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TAShospital2024-05-10

Coroner's Finding: Constantine, Georgiou

51y · Male·cerebral fat embolism due to surgery for multiple traumatic injuries sustained i…

Andrew Constantine Georgiou, 51, died from cerebral fat embolism following multiple severe leg and pelvic injuries sustained in a vehicle crash. He crossed the centre line on Tea Tree Road and collided with a truck. Para…

trauma surgeryorthopaedic surgery
TAS2024-05-02

Coroner's Finding: Gleeson, Bernice Valma

84y · Female·left subdural haematoma resulting from head injury due to fall from standing

An 84-year-old woman suffered a fatal head injury after slipping on steps at a café in Stanley, Tasmania on 20 October 2021, resulting in a left subdural haematoma. She was appropriately transported to neurosurgical faci…

neurosurgeryemergency medicineaspirin
TAShospital2024-04-16

Coroner's Finding: Smith, Lance Royal

62y · Male·Advanced atherosclerotic and hypertensive coronary vascular disease

Lance Royal Smith, aged 62, died from advanced atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease following a motorcycle crash on 4 November 2023. He was riding an unregistered, mechanically defective Harley Davidson at high spee…

emergency medicinetrauma surgerycannabis
TAShospital2024-03-07

Coroner's Finding: Menz, Michelle Joy

58y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep venous thrombosis following pelvic trauma

Michelle Joy Menz, aged 58, died from pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis following pelvic trauma sustained in a motor vehicle crash on 17 January 2023. She was admitted to Royal Hobart Hospital w…

trauma surgeryemergency medicine
QLD2024-03-07

BROWN Samuel Timothy

20y · Male·Head injury from motor vehicle collision

Samuel Timothy Brown, age 20, died from severe head injury sustained in a motor vehicle collision on 25 November 2012. He was found lying on the Gold Coast Highway with a blood alcohol level of 0.241% (approximately 4 ti…

emergency medicineintensive carealcohol
TAShospital2024-03-05

Coroner's Finding: Carroll, Thomas Brian

81y · Male·traumatic brain injury

Brian Thomas Carroll, aged 81, died from traumatic brain injury sustained in a single-vehicle motor vehicle crash. He was travelling at approximately 125 km/h in an 80 km/h zone when he failed to negotiate a roundabout a…

trauma surgeryneurosurgerydiazepam
VIChome2024-02-13

Finding into death of Child K

12y · Male·Injuries sustained in a quad bike incident (driver)

A 12-year-old boy died from injuries sustained in a quad bike accident on his family's rural property. He was riding unsupervised without parental permission when the bike collided with a drain bank, flipping and impalin…

emergency medicinesurgeryfentanyl
VIChospital2024-01-23

Finding into death of Angelo Angelino

31y · Male·Head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision

Angelo Angelino, a 31-year-old motorcyclist, died from head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on Ballarat Road, Deer Park. He was riding a non-approved 1754cc Harley Davidson motorcycle at approximately 107…

trauma surgeryintensive care
NThospital2024

Inquest into the death of Road Death 19 of 2024

22y · Female·Traumatic brain injury (diffuse axonal injury with skull fractures) secondary to…

A 22-year-old female died from traumatic brain injury sustained in a single-vehicle rollover on a rural road in the Northern Territory. She had consumed 15-20 cans of beer over approximately 10 hours, achieving a blood a…

trauma surgeryneurosurgeryalcohol
NThospital2024

Inquest into the death of Road Death 32 of 2024

78y · Female·Blunt force chest injuries from motor vehicle crash, compounded by chronic obstr…

A 78-year-old Aboriginal woman died from blunt force chest injuries sustained as a passenger in a single-vehicle run-off crash on a remote road in the Northern Territory. She was wearing a seatbelt and the crash was low-…

emergency medicineintensive care
NTcommunity2024

Inquest into the death of Road Death 40 of 2024

28y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries from motor vehicle collision

A 28-year-old male driver died in a head-on collision with a road train after drifting onto the wrong side of the road. He had been awake for approximately 36 hours with minimal rest before the crash, having left Darwin …

forensic medicinetrauma surgery
NThospital2024

Inquest into the death of Road Death 51 of 2024

59y · Female·Complications of blunt force chest injuries with clinically diagnosed Pseudomona…

A 59-year-old woman with Child Pugh C liver cirrhosis and COPD suffered a single-vehicle crash on 15 October 2024 after losing control of her vehicle at a caravan park entrance. She had a blood alcohol level of 0.096% (m…

emergency medicineintensive carealcohol
NTcommunity2024

Inquest into the death of Road Death 23 of 2024

18y · Male·Blunt impact trauma to the torso with acute alcohol intoxication; motor vehicle …

An 18-year-old male driver with a zero alcohol licence died from blunt torso trauma after high-speed collision with a tree while acutely intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.20%, four times the legal limit). He was not wearing a…

forensic medicineemergency medicine
NT2024

Inquest into the death of Road Death 11 of 2024

57y · Male·Blunt force head injury from motor vehicle crash

A 57-year-old Aboriginal man died from severe blunt force head injury sustained as a rear seat passenger in a high-speed motor vehicle crash. The driver, highly intoxicated (BAC 0.233%), was driving on the wrong side of …

emergency medicinetrauma surgeryalcohol
NT2024

Inquest into the death of Road Death 47 of 2024

26y · Male·Blunt force head injuries from ATV motor vehicle crash, with acute alcohol toxic…

A 26-year-old male died from blunt force head injuries sustained in a single-vehicle ATV crash at 2:40am. He was heavily intoxicated (BAC 0.23%), not wearing a seatbelt, driving at 69km/h in a vehicle rated safe to 60km/…

forensic medicineemergency medicinealcohol
NT2024

Inquest into the death of Road Death 1 of 2024

40y · Male·Cranio-cervical distraction injury in the context of multiple other blunt force …

A 40-year-old Aboriginal pedestrian with blood alcohol 0.14% and THC 15 µg/L was struck and killed by a 26-year-old unregistered dirt bike driver travelling at 116-124 km/h in a 70 km/h zone. The driver was unlicenced, u…

forensic medicinetrauma surgeryalcohol
NT2024

Inquest into the death of Road Death 58 of 2024

28y · Male·Blunt force head injury from motor vehicle crash (passenger ejected from rolling…

A 28-year-old Aboriginal male died from blunt force head injury sustained as a passenger in a single-vehicle rollover crash on a dirt road near Wadeye, NT. The unlicensed driver was intoxicated (BAC 0.20%) and lost contr…

emergency medicinetrauma surgeryalcohol
NThospital2024

Inquest into the death of Road Death 27 of 2024

39y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries due to motor vehicle collision (pedestrian), with …

A 39-year-old Aboriginal male with chronic alcohol intoxication was struck by a vehicle travelling at 79 km/h in a 60 km/h zone while crossing unsafely at an uncontrolled location. He sustained severe traumatic brain inj…

neurosurgerytrauma surgeryalcohol
NThospital2024

Inquest into the death of Road Death 60 of 2024

74y · Male·Complications of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a motor vehicle cras…

A 74-year-old Aboriginal man died from complications of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Christmas Day 2024. He was driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.14% (three …

trauma surgeryintensive carealcohol
VIChospital2023-12-04

Finding into death of Brian Neil Smith

32y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motorbike incident

A 32-year-old male motorcyclist died from multiple traumatic injuries sustained in a collision with a truck on the Western Freeway. The motorcycle was travelling faster than surrounding traffic and attempted to overtake …

emergency medicinetrauma surgery

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