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118 results for head injury with skull fracture

VICaged care2024-04-11

Finding into death of Irene Mary Donne

85y · Female·Complications following a fall

An 85-year-old woman with dementia died from complications of a fall sustained when pushed by another resident with dementia at an ag…

geriatric medicineemergency medicinetramadol
WAhospital2020-11-20

Inquest into the Death of Trent Nathaniel ROBERTSON

44y · Male·head and neck injuries with terminal palliative care

Trent Robertson, 44, died from severe head and neck injuries sustained in a high-speed motorcycle crash on 27 May 2018 after evading a brief police tr…

trauma surgeryintensive care
VIChospitalPodcast2025-02-05

Finding into death of Daniel Francis McNeill

39y · Male·Complications following extradural haemorrhage (operated) sustained in an electr…

…ered e-scooter (capable of 84 km/h, exceeding legal limits) while under the influence of methylamphetamine, without a helmet. He initially presented to ED with GCS 13 but rapidly deteriorated to GCS 4 with fixed dilated …

emergency medicineneurosurgerymethamphetamine
TAS2018-07-17

Coroner's Finding: Simpson, Bryan Thomas

55y · Male·Cerebral trauma associated with substantial skull base fracture sustained in mot…

…urface, the rear brake locked, causing the motorcycle to slide and high-side, ejecting him onto the roadway with fatal head injuries. The coroner found the motorcycle was mechanically sound, the helmet compliant, weather…

NThospital2000-10-31

Inquest into the death of Marcio Jose Lay Nheu

26y · Male·Closed head injury with extradural and subdural haemorrhage resulting from a sku…

26-year-old Marcio Jose Lay Nheu died from a closed head injury with extradural haemorrhage caused by a blow to the head with a Maglite torch at Karama Shopping Cen…

emergency medicineneurosurgerydiagnosticcommunicationtemazapam
NSWhospital2019-02-07

Inquest into the death of Shamon Shamon

67y · Male·Blunt head injury (bilateral subarachnoid haemorrhage, left sided subdural haemo…

A 67-year-old man died from blunt head injury sustained when struck by a car while crossing a residential road near his home. He was taken to Live…

neurosurgerytrauma surgery
TAS2026-02-27

Coroner's Finding: de-identified OR

3y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries including massive head injury, fractured skull, fr…

…crash when the unsecured child seat in which he was travelling was not anchored to the vehicle. Upon impact with a tree, the child was ejected from the car seat and struck internal vehicle components. Both child seats in…

methamphetamine
NSWhospital2023-06-23

Inquest into the death of Baylen Pendergast

21y · Male·Complications of blunt head injury resulting from at least two separate acts of …

Baylen Pendergast, 21 months old, died from complications of blunt head injury sustained in two separate traumatic incidents (17 and 28 November 2013). The coroner found injuries …

paediatricsemergency medicinediagnosticcommunication
VIChospital2023

Finding into death of Bailey James Blackwell

17y · Male·head injury in a fall from a height

Bailey Blackwell, a 17-year-old Aboriginal man, died from a head injury sustained in a fall from approximately 20 metres at Big Hill near Stawell. While attempting to jump …

trauma surgeryneurosurgery
NSWcommunity2008-01-24

Coroner's Finding: Vanessa Ann Anderson

16y · Female·Respiratory arrest due to the depressant effect of opiate medication

Vanessa Anderson, 16, suffered a depressed skull fracture from a golf ball strike and was admitted to Royal North Shore Hospital. She died from respiratory…

neurosurgeryanaesthesiamedicationcommunicationoxycodone
WAhome2018-10-23

Inquest into the Death of Lorraine Jane HANSEN

25y · Female·Head injuries

Lorraine Jane Hansen, 25, died from head injuries on 29 June 2016 after being found on a roadway in Willetton, Western Australia. She had been invol…

systemalcohol
QLDhome2022-06-30

Tabuai, James Daniel

0y · Male·Acute traumatic head injury (non-accidental)

A 7-month-old child died from acute traumatic head injury sustained from non-accidental blunt force. Clinical lessons include: medical staff should strongly r…

general practiceemergency medicinecommunicationdelay
VIChospital2023-01-12

Finding into death of David Julien Laurie Shan Gardner

76y · Male·Complications following head injuries (operated)

A 76-year-old man died from complications of head injuries sustained during an altercation. After his vehicle was stolen, the deceased became intoxicated and…

neurosurgerytrauma surgery
VIChospital2016-05-17

Finding into death of Trendafil Petrovski

78y · Male·head injury sustained when struck by a car

A 78-year-old man with a history of gastric cancer, depression, and splenectomy was struck by a car while crossing a street in Syd…

trauma surgeryneurosurgerymorphine
VIC2015-05-29

Finding into death of Jack Irving

17y · Male·Head injury in a train incident

A 17-year-old boy died from a severe head injury sustained when he leaned out of a moving train's driver cab door and struck a trackside ladder. He a…

trauma surgeryemergency medicine
TAShospital2023-09-12

Coroner's Finding: Harris, Peter Blackwell

75y · Male·pneumonia and head injury from fall

Peter Harris, aged 75, was admitted with behavioural disturbance and hyponatraemia (low serum sodium of 124 mmol/L). Initial clinical assessment did…

general medicinegeriatric medicinediagnosticquetiapine
QLDhome2013-04-16

Borusiewicz, Luke Anthony

2y · Male·head injury due to accidental fall from bed

Luke Borusiewicz, a 2-year-old in foster care, died from severe head injuries sustained in an accidental fall from a bed on 12 January 2009. The foster carer, Joy (age 74), had…

emergency medicineneurosurgery
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
VIChospital2024-12-12

Finding into death of Martin Kok-Weng Lui

73y · Male·Head injury sustained in an e-scooter accident

A 73-year-old man died from head injuries sustained in an e-scooter accident. He was riding on a non-shared footpath without a helmet, carry…

trauma surgeryemergency medicine
WAcommunity2022-09-14

Inquest into the Death of Warren Keith MATTHEWS

27y · Male·Head injury

Warren Keith Matthews, aged 27, died from head injury following a motor vehicle collision on Bussell Highway, Western Australia. He was driving a vehicle …

emergency medicineneurosurgerymethamphetamine

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