477 results for “blunt trauma”
16y · Male·Blunt force trauma sustained in motorcycle crash
A 16-year-old experienced off-road motorcycle rider died from blunt force trauma sustained in a crash on 15 October 2016. While riding his mechanically sound motorcycle at hi…
Unknown·Drowning following blunt trauma to the head (Fletcher); drowning following blunt…
Two experienced boatmen, aged 82 and 81, drowned following the capsizing of their 4.92-metre aluminium fishing vessel in heavy seas off Park Beach, Tasmania. Despite excellent safety practices, current boat licences, and…
Male·blunt force trauma from motorcycle crash
Brett Jason Greaves died from blunt force trauma sustained in a motorcycle crash on Lake Leake Road, Tasmania on 13 January 2017. He was ridin…
29y · Male·Severe fracturing of the skull from blunt force trauma
…rs of the Khmer Rouge on the orders of General Nuon Paet. He died from severe skull fractures inflicted by blunt force trauma. The coroner's extensive finding examined the Australian government's response to the hostage…
3y · Male·blunt trauma of the head when run over by a four-wheel drive vehicle
A 3-year-old child died from blunt head trauma after being run over by a four-wheel drive vehicle near Trial Harbour, Tasmania. The child was…
67y · Male·acute intracranial (subarachnoid) haemorrhage resulting from blunt force trauma …
Neil Robert Kingston, 67, died from acute subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by blunt force trauma to his head when struck by a tree branch while felling a tree. He was not wearing a helmet de…
75y · Male·blunt trauma of the thorax sustained in a single motor vehicle crash
A 75-year-old male died from blunt thoracic trauma sustained in a single-vehicle motor crash. He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of th…
57y · Male·Blunt trauma of chest
Robert James Potts, a 57-year-old motorcyclist, died from blunt chest trauma sustained in a motorcycle crash on a rural road in Tasmania. While no medical or clinical err…
32y · Female·Injuries caused by asphyxiation and blunt force trauma to the head inflicted by …
…ermined death resulted from asphyxiation (likely from manual neck compression/strangulation) combined with blunt force trauma to the head. The coronial inquest identified her ex-boyfriend Elliott Coulson as responsible.…
77y · Male·Blunt trauma to the chest: haemothorax, rib fractures and lacerated aorta with a…
A 77-year-old man with a history of heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease and asthma died from blunt chest trauma (haemothorax, rib fractures, lacerated aorta) sustained in a single-vehicle motor crash. He d…
52y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to pancreatic contusion and necrosis from motorcyc…
… coroner found no clinical management issues at the receiving hospital. The death resulted from the direct traumatic injury and its thromboembolic complication, not from healthcare failures.
56y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to splenic rupture due to blunt force injury to …
David Michael Clarke, aged 56, died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to splenic rupture following blunt force injury to his back. The fatal injury occurred after he was kicked by Jeffrey Zinn during a violent a…
Male·Injuries from motor vehicle collision (head-on impact)
…e investigation, vehicle forensic examination, autopsy findings, and contemporaneous documentation in road trauma deaths.
49y · Male·Multiple blunt trauma injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash
Murray Matthew Sulman, 49, died from multiple blunt trauma injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash on 17 December 2017. He attempted to cross South Arm Hi…
0y · Female·Unascertained
A 9-month-old girl died suddenly on 23 July 2018 following multiple head injuries from blunt force trauma sustained shortly before death. She had presented to medical practitioners multiple times in …
53y · Male·Right ventricular tear due to blunt chest trauma sustained in a motor vehicle in…
…rests during emergency resuscitation and surgical intervention. Clinical staff performed appropriate acute trauma management including bilateral chest tube thoracostomies, resuscitation, and attempted surgical repair, bu…
70y · Male·Trauma of the chest and abdomen; severe chest injuries including multiple bilate…
A 70-year-old man died from severe blunt chest and abdominal trauma sustained when the vehicle he was a passenger in left the road and struck a lar…
60y · Male·Neck injury, specifically fracture of the odontoid peg of the second cervical ve…
…lcohol content of 0.12% indicated intoxication. The clinical lesson is recognition that neck injuries from blunt trauma can cause catastrophic spinal cord damage with rapid deterioration; however, this death occurred in…
29y · Male·Blunt trauma to the chest
A 29-year-old man died from blunt chest trauma sustained in a motorcycle crash on a highway bend. He was travelling at approximately 52-63 k…
58y · Female·consequences of acute subdural haemorrhage
…ve family observations of physical and verbal abuse. Medical examination revealed bruising consistent with blunt trauma to the neck and head, though the exact mechanism could not be precisely determined. The case highli…
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