124 results for “blood_loss”
Female·Mona: multiple internal injuries (including head and lung injuries) sustained in…
Mona Lisa Smith (16) and Jacinta 'Cindy' Rose Smith (15), Aboriginal girls from Bourke, NSW, died in a single-vehicle motor vehicle accident on 6 December 1987 when a Toyota utility driven by Alexander Grant rolled over …
45y · Male·cardiac arrest due to profound blood loss causing hypovolaemia
Scott Cayirylys, aged 45, died from cardiac arrest due to profound blood loss after self-inflicting an arm wound. The death was preventable. Critical delays occurred in emergency response due to multiple system failures:…
29y · Female·Multisystem organ failure following postpartum haemorrhage due to atonic uterus
Rebecca Murray, 29, died from multisystem organ failure following postpartum haemorrhage after an emergency caesarean section at Bathurst Base Hospital on 24–25 June 2007. The coroner found her death preventable. Key cli…
37y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury complicating cardiorespiratory arrest during manual removal…
A 37-year-old primigravida with gestational diabetes was admitted for labour induction at 37 weeks. Following vaginal delivery and delayed placental separation, manual removal of placenta was performed under spinal anaes…
0y · Male·Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and massive subgaleal haemorrhage, both associat…
Baby X, born at Canberra Hospital after a prolonged labour, died at age 2 days from injuries sustained during birth. Two interlinked pathologies contributed to death: hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) from prolonged …
34y · Male·hypovolaemic shock due to stab wound to the neck
Ashton Frederick Jones, aged 34, died from hypovolaemic shock following a stab wound to the neck inflicted by Caleb Adams on 12 October 2020. Jones approached Adams's unit in the early hours with socks on his hands and i…
31y · Male·Multiple chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash
Bradley John Kremmer, age 31, died from multiple chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on 15 July 2022. He was riding a high-powered motorcycle at excessive speed in a suburban street when he lost …
19y · Male·gunshot wounds to the trunk
Dyllan Kettule, a 19-year-old, was fatally shot by unknown assailants outside his girlfriend's home in Canley Vale on 26 January 2014. Two gunshot wounds to the chest caused massive blood loss and death. This appears to …
34y · Male·Air embolism and severe haemorrhage due to perforation of the right subclavian v…
Darryl Smith, aged 34, died following emergency surgery for a fractured clavicle at Sunnybank Private Hospital. During the final drilling of the sixth screw hole, the surgeon's drill penetrated the underlying right subcl…
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 was running late …
72y · Male·exsanguination (blood loss) from severed femoral artery
Stephen Maxwell Powell, a 72-year-old man with schizophrenia, died by exsanguination from a self-inflicted femoral artery laceration. He was discharged from psychiatric inpatient care on a community treatment order on 14…
4y · Female·Haemorrhage due to aorto-oesophageal fistula caused by ingestion of a button bat…
A 4-year-old girl died from aorto-oesophageal fistula and haemorrhage caused by a lithium button battery lodged in her oesophagus for at least 3 days. Critical diagnostic failures occurred: the initial GP failed to consi…
29y · Male·Gunshot wound to the chest
Timothy Matthew Gardiner, aged 29, died from a gunshot wound to the chest sustained when he accidentally dropped a homemade firearm he was carrying while bending to collect belongings at a friend's unit. The firearm, con…
78y · Female·Acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage
Ms Beverly Davidge, a 78-year-old woman with intellectual disability living in residential care, died from acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage in hospital. She presented initially with haematemesis and melaena on 11 Novem…
32y · Male·Stab wound to chest; alcohol and methylamphetamine intoxication
A 32-year-old man died from a stab wound to the chest inflicted by his partner during a domestic violence incident on 24 December 2012. He had been drinking and using amphetamines and cannabis. The autopsy confirmed deat…
18y · Male·Incised wound to right axilla with complete transection of basilic vein, brachia…
Thomas Redman, aged 18, sustained a catastrophic laceration to his right axilla involving complete transection of major arteries and veins after putting his arm through a glass window at a rural property near Gloucester,…
Male·stab wound to the chest
Adam Coble died from a stab wound to the chest inflicted during an episode of interpersonal violence on 14 January 2019 in North Richmond, NSW. The fatal injury occurred during a violent altercation that escalated from a…
20y · Male·acute blood loss from extensive crush injury to torso following an industrial ac…
A 20-year-old apprentice carpenter died from acute blood loss and crush injuries sustained when he fell through a ceiling during demolition work, causing a 3.8-metre high brick chimney to collapse on top of him. The chim…
75y · Female·hypovolaemic shock from excessive blood loss
Lorraine McDonald, age 75, died from hypovolaemic shock due to massive intraoperative bleeding during an anterior resection for rectosigmoid adenocarcinoma. Critical deficiencies included: no pre-admission clinic assessm…
Male·Gunshot injury to the pelvis
A male adult was shot in the pelvis on a street in Hadfield, Victoria in late July 2010. He was brought to Northern Hospital's Emergency Department where emergency resuscitation and surgery were performed to repair damag…
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