56 results for “mobility impairment”
40y · Male·Unascertained; opioid withdrawal-related seizure or cardiac arrhythmia could not…
… thresholds for hospital readmission; comprehensive documentation of injuries and mechanism is essential; mobility assessment should accompany trauma evaluation; observations of at-risk prisoners must be thorough and pro…
97y · Male·Complications of a fractured left neck of femur (operated), sustained in a fall
A 97-year-old man with vascular dementia, visual impairment, gait instability and multiple falls risk factors fell during a supervised outing from his aged care fac…
58y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating sigmoid volvulus, in a man with multiple scler…
Mr H, a 58-year-old man with end-stage multiple sclerosis and recurrent sigmoid volvulus, presented to Box Hill Hospital on 25 January 2023 with abdominal pain and distension. He underwent rectal tube insertion via sigmo…
81y · Male·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
81-year-old man struck by car while crossing Thompson Road in North Geelong to access a bus stop. He sustained severe head injuries with intracranial haemorrhage and bilateral haemothoraces and died at Alfred Hospital. T…
75y · Female·Renal failure and ketoacidosis in a woman with chronic alcoholism and type 2 dia…
A 75-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and chronic alcoholism died from renal failure and ketoacidosis at home. She was isolated, dependent on her elderly husband for care, and living in squalor. Over 20 disclosures of…
87y · Male·asphyxia due to neck entrapment between bedpole and mattress
…nd the risk of entrapment was objectively foreseeable given the resident's known fall history, cognitive impairment, and the gap between bedpole and mattress. Key lessons include: bedpoles require formal risk assessment …
40y · Male·Complications of Influenza A infection in a man with cerebral palsy and congenit…
…d no clinical mismanagement by SCOPE or Barwon Health staff. His profound neurological disabilities and immobility placed him at inherently high risk for severe respiratory infections. The case illustrates challenges in …
90y · Female·Multiple rib and pelvic fractures due to a fall from a wheelchair on sloping lan…
… weaker attendant brakes which cannot hold a wheelchair on slopes; (2) failure to recognise frailty and immobility as key risk factors requiring maximum safety precautions; (3) unsafe placement of a vulnerable elderly pa…
75y · Female·multiple injuries due to or as a consequence of motor vehicle collision
…ck pain, osteoarthritis, and recurrent falls. Despite a previous licence cancellation in 2012 due to poor mobility and slow reaction times—supported by hospital consultants, friends, police, and an occupational therapist…
92y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and cardiomegaly in the setting of a fall in a man with …
…facilitated the circumstances of death. Key clinical lessons: high-risk patients with cardiac disease and mobility impairment require reliable supervision and care coordination; administrative failures in disability serv…
94y · Female·compression of the neck
A 94-year-old woman died from neck compression after becoming trapped between a waterlift roof, her walking frame, and the ceiling of her home. The waterlift had been installed in the 1990s without compliance with releva…
96y · Male·Blunt chest trauma from quad bike accident
A 96-year-old man died from blunt chest trauma sustained in a quad bike accident on his rural property. He had declined in health with poor eyesight, kyphosis, and hand tremors, prompting him to stop driving his car. He …
47y · Male·Pneumonia
Steven Pimblett, 47, with mild intellectual disability, died of pneumonia at home. A home care worker noticed significant health deterioration over two months—inability to walk, laboured breathing, swollen feet—and suspe…
7y · Male·Joshua died due to a combination of physical entrapment of his head which occlud…
Joshua, a 7-year-old boy with spastic quadriplegia, epilepsy, and neurological impairment, died following entrapment of his head between hospital bed rails covered with bed bumpers while in hosp…
74y · Female·Fractures of the legs, with terminal palliative care, in an elderly lady with mu…
Ms Papanastasiou, a 74-year-old aged care resident confined to a wheelchair, died from bilateral femoral fractures sustained when she fell from her wheelchair during sudden bus braking. The wheelchair was secured using o…
41y · Male·Cerebral hypoxia and bronchopneumonia; contributing factors: toxic megacolon, ce…
David Orton, a 41-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and severe kyphoscoliosis, died from cerebral hypoxia and bronchopneumonia complicated by toxic megacolon and Salmonella infection. Over 18 mon…
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