166 results for “acute traumatic death”
30y · Male·traumatic asphyxiation
Styles Isaac King, an Aboriginal man aged 30, died from traumatic asphyxiation following restraint by crowd controllers at a bar in Katherine, Northern Territory. During …
Troy Thomas Lee: acute neck compression due to hanging; Scott Leslie Matthews: m…
…fied as at-risk by Department for Correctional Services (DCS) supervisors or healthcare providers prior to death. Both received standard home detention supervision. Lee received counselling referral suggestions but was …
37y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
…ellectual disability. The coroner found he intended to take his own life, and in doing so caused his son's death. Conan had treated depression and anxiety with mirtazapine, reported as effective at his last consultation…
21y · Male·Acute hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and pneumonia in a man with recent trauma…
Peter Martin Carroll, age 21, died on 8 June 2007 in the ICU at Royal Perth Hospital from acute hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and pneumonia following oxycodone overdose. He had been discharged that d…
0y · Female·Head injury
…er becoming pale, cold and stiff. Later that morning she suffered cardiopulmonary arrest. Imaging revealed acute subdural haemorrhages and bilateral retinal haemorrhages consistent with head trauma. Autopsy showed multi…
79y · Male·Respiratory failure due to haemothorax and hospital-acquired pneumonia due to mu…
…delayed ambulance response; and omission of bed/chair sensors. He deteriorated in hospital with pneumonia, acute kidney injury, and cardiac complications, dying from respiratory failure. Key lessons: escalate all falls …
28y · Male·Traumatic brain damage complicating contact .22 calibre gunshot wound to the mid…
Anthony Roy Graetz, aged 28, died from a self-inflicted .22 calibre gunshot wound to the forehead during a police siege at his parents' property in Loxton, South Australia. In the months prior, he had displayed signs of …
87y · Female·closed traumatic head injury from a fall at standing height; significant contrib…
An 87-year-old woman with dementia, congestive cardiac failure, and diabetes sustained a fatal closed head injury from a fall in her aged care room overnight. The coroner found that the responsible ECA did not perform th…
68y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and coronary artery atherosclerosis
…d of ischaemic heart disease while in prison custody. He presented to hospital with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome (epigastric pain radiating to back, chest pain, dyspnoea, sweating) but was diagnosed as…
Multiple injuries arising from an unintentional motor vehicle rollover where the…
…eway, the vehicle rolled three times, and all six passengers were ejected and died from multiple injuries. Acute alcohol toxicity was a contributing factor. The coroner investigated whether police pursuit was contributo…
27y · Male·Head injury
…pairing his judgment and risk-taking behavior. The coroner found police did not cause or contribute to his death, as they followed intercept policy, conducted appropriate risk assessment, terminated the pursuit appropri…
81y · Male·acute subdural haematoma
…d. Two days later, he deteriorated with headache and was found unresponsive. CT imaging revealed a massive acute subdural haematoma. He died shortly after. Early CT imaging following the initial head injury would very l…
20y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…miliation about being arrested, feeling unfairly targeted. Key clinical lessons: young people experiencing acute emotional distress combined with intoxication and substance use are at acute risk of impulsive self-harm. …
38y · Male·hanging
…found deceased by hanging on 20 July 2020. Post-mortem neuropathology confirmed severe stage III chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). He experienced numerous head knocks during football and sustained a serious knocko…
79y · Male·head injuries sustained in a fall from a bicycle
…the road surface, struck another cyclist's rear wheel, and fell heavily onto bitumen. He sustained a large acute subdural haemorrhage deemed non-survivable. The coroner identified that paramedics did not notify police d…
69y · Male·end-stage interstitial lung disease and chronic congestive cardiac failure
…irment died at Flinders Medical Centre. He had a history of medication non-compliance leading to recurrent acute exacerbations requiring hospitalisation. During his final admission, he developed delirium, agitation and …
36y · Male·neck compression in the circumstances of hanging
…ar-old man with bipolar affective disorder, died by hanging on 1 February 2016. In the hours preceding his death, he learned of a police 'whereabouts' alert placed six months after a minor assault allegation, causing ac…
Male·Stab wound to the chest penetrating the pleural cavity and pericardium
…uences of weapon involvement. Clinical lessons relate to recognising and managing patients presenting with acute traumatic injuries from violent incidents.
88y · Female·Complications of a pedestrian accident including subarachnoid haemorrhage, subdu…
…anaged conservatively at Ballarat Base Hospital with neurosurgery consultation. Subsequently she developed acute delirium, a large bowel obstruction, and NSTEMI. She was transferred to a rehabilitation facility then bac…
41y · Male·Pheniramine toxicity
…ude: the diagnostic difficulty in distinguishing drug toxicity from psychiatric illness or intoxication in acute presentations; the importance of comprehensive medication history and substance abuse screening in patient…
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