136 results for “fall in elderly patient”
90y · Female·Multiple rib and pelvic fractures due to a fall from a wheelchair on sloping lan…
…immobility as key risk factors requiring maximum safety precautions; (3) unsafe placement of a vulnerable elderly patient on sloping ground while unattended; (4) poor environmental design with steep car park gradients u…
77y · Male·multisystem organ failure
Anthony Mansbridge, 77 years old, was an involuntary mental health patient at Peter James Centre who fell from a chair while attempting to stand. He sustained a hip fracture requir…
75y · Male·pneumonia and head injury from fall
…isturbance and hyponatraemia (low serum sodium of 124 mmol/L). Initial clinical assessment did not identify falls risk. After 4 days, he fell backwards suddenly while standing in the corridor despite a care assistant bei…
80y · Female·terminal exacerbation of congestive cardiac failure due to a fracture of the rig…
… an aged care facility fell in her room and sustained a neck of femur fracture. She was conscious after the fall with no evidence of head injury. She declined hospital transfer. A geriatrician assessed her and judged pal…
58y · Male·multiorgan failure due to sepsis resulting from repeatedly fractured left humeru…
…y Lowe, aged 58, died of multiorgan failure due to sepsis following repeated humeral fractures sustained in falls. He was admitted with a right proximal humeral fracture from an intoxicated fall, discharged against medic…
89y · Male·peri-prosthetic fracture of right femur
89-year-old man resident in aged care suffered an unwitnessed fall in his bathroom, sustaining a peri-prosthetic right distal femur fracture. He was assessed as high falls ri…
69y · Male·Pericarditis
…failure, and Fragile X Syndrome presented to the Emergency Department with dyspnea following an unwitnessed fall. He was diagnosed with acute pulmonary edema and congestive heart failure, rapidly deteriorated, and was pl…
65y · Male·Acute on chronic subdural haematoma caused by accidental falls
Steven Basil Bradley, 65, died from acute on chronic subdural haematoma following an unwitnessed fall in hospital. He had metastatic prostate cancer, ischaemic heart disease, and diabetes. On admission for che…
77y · Male·traumatic closed head injury due to a fall from standing
Alan Maurice Gray, 77, suffered a fall at a service station on 16 September 2020, hitting his head. He called for an ambulance at 7:54pm but param…
95y · Male·Head injuries (subarachnoid haemorrhage, frontal bone fracture and contrecoup) s…
… care was of very good standard and a mobility plan had been documented by physiotherapy. However, a formal Falls Assessment Management Plan was not prepared on admission, and a Falls Evaluation Team Review was not condu…
85y · Female·ischaemic heart disease with renal failure
…ied of ischaemic heart disease with renal failure at Lyell McEwin Hospital. She had suffered an unwitnessed fall at her aged care facility on 20 April 2016, was transferred to hospital with a suspected hip fracture (late…
79y · Male·Septicaemia — Septic Arthritis Right Knee
Michael Cleary, 79, died from septicaemia and septic arthritis of the right knee following a fall from a truck on 18 March 2011. He initially declined medical treatment despite significant health deteriora…
83y · Female·Complications following fracture and surgical repair of the left hip in an elder…
…rgery at Bunbury Regional Hospital on 7 January 2010. She sustained a fractured left neck of femur during a fall at Regis Forrest Gardens aged care facility on Christmas Day 2009, but the fracture was not diagnosed until…
86y · Male·head injury with acute subdural haemorrhage
Leon Caporn, 86-year-old resident at Bethanie Waters aged care facility, suffered an unwitnessed fall on 2 July 2010 striking his head, resulting in acute subdural haemorrhage. He was examined by nursing staff…
90y · Female·Right acute on chronic subdural haematoma sustained in a fall in the setting of …
A 90-year-old woman on warfarin for atrial fibrillation suffered an unwitnessed fall with head strike at an aged care facility. She presented to hospital where a small subdural haemorrhage was…
79y · Male·Pneumonia complicating ischaemic heart disease and dementia
…er's disease, ischaemic heart disease, and behavioural disturbance died of pneumonia while on a Level 2 Inpatient Treatment Order at Flinders Medical Centre. He was admitted from a nursing home with aggressive behaviour…
88y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating vascular dementia and metastatic prostate canc…
…dney disease died of aspiration pneumonia 15 days after admission to hospital under a Mental Health Act inpatient treatment order. He was admitted following refusal of food, fluids and medications. During his stay he de…
90y · Male·pneumonia complicating fractured right neck of femur (operated) on a background …
…r-old man with prior stroke, hypertension, and cerebrovascular disease was admitted to hospital following a fall with right femoral neck fracture. He was placed on a Mental Health Act Inpatient Treatment Order due to del…
88y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism due to fractured right femur due to a fall
…istered carer, failed to seek medical attention despite clear evidence of severe pain and immobility. The patient remained bedbound in filthy conditions, developing pressure sores and malnutrition. Hospital staff provid…
90y · Female·Hospital acquired pneumonia in the setting of recent fractures of neck of humeru…
A 90-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities residing in aged care sustained a hip fracture from a fall in January 2018. Following surgical repair and initial hospital treatment, she was transferred to a rehabil…
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