124 results for “CT head scan”
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 subdu…
73y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
…rtension, presented to rural emergency department with sudden onset severe abdominal pain while turning his head. Clinical findings were atypical: he appeared calm, had relatively normal vital signs (BP 110/65), and urin…
17y · Male·head injury in a fall from a height
Bailey Blackwell, a 17-year-old Aboriginal man, died from a head injury sustained in a fall from approximately 20 metres at Big Hill near Stawell. While attempting to jump …
0y · Male·Head injury
A 7-month-old boy died from severe head trauma following an unwitnessed incident on 6 June 2018. The child was found unconscious after reportedly b…
15y · Male·global hypoxic cerebral injury following medical intervention for high velocity …
Daniel Cowan, aged 15, sustained a penetrating head injury from a homemade air gun while with friends. Despite appropriate emergency response and comprehensive…
0y · Male·head injury of undetermined aetiology
Christopher O'Sullivan died aged 29 days from head injury of undetermined aetiology. He presented on 15 September 1993 with fixed pupils, cyanosis, and seizur…
56y · Male·disseminated nocardiosis involving central nervous system, kidneys, liver and th…
Allan Kenneth Miller, 56, died from disseminated nocardiosis (rare bacterial infection) that was not diagnosed during his 12-day RAH admission. Clinicians initially suspected metastatic lung cancer based on presentation …
0y · Male·Traumatic head injury
A five-month-old boy died from traumatic head injury. Initial medical disagreement about whether injuries were from accidental fall or non-accidental tra…
84y · Male·head and pelvic injuries with contributing ischaemic and valvular heart disease …
…cardiac disease, and on anticoagulation suffered an unwitnessed fall at an aged care facility and sustained head and pelvic injuries. Following the fall, a registered nurse appropriately called an ambulance. However, a s…
54y · Male·hypoglycaemic encephalopathy complicating multiple injuries in a man with chroni…
… 27 June 2020 with evidence of significant blunt force trauma including rib fractures, facial fractures and head injuries. Despite transfer to hospital and intensive care, he developed severe hypoxic brain injury and die…
59y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
…ansported to hospital where he died that evening. Autopsy revealed aspiration pneumonia with no significant head injury despite the fall. Alcohol consumption on the day of death likely contributed to the fall, but the de…
47y · Female·Traumatic closed head injury likely sustained in a fall from standing
…an with a 18-year history of anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and severe alcoholism, died from a traumatic closed head injury sustained in a fall from standing. At autopsy, blood alcohol concentration was 0.23% (4.5 times the …
0y · Male·Head injury in the setting of chronic subdural haemorrhage
Kaleb Baylis-Clarke, a 17-week-old infant, presented to hospital on 14 January 2016 with a head lump, vomiting, raised fontanelle and reduced milk intake. Cranial ultrasound showed fluid in subdural spac…
68y · Female·Complications of a right subdural haemorrhage (palliated), sustained in a fall
…ed the family's suggestion regarding CCTV monitoring. Key clinical lessons include heightened vigilance for head injury in patients with multiple falls, subdural haemorrhage risk following trauma in elderly patients, and…
81y · Male·inanition complicating traumatic brain injury and disseminated malignancy
…comfort care and died from inanition complicating his brain injury and malignancy. The consultant noted his head injuries alone would not have been fatal, and survival was possible had he accepted nutrition, though with …
86y · Male·head injury (acute intracerebral haemorrhage and subarachnoid haemorrhage)
An 86-year-old man with recurrent falls history was admitted to hospital after a fall at home. He was initially assessed as low falls risk (11/20 on FRAT) but then reassessed as medium risk. Despite falls interventions i…
48y · Male·Ischaemic Heart Disease in association with Coronary Arteriosclerosis
…edications, care plans, and hospital appointments. While the deceased had cognitive impairment from a prior head injury, he understood the need for treatment but made informed decisions to refuse medications on many occa…
75y · Male·bilateral subdural haematoma due to fall
…appeared uninjured with no obvious signs of trauma. Over the following hours, he developed signs of serious head injury including vomiting, altered consciousness, agitation, and a bruise to his right temple. He was trans…
5y · Male·complications of blunt force injury to the head
A 5-year-old boy died from complications of blunt force head injury sustained on 19-20 March 2010. He presented to a rural hospital unresponsive, with the initial accou…
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, …
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