82 results for “history of falls”
63y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of functional decline in a man with an intel…
…astric tube insertion on 25 June was resisted) may have altered outcomes. Documentation of weight loss and falls history was inadequate. Transition to palliative care occurred only on 23 July, four days before death. Th…
55y · Male·Traumatic brain injury caused by blunt force to the head sustained in a fall
…ad experienced 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 underlyi…
92y · Male·periprosthetic fracture of the left hip sustained from a fall from standing posi…
A 92-year-old man with complex cardiac history was admitted to Royal Hobart Hospital with chest pain and atrial fibrillation. He remained in the Emergen…
46y · Female·Prolonged effects and complications of a head injury, with upper airway obstruct…
Helen Ashburn, a 46-year-old woman with history of alcohol use, coagulopathy and seizures, died from prolonged effects of a severe head injury sustained …
54y · Male·Drowning after falling overboard from the Shanendale at Otter Reef
Peter Trcka, an experienced 54-year-old fisherman with an artificial leg and history of alcohol-related seizures, disappeared from a trawler anchored at Otter Reef on 1 March 2006. He was la…
89y · Male·Complications of cerebrovascular accident (stroke); specifically a catastrophic …
…t embolic stroke against his high gastrointestinal bleeding risk following gastric ulcers and his frequent falls. His anticoagulant (apixaban) was withheld from July 2021 onwards due to bleeding risk exceeding stroke ri…
83y · Female·Complications arising from a fall with C2 fracture and neck of femur fracture
An 83-year-old woman with dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and a prior hip fracture sustained injuries from a fall in her aged care facility's dining room. Staff were absent from the dining room for approximately 7 minutes…
46y · Male·Undetermined
…sient lifestyle, went missing in early 2016 and was found deceased in June 2018 in bushland near Wentworth Falls, NSW. His cause and manner of death remain undetermined due to advanced decomposition. Dean had a history …
45y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head
Colleen Fermanian, 45, died from blunt force trauma to the head sustained on 24-25 March 2017. She had a history of heavy alcohol use and advanced liver disease. The circumstances of her injury remain unclear—it could …
72y · Female·Pneumonia following cervical spine injuries sustained in an unwitnessed mechanic…
…ervical spine injuries sustained in an unwitnessed fall at a disability support facility. She had a known history of falls, mobility problems, and probable dementia. While in hospital, there was a delayed identification…
42y · Female·Traumatic right subdural haematoma
…ustained on 22 January 2015. She was found unresponsive at home with severe head and facial injuries after falls. Critical delays in medical assessment occurred when her partner called a home doctor service at 5.14pm re…
77y · Female·Complications of malnutrition in a woman with paranoid delusions
A 77-year-old woman with complex medical and psychiatric history died from complications of malnutrition while an inpatient with paranoid delusions and delirium. She was …
72y · Male·Subdural haematoma in a man receiving warfarin treatment
A 72-year-old man with intellectual disability receiving 24-hour support from DHHS died from acute subdural haematoma while on warfarin therapy post-cardiac surgery. He collapsed at work with vomiting and vagueness, was …
80y · Female·subdural haematoma due to closed head injury sustained in a fall from bed in hos…
…tributed to her death. Key lessons: always perform plain CT before anticoagulation in patients with recent falls; involve appropriate specialists in major treatment decisions; maintain high clinical suspicion for head i…
72y · Female·subdural haemorrhage sustained from a fall from a hospital bed on 18 January 201…
…General Medicine Ward at Canberra Hospital. She was a high-risk fall patient with cognitive impairment, a history of falls, and postural hypotension. Although medical assessment and treatment were appropriate, multiple …
71y · Male·general inanition on a background of end-stage mixed pattern dementia and acute …
…hile under a Level 2 Inpatient Treatment Order at Repatriation General Hospital. He had a complex medical history including Alzheimer's and vascular dementia, seizures, and chronic renal disease. His final admission fol…
81y · Male·COVID-19 infection on a background of Type 2 Diabetes and end stage chronic kidn…
…n Waller Unit to the Medical Sub-acute Unit. Over subsequent days his condition deteriorated with multiple falls and non-compliance with insulin. On 10 May he finally agreed to transfer to ACRU where he was assessed as …
74y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage following a fall in a woman with multiple medical comorbidi…
…d care resident with multiple comorbidities including dementia, schizoaffective disorder, and a nine-fall history in twelve months, fell from a shower chair while a personal care assistant briefly left to fetch clothing…
38y · Male·acute on chronic right hemisphere subdural haematoma
…st a bathtub in October 2015 while attempting entry to his residence. He was a heavy daily drinker with a history of uncontrolled alcoholism following personal losses in 2011. Towns was on fluoxetine and diazepam, and h…
80y · Male·aspiration pneumonia on a background of severe oropharyngeal dysphagia and chron…
Ronald Arthur Elliott, aged 80, died of aspiration pneumonia complicated by severe oropharyngeal dysphagia and COPD following a hip fracture. He fell on 12 June 2020, underwent left hip hemiarthroplasty at Flinders Medic…
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