186 results for “neck trauma”
51y · Male·Multiple injuries (head, neck, chest, spine, limbs) sustained in a single motor …
Jason Peter Wilson, aged 51, died from multiple injuries sustained in a single-vehicle motor crash on the Huon Highway, Tasmania. Toxicological analysis revealed elevated levels of methylamphetamine, MDMA, and cannabis i…
48y · Female·Neck and chest injuries sustained in the incident with the cherry picker. Mechan…
Ms Peuckert, a 48-year-old farm worker with 12 years experience, died from crush injuries to her neck and chest while operating an Afron HAS-650 cherry picker on her employer's farm. She was directed to use th…
70y · Male·head, neck and chest wounds inflicted by Robert Harold Gerard
Michael John Hawkes, aged 70, was killed in a violent home invasion and attack by Robert Harold Gerard on 12 January 2021. Gerard attacked Mr and Mrs Hawkes at their rural home in Reedy Marsh, Tasmania, striking Mr Hawke…
35y · Male·Neck trauma from hanging
Andrew John Jarman, a 35-year-old man with a significant history of depression, anxiety, alcohol and substance abuse, died by suicide in August 2012, though his remains were not discovered until October 2016 in Warrawee …
53y · Female·acutely decompensated congestive cardiac failure due to blunt traumatic injuries…
…llectual disability and scoliosis died from acute decompensated congestive cardiac failure following blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a five-vehicle motor vehicle crash. She was a wheelchair-bound passenger in a dis…
37y · Male·Multiple injuries (motor vehicle impact – pedestrian)
…ary believed police were coming to arrest him for a crime committed 32 years earlier. After self-inflicting neck wounds, he presented to hospital at 2:22am but was discharged from the ED around 6:45am without involuntary…
35y · Male·Neck compression secondary to hanging
…entified. The clinical lesson centres on recognising suicide risk in individuals experiencing relationship trauma, online abuse, and mental health deterioration, and the importance of persistent mental health interventio…
17y · Male·Blunt injuries of head, neck and chest
Jordan Jackson Kiley, a 17-year-old inexperienced motorcycle rider, died from blunt injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash on 27 March 2019. He had obtained his learner's permit only three months earlier and had al…
51y · Male·Blunt trauma of the head, neck and chest sustained in a tractor crash (rollover)
Dale Woolley, an experienced 51-year-old farm machinery operator, died when a tractor he was driving rolled on a steep (18-19°), wet, slippery hill while distributing hay. The tractor slid downhill after losing traction,…
70y · Male·combined effects of severe pulmonary emphysema, ischaemic heart disease and rece…
A 70-year-old man with severe COPD, dementia and a history of sexually inappropriate behaviour died following an assault by another resident with dementia. The coroner found institutional failures in care standards inclu…
33y · Male·Undetermined
Robert Thomas Love, a 33-year-old man with a history of alcohol and drug abuse and mental health difficulties, was found dead in his home in February 2015. The cause of death remains undetermined. Key clinical concerns i…
14y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…unities care at a therapeutic residential group home on 20 April 2022. She had Complex PTSD from childhood trauma and presented multiple times to emergency departments with suicidal ideation and self-harm from December 2…
61y · Male·Neck injuries in the setting of a dog attack
…onardo Biancofiore, 61 years old with longstanding syringomyelia requiring mobility aids, died from massive neck injuries sustained in a dog attack by his American Staffordshire Terrier at his home. The attack occurred a…
45y · Male·intracerebral haemorrhage caused by rupture of arterial aneurysm
…partment and general practice on multiple occasions in October 2005 with headache, vomiting, dizziness, and neck stiffness—features consistent with a sentinel bleed. Junior clinicians (a relatively inexperienced medical …
17y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…uicide on 16 April 2017 after being discharged from secure care. She had experienced complex developmental trauma, family violence, sexual abuse, and severe alcohol-related liver disease. Critical gaps were identified in…
21y · Male·Steven McLean: Head and Neck Injury (cervical spine separation from skull with b…
Two young Aboriginal men, Steven McLean (21) and Shane Wallam (20), died in a motor vehicle crash on 30 April 2011 near Carrabin, WA, while driving a stolen vehicle at dangerous speeds. Both were severely intoxicated by …
70y · Male·Cervical spine (C3/C4) fracture dislocation
Stephen Dishman, a 70-year-old American motorcycle enthusiast, died from cervical spine fracture (C3/C4) sustained in a motorcycle crash on the Tasman Highway near St Helens, Tasmania. He was riding an experienced-owned …
32y · Female·Neck compression in the setting of self-suspension
…ting Child Protection from maintaining oversight; absence of legal advice at court; and lack of integrated trauma-informed support at the point of legal intervention. The coroner highlighted the established link between …
15y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…e died by hanging following relationship breakdown. He experienced foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, early trauma and neglect, and 34 different living arrangements. Despite specialist mental health and paediatric service…
61y · Female·Ligature neck compression in the setting of blunt force head trauma
…cent was fatally assaulted by her estranged husband in a domestic violence incident. She died from ligature neck compression following blunt force head trauma. The perpetrator had multiple documented family violence risk…
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