136 results for “fall in elderly patient”
82y · Male·closed head injury (subdural haematoma) sustained in a fall
An 82-year-old man on warfarin died from a subdural haematoma sustained in a fall at a rehabilitation centre. He fell while attempting to walk to the toilet unassisted after not being provi…
59y · Female·Incised wound to right thigh and exsanguination
…race McCreddan, a 59-year-old widow with multiple health conditions including limited mobility and frequent falls, died from exsanguination following an incised wound to her right thigh sustained in a fall at home. She w…
80y · Female·Right haemothorax due to bleeding right pleural adhesion with contributing apixa…
…rapy for atrial fibrillation. She was admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital for psychiatric care under an Inpatient Treatment Order for mania following cessation of carbamazepine. On 24 April 2019, after slipping in the b…
79y · Male·head injuries sustained in a fall from a bicycle
A 79-year-old man died from head injuries sustained in a bicycle fall on a rural road. While riding at approximately 40 km/h on a descent, he swerved to avoid mud and debris on …
81y · Male·acute subdural haematoma
An 81-year-old man suffered a witnessed fall at a shopping centre with head strike to the right parietal region. He presented to the ED with a small hae…
80y · Female·acute subdural haematoma following a fall while on warfarin for atrial fibrillat…
…warfarin use and age. Key systemic issues included: lack of formal training on anticoagulated head injury patients, confusion between TNR and transport-refused policies, and absence of specific clinical guidelines. Even…
75y · Female·postoperative delirium/exacerbation of community acquired pneumonia following le…
…disease, anemia, and significant mobility impairment fell in her aged care facility despite documented high falls risk and appropriate preventive measures. She sustained a neck of femur fracture requiring hemiarthroplast…
79y · Male·advanced dementia, atherosclerotic and hypertensive cerebrovascular disease, and…
… and supervision at the facility was entirely appropriate, with no evidence of mistreatment or contributory fall-related injury. This case illustrates appropriate end-of-life care management in an aged care setting.
92y · Male·Head and neck injuries sustained in a fall in a man with multiple co-morbidities
A 92-year-old man with dementia, multiple comorbidities, and a documented high falls risk died from head and neck injuries sustained in a fall at an aged care facility. He had experienced six…
84y · Male·Pneumonia complicating fractured cervical spine in the setting of fall
…pneumonia and Type 2 respiratory failure nine days after sustaining a severe cervical spine fracture from a fall on a bus. Following the acute traumatic injury, he was appropriately managed in ICU with monitoring of resp…
81y · Male·Head injury sustained in a fall
Michele Valentino, 81, died from a head injury sustained in a fall on 20 December 2019, with death occurring on 24 December 2019. A CT angiogram at 3:45pm showed worsening in…
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 Privat…
72y · Female·Pneumonia in the setting of multiple rib fractures and chronic obstructive pulmo…
…artment on Good Friday with severe (9/10) right-sided chest pain from multiple rib fractures sustained in a fall. She was triaged to Category 5 (least urgent) despite severe pain and high-risk comorbidities. Although exa…
69y · Female·subdural haematoma
A 69-year-old woman sustained a head injury from a witnessed fall, striking her head on a brick wall. She lost consciousness, experienced headache, vision problems and vomit…
86y · Male·pneumonia
…in a nursing home bathroom and sustained rib fractures and T4 vertebral fracture. He was assessed as medium falls risk despite risk-taking behaviours and non-compliance with supervision. Discharged from hospital with pai…
89y · Male·Cervical spine trauma
…dvance care planning/MOLST documentation, careful consideration of cervical spine immobilisation in frail elderly patients (with poor evidence base and associated morbidities), and the need to escalate during night hour…
53y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a fall from the first floor
…lvin Forrest, a 53-year-old man with Down syndrome and dementia, died from multiple injuries sustained in a fall from the first floor of Byron Central Hospital on 28 July 2018. He had been admitted as a medical patient a…
88y · Female·pneumonia and morphine toxicity in an elderly lady with a recent left leg and le…
Pauline Margaret Partington, an 88-year-old woman, suffered an unwitnessed fall at a residential aged care facility on 4 May 2008 and sustained a fractured left neck of femur, displaced f…
71y · Male·Subdural haemorrhage on a background of an unwitnessed fall and anticoagulation …
…y 2, sustaining a subdural haematoma requiring surgery. Although care was suboptimal, the coroner found the fall's cause multifactorial and could not conclude that timely antibiotics would have prevented it or materially…
86y · Male·coronary and cerebral atherosclerosis with significant conditions of fractured l…
…Gympie General Hospital from coronary and cerebral atherosclerosis, precipitated by injuries sustained in a fall at a nursing home. While transferring from a bath trolley to a comfort chair using a mechanical hoist and s…
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