159 results for “intracranial injury”
20y · Male·Head injury from motor vehicle collision
Samuel Timothy Brown, age 20, died from severe head injury sustained in a motor vehicle collision on 25 November 2012. He was found lying on the Gold Coast Highway w…
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…
35y · Male·head injury in a man with chronic liver disease
…5-year-old male prisoner with chronic hepatitis C cirrhosis and thrombocytopenia died from traumatic brain injury sustained during an unprovoked assault by another prisoner. A single punch caused him to fall backward ont…
24y · Male·multiple organ failure resulting from a closed head injury
A 24-year-old Aboriginal man died from multiple organ failure following a closed head injury sustained during a domestic violence incident. After an argument at a licensed club, the deceased and his …
20y · Male·anoxic brain injury following cardio-respiratory arrest caused by hypoxia result…
A 20-year-old male died from anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by hypoxia resulting from tracheostomy tube occlusion. After motor vehicle…
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 p…
20y · Male·Closed head injury
…s. He collided at speed with another vehicle while running a red light, sustaining massive traumatic brain injury with subarachnoid haemorrhage, cerebral contusions, diffuse axonal injury and brain stem haemorrhage. He w…
18y · Male·complications of acute on chronic subdural haemorrhage (operated) in the setting…
…-chronic subdural haemorrhage sustained during boxing sparring on 18 February 2019. He had suffered a head injury during sparring on 25 October 2018, presenting with headache, nausea and dizziness. Dr H. reviewed him on …
76y · Female·complications of subdural haemorrhage (operation)
…omplications of subdural haemorrhage following head trauma on 20 January 2008. She initially concealed the injury, attributing it to a fall, and did not seek medical attention for 9 days despite worsening headache. When …
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…
22y · Female·Traumatic brain injury (diffuse axonal injury with skull fractures) secondary to…
A 22-year-old female died from traumatic brain injury sustained in a single-vehicle rollover on a rural road in the Northern Territory. She had consumed 15-20 c…
26y · Male·Blunt force head injuries from ATV motor vehicle crash, with acute alcohol toxic…
A 26-year-old male died from blunt force head injuries sustained in a single-vehicle ATV crash at 2:40am. He was heavily intoxicated (BAC 0.23%), not wearing a seatbelt, driving at 69km/h in a vehicle rated safe to 60km/…
32y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to a combination of factors arising from subdural haema…
A 32-year-old fit and healthy woman died from hypoxic brain injury following complications of spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section. She developed a subdural haematoma (r…
49y · Male·Traumatic head injury sustained in a fall from the roof of a work vehicle
A 49-year-old air conditioning contractor died from traumatic head injury sustained when he fell from the roof of his work van while securing equipment. He was working at height wi…
73y · Male·subdural haematoma from fall
…h would have triggered brain imaging. In elderly anticoagulated patients with head trauma, even minor head injury requires CT imaging due to risk of delayed bleeding. Early imaging would have allowed warfarin reversal an…
39y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head, on a background of alcohol and cannabis toxicity
Elsie May Robertson, 39, died from blunt force trauma to the head sustained during domestic violence by her partner James Grannigan on 6 March 2013. She had consumed alcohol and cannabis. Police response was delayed appr…
82y · Male·Traumatic head injury due to head striking the floor
…82-year-old man with Alzheimer's dementia residing in a secure aged care facility died from traumatic head injury sustained when he was pushed by another resident during an interaction in a hallway. The deceased had a hi…
77y · Female·Large acute subdural haemorrhage leading to uncal herniation subsequent to an ac…
Barbara Sheedy, 77, died from acute subdural haemorrhage following an accidental fall in hospital. She fell while using a wheeled walker and initially appeared uninjured with normal neurological examination. However, she…
38y · Male·acute on chronic right hemisphere subdural haematoma
…a fall while severely intoxicated on 30 December 2015. He had a chronic subdural haematoma from an earlier injury sustained when falling against a bathtub in October 2015 while attempting entry to his residence. He was a…
66y · Male·Head injury sustained in a motor vehicle collision while cycling
…ion while driving—whether from electronic devices, inattention, or other causes—can result in catastrophic injury and death.
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