59 results for “entrapment”
42y · Male·Mechanical asphyxia in setting of external compression of chest by ride on mower
… with rollover protection system (ROPS) was equipped but not worn—wearing it would likely have prevented entrapment and potentially saved his life. The gearbox was in neutral while travelling downhill, contributing to in…
13y · Female·Pneumonia, due to or as a consequence of Hypoxic Brain Damage, due to or as a co…
Amanda Helen Boyce, aged 13, drowned in a spa pool at a resort after her long hair became entrapped in the pump suction system. She was submerged for an estimated 10-20 minutes before being freed. Despite immediate CPR a…
21y · Male·Closed head injury and retroperitoneal and pelvic haematoma due to fractured pel…
A 21-year-old man died from massive internal bleeding into the pelvis and retroperitoneum following a motor vehicle collision with a stobie pole in rural South Australia. He was trapped for over 2 hours before extricatio…
Male·Drowning due to immersion when prawn trawler sank
Two crew members, Nathan Robinson (21) and Scott Tschannen (28), died when the prawn trawler FV Dynasty capsized and sank in Torres Strait. During a port turn in an area known for hook-ups, the nets snagged on the seabed…
12y · Male·Traumatic head injuries
A 12-year-old boy died from traumatic head injuries while attempting to repair a spreader conveyor belt using a metal bar while the tractor and spreader were in motion on a farm. He fell under the spreader wheel and was …
26y · Female·asphyxia and compression of the neck due to manual strangulation; death was a ho…
…27 November 2010. The death was initially misrepresented as a weightlifting accident involving a barbell entrapment. Forensic pathology revealed multiple bruises to the jaw, cheeks, ears and neck inconsistent with simple…
55y · Male·Traumatic asphyxia following compression of lower chest and upper abdomen
A 55-year-old experienced transport worker died from traumatic asphyxia when a car carrier trailer he was servicing lowered unexpectedly, trapping him underneath. While replacing an airbag, he inadvertently dislodged a m…
34y · Male·Torn aorta due to crushing accident
…ensnared by protruding bolts on the rotating cylinder and was dragged underneath. The exact mechanism of entrapment could not be determined. The coroner identified inadequate workplace health and safety measures in very …
72y · Female·environmental heat and cold exposure with severe dehydration
Susan Ann Deuchar, aged 72, died from environmental heat and cold exposure with severe dehydration following a motor vehicle accident on Anthony Road, Tullah, Tasmania on 10 December 2018. She suffered a loss of control …
30y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a train impact (truck driver)
John Frank Stubbs, a 30-year-old truck driver, died when his low-loader truck became stuck on a railway level crossing with a 7.5% gradient and was struck by a train traveling at 32 km/h. The truck's low-slung trailer bo…
49y · Male·traumatic amputation of right lower leg due to being trapped under a moving trac…
Darryl Arthur Adamson, a 49-year-old man with a history of seizures (within 3 days of death), severe ischaemic heart disease (70% LAD narrowing), and recent hepatitis C diagnosis, died from traumatic amputation of his ri…
94y · Female·compression of the neck
A 94-year-old woman died from neck compression after becoming trapped between a waterlift roof, her walking frame, and the ceiling of her home. The waterlift had been installed in the 1990s without compliance with releva…
93y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage in the setting of a fall (palliated)
A 93-year-old woman with a history of falls was discharged from hospital following treatment for subdural haematoma from a prior fall. Discharge planning included a home assessment by occupational therapy, during which t…
15y · Male·right haemothorax due to lacerations of right lung
…alcohol provided by an adult. Emergency response was appropriate: rescue teams extracted him from severe entrapment within 100 minutes; pre-hospital care including intubation was excellent; hospital resuscitation in the …
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 attemp…
1y · Female·Head injuries from crush force caused by hydraulic massage table lowering mechan…
An 18-month-old girl died from crush injuries to her head when trapped in the hydraulic lowering mechanism of a massage table at a private clinic. The child moved unobserved into the gap beneath the table while it was be…
Male·Effects of Fire
Five volunteer firefighters (Stuart Davidson, Garry Vredeveldt, Christopher Evans, Jason Thomas, Matthew Armstrong, aged 17–47) from Geelong West died when their tanker was trapped and destroyed by fire during the Decemb…
Male·The available evidence does not allow for any finding to be made as to the cause…
Bernard Gore, a man with Alzheimer's dementia, entered a fire stairwell at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping center in Sydney on 6 January 2017 and became trapped. He likely died within 24-48 hours from cardiac complicat…
63y · Male·complications of an inverted positional event (asphyxia from airway occlusion)
… and called emergency services at 05.10 hours. Due to use of Protocol 17 (fall) rather than Protocol 22 (entrapment), the ambulance dispatch was delayed. Paramedics arrived at 05.42 hours and found him unresponsive and c…
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