52 results for “aortic injury”
Male·chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision
Peter William Wells, an experienced quad bike rider, died from massive chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a head-on collision with a four-wheel drive vehicle on Sandy Cape Track, Tasmania. The collision occurred a…
50y · Male·Tracheostomy site haemorrhage in a man with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (t…
A 50-year-old man died from tracheostomy site haemorrhage 36 days after laryngectomy for recurrent laryngeal cancer. He lived alone post-discharge with a MePACS personal alarm system and home nursing visits. When bleedin…
33y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis on a background of severe ischaemic cardiomyop…
Wayne Robert McInnes Thompson, aged 33, died from multi-organ failure due to sepsis complicated by severe ischaemic cardiomyopathy. He had a complex medical history including viral myocarditis, previous intestinal resect…
75y · Male·Multi-organ failure secondary to cardiogenic shock and anterior myocardial infar…
…re-hospital tracings; ECG abnormalities must be immediately escalated; and clinical distractions (possible aortic dissection, arrhythmia) should not prevent recognition of the primary diagnosis.
55y · Male·Cardiopulmonary arrest, respiratory failure and chronic obstructive airways dise…
Mr John Threadgold, a 55-year-old man with extensive psychiatric history (schizoaffective disorder, substance dependency), chronic obstructive airways disease, and alcohol abuse, died from cardiopulmonary arrest and resp…
77y · Female·Complications following a recent fracture and surgical repair of the right hip i…
A 77-year-old woman with complex comorbidities (atrial fibrillation, aortic stenosis, chronic renal impairment, emphysema) on Warfarin sustained a femur fracture and underwent ORIF o…
44y · Male·gunshot wound to abdomen
A 44-year-old male died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen sustained during a police response to a domestic violence incident. He became aggressive, wielded a knife, and lunged at police after Taser and pepper spray fai…
0y · Male·Motor vehicle collision injuries
On 20 March 2010, a motor vehicle collision on Canberra Avenue, Narrabundah, ACT, killed four people: an infant (Brody Lee Oppelaar, 3 months), his father (Scott Raymond Oppelaar, 33), his mother (Samantha Leanne Ford, 2…
85y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained as a passenger in a motor vehicle collision
Pamela Louise Elsdon, 85, died from multiple injuries sustained as a passenger in a motor vehicle collision caused by her husband's driving error. Her husband had documented progressive cognitive decline and dementia fro…
75y · Male·multifactorial causes on a background of ischaemic heart disease, generalised va…
Robert Bischard, a 75-year-old man with multiple complex comorbidities including coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, died five days after elective right total knee replacement surgery. The coro…
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 five days after discharge from Hobart Private Hospital where she was treated …
35y · Female·Stab wound to chest penetrating the descending thoracic aorta resulting in catas…
DM, a 35-year-old woman, died from a stab wound to the chest inflicted by her husband during a domestic violence incident on 26 June 2011. The wound penetrated the descending thoracic aorta, causing catastrophic blood lo…
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