125 results for “acute head trauma”
7y · Male·Blunt force head injury with bilateral acute subdural haemorrhage, hypoxic/ischa…
Levai, a 7-year-old boy with learning difficulties, died from blunt force head trauma inflicted by his mother's boyfriend Kodi Maybir on 20 May 2013. The coroner identified systematic fa…
87y · Male·Consequences of an assault with severe facial fractures
RFV, an 87-year-old man, died from severe facial fractures and traumatic brain injury sustained during an assault by his daughter-in-law. He presented to hospital in critical c…
27y · Male·Blunt head trauma and severe multiple injuries sustained in a single motor vehic…
…it. Norman ignored passengers' pleas to stop, lost control, and crashed into a power pole. Norman died from head trauma; passenger Jennifer Taylor (15) died from severe injuries including spinal cord damage and bilateral…
34y · Male·Multiple injuries due to motorcycle trauma following high-speed collision with a…
Gordon Bellamy, aged 34, died when his motorcycle struck a tree at high speed in Emerald, Queensland following a police intercept attempt. Bellamy was severely intoxicated (BAC 457mg/100mL) and riding erratically after a…
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…
56y · Female·Blunt head injury, with hyoid bone fracture being a significant condition contri…
…eborah Spencer, a 56-year-old woman with a history of heavy alcohol use and previous falls, died from blunt head injury with hyoid bone fracture. She was found unconscious near Lemongrove Bridge in Penrith on 22 May 2016…
62y · Female·subacute subdural haematoma due to a closed head injury sustained in a fall from…
A 62-year-old woman on warfarin for a mechanical aortic valve sustained a head injury from a fall. A CT scan on day 5 post-injury identified a small extradural haematoma, but the radiolo…
65y · Male·Multiple fatal injuries from motor vehicle collision (Williamson and Rowe); mult…
Three men died in a head-on motor vehicle collision on the Bass Highway, Tasmania on 26 February 2020. Adam Robertson, driving a Toy…
36y · Male·Unascertained
…rning of disappearance, he appeared sad and mentioned work issues via email. His vehicle was found at North Head, Manly; no body was recovered. The coroner found he likely died shortly after leaving his car, possibly by …
51y · Female·multiple (head, chest, pelvic and limb) injuries
…he south-bound lanes. She drove at excessive speed (approximately 115 km/h in an 80 km/h zone) and collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle. Toxicological analysis revealed a blood alcohol concentration of 0.217 g/100ml…
27y · Male·Head injury
Warren Keith Matthews, aged 27, died from head injury following a motor vehicle collision on Bussell Highway, Western Australia. He was driving a vehicle …
38y · Male·acute on chronic right hemisphere subdural haematoma
Martin Towns, 38, died from acute-on-chronic subdural haematoma after a fall while severely intoxicated on 30 December 2015. He had a chroni…
60y · Male·multi-organ failure due to injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident, specifi…
…not diagnosed. Subsequently, a haemothorax developed with associated bleeding, circulatory compromise, and acute kidney injury. The medical advisor found care was below standard, specifically noting failure to diagnose …
34y · Male·hypovolaemic shock due to stab wound to the neck
… 12 October 2020. Jones approached Adams's unit in the early hours with socks on his hands and inserted his head through a broken kitchen window. Adams stabbed him with a 35 cm kitchen knife, causing a 6.2 cm oblique ant…
87y · Male·acute renal failure and two major haemorrhagic strokes
…ld man with multiple comorbidities including previous strokes, atrial fibrillation, and diabetes died from acute renal failure and two major haemorrhagic strokes after three months in an aged care facility. During his s…
24y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by vehicle while lying on roadway
…g/100mL. The vehicle driver did not render assistance and was never identified. Autopsy confirmed multiple traumatic injuries as the cause of death. This case highlights the need for aggressive intervention in patients p…
28y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
Alen Deniro died by suicide on 5 May 2011 after learning of his de facto partner's death from terminal lung cancer. Psychiatrists appropriately assessed him as high suicide risk and initiated involuntary detention proced…
95y · Female·Acute intracranial haemorrhage
…ld woman with dementia, hearing impairment, mobility limitations, and mild cognitive impairment, died from acute intracranial haemorrhage following blunt head trauma. She had been living with her son UJN, who was her pr…
34y · Male·cerebral destruction and fractured skull sustained in motor vehicle accident wit…
Troy Jason Howse (34M) died from massive head injuries (cerebral destruction and fractured skull) sustained when a Ford Falcon vehicle in which he was a …
44y · Male·gunshot wound to abdomen
… estimated). Hospital policies were subsequently amended to ensure early consultant notification for major trauma patients, and improved training protocols for resuscitative procedures.
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