55 results for “cervical spine fracture”
50y · Male·Head injuries as a result of a motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
Van Phuc Nguyen, a 50-year-old man, died from severe head injuries after being struck by an unknown vehicle while walking home from shopping in Inala, Brisbane. The vehicle did not stop at the scene. Despite extensive po…
79y · Female·multiple organ failure sustained from injuries received when struck by a truck a…
Mrs Pamela Bernice Gee, aged 79, died from multiple organ failure following severe injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. She was struck by a refuse truck driven by Eric Flight as she crossed Cattley Street on a…
21y · Male·head and neck injuries including skull fracture and probable fractures to the up…
A 21-year-old man died from head and neck injuries sustained as a passenger in a vehicle driven by an impaired driver during a police pursuit. The driver had consumed cannabis and diazepam before operating the vehicle at…
70y · Male·Unknown cause; presumed drowning but sudden medical event cannot be excluded
George William Le Vaux, a 70-year-old man with multiple chronic health conditions including severe headaches, back pain, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome, disappeared after being dropped at Swanbourne Beach on …
20y · Female·Atlanto-occipital (C0/1) injury caused by exposure to high force or force impact…
…low, a 20-year-old world champion water skier, died from severe head and neck injuries (atlanto-occipital fracture) sustained when she fell at approximately 75-85 mph during a high-speed water ski race. She lost control …
85y · Female·Hypostatic bronchopneumonia complicating fractured occipital condyle and left ne…
…d unexpectedly during a patient transfer. She was struck on the head and fell to the ground, sustaining a fractured occipital condyle and left neck of femur. Despite conservative management of fractures, she developed as…
50y · Male·unascertained
Simon Gaskill, aged 50, was found deceased in sand dunes at Ocean Grove Beach in April 2022 after sleeping rough for months. He had been discharged from hospital in December 2021 following treatment for severe alcohol wi…
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…
76y · Male·Bronchopneumonia with multiple organ failure in the setting of advanced metastat…
John Henry Waterfall, a 76-year-old prisoner at Acacia Prison, died from bronchopneumonia with multiple organ failure secondary to advanced metastatic prostate cancer. He received generally appropriate medical care durin…
58y · Male·Multiple injuries occasioned in a motor vehicle accident (broken neck, ruptured …
…at the accident scene. Despite suffering a broken neck, ruptured liver, ruptured pelvis, and multiple rib fractures—injuries that were potentially survivable with appropriate treatment—Nurse Paulus failed to conduct prim…
56y · Male·unascertainable; complications of liver cirrhosis and/or exposure most likely
Delray Beasley, a 56-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic liver cirrhosis from longstanding alcohol abuse, was admitted to Kalgoorlie Hospital in May 2010 following an alleged assault. He was initially evaluated for poss…
29y · Female·Multiple injuries (fracture dislocation cervical spine, fractured larynx, multip…
Nicole Knox-Smith, aged 29, died in a motorcycle collision with a stolen Ford station wagon on the Princes Freeway. The driver, Jeffrey Dobbin, was heavily intoxicated with drugs and driving erratically whilst evading po…
77y · Female·hypothermia from environmental cold exposure with contributing factors of advanc…
Mrs Janet Mackozdi, aged 77, died from hypothermia in an uninsulated shipping container at Mount Lloyd, Tasmania, on 23-24 July 2010. She had advanced Alzheimer's dementia and required 24-hour care. The coroner found her…
0y · Male·Complications following forceps delivery
… complications of instrumental forceps delivery, specifically subgaleal haemorrhage with associated skull fracture and intracranial bleeding. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) complex forceps deliveries with red fla…
26y · Male·severe closed head injury associated with severe fractures of the cranial vault …
Two remand prisoners died by jumping from mezzanine floors at Adelaide Remand Centre. Andrew Gill (26) died 2 June 2005 after jumping 1 June; Simon Schaer (70) died 15 December 2005. Critical failure: police possessed in…
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