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49 results for head laceration

QLD2006-09-14

Beattie, Christian Paul

36y · Male·massive multiple traumatic injuries, including transection of the trunk of the b…

…ing at approximately 2,575-1,560 feet. Pilot incapacitation from possible carbon monoxide inhalation and/or head trauma was not excluded as a contributing factor. The autopsy found no significant carbon monoxide poisonin…

aviation medicinepathologysystem
NSWcommunity2008-01-24

Coroner's Finding: Vanessa Ann Anderson

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

…d errors to occur unchecked. Clinical lessons: always consult the primary team before changing analgesia in head injury patients; implement clear documentation and communication protocols; maintain proper supervision of …

neurosurgeryanaesthesiamedicationcommunicationoxycodone
NSWhome2025-08-08

Inquest into the death of Jacob

0y · Male·Non-accidental infliction of significant force to the head/face and gum region, …

Jacob, a premature infant born at 29 weeks, was discharged from neonatal care at 11 weeks old and presented to hospital three days later with a subarachnoid haemorrhage and periorbital bruising. Despite being assessed as…

paediatricsforensic medicinediagnosticsystemmethamphetamine
QLDcommunity2013-03-01

Arnold, Vicki; Leahy, Julie-Anne

26y · Female·intentionally inflicted gunshot wounds to the head

This complex triple-inquest into the deaths of two women in 1991 reveals systemic investigative failures and challenges the original murder-suicide finding. Julie-Anne Leahy and Vicki Arnold died from gunshot wounds on 2…

forensic medicinepsychiatrydiagnosticprocedural
QLDcommunity2013-11-05

Wirraway Aircraft Crash

Impact injuries from RAAF Wirraway aircraft strike - head trauma with skull frac…

Three children (Graham Stanley Blair and Pauline Probert, both aged 6; Liam Joseph O'Connor, aged 11) were fatally struck by a RAAF Wirraway aircraft conducting shark spotting patrols at Maroochydore Beach, Queensland on…

proceduralsystem
NT2012-09-17

Inquest into the death of Terrence Daniel Briscoe

27y · Male·Airway obstruction due to a combination of positional asphyxia, aspiration and a…

…t despite obvious incapacity, dragging the detainee rather than assisting him to walk, failure to recognise head injury despite bleeding, inadequate cell checks during overnight shift, failure to respond to call button f…

forensic medicineemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationalcohol
VIChome2024-11-28

Finding into death of Child 1, Child 2, Child 3, Child 4

Multiple causes: Child 1 - blunt force trauma to chest and abdomen; Child 2 - he…

… deaths (2015-2017) involving parents' partners as perpetrators. Children 1-4 died from blunt force trauma, head injury, fire, and neck laceration respectively. Key systemic failures identified: inadequate cumulative har…

paediatricspsychiatrydiagnosticcommunicationmethamphetamine
WAhospital2019-05-13

Inquest into the Death of Daniel Josef ADWENT

44y · Male·gunshot wound to abdomen

A 44-year-old male died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen sustained during a police response to a domestic violence incident. He became aggressive, wielded a knife, and lunged at police after Taser and pepper spray fai…

emergency medicinegeneral surgerycommunicationdelay
VIC2022-06-03

Finding into death of Micky Craig Revera

40y · Male·Unascertained; opioid withdrawal-related seizure or cardiac arrhythmia could not…

…nts over four days, no clear diagnosis emerged. He was found unresponsive in his cell. The autopsy excluded head injury, sepsis, and opioid toxicity but could not definitively exclude withdrawal-related seizure or cardia…

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