402 results for “fall risk”
59y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
…ere 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 death resulted from aspira…
88y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating vascular dementia and metastatic prostate canc…
…d, respiratory distress, and a small subdural haematoma (discovered on day 11, possibly from an unwitnessed fall). He was transitioned to end-of-life care on day 12 after developing fever and infective infiltrates consis…
47y · Female·Traumatic closed head injury likely sustained in a fall from standing
…f 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 legal driving limit), causi…
89y · Male·Traumatic intracranial haemorrhage and skull fractures following a fall, on a ba…
…given the poor prognosis. He died 14 January 2023. The coroner found St Basil's had implemented appropriate falls risk mitigation: walking aids, sensor mats, bed height adjustment, hip protectors, and protective headgear…
87y · Female·pneumonia following complications from a fractured left wrist sustained in a fal…
Mrs Webberley, 87, resident of a residential aged care facility (RACF), sustained an unwitnessed fall on 1 November 2021 resulting in a left wrist fracture (Colles' fracture). She was initially assessed at the…
90y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with traumatic brain injury
Francis Robert Ward, age 90, died of pneumonia following traumatic brain injury sustained from multiple falls while imprisoned. He had numerous comorbidities including hypertension, renal impairment, and age-related …
93y · Male·general inanition on a background of cognitive impairment, congestive cardiac fa…
… heart failure, and chronic renal disease died of general inanition following a hip fracture sustained in a fall at an aged care facility. He was under a guardianship order with special powers. Post-operatively, he devel…
35y · Male·Combined effects of positional asphyxiation and intoxication
… intoxication impairs protective airway reflexes and mobility, making positional asphyxiation a significant risk. Chronic alcoholics with frequent falls and injuries warrant assessment for safe housing, fall prevention s…
89y · Male·Congestive heart failure due to or as a consequence of ischaemic cardiomyopathy
George Fenech, 89, died of ischaemic cardiomyopathy complicated by congestive heart failure after a fall at a nursing home. He suffered a cervical spine injury (C1-C2 subluxation) and head laceration during an un…
64y · Female·complications following a fractured neck of femur and mandible from a fall
…ultiple psychiatric comorbidities, died from complications of a fractured femur and mandible sustained in a fall from a fence at Quest Apartments on 14 August 2022. She had been missing for five days after leaving her re…
90y · Female·Complications of a right fractured neck of femur (operated) sustained in a fall …
…fter being nudged by another aggressive dementia-affected resident in an aged care facility, resulting in a fall. Despite appropriate initial management, post-operative recovery, and return to the facility, her health de…
20y · Male·Blunt trauma to the head sustained in a fall from gutter boards at a height of a…
Leigh Anthony Reaney, 20-year-old roofer, died from head injuries sustained in a 4.7-metre fall through an unfixed sump on gutter boards during roofing work. Death was entirely preventable. The approved …
81y · Male·pneumonia due to traumatic internal bleeding of the chest wall sustained in fall…
…ith Parkinson's disease, dementia, and multiple comorbidities residing in aged care suffered an unwitnessed fall on 6 June 2021, sustaining a right-sided chest wall haematoma. Staff found him at 7:40am with low blood pre…
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 …
80y · Female·subdural haematoma due to closed head injury sustained in a fall from bed in hos…
…ntributed to her death. Key lessons: always perform plain CT before anticoagulation in patients with recent falls; involve appropriate specialists in major treatment decisions; maintain high clinical suspicion for head i…
88y · Male·left frontal lobe haemorrhage due to a fall
…e machine's arm support, causing a left frontal lobe haemorrhage from which he subsequently died. While the fall was accidental and staff conduct was appropriate, the coroner found the impact was potentially preventable …
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 …
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…
80y · Male·general inanition and pneumonia on a background of advanced vascular dementia, c…
…d vascular dementia, cerebrovascular disease, and a recently operated right hip fracture. He had suffered a fall on 3 October 2019, sustaining a neck of femur fracture requiring surgery. During hospitalisation, he experi…
53y · Male·Acute subdural haemorrhage
David Waghorn, aged 53, died from acute subdural haemorrhage following a fall or head strike on 16 April 2007. He had opiate dependence and was under the influence of drugs at the time …
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