229 results for “subarachnoid_haemorrhage”
77y · Male·Subarachnoid and subdural haemorrhage post head trauma secondary to a fall
Leslie Alexander, 77, died from subarachnoid and subdural haemorrhage following a fall at an aged care facility. He fell on 29 March and again on 30 March 2015, striking his head. Initial assessment by a locum GP found n…
0y · Male·subgaleal haematoma and subarachnoid haemorrhage complicating a prolonged labour
Baby W died within 40 minutes of birth from subgaleal haematoma and subarachnoid haemorrhage following a failed instrumental delivery for prolonged labour. The coroner identified critical missed opportunities in decision…
15y · Male·head injury from motorcycle accident resulting in extensive brain injury and bas…
Jack MacNicol, a 15-year-old boy working on his family's cattle station, sustained a fatal head injury after falling from a motorcycle while mustering cattle without wearing a helmet. He suffered a severe head injury wit…
73y · Male·Combined effects of cerebrovascular accident and subsequent iatrogenic related i…
A 73-year-old man presented to ED with acute facial droop and speech difficulty on 5 September 2020. He was misdiagnosed with Bell's palsy despite clinical features suggestive of stroke. A non-contrast CT brain (inadequa…
86y · Male·progressive cognitive decline/decompensation and gastrointestinal haemorrhage
An 86-year-old man with Parkinson's disease and long-standing gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) sustained a traumatic brain injury from a fall at home on 3 July 2021. He was admitted to hospital on 6 July 2021 wit…
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. Her dragster failed to slow adequately after the fin…
50y · Male·subarachnoid and intracerebral haemorrhage in association with a ruptured berry …
Joseph Thomas Roe, age 50, died from a ruptured berry aneurysm causing subarachnoid and intracerebral haemorrhage. He was a prisoner at Casuarina Prison when he called for medical assistance on the night of 17-18 Septemb…
49y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury related to tracheostomy complications in form of airway occ…
Andrea Lester, age 49, suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage from a PICA aneurysm in March 2018 with delayed diagnosis. Following complex neurosurgery causing Wallenberg syndrome, she required tracheostomy for bulbar dysfu…
41y · Female·complications of intracerebral haemorrhage due to ruptured aneurysm
Dannielle Stacey Lowe, a 41-year-old Aboriginal woman, died in custody at Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison from complications of intracerebral haemorrhage due to a ruptured cerebral aneurysm. Critical missed opportunities in…
76y · Female·Head injury comprised of subdural haematoma, subarachnoid haemorrhage with brain…
A 76-year-old woman died from complications of a severe head injury sustained in a motor vehicle collision. She was initially managed conservatively at a regional hospital, but her condition deteriorated markedly at 9pm …
54y · Female·Multiple injuries
Mrs Hiep Thi Nguyen, a 54-year-old refugee and long-term Australian resident, died from multiple injuries sustained when struck by an unidentified motor vehicle in a car park on 3 March 2007. The driver fled the scene an…
86y · Male·Complications of blunt force trauma in a man with cardiac amyloidosis and athero…
An 86-year-old man with dementia, cardiac amyloidosis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease died from complications of blunt force trauma sustained in an assault by his adult son. The deceased had been diagnosed wit…
68y · Male·Head injuries (multiple skull fractures with subdural and subarachnoid haemorrha…
A 68-year-old man died from head injuries sustained in a fall onto rocks while fishing at Frenchman's Bluff, South Australia. He was found face-down in a rock pool with multiple skull fractures, subdural and subarachnoid…
48y · Male·Head injury from blunt force trauma
Shane Gregory Hunt died from blunt force trauma to the head sustained during a physical altercation on 26 November 2008 in Werribee. Medical examination revealed multiple head injuries from a wrench used in self-defence …
52y · Female·spontaneous intracranial haemorrhage from ruptured berry aneurysm
A 52-year-old woman with acquired brain injury from a prior stroke died from spontaneous intracranial haemorrhage due to a ruptured berry aneurysm. She experienced vomiting on the evening of 6 July, initially attributed …
47y · Male·sequelae of ruptured brain aneurysm
John Laurenson, a 47-year-old remand prisoner, died from rupture of a brain aneurysm on 20 June 2017, four days after collapsing in his prison cell. He had multiple intracranial aneurysms identified in 2015-2016, includi…
69y · Female·Complications of a subdural haemorrhage (palliated) sustained in a fall
Josephine Helen Clarke, age 69, died from complications of a subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall at Kingston Centre rehabilitation facility on 11 September 2018. Mrs Clarke had been recovering from a subarachnoid ha…
64y · Male·Closed Head Injury
Chin Hung Ho, a 64-year-old man in custody at Macquarie Correctional Centre, collapsed during morning muster on 22 March 2021 and struck his head on concrete flooring. CCTV footage captured the collapse, which appeared c…
21y · Male·Complications of injuries sustained when a trench wall collapsed
Jack Brownlee, 21, died from crush injuries sustained in a workplace trench collapse at a construction site. Despite family concerns that excavator use during rescue exacerbated his injuries, expert geotechnical and resc…
23y · Male·Blunt force head injury
A 23-year-old man died from blunt force head injury after being struck during a violent altercation outside a Sydney hotel. He fell backwards, striking the back of his head on concrete and suffered multiple intracranial …
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