Coronial

769 results for head injuries

TAS2024-03-07

Coroner's Finding: Lynd-Carroll, Akira James

7y · Male·Multiple blunt injuries from being struck by a falling tree

A 7-year-old boy died from massive head injuries after being struck by a tree felled by an adult who was illegally cutting wood in a remote forest …

TAS2015-09-11

Coroner's Finding: Pearn Natalia

27y · Female·multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident

Natalia Pearn, aged 27, died in a head-on motor vehicle collision on the Midland Highway near Lovely Banks, Tasmania on 24 March 2013. She was tra…

QLDhome2010-12-13

King, Brenda Elizabeth

58y · Female·Acute subdural haemorrhage due to blunt force trauma to the head

Brenda Elizabeth King, 58, died from acute subdural haemorrhage following blunt head trauma. She had chronic alcoholism and documented history of falls when intoxicated. The coroner could not …

pathologyemergency medicinecommunicationsystemalcohol
NSW2016-09-14

Inquest into the death of Rodney James BATES

55y · Male·Traumatic brain injury caused by blunt force to the head sustained in a fall

…nced recurrent unexplained loss of consciousness episodes from November 2014, including previous falls with head injuries in December 2014 and February 2015. Despite investigation by neurologists, the underlying cause of…

neurosurgeryneurologymethadone
NSWhospital2019-02-07

Inquest into the death of Sharon Bell

53y · Female·cardiorespiratory arrest in a person with blunt force head injury, end-stage liv…

… 2013 aged 53. She had end-stage liver disease with hepatic encephalopathy, had suffered recent blunt force head injuries of unclear origin, and had high blood methadone levels. She presented to Blacktown Hospital ED on …

emergency medicineforensic medicinediagnosticcommunicationmethadone
NTcommunity

Inquest into the death of Road Death 29 of 2024

65y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries from motorcycle crash

A 65-year-old experienced, licensed motorcyclist died from fatal head injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash on a remote road in the Northern Territory. He was sober, wear…

QLDhospital2008-07-22

Shelley, Chloe Louise

20y · Female·Head injuries due to or as a consequence of motor vehicle accident

Chloe Louise Shelley, aged 20, died from head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash on 9 February 2007, succumbing to her injuries on 5 April 2007.…

emergency medicinetrauma surgery
VIChome2025-01-28

Finding into death of Mark Brian Lowther

56y · Male·head injuries

Mark Lowther, a 56-year-old plumber, died from head injuries when a tree he was felling with a chainsaw and excavator struck him. The excavator's Roll Over Pro…

proceduralsystem
NSW2026-04-01

Inquest into the death of Conner Stewart

23y · Male·Head Injuries

Conner Stewart, 23-year-old male, died from head injuries sustained in a single-vehicle motor vehicle accident on 27 July 2022 at Burren Junction, NSW. A To…

QLD2014-11-03

Spencer, Lydia

Female·Head injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident

Lydia Spencer, a UK national holidaying in Australia, died from head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on the Hann Highway near Hughenden, Queensland. The vehicle,…

ACThospital2025-12-02

Inquest Into The Death Of Bk

52y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident

A 52-year-old man died from multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident after losing control on a residential street. Critical contributing fa…

alcohol
VIChospital2020-10-21

Finding into death of Baby ABA

0y · Female·Head injury

Baby ABA, born in Lebanon and arrived in Australia at 2 months old, died from head injury at 6.5 months of age on 10 June 2008. She had fallen from a couch on 7 June 2008 with no apparent se…

paediatricsintensive caredelay
NSWcommunity2020-02-24

Into the death of Rodney Scarman

52y · Male·Blunt force injuries to head

…dney Scarman, a 52-year-old man with a history of mental illness and substance use, died from blunt force injuries to the head on 25 December 2011. He was found in a utility closet at his residential complex in Waterloo,…

forensic medicinealcohol
VICaged care2026-05-06

Finding into death of Cornelia Groot

87y · Female·Complications of head injuries and left proximal femur fracture sustained in a f…

…an with Parkinson's disease sustained an unwitnessed fall at a residential aged care facility, resulting in head injuries and a hip fracture. Critical clinical lessons emerged: (1) neurological observations were not perf…

geriatric medicineemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationoxycodone
TAS2019-05-03

Coroner's Finding: Evans, Wendy Anne

Female·Head and chest injuries sustained when struck by a passenger bus

…uck by a Metro Tasmania bus at the intersection of Campbell and Macquarie Streets, Hobart, sustaining fatal head and chest injuries. Both the pedestrian crossing light and traffic light turned green simultaneously, allow…

system
NSWhome2011-12-01

Coroner's Finding: Harshith ILLA

2y·head injuries from accidental fall from third-floor window

A 2-year-11-month-old boy died on 19 March 2011 at Westmead Children's Hospital from head injuries sustained in an accidental fall from a third-floor window three days earlier. The coroner found th…

paediatrics
TAScommunity2023-05-16

Coroner's Finding: Dodd, Christopher Darren

55y · Male·Head and chest injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash

Christopher Darren Dodd, aged 55, died from head and chest injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on 14 February 2021 in rural Tasmania. He was travelling…

alcohol
WA2001-05

Inquest into the Death of Julie Lesley Farmer

40y · Female·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle collision

Julie Lesley Farmer, aged 40, died on 14 August 1999 from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on the South West Highway near Cardup, Western Australia. She was …

VIC2012-10-05

Finding into death of John Shane Cross

44y · Male·head and neck injuries post high speed motor boat accident

John Shane Cross, an experienced racing boat driver, died from head and neck injuries sustained during a high-speed motor boat accident at Lake Mulwala on 28 November 2010. Wh…

TAS2025-01-28

Coroner's Finding: Ward, Janet Robyn

62y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a two-vehicle motor vehicle collision

Janet Robyn Ward, aged 62, died in a head-on motor vehicle collision on 8 March 2022 when the other driver, James Jarman, crossed onto her lane while…

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