300 results for “acute trauma”
22y · Male·Drowning
…ld university student with recent substance use presented to ED following violent behaviour. He had facial trauma with mild head injury and abnormal metabolic parameters. Initial management appropriately prioritized medi…
28y · Male·traumatic brain injury
Tony David Brown, 28, died from traumatic brain injury sustained during an altercation at the Mowbray Hotel in Launceston on 17 July 2013. After …
23y · Male·aspiration of blood due to stab wound to trachea
23-year-old man with self-inflicted stab wound to neck presenting to emergency department while intoxicated and agitated. Ambulance noted 3cm laceration to midline trachea with minimal external bleeding. Registered nurse…
27y · Female·Cardiac arrhythmia (first confirmed as ventricular fibrillation) of unascertaine…
…ersonal violence order (APVO). She had been assaulted 5 days prior, experiencing significant psychological trauma, anxiety, and hypervigilance whilst awaiting legal protection. She collapsed whilst documenting the allege…
77y · Female·Large acute subdural haemorrhage leading to uncal herniation subsequent to an ac…
Barbara Sheedy, 77, died from acute subdural haemorrhage following an accidental fall in hospital. She fell while using a wheeled walker and i…
36y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to consequences of multiple injuries sustained following…
… 36-year-old man with chronic treatment-refractory paranoid schizophrenia was involuntarily detained in an acute psychiatric ward after a failed community trial. Despite being a documented high absconding risk, he was t…
37y · Male·Blunt force trauma predominantly involving the lower limbs, following a fall fro…
A 37-year-old Aboriginal man died after falling from a coach trailer drawbar while severely intoxicated (BAC 0.23%). He had boarded the drawbar without the driver's knowledge while holding a bottle of rum. Companions had…
45y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head
Colleen Fermanian, 45, died from blunt force trauma to the head sustained on 24-25 March 2017. She had a history of heavy alcohol use and advanced liver disea…
23y · Male·Suicide by hanging
…hlights the importance of recognising suicide risk factors: alcohol misuse, relationship breakdown, recent trauma/humiliation, and prior suicidal statements. Early mental health intervention and safer intoxication manage…
57y · Male·acute subdural haematoma, cause undetermined (could result from trauma, fall, se…
Paul Thompson, aged 57, died from acute subdural haematoma (brain bleeding). He was found unresponsive after an evening of heavy alcohol consumpti…
53y · Male·Right ventricular tear due to blunt chest trauma sustained in a motor vehicle in…
…iac arrests during emergency resuscitation and surgical intervention. Clinical staff performed appropriate acute trauma management including bilateral chest tube thoracostomies, resuscitation, and attempted surgical rep…
23y · Male·Exsanguination due to a chop injury of the posterior right leg using a steel-bla…
…aughter convictions, the case has limited clinical educational value as the death resulted directly from a traumatic injury rather than medical misadventure. The post-mortem examination identified severe blunt force trau…
90y · Male·pneumonia complicating fractured right neck of femur (operated) on a background …
…ommendations were warranted. The case demonstrates how delirium in elderly hospitalised patients following trauma can necessitate mental health intervention while medical care proceeds appropriately.
70y · Male·blunt injuries of the head and neck sustained in a motor vehicle crash
A 70-year-old man with a history of ischaemic heart disease and prior coronary artery bypass surgery suffered a cardiac arrhythmia while driving a racing car at Baskerville Raceway. He lost consciousness, causing his veh…
54y · Male·respiratory failure and acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis following trau…
A 54-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia and intellectual disability died from respiratory failure and acute renal failure secondary to rhabdomyolysis following a crush injury to his left thigh sustained while attem…
18y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head (self-inflicted)
…ocumented suspected abuse. The death highlights the importance of identifying psychotic symptoms and early trauma in young people, though retrospectively preventive opportunities were limited once he had already acted vi…
65y · Male·haemothorax (acute blood loss in thoracic cavity) and blunt force trauma to the …
Peter John Nunn, a 65-year-old experienced driver, died from haemothorax and blunt force trauma after his vehicle lost control on a rural road at approximately 154 km/h while exiting a sweeping bend. He…
1y · Female·acute on chronic respiratory failure
…pton, aged 22 months with Down's syndrome and chronic respiratory disease requiring home oxygen, died from acute on chronic respiratory failure following a dog bite attack. Injuries caused blood loss which, combined wit…
30y · Female·Acute ethanol toxicity on a background of chronic alcoholism
Kathleen Arnold, aged 30, died from acute ethanol toxicity on a background of chronic alcoholism. She had a 20-year history of alcohol dependence, c…
44y · Male·pneumonia (with multiple left-sided rib fractures as the antecedent cause)
… of septic shock (tachypnoea, hypoxia, hypotension, hypothermia, elevated lactate 12.7 mmol/L, leukopenia, acute kidney injury) but was managed on a trauma pathway focusing on traumatic injuries rather than the underlyi…
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