injury following a high-speed motor vehicle crash. He was unlicensed, driving another's vehicle, and had a blood alcohol level of 0.205% (over 3x legal limit)…
27y · Male·Head injury
Warren Keith Matthews, aged 27, died from head injury following a motor vehicle collision on Bussell Highway, Western Australia. He was driving a vehicle without registration plates when police attempted to stop him. He …
40y · Male·Head injury from assault
…t Woodford Correctional Centre. He sustained a severe head injury from stomping to the head, resulting in subdural haemorrhage and traumatic brain injury. The coroner found that while the assault itself was the criminal …
55y · Male·Traumatic brain injury caused by blunt force to the head sustained in a fall
…ant efficacy in methadone-maintained patients. Justice Health and Corrective Services provided appropriate acute care, timely hospitalisation, and follow-up. The independent expert review found no deficiency in medical …
37y · Female·head injury sustained in motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
…licit clinical authorization. The death was ultimately due to the patient's deliberate act while suffering acute psychosis.
87y · Female·Multiple injuries with ischaemic heart disease, antecedent cause being recent fa…
87-year-old Margaret Martyr-Paterson, a low-care resident with dementia and ischaemic heart disease at Shoreham House aged care facility, fell from her bedroom window on 17 February 2010 and died 11 days later from multi…
41y · Male·Head Injury in a Man with Acute Alcohol Intoxication; basal skull fracture with …
…ull fracture and severe head trauma on 25 October 2004, four days after falling at a recreation club while acutely intoxicated. He presented to Nickol Bay Hospital with signs of basal skull fracture (bleeding from ear c…
87y · Male·Metastatic carcinoma of the prostate with complications (end-of-life palliative …
Errol Warren Bartlett-Torr, aged 87, died of metastatic prostate cancer on 20 June 2021 whilst in prison custody and receiving palliative care at Bethesda Hospital. Clinical lessons include: (1) elevated PSA findings sho…
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