244 results for “acute haemorrhage”
72y · Female·subdural haemorrhage sustained from a fall from a hospital bed on 18 January 201…
Mrs Judith Gaye Flynn, aged 72, died from a subdural haemorrhage sustained when she fell from a hospital bed on the General Medicine Ward at Canberra Hospital. She was …
91y · Female·traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage and acute and chronic subdural haematoma as a…
…approximately 45 minutes before being discovered semi-conscious. The fall caused traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage and subdural haematoma; she died the following day at Royal North Shore Hospital. Despite discharge sum…
81y · Male·Retropubic and retroperitoneal haemorrhage complicating pelvic fractures with co…
An 81-year-old man died from retropubic and retroperitoneal haemorrhage complicating pelvic fractures sustained in a fall at church. He was on warfarin for atrial fibrillation…
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…
55y · Male·cardiac tamponade resulting from proximal aortic dissection due to hypertension
A 55-year-old man presenting with acute severe chest pain, headache and jaw pain to a regional hospital was evaluated for aortic dissection. A CT …
37y · Male·Traumatic intracranial haemorrhages/brain damage and fractured skull
A 37-year-old male died from traumatic intracranial haemorrhage and skull fracture after being punched and falling onto concrete. The critical clinical lesson is that …
0y · Male·Complications following forceps delivery
A 3-day-old neonate died from complications of instrumental forceps delivery, specifically subgaleal haemorrhage with associated skull fracture and intracranial bleeding. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) comple…
0y · Female·Methylamphetamine toxicity
…managed with CPAP, had normal vital signs, and was transferred to special care nursery for monitoring. The acute deterioration at 5 a.m. with respiratory distress, pulmonary haemorrhage, and severe acidosis was consiste…
14y · Male·Loss of blood arising from incised wound to the left arm (cubital fossa)
…ginal petrol sniffer brought to a remote outstation (Ilpurla) without pre-arrangement died from massive haemorrhage following a self-inflicted laceration to his arm. Clinical lessons: petrol sniffers in acute withdrawal…
39y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to multiple hypovolaemic cardiac arrests from cat…
Linda Parker, aged 39, died from hypoxic brain injury following catastrophic postpartum haemorrhage from placenta increta during caesarean delivery. Critical lessons: (1) Placenta increta risk was not de…
64y · Female·Haemorrhage into atheromatous plaque, due to coronary atherosclerosis
…b, a 64-year-old woman imprisoned for 20+ years, died on 27 May 2008 from coronary atherosclerosis with haemorrhage into atheromatous plaque. She suffered an acute cardiac event on 5 May 2008 requiring emergency pacemak…
49y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia as a consequence of recent intracranial and intra-cerebra…
Peter Raymond Jacobs, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man with severe cirrhosis and chronic alcohol abuse, was apprehended by police on 5 April 2008 for intoxication. He fell twice before custody (hitting his head at Town Hall …
21y · Male·Internal haemorrhage due to chest and abdominal injuries sustained in motorcycle…
Matthew Cullen, 21, died after losing control of his motorcycle at high speed while attempting to evade police during a random breath test intercept in Bundaberg. He had a blood alcohol level of 0.14%. After ignoring pol…
49y · Female·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage, septic and haemorrhagic shock as a result of a lapa…
Deborah Burgen died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage complicated by septic shock following delayed emergency surgery for bowel obstruction. She attended the…
35y · Male·intraperitoneal haemorrhage from an anastomotic leak from a transplanted renal a…
Luke Wood, a 35-year-old kidney transplant recipient, died 11 days post-transplant from intraperitoneal haemorrhage due to anastomotic leak from the transplanted renal artery. While post-operative inpatient care and ini…
57y · Male·Multiple Organ Failure and Intra-Abdominal Haemorrhage following Cholecystectomy
…o open due to dense adhesions and obesity. Post-operatively, he developed progressive hypoxia and signs of acute renal failure within hours. Despite escalation to high-dependency care and ED review, he deteriorated rapi…
64y · Female·acute subdural haemorrhage sustained after a fall on Ward 4A
Margaret Winter, 64, died from acute subdural haemorrhage following a fall on Ward 4A on 13 December 2006. She had been admitted with decompens…
60y · Female·acute cerebral bleed resulting from blunt trauma and late haemorrhagic progressi…
Gwenith Elkington, aged 60, died from acute cerebral bleed resulting from haemorrhagic progression of a traumatic brain injury sustained in a bathroom…
45y · Male·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to ruptured spleen due to splenomegaly due to ci…
Hayward Rasmussen, a 45-year-old man with cirrhosis and severe splenomegaly, died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to ruptured spleen while in custody. He collapsed in prison after sustaining possible rib injuries …
76y · Female·Complications of head and neck injuries sustained in a fall
… an unwitnessed fall at Embracia nursing home on 30 July 2012, sustaining head and neck injuries including acute subdural haematoma. The initial assessment by an Enrolled Nurse (Ms Della Gatta) was inadequate and did no…
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