200 results for “trauma from fall”
73y · Male·Blunt head injury from fall, complicated by warfarin therapy
A 73-year-old man on warfarin therapy for atrial fibrillation died from traumatic head injury sustained in an unwitnessed fall from a ladder while pruning roses at his home. He ha…
76y · Male·Complications following head injuries (operated)
A 76-year-old man died from complications of head injuries sustained during an altercation. After his vehicle was stolen, the deceased …
68y · Male·pulmonary embolism secondary to immobilisation as a result of subdural haemorrha…
A 68-year-old man with cardiac history presented to Rockhampton Hospital after a fall with head trauma, found unconscious with alcohol intoxication. CT scanning revealed a right subdural haemat…
93y · Female·Haemothorax complicating rib fractures sustained in a fall
A 93-year-old woman died from haemothorax and rib fractures sustained when a portable ceiling hoist became detached during a routine tran…
64y · Female·complications following a fractured neck of femur and mandible from a fall
… a 64-year-old woman with dissociative identity disorder (DID) and multiple psychiatric comorbidities, died from complications of a fractured femur and mandible sustained in a fall from a fence at Quest Apartments on 14 …
77y · Male·Subarachnoid and subdural haemorrhage post head trauma secondary to a fall
Leslie Alexander, 77, died from subarachnoid and subdural haemorrhage following a fall at an aged care facility. He fell on 29 March and ag…
69y · Male·Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive cardiac failure and injuries s…
A 69-year-old man with severe COPD, congestive cardiac failure, epilepsy and high falls risk died following a fall from his motorised scooter at a post office. He had left his nursing home alone…
75y · Male·bilateral subdural haematoma due to fall
…ar-old man with Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and significant mobility limitations, sustained a fall at a nursing home on 9 June 2018. He was found on the ground but initially appeared uninjured with no obvio…
68y · Male·Injuries sustained in fall from height
A 68-year-old business owner died from injuries sustained in a fall from height at his dairy manufacturing facility. He was using a forklift with …
58y · Male·Multifocal bleed into brain (subarachnoid and subdural haemorrhage) from injurie…
A 58-year-old truck driver and forklift operator died from a severe head injury sustained in a workplace fall on 29 August 2012. He fell while using an unsuitable, un…
77y · Female·general inanition on a background of dementia, chronic subdural haematoma and ri…
Mrs Ann Perkins, aged 77, died from general inanition with dementia, chronic subdural haematoma, and fractured neck of femur as contributing fa…
77y · Female·intracranial haemorrhage (subdural, intraventricular and brainstem)
A 77-year-old woman fell from a ladder on 12 December 2022, suffering loss of consciousness and rib fractures. No brain CT scan was perfo…
49y · Male·massive non-survivable head, trunk and limb injuries from a 100-metre fall
Peter Chilvers, a 49-year-old experienced mountaineer, died from massive head, trunk and limb injuries sustained in a 100-metre fall while abseiling on Mt Geryon. He tied t…
90y · Female·Right acute on chronic subdural haematoma sustained in a fall in the setting of …
A 90-year-old woman on warfarin for atrial fibrillation suffered an unwitnessed fall with head strike at an aged care facility. She presented to hospital where a small subdural haemorrhage was…
57y · Male·acute subdural haematoma, cause undetermined (could result from trauma, fall, se…
Paul Thompson, aged 57, died from acute subdural haematoma (brain bleeding). He was found unresponsive after an evening of heavy alcohol cons…
89y · Male·Cervical spine trauma
Robert Driver, 89, died from cervical spine trauma sustained after being struck by another dementia-affected resident in an aged care fa…
17y · Male·haemopericardium due to laceration of the heart
Mr F, a 17-year-old student, died in May 2015 from injuries sustained in a fall from a scooter at a skate park in northern Tasmania. He struck his chin on the…
91y · Male·intracranial haemorrhage (subdural, subarachnoid and parenchymal) complicating r…
A 91-year-old man with Alzheimer's dementia died from intracranial haemorrhage following recurrent falls at a nursing home. He had multiple comorbidities includi…
14y · Male·HEAD INJURIES
DK, aged 14, died on 14 January 2025 from head injuries sustained when he jumped from a five-metre embankment at the Ovens River near Bright, Victori…
73y · Male·Complications of cervical fractures and spinal injury (operated), sustained in a…
… Attending paramedics failed to follow Ambulance Victoria spinal injury guidelines, treating it as a simple fall despite dispatch information indicating a potentially dangerous injury. They did not perform neurological e…
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