121 results for “spinal injury”
75y · Female·Complications of multiple injuries sustained when struck by a car (pedestrian)
…et in Burwood on 8 May 2017. She suffered multiple serious injuries including subarachnoid haemorrhage and spinal and rib fractures, requiring intubation and ICU admission with multiple surgeries. Despite maximal treatme…
43y · Male·hypoxic brain injury secondary to asphyxiation by ligature
A 43-year-old man died from hypoxic brain injury due to asphyxiation by ligature while an inpatient at a rehabilitation centre. He had undergone spinal sur…
43y · Male·Acute bacterial meningitis
Robert Spencer, a 43-year-old man, died from acute bacterial meningitis on 3 October 2009. He presented with back pain, fever, and paraesthesia on 25 September, attended Benalla Hospital (discharged home), saw GP Dr S. o…
71y · Male·Drowning
Ross Powell, a 71-year-old experienced volunteer lifesaver, died by drowning on 21 April 2019 while operating the Pelican rescue vessel during a maritime emergency at Port Campbell, Victoria. A tourist (Mr Bhaskar) had e…
0y · Female·head and neck injuries
A 4-month-old girl (Baby H) died from head and neck injuries caused by violent shaking inflicted by her mother on 28 May 2017. She had presented to an emergency department on 10 May 2017 with facial bruising, which physi…
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…
Multiple causes across seven deaths: severe blunt trauma, crush injuries, trauma…
This coronial inquest examined seven quad bike fatalities in Tasmania between 2012-2015. The deceased included farmers, workers, and recreational riders aged 21-75 years. Key findings: inadequate training was a significa…
17y · Male·Circulatory failure caused by traumatic brain injury from being struck by a log
Christiaan Adriaan Roodt, a 17-year-old Year 10 student, died from traumatic brain injury when struck by a 6-metre log during a 'Capture The Flag' game at Mount Ainslie, near his school. Key clini…
Impact injuries from RAAF Wirraway aircraft strike - head trauma with skull frac…
Three children (Graham Stanley Blair and Pauline Probert, both aged 6; Liam Joseph O'Connor, aged 11) were fatally struck by a RAAF Wirraway aircraft conducting shark spotting patrols at Maroochydore Beach, Queensland on…
0y · Female·Perinatal asphyxia
Baby XY, a 41-week-old newborn, died from perinatal asphyxia six hours after birth at Sunshine Hospital. The primary clinical lesson involves diagnostic failure: the mother was not diagnosed with gestational diabetes dur…
Male·Hypoxic brain injury arising from intra-uterine asphyxia (causative factors unas…
… requiring 12 minutes of resuscitation to achieve cardiac output. He died 7 hours later from hypoxic brain injury due to intra-uterine asphyxia. Clinical issues included: inadequate informed consent regarding induction n…
24y · Male·Head, neck and chest injuries sustained in motorcycle collision
A 24-year-old male died from head, neck and chest injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on Old Palmwoods Road, Queensland, after evading a police intercept attempt. The rider was affected by cannabis at the time and w…
75y · Male·multifactorial causes on a background of ischaemic heart disease, generalised va…
Robert Bischard, a 75-year-old man with multiple complex comorbidities including coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, died five days after elective right total knee replacement surgery. The coro…
8y · Female·complications of multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash
Eight-year-old Anita Board died from catastrophic brain injury sustained in a motor vehicle crash at Perth Motorplex on her first junior drag racing licensing attempt. H…
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…
28y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
Mark Payne, 28, a remand prisoner at Yatala Labour Prison, hanged himself in his cell on 2 June 2011 using a canvas smock. He had made recent threats of self-harm and was placed under camera observation in G Division. Th…
0y · Female·brain death complicating head and neck injury
A five-month-old girl died from catastrophic brain injuries caused by violent shaking on 20 May 2019. Medical evidence established she was shaken by an adult on at least two occasions: once around 6 May 2019 (evidenced b…
39y · Female·smoke inhalation
Cheryl May Currie, 39, with complete paraplegia from a 1998 spinal cord injury, died from smoke inhalation in a bedroom fire on 12 June 2009. The fire was caused by smoking …
Unknown·acute fentanyl toxicity; acute oxycodone toxicity; multiple drug toxicity; opioi…
Four adults died from opioid overdoses (fentanyl and oxycodone) in Queensland between 2012–2014. All obtained prescriptions from multiple doctors ('doctor shopping') without effective detection. Systemic failures include…
36y · Female·Complications of pneumonia and pulmonary emphysema with bullae formation; respir…
A 36-year-old woman with congenital chest wall abnormality, scoliosis, and difficult intubation history presented to a rural hospital with community-acquired pneumonia and sepsis. She had multiple 'red flag' indicators o…
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