202 results for “environmental injury”
89y · Female·head injury
Barbara Ann Haynes, aged 89, died from a head injury sustained in a fall at an aged care facility on 29 March 2020, with death occurring 13 days later on 11 Ap…
31y · Male·Self-inflicted hanging
…cal distress in custody settings, the importance of documented clinical risk assessment protocols, and environmental safety measures in low-security facilities. The coroner had previously recommended load-sensing device…
81y · Female·traumatic closed head injury sustained when struck by a motor vehicle
Irene Ganley, aged 81, died from traumatic closed head injury sustained when struck by a motor vehicle at a Hobart intersection on her birthday. She was on anticoagulan…
78y · Male·head injury sustained when struck by a car
…ression, and splenectomy was struck by a car while crossing a street in Sydenham. He sustained severe head injury with bilateral frontal and temporal haemorrhagic contusions and skull fractures. Despite emergency transpo…
77y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian)
…reventive measures identified include community awareness campaigns targeting pedestrians and drivers, environmental modifications (fencing/vegetation management), and vehicle safety technology adoption including revers…
26y · Male·Head injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash during a police pursuit
…f notifying dispatch of pursuits to enable proper oversight, the necessity of abandoning pursuits when environmental risks escalate dramatically, and the need for rigorous risk-benefit assessment rather than attempting …
40y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) resulting from post-traumatic brain …
…s died from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) 12 years after sustaining a severe traumatic brain injury at work. On 19 May 2008, a hydraulic jack dislodged while repairing a fully loaded truck in a workshop pit…
52y · Female·Spinal injuries sustained in falls in a woman with multiple medical comorbiditie…
Caroline Monique Hall, a 52-year-old woman with intellectual disability, epilepsy, schizophrenia, and multiple comorbidities living in supported disability accommodation, died from spinal injuries sustained in falls. She…
45y · Male·Blunt trauma of the head sustained when struck by an industrial fishing rope
… capstan, striking him in the head with catastrophic force, causing severe skull fractures and fatal brain injury. The coroner found this was a tragic, unforeseen and unforeseeable accident. Thompson was appropriately qu…
85y · Female·Head injury due to a fall from a bus
An 85-year-old woman died from a serious head injury sustained when she fell backwards from a community transport bus. She fell through the open side door onto…
75y · Female·Complications of multiple injuries sustained when struck by a car (pedestrian)
…miting the driver's visibility. Police investigation found no criminal offence. The coroner identified environmental factors—inadequate street lighting due to tree obstruction and bus stop location relative to the road …
49y · Male·Traumatic head injury sustained in a fall from the roof of a work vehicle
A 49-year-old air conditioning contractor died from traumatic head injury sustained when he fell from the roof of his work van while securing equipment. He was working at height wi…
28y · Male·Chest injuries following a cliff collapse
…e coastal hazards. The death was not preventable by clinical intervention but highlights importance of environmental risk assessment and communication.
17y · Male·Undetermined - died after going missing in rainforest; likely from becoming lost…
…rkiah died in the rainforest between 19 August and 11 September 2023, likely from becoming lost, elements, injury, or medical episode related to drug use. The investigation was thorough and comprehensive with no evidence…
6y · Unknown·Head injuries sustained from impact by a large falling branch from a gum tree
A 6-year-old boy died from catastrophic head injuries sustained when struck by a large falling gum tree branch while camping on private property in rural Victoria. The branch fell from approximately 30 metres during fine…
85y · Male·Heat stroke
An 85-year-old man with dementia, diabetes, and aortic stenosis died from heat stroke after spending 2 hours 18 minutes unmonitored in an unsheltered outdoor garden area at a residential aged care facility. The resident …
17y · Male·Hanging
…nt with consumers aged 16+, refresher training on crisis assessment in neurodivergent populations, and environmental ED modifications for those with sensory sensitivities.
50y · Male·Single, contact-range shotgun discharge to the head
…lf-inflicted shotgun wound after killing his wife in a murder-suicide. His death followed a workplace back injury that caused him significant psychological distress, loss of identity, and inability to work. He experience…
21y · Female·Multiple injuries from falling from a ledge whilst escaping fire
A 21-year-old university student died when she fell from a ledge while attempting to escape a fire in her apartment. The fire originated on the balcony, likely from a discarded cigarette, and spread rapidly through synth…
29y · Female·global cerebral ischaemic injury in the setting of neck compression
…were appropriate. The preventable element was the presence of an accessible ligature point that proper environmental safety auditing should have identified.
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