64 results for “thoracic trauma”
29y · Male·multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash
A 29-year-old male died from multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash on 29 April 2016. While driving home on a damp road, he los…
40y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
Kevin Simon Porker, a 40-year-old truck driver, died from multiple injuries sustained when his heavily laden prime mover rolled on Perdrisat Road, Victoria. The truck had compromised brakes (requiring adjustment on multi…
34y · Male·Severe chest injury with fractures to ribs and sternum, internal bleeding, lacer…
…taking behaviour and crash risk. Emergency services responded appropriately with immediate CPR, but severe traumatic chest injury with cardiac tamponade was unsurvivable.
43y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle incident (rider)
…for failing to see the motorcycle and made no adverse findings against him. Key clinical lesson: This is a trauma case highlighting the catastrophic injuries sustained when motorcycles collide with heavy vehicles—multipl…
23y · Female·Multiple injuries from a fall of approximately 30 metres from a cliff to rocks b…
Zoe Woolmer, a 23-year-old tourist, died after falling approximately 30 metres from a cliff ledge at Kestrel Falls in Kings Canyon while being guided by The Rock Tour Company. The tour guide had demonstrated and encourag…
26y · Male·Neck injury from falling glass crate
A 26-year-old labourer died from severe neck trauma when a 1.4-tonne glass crate fell on him during container unloading at a small glass import business. The …
35y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to incessant ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia…
A 35-year-old previously healthy male sustained blunt chest trauma during an assault. He presented to ED with chest pain but was triaged as category 4. After collapse and re…
27y · Male·Multiple head, chest, pelvic and limb injuries sustained in a motor vehicle cras…
…ng lane, colliding head-on with a southbound VW Golf. All three occupants of the Toyota died from multiple traumatic injuries: Nunn, Andrew Everett (28 years), and Madilyn Baird (19 years). The crash was entirely prevent…
24y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by vehicle while lying on roadway
…g/100mL. The vehicle driver did not render assistance and was never identified. Autopsy confirmed multiple traumatic injuries as the cause of death. This case highlights the need for aggressive intervention in patients p…
75y · Male·Crush injuries of the chest and pelvis sustained when overrun by a tractor
A 75-year-old experienced farmer died from crush injuries sustained when run over by a Ford 4000 tractor. While attempting to dislodge a hay bale from the tractor spike with a neighbour, Mr Selby engaged the tractor's ge…
1y · Female·Chest injuries
Angela Bannister, aged 22 months, died from extensive chest injuries sustained overnight in her mother's care. On 18 July 2008, she had a minor head injury and alleged dog bite at a shopping centre. When examined at hosp…
79y · Female·Complications of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (passenger)
Erika Maria Gerlach, aged 79, died from complications of injuries sustained in a rear-end motor vehicle collision on 27 November 2017. She was a passenger when her husband's vehicle collided with a stationary car on the …
43y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest; exsanguination and respiratory failure secondary to…
…tion during suicide-related emergencies; mental health assessment protocols for individuals in crisis; and trauma team preparedness for self-inflicted injuries. The coroner found no preventable medical errors in police r…
51y · Male·blunt trauma of the chest sustained in a motor vehicle crash; hypovolemic shock …
…d man with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, chronic pain, and substance use disorder died from blunt chest trauma following a motor vehicle crash. He had a history of two previous crashes associated with high levels of t…
44y · Male·gunshot wound to abdomen
…iology. Critical clinical lessons include: delayed notification of consultant surgeons (general and cardiothoracic) who could have provided essential expertise; the deceased's unrecognized inferior vena cava tear caused …
61y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries sustained in motor vehicle versus cyclist collisio…
A 61-year-old experienced cyclist was struck by a Toyota Landcruiser at a Stuart Highway intersection in Darwin at 5:54 am while riding on the road in dark conditions. Multiple factors compromised visibility: a malfuncti…
43y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash
… by a vehicle driven by Simone Bridges while walking on the South Arm Highway at night. He sustained fatal traumatic injuries with death essentially instantaneous from severe head and thoracic trauma. Bridges did not sto…
Male·multiple injuries due to personal watercraft accident
Dr S. died in a personal watercraft collision at the Broadwater, Labrador on 28 April 2008. An inexperienced PWC operator with no prior jet-ski experience, he collided with an anchor chain from a moored boat after being …
66y · Male·multiple injuries including subarachnoid haemorrhage, pneumothorax with multiple…
…and the vehicle became airborne after hitting a grass run-off area. He sustained critical head, neck, and thoracic injuries including subarachnoid haemorrhage, pneumothorax with rib fractures, and C2 cervical injury. The…
Multiple traumatic injuries due to motor vehicle collision
This inquest examined the deaths of four young people in a motor vehicle collision on the Cunningham Highway near Warwick on 5 January 2008. The primary investigative issue was determining who was driving the Honda Civic…
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