159 results for “intracranial injury”
87y · Male·Complications of head injuries in setting of dementia
An 87-year-old man with vascular dementia died from complications of head injuries sustained in assaults by a fellow nursing home resident. The deceased had a documented tendency to wander and enter other residents' room…
77y · Male·Subarachnoid and subdural haemorrhage post head trauma secondary to a fall
… on 29 March and again on 30 March 2015, striking his head. Initial assessment by a locum GP found no head injury evidence and neurological observations were ceased. On 30 March morning, Mr Alexander deteriorated with co…
91y · Male·Head injuries sustained in a fall
…missed a step while ascending the stairs, fell backwards approximately 72 centimetres, and sustained an intracranial haemorrhage not amenable to surgical intervention. O'Neill had relevant risk factors including age, pre…
87y · Female·left frontal temporal subdural haematoma following closed head injury sustained …
…ls develop anticoagulation reversal protocols to standardise management of anticoagulated patients with intracranial bleeding.
29y · Male·Head Injury
Warren Bradley Jack, 29-year-old fisherman, died from severe head injury after falling from a fishing vessel during a refuelling operation. On 24 April 2000, after returning from …
76y · Female·Head injury comprised of subdural haematoma, subarachnoid haemorrhage with brain…
A 76-year-old woman died from complications of a severe head injury sustained in a motor vehicle collision. She was initially managed conservatively at a regional hospital, b…
75y · Male·acute right subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall
…rring to hospital would have been reasonable. The case highlights the clinical challenge of identifying intracranial bleeding in anticoagulated elderly patients presenting with apparently normal neurological findings, an…
24y · Male·Complications of head injuries (operated), sustained in a tram impact (pedestria…
A 24-year-old international student died from catastrophic head injuries sustained when struck by a tram. He was not wearing his prescription glasses, was distracted by his mobile phone, and misjudged his proximity to th…
25y · Male·Traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage due to right intracranial internal carotid ar…
…noid haemorrhage following a carotid artery dissection sustained during a tackle in a June 2015 match. The injury mechanism involved a shoulder charge—a forceful contact without arm wrapping—which had been banned since 2…
25y · Female·Head injuries
…gnificant blunt force trauma injuries approximately 1.8 km away at an intersection. Multiple mechanisms of injury were possible: glancing motor vehicle strike, fall to bitumen roadway, or blunt object assault. Critical C…
67y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage complicating coronary artery bypass graft surgery follo…
A 67-year-old man died from intracranial haemorrhage following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. He had suffered a right coronary artery dis…
0y · Female·Intracranial and intrapulmonary haemorrhage due to traumatic head injury from fa…
Baby M died shortly after birth on 11 February 2016 at Gladstone Base Hospital from intracranial and intrapulmonary haemorrhage due to traumatic head injury from a fall, complicated by Group B Strepto…
45y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head
…25 March 2017. She had a history of heavy alcohol use 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 …
12y · Female·raised intracranial pressure due to ventriculo-peritoneal shunt blockage
A 12-year-old girl with congenital hydrocephalus and a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt presented to the ED with severe unrelieved headache after head trauma. An inexperienced junior doctor (6 weeks in role, minimal neurosurg…
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 withou…
48y · Male·Head injury from blunt force trauma
Shane Gregory Hunt died from blunt force trauma to the head sustained during a physical altercation on 26 November 2008 in Werribee. Medical examination revealed multiple head injuries from a wrench used in self-defence …
30y · Male·Head injury; severe traumatic brain injury with global cerebral ischaemic injury…
…h Riley, a 30-year-old man with intellectual disability and substance abuse history, died from severe head injury following a physical altercation. He was punched in the face by an associate during an argument and fell b…
31y · Female·raised intracranial pressure due to ventriculoperitoneal shunt dysfunction (disc…
Emilie Le Coz, aged 31, died from raised intracranial pressure secondary to ventriculoperitoneal shunt disconnection. She presented to hospital in March 2010…
Female·Emily Ruth Leonard: multi-organ failure due to overwhelming sepsis from a perfor…
…Leonard (77) underwent laparoscopic surgery on 30 October 2008; a colon perforation from diathermy-induced injury was not recognized intraoperatively and only became apparent 6 days post-discharge, resulting in multi-org…
Unsurvivable traumatic injuries from blunt force impact with motor vehicle; pred…
On 20 January 2017, James Gargasoulas drove a stolen vehicle through Bourke Street Mall in Melbourne's CBD, striking 33 pedestrians and fatally injuring 6: Matthew Poh Chuan Si (33), Thalia Hakin (10), Yosuke Kanno (25),…
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