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118 results for head injury with skull fracture

NSWPodcast2019-05-30

Inquest into the death of Myley Maxwell

6y · Female·blunt force head trauma from quadbike collision with tree

Myley Maxwell, aged 6, died from blunt force head trauma when a 13-year-old child lost control of an adult-sized Honda TRX 420cc quadbike on which she was a …

systemdelay
VIC2012-02-29

Finding into death of Keith Phillip Dickman

56y · Male·Head injuries sustained in a fall from a height

Keith Dickman, a 56-year-old experienced plumber, died from severe head injury sustained in a fall from a 2-metre 'A' frame ladder while installing air conditioning ducting at hei…

occupational and environmental healthoccupational therapysystemcommunication
NTPodcast2015-11-25

Inquest into the death of Zoe Woolmer

23y · Female·Multiple injuries from a fall of approximately 30 metres from a cliff to rocks b…

Zoe Woolmer, a 23-year-old tourist, died after falling approximately 30 metres from a cliff ledge at Kestrel Falls in Kings Canyon while being guided by The Rock Tour Company. The tour guide had demonstrated and encourag…

emergency medicineoccupational and environmental healthsystemprocedural
NSW2019-10-04

Inquest into the death of Caitlyn FISCHER

22y · Female·blunt force head injuries

Caitlyn Fischer, 22, died from blunt force head injuries after suffering an accidental fall at fence 2 during the cross country phase of a CCI one-star eve…

emergency medicineparamedicinesystemdelay
VIChospital2025-07-22

Finding into death of Helena Zoe Broadbent

32y · Female·Head injuries in a motor vehicle incident

Helena Zoe Broadbent, a 32-year-old pregnant Aboriginal woman, died from severe head injuries sustained when her partner William Wilson drove off in a vehicle while she was partially inside it…

emergency medicinetrauma surgerycommunicationsystemcannabis
QLDcommunity2026-02-24

Non-inquest findings into the death of Pedro Miguel Ventura Enes

54y · Male·Blunt force head injury due to hit by rock while driving

…rthmoving truck and was ejected at high velocity during acceleration, causing catastrophic traumatic brain injury with unsurvivable injuries including complex fractures, intracranial haemorrhages, and vascular dissection…

neurosurgerytrauma surgerysystem
WAhospital2018-06-25

Inquest into the Death of LCTM

0y · Male·complications of head injury

A premature newborn died from severe head injuries inflicted deliberately by his teenage father in hospital on 15 February 2014. The father had a wel…

neonatologypaediatricscommunicationsystem
QLDcommunity2012-04-03

McKenzie, Brett Alexander Kevin; Ezzy, Abigail Denise; Nolan, Nicholas James; Thorley, Maxwell Ernest

Multiple traumatic injuries due to motor vehicle collision

This inquest examined the deaths of four young people in a motor vehicle collision on the Cunningham Highway near Warwick on 5 January 2008. The primary investigative issue was determining who was driving the Honda Civic…

forensic medicinetrauma surgeryalcohol
VIC2010-04-27

Finding into death of Trevor James Day

42y · Male·Head injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident (passenger)

Trevor Day, 42-year-old CFA Brigade Captain, died from head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle rollover. He was an unrestrained passenger in a two-wheel drive tanke…

emergency medicineforensic medicinecommunicationsystem
NT2016-09-05

Inquest into the death of Jethro Dhamarrandji-Baker

12y · Male·Head, chest and abdominal injuries sustained when run over by a vehicle

A 12-year-old Aboriginal boy died from head, chest and abdominal injuries when run over by a Toyota Landcruiser during a school carnival 'Troopy Pull' …

emergency medicinepathologysystemcommunication
QLD2023-08-31

DODUNSKI, Gareth Leo

21y · Male·Gross cerebral trauma due to multiple comminuted depressed fractures of skull du…

Gareth Dodunski, a 21-year-old floorhand, was fatally struck by an ST-80 Iron Roughneck tool on 23 June 2013 while setting a dog collar on a drill string. The driller, Jacob Kilby, activated the ST-80 in a moment of inad…

occupational and environmental healthdiagnosticsystem
SAhospital2001-11-09

Coroner's Finding: BALL Norman Samual Dean

35y · Male·neck compression from hanging

A 35-year-old man with a history of depression, substance abuse, and acquired brain injury from assault was admitted to a psychiat…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystemcarbamazepine
QLDcommunity2013-11-05

Wirraway Aircraft Crash

Impact injuries from RAAF Wirraway aircraft strike - head trauma with skull frac…

…chydore Beach, Queensland on 30 December 1950. The pilot executed an excessive banking turn at low altitude with insufficient airspeed, causing an aerodynamic stall and crash. The reopened inquest found the Wirraway unsu…

proceduralsystem
QLDcommunity2017-07-26

Stephenson, Ethan

14y · Male·Head injuries resulting from a motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)

…, was struck by a four-wheel drive vehicle while skateboarding on Russell Island in June 2014 and died from head injuries. The driver was speeding (above 60km/h limit), intoxicated (estimated BAC 0.08-0.118%), and drivin…

forensic medicinesystemdelay
QLDhospital2021-01-27

Brown, Tara Matekino - Non-inquest findings

24y · Female·Head injury from repeated blunt force trauma

…and family violence. The perpetrator had a documented history of violent DFV across multiple relationships, with prior contact with police and mental health services as a juvenile. The victim had recently obtained a prot…

emergency medicineintensive carediagnosticcommunication
SA2008-11-28

Coroner's Finding: GILL Andrew Stephen and SCHAER Simon

26y · Male·severe closed head injury associated with severe fractures of the cranial vault …

… services. The Prisoner Screening Form's critical sections were not completed, and the information remained with police. Prison health assessments were based on incomplete information. Had Prison Health Service known the…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemclonazepam
QLDhome2012-09-19

Diefenbach, Isabella Wren

0y · Female·Extensive cerebral destruction as a result of fractured skull following accident…

Isabella Wren Diefenbach, a 7-week-old infant, died from head injuries sustained when she fell from her father's arms after he stepped through a severely decayed timber …

emergency medicinetrauma surgerydiagnosticsystem
SAhome2016-01-28

Coroner's Finding: NAPIER Ebony Simone

0y · Female·Blunt head trauma from multiple deliberate blows inflicted by father

Ebony Napier, aged 4 months, died from blunt head trauma resulting from multiple deliberate blows inflicted by her father Bradley Napier-Tucker over several …

paediatricsradiologydiagnosticcommunicationcannabis

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