159 results for “intracranial injury”
22y · Female·Traumatic brain injuries: diffuse axonal and intracranial haemorrhagic brain inj…
…cy neurosurgery including frontal craniectomy and ICP monitoring but suffered severe diffuse axonal and intracranial haemorrhagic injuries with no neurological recovery, dying on 8 June 2023. Toxicology was negative for …
77y · Female·Subdural haematoma secondary to blunt head trauma (head-strike)
…ath, the failure deprived the patient of her only chance of survival. Key lessons: never assume minor head injury presentation excludes intracranial bleeding in anticoagulated patients; ensure senior clinicians are aware…
55y · Male·Complications of traumatic head injury sustained in a workplace incident (pallia…
David Klingberg, a 55-year-old experienced pile testing engineer, died from traumatic head injury sustained when an auxiliary line hook on a piling rig struck him in the face at a construction site. The h…
77y · Female·Intracranial haemorrhage suffered during the course of neurosurgery
…urgicel, thrombin, and gelfoam, the bleeding continued on the other side of the packing, causing severe intracranial and intraventricular haemorrhage. Mrs Chan died on 9 December 2006 from raised intracranial pressure an…
86y · Male·head injury with acute subdural haemorrhage
… head, resulting in acute subdural haemorrhage. He was examined by nursing staff who found no obvious head injury at the time. A GP reviewed him later that morning, noted confusion possibly from head trauma or infection,…
82y · Female·complications of a closed head injury (operated) sustained in a fall
An 82-year-old woman died from complications of a closed head injury sustained when she fell from a wheelchair while being transported at a zoo. Her husband had left her in a …
76y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage
…ad on 26 January 2017. Nursing staff at the correctional facility inadequately assessed his traumatic head injury, failing to review his medication chart, consult applicable guidelines, or escalate to hospital. A severe …
69y · Male·complications post trauma related acquired brain injury
A 69-year-old man died from complications of acquired brain injury sustained in a violent assault in December 2021. He had suffered a significant intracranial haemorrhage, f…
60y · Male·respiratory failure and sepsis complicating acute subdural haematoma
…ons and skull fractures requiring emergency neurosurgery. Post-operative complications including raised intracranial pressure requiring further craniotomy, temporal lobectomy, and later management in critical care led to…
3y · Female·peritonitis caused by small bowel perforation due to blunt force trauma
… perforation resulted from blunt force trauma, not natural disease or accidental mechanisms. The manner of injury (accidental vs. inflicted) could not be determined, though the timing (2-7 days before death) and mechanis…
5y · Male·complications of blunt force injury to the head
A 5-year-old boy died from complications of blunt force head injury sustained on 19-20 March 2010. He presented to a rural hospital unresponsive, with the initial account not…
35y · Male·Head injury with multifocal diffuse brain injury resulting in raised intracrania…
Jacob Crawford, 35, died from head injury sustained in a quad bike rollover on 29 January 2019. He was riding on a steep unfamiliar incline in darkn…
29y · Male·Blunt head and neck injuries sustained in an unintentional motor vehicle acciden…
…t head and cervical spinal cord injuries in a motor vehicle accident. He remained unconscious with high intracranial pressure and C5 spinal cord transection. After 12 days with no improvement, ICU specialists (supported …
80y · Female·subdural haematoma due to closed head injury sustained in a fall from bed in hos…
…ed to hospital fell from bed and hit her head. Although nursing staff were concerned about a possible head injury, the House Medical Officer incorrectly concluded no injury had occurred and no CT scan was performed. Two …
55y · Male·Head injury from a fall, contributed to by chronic alcoholism and cirrhosis, res…
…cation with closer supervision or assigned a dedicated carer. He fell a second time, sustaining a fatal intracranial haemorrhage. Clinical lessons: adequate staffing for high-risk patients must be protected even during m…
30y · Male·head injury occasioned by impact with a moving vehicle moving at speed
Matthew Mitchell, 30 years old, died from a severe head injury sustained when struck by a moving vehicle on Graham Drive, Sandy Beach on 17 August 2013. He remained coma…
64y · Male·Closed Head Injury
…sistent with a sudden cardiac event. He sustained extensive head injuries including skull fractures and intracranial haemorrhages and died after life support withdrawal. Autopsy revealed left ventricular hypertrophy from…
81y · Female·traumatic closed head injury sustained when struck by a motor vehicle
Irene Ganley, aged 81, died from traumatic closed head injury sustained when struck by a motor vehicle at a Hobart intersection on her birthday. She was on anticoagulan…
36y · Female·Acute brain injury due to intracerebral haemorrhage secondary to sepsis
…ppropriate empiric antibiotics were initiated correctly. The case highlights that fulminant sepsis with intracranial complications can rapidly progress to fatal outcomes despite appropriate interventions.
0y · Male·Traumatic head injuries including subdural haemorrhage, intracranial haemorrhage…
… infant died from traumatic head injuries including subdural haemorrhage, retinal haemorrhages, and axonal injury. Medical evidence established two separate traumatic brain injuries occurring approximately one month apar…
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