124 results for “CT head scan”
90y · Female·acute bronchopneumonia caused by Staphylococcus aureus
…acility undetected in the early morning of 17 January 2015. She was found under a stationary vehicle with a head injury and was transferred to hospital where she died 6 days later. The coroner found that Mrs McKay was ab…
56y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia secondary to locally advanced, poorly differentiated squa…
A 56-year-old Aboriginal man died in custody from bronchopneumonia secondary to metastatic hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. He first presented with sore throat in February 2014 and was referred to ENT clinic in Ap…
0y · Male·Traumatic head injury
BJay Adam Johnstone, 45 days old, died from severe traumatic head injury inflicted by his father Simon Johnstone in a household environment. BJay suffered multiple episodes …
39y · Male·pneumococcal meningitis with severe cerebral oedema due to pneumococcal mastoidi…
Jamie Stuart Bais, a 39-year-old man with acute otitis media and sinusitis, was admitted to Flinders Medical Centre for what was thought to be a straightforward ENT infection. Over 15 days, he developed pneumococcal meni…
2y · Female·sequelae of blunt force head and spinal cord injuries
DB, aged 2 years 9 months, died from blunt force head and spinal cord injuries inflicted by her mother's boyfriend after DCJ closed its case in August 2015. The …
65y · Male·acute right subdural haematoma
…ion but failed to implement any INR monitoring despite understanding this requirement. On presentation with headache and leg pain suggesting intracranial bleeding on 11 November 2005, the examining physician was unaware …
24y · Male·complications of ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…t behavioural indicators of imminent suicide risk, he hanged himself using a ligature fashioned on a shower head. The coroner found hospital care was appropriate and of reasonable standard. Key clinical lessons: (1) acut…
33y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a single vehicle crash, complicated by acalculous…
…control on a bend and crashed off the Stuart Highway, sustaining severe traumatic injuries including closed head injury, bilateral lung contusions, complex femur fracture and flail chest. Initial hospital care was approp…
30y · Male·Acute cardiac failure in association with severe ischaemic heart disease seconda…
A 30-year-old Afghan asylum seeker died from acute cardiac failure due to severe coronary atherosclerosis while in immigration detention. He had developed a large anteroseptal myocardial infarction between 4-18 August 20…
2y · Male·Tramadol toxicity in the setting of adenotonsillectomy in a child with Pierre Ro…
Dane Hortle, a 2-year-old with Pierre Robin Sequence and obstructive sleep apnoea, died from tramadol toxicity following adenotonsillectomy. He was discharged with a prescription for tramadol 25mg, which was dispensed as…
73y · Male·Acute subdural haematoma
…policy existed in ED. After cardiac monitoring was removed, he mobilised unsupervised, fell, and struck his head. Critically, no medical review occurred post-fall, and the transfer to Darwin Private Hospital omitted docu…
82y · Female·traumatic closed head injury (subdural haematoma) resulting from a fall from sta…
Mrs Emily Jones, 82, died from subdural haematoma following an unwitnessed fall at Royal Hobart Hospital on 15 November 2021. She was admitted five days after discharge from Hobart Private Hospital where she was treated …
54y · Male·Early bronchopneumonia complicating subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured b…
Bac Lam Banh, a 54-year-old prisoner at Walpole Work Camp, suffered a ruptured berry aneurysm while working on 4 September 2012. He received prompt first aid from prison staff and emergency responders, with transfer to A…
54y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxic injury due to or as a consequence of status epilepticus
Terence James Robinson, 54, died from status epilepticus causing global cerebral hypoxic injury after 16 days at Belmont Private Hospital. He was admitted following a violent altercation with police and attempted suicide…
37y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
A 37-year-old man with chronic pain from scoliosis and recurrent pancreatitis died from mixed drug toxicity. Over four months, he obtained prescriptions from 19 different doctors for multiple medications including opioid…
3y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating hypoglycaemia with shock and statu…
A 3-year-old boy with septo-optic dysplasia and panhypopituitarism died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to adrenal crisis and hypoglycaemic shock. He was in state care and had an emergency management plan…
46y · Male·head injury complicated by bronchopneumonia, with palliation
A 46-year-old remand prisoner died from traumatic brain injury sustained during a severe prison assault. Critical failures in responding to cell call alarms preceded the attack. Prison officers answered multiple distress…
0y · Female·brain death complicating head and neck injury
A five-month-old girl died from catastrophic brain injuries caused by violent shaking on 20 May 2019. Medical evidence established she was shaken by an adult on at least two occasions: once around 6 May 2019 (evidenced b…
67y · Male·Head injuries sustained from a fall from the upstairs landing in Goldsmith G Blo…
…67-year-old Chinese-speaking prisoner on remand, died by suicide in prison on 6 February 2017 after falling head-first from a landing. He had a complex psychiatric history including anxiety, depression, hyponatraemia, an…
8y · Female·complications of multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash
…cle scrutineering, improved finish line visibility, consideration of alternative exit procedures, mandatory head restraints, remote cut-off devices, and enhanced emergency coordination protocols.
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