137 results for “multiple rib fractures”
34y · Male·multi-organ failure with right-sided tension pneumothorax
A 34-year-old man with a ruptured spleen and fractured ribs presented to the Emergency Department on multiple occasions with abdominal and chest pain. He was discharg…
62y · Female·multiple spinal injuries sustained when struck by a motor vehicle
…e tourist was struck by a motor vehicle while walking on Montrose Road, Tasmania, sustaining catastrophic multiple spinal injuries and dying instantly. The driver was travelling at 77 km/h in a 50 km/h zone, exceeding th…
48y · Male·Multiple injuries in a pedestrian struck by a bus
…ncluding traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage, spinal injury with paraplegia, ruptured tricuspid valve, and multiple rib fractures. He underwent open heart surgery but developed cardiogenic shock and died the following day…
44y · Male·pneumonia (with multiple left-sided rib fractures as the antecedent cause)
Jimmy James, a 44-year-old man, died from pneumonia with multiple left-sided rib fractures secondary to a physical assault. He presented to Westmead Hospital ED with clini…
63y · Female·multiple severe trauma from falling tree; specifically aortic transection with m…
…driveway during extreme weather. On a morning with weather warnings, heavy rain, and wind gusts of 98kph, multiple trees fell on the property. After the weather briefly improved, she and her husband began clearing the dr…
25y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash, including basal skull frac…
…earing a seatbelt, and crossed into the opposing lane. He sustained fatal injuries including basal skull fractures, cervical vertebral fractures, and multiple other traumatic injuries. The coroner found that weather, me…
47y · Female·Cardiorespiratory failure precipitated by multiple rib fractures rendering the c…
Ms D, aged 47, was struck and killed by a motor vehicle at a public park on 13 February 2016. The vehicle rolled downhill after the owner engaged only a partially effective handbrake (at the 6th ratchet position instead …
64y · Male·Multiple severe injuries including skull fractures, vertebral fractures, bilater…
…not wearing a seatbelt, and he appeared confused about his location and direction of travel. He sustained multiple severe injuries including skull fractures, vertebral fractures, pneumothoraces, and pelvic fractures. Thi…
85y · Female·Staphylococcus bacteremia complicating multiple injuries sustained in a motor ve…
An 85-year-old woman sustained multiple serious injuries (bilateral rib and pelvic fractures, thoracic spine fractures) in a motor vehicle collis…
83y · Female·Pneumonia complicating rib and pelvic fractures sustained in the setting of mult…
Margaret Barton, 83, died of pneumonia complicating rib and pelvic fractures from multiple falls. Critical clinical lessons: (1) The Oxazepam regimen directly cont…
<1y · Male·subdural haemorrhage due to blunt force trauma to the head
…auma to the head inflicted by his mother. Autopsy revealed bilateral subdural haemorrhage, brain tears, and rib fractures sustained over preceding weeks. The Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability receiv…
86y · Male·Respiratory complications in a man with chronic lung disease and rib and pelvic …
…. He was treated at three hospitals over 12 days before dying from respiratory complications complicated by rib and pelvic fractures. The electric bicycle was classified and sold as a power-assisted pedal cycle (not req…
48y · Female·Neck and chest injuries sustained in the incident with the cherry picker. Mechan…
…al lessons include recognition that workplace injuries causing crush asphyxia, pericardial tamponade, and multiple rib fractures require immediate advanced life support and emergency surgery—which was provided but could …
46y · Male·Chest injuries - motorbike incident
…otiate an S-bend at excessive speed, crossed the centre line, left the road, struck a tree, and sustained multiple rib fractures with pneumothoraces, haemothoraces, and subarachnoid haemorrhage. Toxicological analysis re…
25y · Female·Chest injury in a workplace incident
…ly by recent barrier railing works, causing her to fall and be struck by the horse's hooves. She suffered multiple rib fractures, bilateral haemothoraces, and pulmonary artery laceration. Despite emergency thoracostomy a…
63y · Male·Multisystem organ failure, pneumonitis and sepsis; complications arising from a …
…tisystem organ failure, sepsis and pneumonitis following a fall. He was admitted to Dandenong Hospital with rib fractures and pelvic injuries. Clinical deterioration occurred over several days. Critical blood tests show…
80y · Male·Complications post fall from ladder sustaining multiple injuries including to th…
…from complications of a fall from a ladder while pruning vegetation at his holiday property. He sustained multiple injuries including rib fractures, haemopneumothorax, subarachnoid haemorrhage and extradural haematoma. H…
43y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle incident (rider)
…oceeded through a green light. The motorcycle's positioning in the vehicle's blind spot was the primary contributing factor. The coroner concluded the truck driver was not at fault for failing to see the motorcycle and …
62y · Male·Head, neck and chest injuries
…eck, and chest injuries sustained in an assault at Footscray Park in July 2001. His body was found in the Maribyrnong River wrapped in orange plastic barrier tape. Autopsy revealed extensive blunt force trauma including…
28y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries from motor vehicle collision
…ed behind him rather than worn). Toxicology was negative for alcohol and drugs. The collision resulted in multiple severe blunt force injuries including intracranial haemorrhage, rib fractures, spinal fractures, and pelv…
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