161 results for “fall from height”
21y · Male·Head injury sustained in fall from height
A 21-year-old university student with first-episode schizophreniform disorder died from head injury sustained jumping from a 3-metre hospital courtyard wall on 1 January 2011. He had been admitte…
72y · Male·Drowning following a traumatic closed head injury due to a fall down an embankme…
Robert John Robinson, a 72-year-old man with intellectual disability, died from drowning following a traumatic head injury sustained when he fell from an unfenced embankment into a creek …
49y · Male·Multiple injuries from a fall from height
Craig Doherty, a 49-year-old man with Bipolar Affective Disorder and significant alcohol use, died by suicide on 14 January 2013. He had been admitted involuntarily to hospital in August 2012 for quetiapine overdose and …
75y · Male·Traumatic brain injury sustained in a fall from a ladder
…r-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 ladder …
41y · Male·multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a fall from height from the Tasman Br…
…abuse, poor mental health with suicidal ideation, and a history of Mental Health Act orders died by jumping from the Tasman Bridge in Hobart after threatening to do so. He had been consuming significant alcohol and methy…
80y · Female·multiple injuries in the setting of a fall
Catherine Mary Reid, aged 80, died from multiple fractures sustained in a fall during a mechanical hoist transfer at a disability care facility. Wh…
26y · Male·bronchopneumonia following severe head injury
Ian Leslie West, a 26-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, died from bronchopneumonia following severe head injury sustained when he fell from a hospital balcony on 31 December…
19y · Male·unexpected arrhythmogenic event leading to a fall from height, blunt force head …
…nnel obstacle, absence of timely defibrillation (delayed by water hazard), and difficulties extracting Wolf from the confined wet space.
87y · Female·closed traumatic head injury from a fall at standing height; significant contrib…
…year-old woman with dementia, congestive cardiac failure, and diabetes sustained a fatal closed head injury from a fall in her aged care room overnight. The coroner found that the responsible ECA did not perform the requ…
40y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height followed by being struck by …
…pt in August 2010 presented to Northern Hospital at 2am with chest pain. Diagnosed clinically with pleurisy from lower respiratory tract infection and offered ketorolac, she requested morphine, was refused, and left the …
40y · Male·multiple injuries sustained from fall from bathroom window
Warren Maguire, aged 40, died from multiple injuries sustained after exiting a bathroom window at his unit. The coroner found he was alive for…
45y · Male·Multiple injuries due to fall from height
Mathew Richardson, a 45-year-old man with untreated antisocial personality disorder living in remote Queensland, died by suicide during a police arrest attempt. After failing to appear in court on charges involving alleg…
35y · Male·HEAD INJURIES SUSTAINED IN AN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT
Gary Wilfert, a 35-year-old window cleaning supervisor, died from catastrophic head injuries sustained when he fell approximately six metres from a building facade at 121 Ex…
Male·Multiple injuries consistent with fall from height (intentional self-harm by jum…
Coronal inquest into three intentional self-inflicted deaths by jumping from cliffs at Sydney's Northern Beaches between May 2016 and April 2017. Deceased persons (identities A, B, C p…
0y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from impact with the ground from an extended height …
A 4-month-old boy fell from a third-floor balcony on 14 July 2015 in Melbourne, resulting in multiple injuries including abdominal stab…
6y · Unknown·Head injuries sustained from impact by a large falling branch from a gum tree
A 6-year-old boy died from catastrophic head injuries sustained when struck by a large falling gum tree branch while camping on privat…
86y · Female·subdural haemorrhage due to or as a consequence of a fall
…SME, an 86-year-old resident at a Blue Care nursing home, suffered a fatal subdural haemorrhage following a fall from bed during a sponge bath on 18 January 2016. She died on 21 January 2016. Clinical lessons include: (1…
Male·Head and neck injuries due to mountain bike collision (rider)
Francis Robert Falappi, a highly experienced mountain biker and Queensland Police officer, died from head and neck injuries sustained while attempting to navigate 'Mick's Drop' on Worlds Downhill Track at Smi…
18y · Female·hypoxic encephalopathy due to raised intracranial pressure caused by severe clos…
An 18-year-old woman died from hypoxic encephalopathy due to severe closed head injury sustained when she fell from a shade sail structure…
59y · Female·multiple injuries from fall from height
Fiona Turnbull, a 59-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia on clozapine, died from multiple injuries after falling from her third-floor balcony on 12 October 2017 during a psychotic relapse.…
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