136 results for “fall in elderly patient”
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…
86y · Male·Left haemothorax complicating rib fractures (not operated), sustained in a fall
…ractures. Additionally, an ED clinician erroneously prescribed 100mg therapeutic enoxaparin for the wrong patient due to EMR design flaws and lack of verification; nursing staff did not question it. Dual antiplatelet th…
72y · Female·subdural haemorrhage sustained from a fall from a hospital bed on 18 January 201…
…ed when she fell from a hospital bed on the General Medicine Ward at Canberra Hospital. She was a high-risk fall patient with cognitive impairment, a history of falls, and postural hypotension. Although medical assessmen…
88y · Female·Head injury in a fall due to atrial fibrillation on anti-coagulants
…-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation on anticoagulation died from a subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall at a rehabilitation hospital. She was assisted to the toilet by a single nursing student despite a document…
91y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism and subcutaneous abscess formation complicating pressu…
…ated ankle fracture and pressure sores. She had sustained a fracture-dislocation of her right ankle after a fall, which she refused medical treatment for, resulting in permanent deformity and immobility. Pressure sores d…
85y · Female·acute exacerbation of congestive heart failure, following injuries suffered in a…
…ratory arrest. The coroner found she died from acute exacerbation of congestive heart failure following her fall. While expert review identified suboptimal paramedic care (limited initial assessment, ineffective communic…
78y · Female·Complications of mandibular fractures sustained in a fall, in the setting of mal…
Frances Hayden, 78, died from complications of mandibular fractures sustained in a fall at an aged care facility. She had long-standing schizoaffective disorder with associated anorexia, resultin…
75y · Female·Infective complications of a left hand injury with diabetic ketoacidosis
A 75-year-old woman died from infective complications of a left hand wound sustained in a fall from a ladder in November 2023, complicated by undiagnosed diabetic ketoacidosis. Despite family encouragem…
74y · Female·Post-operative exacerbation of delirium and terminal functional deterioration du…
…fluenza A, requiring ICU admission. She died from post-operative delirium and functional deterioration. The fall was preventable: the coroner found that failure to raise bed rails and leave her unsupervised were key fact…
89y · Female·pneumonia and acute renal failure following a fractured right femur due to a fal…
…ed from pneumonia and acute renal failure following a spiral fracture of her right femur sustained during a fall from a stand-up lifter on 17 December 2015. A mobility assessment in October 2015 had determined she requir…
65y · Female·decompensated liver failure
…cirrhosis secondary to 20 years of heavy alcohol use and hepatitis C, was admitted following an intoxicated fall causing an olecranon fracture. Post-operatively, she developed a small bowel obstruction and rapidly decomp…
92y · Male·Consequences of accidental fall at RACF: post-operative delirium, left femoral i…
A 92-year-old man resident in an aged care facility sustained an unwitnessed fall resulting in left hip fracture, requiring surgical fixation. He developed post-operative delirium and died …
92y · Male·unascertained
A 92-year-old man with advanced dementia died in aged care following an unwitnessed fall on 3 December 2021. He deteriorated rapidly after a second fall at 11:45pm and died shortly after. The prec…
84y · Male·acute aspiration complicating periprosthetic fractured right femur (operated) on…
Bryan Roocroft, 84 years old with severe dementia, suffered a periprosthetic right femur fracture after two falls at aged care on 24 December 2020 while on oxazepam. He underwent surgical repair on 25 December and was pl…
83y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
…hes, 83-year-old retired mining engineer with metastatic prostate cancer, sustained a femoral fracture in a fall on 5 February 2020. He underwent open reduction and internal fixation on 10 February 2020 at Royal Hobart H…
89y · Male·ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with aspiratio…
…g home from cardiorespiratory failure with aspiration pneumonia. He was found on the bathroom floor after a fall and pronounced dead shortly after. He had hypoxia documented from 6 June and was on oxygen therapy. The cor…
86y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia
…ld, died of hospital-acquired pneumonia following surgical repair of a femoral neck fracture sustained in a fall at home. He had significant comorbidities including dysphagia with aspiration risk, severe malnutrition, as…
85y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to dysphagia in a man with multiple spinal fractures an…
…Royal Adelaide Hospital where he developed severe pharyngeal dysphagia and delirium requiring a Level 1 Inpatient Treatment Order. A geriatrician identified underlying neurodegenerative dementia as likely cause of dysph…
96y · Male·Traumatic closed head injuries sustained in a fall
A 96-year-old man with cognitive impairment and previous traumatic brain injury from a 2021 fall was admitted to residential aged care on 16 February 2022. He had a minor slip from his chair on admission …
78y · Female·Complications arising from a left femur fracture following an unwitnessed fall i…
…mitted to the Royal Hobart Hospital under a Mental Health Act treatment order. She sustained an unwitnessed fall in her room on 1 August 2015, fracturing her left femur, and died from complications on 2 August 2015. A fa…
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