402 results for “fall risk”
72y · Female·Pneumonia following cervical spine injuries sustained in an unwitnessed mechanic…
…lma Ann Tweedie, aged 72, died from pneumonia following cervical spine injuries sustained in an unwitnessed fall at a disability support facility. She had a known history of falls, mobility problems, and probable dementi…
80y · Female·terminal exacerbation of congestive cardiac failure due to a fracture of the rig…
… an aged care facility fell in her room and sustained a neck of femur fracture. She was conscious after the fall with no evidence of head injury. She declined hospital transfer. A geriatrician assessed her and judged pal…
75y · Male·Traumatic brain injury sustained in a fall from a ladder
…ry (hemicraniectomy) was performed but the injury proved non-survivable. The coroner emphasised that ladder falls are the leading cause of household injury deaths in Victoria, with 1200 ED presentations and six deaths an…
98y · Male·comminuted pertrochanteric fracture of left hip sustained in mechanical fall
…steoporosis, dementia, and ischaemic heart disease sustained a comminuted pertrochanteric hip fracture in a fall at his residential aged care facility on 24 July 2023, dying four days later. He had experienced escalating…
96y · Female·Decompensated frailty syndrome following right femoral neck fracture from fall
…a 96-year-old resident of St Ann's aged care facility, died from decompensated frailty syndrome following a fall that resulted in a right femoral neck fracture. She was a frail elderly woman with multiple comorbidities i…
97y · Male·Complications of a fractured left neck of femur (operated), sustained in a fall
A 97-year-old man with vascular dementia, visual impairment, gait instability and multiple falls risk factors fell during a supervised outing from his aged care facility and sustained a fractured neck of…
28y · Male·multiple traumatic head injuries sustained in a fall from height
Kurt Gorrie, a 28-year-old experienced roof plumber, died from multiple traumatic head injuries after falling approximately 6 metres from an unmeshed roof section onto a concrete slab while working on an airport ex…
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 including metastatic prostate cancer, metallic aortic val…
86y · Male·Traumatic closed head injury suffered in a fall
Alan Noel Sheedy, 86 years old, died from traumatic closed head injury sustained in a fall at a residential aged care facility. He had been admitted for respite care following previous falls and was…
89y · Female·Complications of fractured neck of femur in the setting of a fall in a woman wit…
An 89-year-old woman with dementia and high falls risk sustained a fall at an aged care facility on 24 August 2019. The enrolled nurse in charge, on her thi…
38y · Male·head and chest injuries due to a fall from a height while mountain climbing
… Liam Whinnett, a 38-year-old experienced climber, died from massive head and chest injuries sustained in a fall of approximately 120 metres while attempting the Skyline Traverse at Cradle Mountain. He lost his footing o…
81y · Male·pneumonia complicating fracture of the neck of the right femur sustained in a fa…
…entia, ischaemic heart disease, emphysema, and hypertension sustained a fractured right femoral neck from a fall at an aged care facility. He underwent surgical repair but developed pneumonia post-operatively from a pre-…
94y · Female·Complications of a fractured neck of femur sustained in an unwitnessed in-hospit…
…iopulmonary comorbidities died from complications of a fractured femur sustained in an unwitnessed hospital fall. Despite identification as high falls risk and implementation of falls mitigation strategies including sens…
41y · Male·injuries sustained when he fell from height into a pit full of water
Roger Bruce Browne, a 41-year-old contract holder at Dawson Mine, died after falling from height into a pit at disused pit 8C. He suffered fatal injuries including cervical spine dislocatio…
87y · Female·closed traumatic head injury from a fall at standing height; significant contrib…
…d 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 required th…
88y · Male·Blunt head trauma sustained in a fall from a ladder
An 88-year-old man died from blunt head trauma after falling from a 2-metre wooden ladder while pruning a hedge. The ladder lacked safety features (no foot stops) an…
77y · Female·general inanition on a background of dementia, chronic subdural haematoma and ri…
…ronic subdural haematoma, and fractured neck of femur as contributing factors. She sustained an unwitnessed fall at her aged care facility in December 2021, underwent hip surgery, and subsequently deteriorated post-disch…
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 chronic subdural haematoma from an earlier injury …
45y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head
…se and advanced liver disease. The circumstances of her injury remain unclear—it could have resulted from a fall or assault. Clinical lessons include: the importance of thorough assessment of altered consciousness (she w…
93y · Female·Catastrophic subdural haemorrhage resulting from head strike sustained in a witn…
…sical and mental deterioration in the weeks prior to death, along with increasing agitation, created a high-risk situation. However, the coroner was satisfied that staff supervision was adequate, the temporary absence of…
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