214 results for “fall in elderly”
81y · Male·multi-organ failure complicating multiple right-sided rib fractures due to a fal…
An 81-year-old man sustained multiple rib fractures from a 1.5m ladder fall. Initial assessment at a rural hospital on day one was appropriate. However, when chest X-rays on day two r…
75y · Male·bronchopneumonia
Barry Ronald Tate, 75, died of bronchopneumonia following a fall at a palliative care ward. He sustained an unwitnessed fall on 26 September 2019 while attempting to shave …
95y · Female·end-stage dementia and inanition complicated by fractured neck of femur (operate…
…ractured neck of femur. She was admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital on 10 September 2021 with agitation and falls. An inpatient treatment order was imposed on 15 September 2021 following a combative incident. On 18 Septe…
78y · Male·Neck injuries received in a fall
A 78-year-old man with Ménière's disease and depression died from neck injuries sustained in a fall from a ladder while using an electric hedge trimmer in his garden. He was found deceased by a friend after …
84y · Male·Head and neck injuries sustained in a fall; specifically facial bone fractures a…
…ogressive aphasia and cognitive decline residing in aged care sustained fatal head and neck injuries from a fall on 13 May 2020. He had experienced seven documented falls over 2.5 months at the facility despite appropria…
85y · Female·ischaemic heart disease with renal failure
…ied of ischaemic heart disease with renal failure at Lyell McEwin Hospital. She had suffered an unwitnessed fall at her aged care facility on 20 April 2016, was transferred to hospital with a suspected hip fracture (late…
89y · Female·complications of a femoral neck fracture (operated) in an elderly woman with mul…
An 89-year-old woman with dementia suffered a femoral neck fracture when pushed by another dementia patient in a secure geriatric unit corridor. She underwent surgical repair but deteriorated post-operatively and died 10…
76y · Female·complications of subdural haemorrhage (operation)
…emorrhage following head trauma on 20 January 2008. She initially concealed the injury, attributing it to a fall, and did not seek medical attention for 9 days despite worsening headache. When she presented to the Royal …
93y · Female·Complications of fractured neck of femur in a woman with congenital heart failur…
…ith congestive heart failure and hypertension, sustained a fractured neck of femur following an unwitnessed fall at Jasmine Lodge supported residential service in July 2009. The fall occurred in an area away from the fix…
92y · Male·periprosthetic fracture of the left hip sustained from a fall from standing posi…
…table for complex, confused patients requiring prolonged admission. On day four, he suffered an unwitnessed fall resulting in a periprosthetic hip fracture, after which his condition rapidly deteriorated. He died in pall…
79y · Male·Pneumonia complicating ischaemic heart disease and dementia
…mptoms. During hospitalisation he developed delirium in the context of respiratory infection, experienced a fall, and had declining swallow function with aspiration risk. Comfort care was implemented on 7 July and he die…
82y · Male·hypostatic pneumonia
…ld man with dementia and multiple comorbidities died of hypostatic pneumonia following complications from a fall at a residential aged care facility. He sustained an L2 compression fracture from an unwitnessed bed fall o…
99y · Male·Pneumonia
A 99-year-old man with cognitive decline sustained a hip fracture from a fall and subsequently underwent surgery with informed consent. He suffered cardiopulmonary arrest post-operative…
79y · Male·Septicaemia — Septic Arthritis Right Knee
Michael Cleary, 79, died from septicaemia and septic arthritis of the right knee following a fall from a truck on 18 March 2011. He initially declined medical treatment despite significant health deteriora…
95y · Male·multi-organ failure due to sepsis and general inanition on a background of advan…
…related to post-herpetic neuralgia and delirium. He developed a staphylococcus aureus infection following a fall-related elbow laceration on 19 February 2015. By 24 February, a palliative care approach was agreed with fa…
84y · Female·acute left subdural haematoma
…ent and CT scanning. This case illustrates the particular risk of intracranial bleeding in anticoagulated elderly patients with dementia, where cerebral atrophy delays symptom recognition. Earlier hospital referral and …
90y · Female·Hospital acquired pneumonia in the setting of recent fractures of neck of humeru…
A 90-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities residing in aged care sustained a hip fracture from a fall in January 2018. Following surgical repair and initial hospital treatment, she was transferred to a rehabil…
90y · Male·pneumonia complicating fractured right neck of femur (operated) on a background …
…r-old man with prior stroke, hypertension, and cerebrovascular disease was admitted to hospital following a fall with right femoral neck fracture. He was placed on a Mental Health Act Inpatient Treatment Order due to del…
80y · Male·aspiration pneumonia on a background of severe oropharyngeal dysphagia and chron…
… regarding his care at the aged care facility or hospital. The case highlights the high mortality risk in elderly patients with femur fractures (25% at 30 days, 50% at one year) and the complex medical management requir…
65y · Male·Acute on chronic subdural haematoma caused by accidental falls
Steven Basil Bradley, 65, died from acute on chronic subdural haematoma following an unwitnessed fall in hospital. He had metastatic prostate cancer, ischaemic heart disease, and diabetes. On admission for che…
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