769 results for “head injuries”
85y · Female·acute exacerbation of congestive heart failure, following injuries suffered in a…
Ms Tremethick, an 85-year-old with congestive heart failure, fell at home and suffered a lacerated forearm. Paramedics attended and initially administered methoxyflurane for pain relief. She developed fulminant pulmonary…
92y · Female·Consequences of an assault
A 92-year-old woman with dementia died from consequences of an assault by another resident with unmanaged psychosis in an aged care facility. The assault occurred after the facility failed to adequately monitor, assess, …
37y · Male·self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and neck
Matthew Lothian, aged 37, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and neck on 6 January 2021 in Wollongong. He was on medical escort from custody when he seized the firearm …
7y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (passenger)
A 7-year-old boy died in a head-on motor vehicle collision after his father deliberately drove their newly purchased car into an oncoming t…
70y · Male·aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic brain injury in a setting of a man involved in …
A 70-year-old experienced painter suffered crush injuries to the neck when his head became pinned between a scissor lift platform and factory ceiling. He remained …
30y · Male·Exsanguination due to self-inflicted multiple stab and incised wounds
…30, died from exsanguination due to self-inflicted multiple stab and incised wounds to his neck, chest, and head on 24 April 2016 in Tasmania. He had a long history of psychosis and depression dating from age 14, treated…
67y · Male·Head injuries sustained from a fall from the upstairs landing in Goldsmith G Blo…
…67-year-old Chinese-speaking prisoner on remand, died by suicide in prison on 6 February 2017 after falling head-first from a landing. He had a complex psychiatric history including anxiety, depression, hyponatraemia, an…
Unknown·multiple physical injuries sustained in a mid-air collision during skydiving
Three skydivers died in a mid-air collision near Mission Beach, Queensland on 13 October 2017. Tandem instructor Peter Dawson and customer Kerri Pike (in drogue-fall) collided with solo sport jumper Tobias Turner whose m…
39y · Male·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)
…ineer, died when his vehicle lost control on a rural bend at excessive speed in wet conditions and collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle. He was travelling at 123–140 kph around a bend rated for lower speeds, on a we…
Unknown·traumatic injuries (head injuries and multiple trauma) sustained when struck by …
Six people were killed on 20 January 2017 when James Gargasoulas drove a stolen vehicle into crowds on Bourke Street Mall in Melbourne's CBD, striking 33 pedestrians. The deceased were Matthew Poh Chuan Si (33), Thalia H…
Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collisions
…th another vehicle while evading police under methylamphetamine intoxication; passenger Narrier killed in a head-on collision after 11-minute pursuit; and driver El Bakdadi killed when his vehicle crashed during a one-mi…
56y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
Daniel Frawley, a 56-year-old former AFL player and coach, died in a single-vehicle collision when his utility struck a tree at high speed (minimum 132 km/h) on a rural road. The coroner found he intentionally took his o…
41y · Male·head and chest injuries from fall from height
A 41-year-old man with schizophrenia died by suicide, jumping from the Tasman Bridge on Christmas Eve 2022. He had a 15-year history of mental illness with multiple suicide attempts, previously managed with antipsychotic…
21y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head
…e investigation and victim engagement; and lack of professional interpreters impeded proper assessment of injuries and violence. Had the initial police referral been properly recorded and acted upon by family violence se…
44y · Male·gunshot wound to abdomen
A 44-year-old male died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen sustained during a police response to a domestic violence incident. He became aggressive, wielded a knife, and lunged at police after Taser and pepper spray fai…
57y · Male·Consequences of multiple injuries (from fall from elevated walkway)
Mladen Jovanoski, a 57-year-old remand prisoner, died from head injuries sustained after falling from a prison walkway on 11 April 2018. He had suspected metastatic thyroi…
25y · Female·Neck injuries (fracture/dislocation of upper cervical spine with spinal cord inj…
Samantha Maslen, a 25-year-old woman with depression and complex social factors, was killed during a police pursuit following an alleged petrol station theft. She was a front-seat passenger when the driver, a fatigued 17…
16y · Female·Multiple injuries (head, chest, pelvis and left femur)
Jacqueline Vodden, aged 16, died after being ejected from a stolen Toyota HiAce van that collided with a stationary VicRoads maintenance truck on the Western Freeway. The van was being pursued by police for ~4 minutes 50…
4y · Male·fatal head injury sustained as a passenger in a motor vehicle collision
Blake Corney, 4 years old, died from catastrophic head injuries when a heavy truck driven by Mr Akis Livas collided with his stationary family vehicle at an inter…
30y · Male·Traumatic cerebral contusions with subarachnoid and intraventricular haemorrhage…
Jayde Biddulph died from traumatic head injuries sustained during a prison fight with another inmate, Ryan Dwyer, on 16 December 2009. The coroner …
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