152 results for “laceration”
53y · Male·Incised wound to the neck with consequential exsanguination from jugular vein la…
Phillip Spicer, 53, died from self-inflicted neck lacerations during a mental health crisis. He had recently moved to live with his son and presented with acute onse…
52y · Male·Left chest cavity and abdominal cavity haemorrhage due to multiple rib fractures…
…nd abdominal cavity haemorrhage) following a motorcycle accident with multiple rib fractures and splenic laceration. He initially appeared to recover with conservative management but deteriorated on day 2, developing wor…
14y · Male·Retroperitoneal haemorrhage secondary to abdominal injuries sustained in a motor…
…he e-scooter exceeded legal speed limits and age restrictions under Victorian road rules. He sustained a laceration of the inferior vena cava causing retroperitoneal haemorrhage and died despite extensive pre-hospital re…
34y · Male·Severe chest injury with fractures to ribs and sternum, internal bleeding, lacer…
A 34-year-old male motorcyclist died from severe chest injuries after crashing into a Toyota Tarago at high speed. He was riding a stolen, high-performance Ducati motorcycle with a false number plate, intoxicated with me…
60y · Female·Penetrating injury of the descending thoracic aorta complicating spinal stabiliz…
… fractured the left T11 pedicle and plunged superiorly, causing acute blood loss of 300-400ml and aortic laceration. Critical communication failure occurred: the surgeon believed blood loss was minimal, the anaesthetist …
28y · Male·asphyxiation following severe swelling to the larynx due to anaphylactoid reacti…
…aphylactoid reaction to Haemaccel, a plasma volume expander administered pre-hospital following a severe laceration to the radial artery. Initial management was appropriate, but anaphylaxis was not recognized until 2:05a…
34y · Male·cerebral destruction and fractured skull sustained in motor vehicle accident wit…
…d Road near Yeppoon on 28 March 2010. The other occupant, vehicle owner Phillip Hudson, sustained a head laceration. The critical medical-legal issue concerned a police request for Hudson's blood sample to investigate po…
68y · Female·Haemorrhage secondary to right subclavian artery lacerations sustained during ce…
A 68-year-old woman died from massive blood loss following inadvertent puncture of the right subclavian artery during central venous line insertion. The anaesthetist used anatomical landmarks without ultrasound after an …
30y · Female·Chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident
Paige Jones, aged 30, died from severe chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash. The critical issue was whether she was the rider or passenger. While Mr White (her partner) consistently claimed he was…
41y · Male·multi-organ failure and staphylococcal septicaemia following pulmonary and aorti…
…d staphylococcal septicaemia, likely initiated by Q fever exposure at his abattoir workplace or a finger laceration. He presented with fever and chest pain but was initially misdiagnosed as having viral infection. Follow…
18y · Male·respiratory failure secondary to closed chest trauma
Daniel Madeley, 18-year-old apprentice toolmaker, died from respiratory failure secondary to closed chest trauma after being entangled in a Soviet-era horizontal boring machine at his workplace in June 2004. The machine …
52y · Female·laceration of the superior vena cava and right atrium during defibrillator lead …
…in the wall of the superior vena cava, and the laser sheath cut through the vessel wall, causing a large laceration. This led to massive bleeding and cardiac tamponade. Despite emergency sternotomy, the patient died from…
33y · Male·Haemoperitoneum secondary to lacerated spleen as a result of peritoneal ascitic …
…re alcoholic liver disease (Child-Pugh C) and poor prognosis died from haemoperitoneum following splenic laceration during a diagnostic ascitic tap procedure. Two junior doctors (HMOs/Basic Physician Trainees) performed …
30y · Male·unascertained
…olice. He had recently moved from Queensland showing signs of paranoid schizophrenia with self-inflicted lacerations. His brother Adam contacted the Mental Health Service twice seeking help. The triage service failed to …
89y · Male·Congestive heart failure due to or as a consequence of ischaemic cardiomyopathy
…failure after a fall at a nursing home. He suffered a cervical spine injury (C1-C2 subluxation) and head laceration during an unwitnessed fall at 2:45am on 9 November 2017. Clinical lessons include: (1) inadequate falls …
54y · Female·Multiple injuries
Mrs Hiep Thi Nguyen, a 54-year-old refugee and long-term Australian resident, died from multiple injuries sustained when struck by an unidentified motor vehicle in a car park on 3 March 2007. The driver fled the scene an…
31y · Female·mixed drug toxicity (propoxyphene, fluvoxamine, and alprazolam)
…poxyphene, fluvoxamine, and alprazolam). She presented to the emergency department with a reopened wrist laceration and reported mild analgesia use, but had actually consumed a large overdose of propoxyphene. She was tri…
52y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to pancreatic contusion and necrosis from motorcyc…
A 52-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism following a motorcycle accident on a winding road in Tasmania. He suffered pancreatic contusion and necrosis from handlebar impact when his motorcycle struck a rock w…
48y · Male·chest injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (lacerated aorta, lacerated …
Adrian David Tudor, aged 48, died from chest injuries (lacerated aorta, diaphragm, and lung) sustained in a motor vehicle collision. Mr Tudor was lawfully driving through a green traffic light at 47 km/h when struck on t…
10y · Male·catastrophic brain injury with multiple brain bleeds
A 10-month-old child died from catastrophic brain injury with multiple brain bleeds inflicted by their mother's boyfriend during an episode of care at home. The perpetrator violently shook the infant, thrust his finger i…
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