152 results for “laceration”
16y · Male·Abdominal injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash
A 16-year-old experienced motorcycle rider died from abdominal injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash on a suburban street. He was riding at approximately 100 km/h in a 50 km/h zone while practising wheelies. The c…
23y · Male·stab wounds to the neck
Elliot Haimona, aged 23, died from extensive self-inflicted stab wounds to the neck sustained during a sudden act of self-harm. He stabbed himself repeatedly with a kitchen knife while visiting a friend's motel unit. Pol…
27y · Male·external blood loss due to laceration of right axillary artery from single gunsh…
Gregory Biggs, age 27, died from a gunshot wound to the upper right back inflicting a laceration of the right axillary artery. He was shot by Sergeant Samuel Cahir after being observed wielding samurai…
77y · Female·Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
… toilet at a disability support home. She fell forward during the seizure, sustaining a significant head laceration. No evidence of natural disease was found at autopsy. The coroner concluded death resulted from sudden u…
26y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash
…end, left the road, and struck steel barrier cables and posts, sustaining massive head injuries, cardiac laceration, thoracic spinal fractures, and abdominal bleeding. This case illustrates the catastrophic consequences …
55y · Male·Multiorgan failure and septic shock complicating parasitic gastrointestinal infe…
…on 15 July with head banging and oral bleeding; initial assessment by paramedics and GP found only minor laceration. On 16 July, diarrhea with visible worms and systemic signs (tachycardia, hypotension) prompted ambulanc…
Female·Multiple fatal injuries from motor vehicle collision including laceration of the…
Emma Frances Hayes died from multiple fatal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on the Bass Highway near Elizabeth Town, Tasmania on 20 July 2020. She was driving southbound when she left her correct lane and…
43y · Male·Combination of exsanguination and inhalation of smoke
Anthony Guerra, a 43-year-old electrician, died in a residential fire while attempting to rescue his family. He sustained a lacerated brachial artery to the elbow while breaking a window and escaped the house. After hear…
38y · Male·Single stab wound to the chest (cause inflicted by person unknown)
A 38-year-old man died from a single stab wound to the chest that penetrated his heart, suffered during a street altercation in Shepparton. The coroner could not definitively determine who inflicted the fatal wound despi…
79y · Male·Head and chest injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash
Brian Oakley Woods, aged 79, died from head and chest injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash on the Tasman Highway. While an experienced rider with 65 years riding experience, Mr Woods overtook two motorcycles a…
67y · Male·Raised intracranial pressure due to head injuries from a fall
A 67-year-old man died from severe head injuries sustained when he was pushed backwards through a hotel doorway during playful banter with another patron. He fell onto a concrete footpath and struck his head, suffering s…
51y · Female·blunt force head injuries, stab wounds of the right neck and gagging
Michelle Louise Meades, aged 51, died from blunt force head injuries, stab wounds to the neck, and gagging following a violent assault at a residential unit in Tasmania. Ms Meades had a history of methamphetamine and mar…
76y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (car vs. truck, driver) …
…g at 98 km/h. The collision caused extensive traumatic injuries (rib fractures, diaphragm rupture, liver laceration, aortic tear, pelvic fractures) that were immediately fatal. The truck driver was appropriately cautious…
Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest and lower abdomen
…ut the wires and continued advancing, slashing at Constable Lieberman who fell. After Hillal inflicted a laceration on Constable Grammatikos, the officer discharged his firearm three times, with two rounds striking Hilla…
41y · Male·Coronary artery thrombosis due to or as a consequence of coronary atherosclerosi…
…ly in custody from coronary artery thrombosis due to coronary atherosclerosis. He sustained a minor head laceration on the day of death which received appropriate emergency care at Princess Alexandra Hospital; the wound …
Female·Chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash
Vanessa Claire Hayward died from massive chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision. An unlicensed driver, traveling at 77-80 km/h in a 50 km/h zone in an unroadworthy vehicle with defective tyre…
14y · Male·Loss of blood arising from incised wound to the left arm (cubital fossa)
…te outstation (Ilpurla) without pre-arrangement died from massive haemorrhage following a self-inflicted laceration to his arm. Clinical lessons: petrol sniffers in acute withdrawal require medical assessment and hospita…
72y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
Peter Starkie, aged 72, died from multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a roof while cleaning a skylight at his partner's property in Shepparton. He fell approximately three metres onto concrete, sustaining fatal he…
23y · Male·Suicide by hanging
Dwayne Joseph Berto, a 23-year-old Aboriginal man, died by suicide by hanging in his home in Darwin on 25 August 2010. He was highly intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.268%) and deeply distressed. Contributing factors included…
18y · Male·Blunt impact trauma to the torso with acute alcohol intoxication; motor vehicle …
An 18-year-old male driver with a zero alcohol licence died from blunt torso trauma after high-speed collision with a tree while acutely intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.20%, four times the legal limit). He was not wearing a…
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