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53y · Male·Gunshot wound to the left thigh with transection of femoral artery and vein; exs…
Jacob Carr died from a gunshot wound to his left thigh sustained during a police operation at his home. He had assaulted his elderly mother, and police responded to a domestic violence call. During confrontation, Mr Carr…
43y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest; exsanguination and respiratory failure secondary to…
Imad Damouni (43) died from gunshot wounds to the chest after self-immolating with petrol in a parking lot in Sunnybank, Brisbane on 6 April 2020, following a domestic dispute. Police responded appropriately to a suicide…
62y · Male·head, chest and pelvic injuries sustained in a cycle versus car motor vehicle in…
Jon Gorr, aged 62, died from head, chest and pelvic injuries sustained in a collision between his bicycle and a car driven by William Bennett on Tooram Road, Allansford, Victoria on 28 September 2021. The coroner was una…
72y · Male·Upper cervical spine injury sustained in a fall from a ladder
A 72-year-old man suffered a fall from a 3-metre ladder during home garden maintenance, sustaining a severe upper cervical spine injury (C2 fracture with high spinal cord haemorrhage) that was deemed non-survivable. He d…
20y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to displacement of tracheostomy and p…
Adam Fitzpatrick, a 20-year-old with complex facial and skull fractures from a motor vehicle collision, underwent emergency tracheostomy placement. On 22 August 2020, 13 days later, his tracheostomy tube became dislodged…
17y · Female·multiple injuries
Afrikah Rose Pearl Philp, aged 17, died from multiple injuries sustained in a high-speed vehicle collision on 6 October 2017 while being pursued by police. She had a complex medical history including psychogenic non-epil…
74y · Female·Fractures of the legs, with terminal palliative care, in an elderly lady with mu…
Ms Papanastasiou, a 74-year-old aged care resident confined to a wheelchair, died from bilateral femoral fractures sustained when she fell from her wheelchair during sudden bus braking. The wheelchair was secured using o…
31y · Male·Multiple chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash
Bradley John Kremmer, age 31, died from multiple chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on 15 July 2022. He was riding a high-powered motorcycle at excessive speed in a suburban street when he lost …
41y · Male·Stab wound to the abdomen
A 41-year-old man died from a stab wound to the abdomen sustained during an altercation at a service station. He suffered a single penetrating injury to the left abdomen adjacent to the umbilicus, causing haemoperitoneum…
86y · Female·Bronchopneumonia complicating chest injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collis…
An 86-year-old woman died from bronchopneumonia complicating chest injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on 17 June 2019. A stolen vehicle being driven recklessly by an unlicensed driver under the influence of …
45y · Male·multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash
Andrew Quentin Turner, aged 45, died from multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a motorcycle collision with a parked vehicle at his home. Mr Turner had consumed alcohol (blood alcohol concentration 0.194 g/100mL…
59y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from a tree falling on a motor vehicle (driver)
Christopher Wrigglesworth, aged 59, died when a tree fell on his vehicle during severe weather. Emergency services responded promptly, but he was trapped for approximately 100 minutes before extrication. Despite resuscit…
34y · Male·effects of burns
Michael Holmes, 34, died from severe burns sustained when he re-entered a burning house attempting to rescue his son. The fire originated from clothes and towels left drying on a rack in front of an unattended wood heate…
96y · Male·Blunt chest trauma from quad bike accident
A 96-year-old man died from blunt chest trauma sustained in a quad bike accident on his rural property. He had declined in health with poor eyesight, kyphosis, and hand tremors, prompting him to stop driving his car. He …
26y · Female·Stab wounds to the abdomen and back
Ms Ngoc Bao Vy Tran, 26, died from stab wounds inflicted by her intimate partner Stephen Nguyen on 30 September 2021. She received appropriate emergency medical care and resuscitation at Dandenong Hospital but died from …
75y · Male·Traumatic brain injury sustained in a fall from a ladder
A 75-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension, spinal stenosis, peripheral neuropathy) fell from a metal A-frame ladder while attempting roof repairs on his caravan, despite medical advice against…
Male·Multiple injuries including thoracic vertebral fracture and blunt trauma of thor…
Anthony John Flight died from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on the Bass Highway, Tasmania. He was struck from behind by a heavy vehicle while lawfully stationary awaiting a right turn. Despite …
36y · Male·Multiple injuries due to struck by falling pipe
Billy-Joh Watts, a 36-year-old truck driver, was fatally struck by a falling steel pipe while acting as a spotter during unloading operations. Multiple contributing factors were identified: he had worked 26 days consecut…
27y · Male·Head injury
Abdullahi Bashir, 27, died from a severe head injury sustained during an alleged altercation on 7 June 2017. Following a punch to the face, he fell backwards and struck his head on the road. He was taken to a private res…
54y · Male·hypoglycaemic encephalopathy complicating multiple injuries in a man with chroni…
James Williamson, a 54-year-old man with diabetes, chronic lung disease, and ischaemic heart disease, died from hypoglycaemic encephalopathy following multiple traumatic injuries. He was found unresponsive in his apartme…
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