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47 results for fractured femur

TASaged care2023-08-08

Coroner's Finding: Bell, Elizabeth Robertson

84y · Female·pneumonia and fracture of the neck of right femur following a fall

Mrs Bell, aged 84, died from pneumonia and a fractured right femoral neck sustained in a fall at a residential aged care facility. She had advanced Alzheimer's…

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WAhospital2020-04-02

Inquest into the Death of Valerie KELLY

67y · Female·bronchopneumonia and acute liver failure on a background of liver cirrhosis and …

Valerie Kelly, a 67-year-old woman with cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and multiple comorbidities, died at Royal Perth Hospital from bronchopneumonia and acute liver failure. She was in custody at Bandyup Women's P…

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NSWhospital2014-12-05

Inquest into the death of Edna Beryl WHALEN

89y · Female·Pulmonary embolism due to deep venous thrombosis

Edna Beryl Whalen, aged 89, died from pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis following delayed diagnosis of a femoral neck fracture. She fell on 8 January 2007 at an aged care facility and reported hip pain…

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VIChospital2021-04-14

Finding into death of Mark James O'Brien

56y · Male·Complications of atraumatic bilateral femoral fractures (repaired) during a seiz…

…ned multiple seizure-related bilateral femoral fractures. A subtle posterior cortical fracture to his left femur, sustained during a seizure on 15 June 2019, was not identified on initial imaging on 17 June 2019, despit…

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VICaged care2020-01-30

Finding into death of Adele Di Quinzio

86y · Female·Sepsis complicating sacral decubitus ulceration in the setting of recent surgica…

Mrs Di Quinzio, an 86-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities, was discharged from hospital to a supported residential service (SRS) after hip fracture surgery. She required two-person assistance for mobility and was …

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QLDaged care2012-10-19

Anderson, Stanley Charles

86y · Male·coronary and cerebral atherosclerosis with significant conditions of fractured l…

Mr. Stanley Charles Anderson, aged 86, died at Gympie General Hospital from coronary and cerebral atherosclerosis, precipitated by injuries sustained in a fall at a nursing home. While transferring from a bath trolley to…

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VIChospital2025-04-17

Finding into death of Graeme William Dimsey

62y · Male·Septic arthritis complicating left knee joint prosthesis in the setting of statu…

A 62-year-old man with autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy died from septic arthritis of a prosthetic left knee joint. He presented with fever, knee pain, and delirium in November 2022, three months po…

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