122 results for “severe blunt trauma”
36y · Male·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to rupture of liver and portal vein; also sustai…
…ey in the seconds after landing, but it is not possible to determine which occurred. The investigation was severely compromised by: inappropriate involvement of officers who knew Hurley; inadequate initial policing respo…
Kevin James Hogan: spinal and chest injuries due to motor vehicle incident, with…
…urnett Highway with Paines Road and Ziscee Lane. Kevin died from spinal and chest injuries, complicated by severe ischemic heart disease. Winifred died from chest and abdominal injuries. The coroner found this was an acc…
27y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained as a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle; specifica…
Jari Wise, aged 27, died on 29 February 2020 when struck by a vehicle driven by Melissa Oates at Huonville, Tasmania. Mr Wise was intoxicated (BAC 0.220%, THC present), wearing dark clothing, and standing in the centre o…
44y · Female·Unascertained
…n of Vietnamese descent with limited English, died on 7 September 2017 from unascertained causes following severe head and facial trauma inflicted by her de facto partner during a methamphetamine-induced assault. A criti…
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 se…
24y · Male·Head injuries from blunt force trauma
Kyle Canisi, a 24-year-old remanded prisoner with a violent history, died from severe head injuries sustained in an unprovoked assault by fellow inmate Scott O'Connor on 27 December 2011 at Ar…
0y · Male·Global hypoxic brain necrosis as a result of non-accidental violent shaking of t…
Liam Richard Vidler-Cumming, a three-month-old, died from global hypoxic brain necrosis resulting from non-accidental violent shaking (shaken baby syndrome). He was examined by a neurosurgeon, Dr C., at 9:30am and appear…
19y · Male·traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta with bilateral haemothoraces
A 19-year-old experienced motorcycle racer died from traumatic aortic rupture and bilateral haemothoraces after colliding with a concrete wall at 100 km/h at a racing…
0y · Male·Head injury from non-accidental trauma (forced shaking) occurring on 11 May 2009
…ateral subdural haemorrhages, old and new fractures to ribs and clavicles consistent with prior and recent trauma. Clinical lessons: (1) premature infants presenting with poor feeding, lethargy, and vomiting require inve…
Female·Wendy Murphy: blunt head and chest trauma. Natalie McCormack: haemorrhage follow…
…olice-documented assaults, domestic violence orders (DVOs), and uncooperativeness with prosecution despite severe injuries. Wendy Murphy was killed after a 10-year pattern of repeated beatings by Stanley Scrutton; Natali…
45y · Male·Abdominal injuries from being struck by reversing front-end loader
… delivering mail on a residential footpath in Huntingdale, Western Australia on 24 June 2015. He sustained severe crushing injuries to his abdomen with extensive internal bleeding and died despite resuscitation efforts a…
46y · Female·Prolonged effects and complications of a head injury, with upper airway obstruct…
…46-year-old woman with history of alcohol use, coagulopathy and seizures, died from prolonged effects of a severe head injury sustained on 25 October 2011. She presented to Kempsey Hospital with extensive intracranial bl…
20y · Male·severe blunt head trauma
…ving pursuit was ongoing, maintained extreme speeds and collided with a 4WD vehicle, sustaining fatal head trauma. The coroner found the pursuit was not justified in the public interest, particularly given the minor traf…
76y · Male·Intracranial Haemorrhage Secondary to Blunt Head Trauma (Fall) in the Setting of…
A 76-year-old man with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukaemia in blast crisis was admitted to hospital with sepsis and pancytopenia from chemotherapy. He suffered multiple falls while confused from sepsis, sustaining …
34y · Female·Head injuries from blunt force trauma (multiple blows from axe); abdominal injur…
A 34-year-old pregnant woman died from severe head and abdominal injuries inflicted by her estranged partner in a domestic violence homicide. The death …
67y · Male·Multiple injuries due to impact by falling container
Peter Raymond Fenton, 67-year-old master of the tug Kiandra, died when a 98kg insulated food storage container fell 12-13 metres from a ship's crane while being returned to his barge. The container was improperly slung u…
41y · Female·Multiple injuries from assault
A 41-year-old woman with physical disability and stable mental health was killed by her adult son through severe blunt force trauma including extensive rib fractures causing flail chest, pneumohaemothorax, liver lacerat…
8y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in collision between semi-trailer and train at level…
…passenger train at the Kerang level crossing in regional Victoria, killing 11 train passengers and causing severe injuries. This comprehensive coronial investigation examined three areas: (1) the driver and vehicle facto…
56y · Male·head injuries inflicted by blunt force trauma
…is meeting legal criteria, he could not be involuntarily detained. The case illustrates how prisoners with severe mental illness and intellectual disability fall between service gaps due to funding shortfalls, poor coord…
2y · Male·traumatic head injury
A 2-year-7-month-old boy died from traumatic head injury inflicted by person(s) unknown after experiencing severe and escalating physical abuse over…
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