159 results for “blunt force trauma to head”
82y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage secondary to blunt force trauma (fall)
An 82-year-old man resident in a nursing home died from intracranial haemorrhage following a fall. He sustained two falls on 7 March 2009; the first was unwitnessed at 8.24am. When examined after a second fall at 7.35pm,…
19y · Male·unexpected arrhythmogenic event leading to a fall from height, blunt force head …
…mia while climbing a ladder in an underground tunnel obstacle, fell approximately 4 metres, and sustained a head injury with subsequent cardiac arrest. Despite immediate CPR by fellow recruits and paramedics arriving wit…
21y · Male·Head injury
Joshua Warneke, aged 21, died from head injuries sustained on Old Broome Road, Broome, Western Australia, in the early hours of 26 February 2010. T…
26y · Male·Head injury
A 26-year-old male died from head injury sustained during a skydiving jump. He completed initial training successfully and performed his firs…
Female·Mona: multiple internal injuries (including head and lung injuries) sustained in…
Mona Lisa Smith (16) and Jacinta 'Cindy' Rose Smith (15), Aboriginal girls from Bourke, NSW, died in a single-vehicle motor vehicle accident on 6 December 1987 when a Toyota utility driven by Alexander Grant rolled over …
61y · Female·Ligature neck compression in the setting of blunt force head trauma
…y 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 factors including prior th…
44y · Female·Unascertained
…ietnamese 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 critical cl…
Multiple causes: Child 1 - blunt force trauma to chest and abdomen; Child 2 - he…
…our Victorian child deaths (2015-2017) involving parents' partners as perpetrators. Children 1-4 died from blunt force trauma, head injury, fire, and neck laceration respectively. Key systemic failures identified: inade…
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…
94y · Male·blunt head and neck trauma with associated haemorrhage; neck trauma included fra…
Charles Rowan McCulloch, aged 94, died from blunt head and neck trauma sustained in an assault by another dementia resident in Jindalee Aged Care Residence,…
95y · Female·Acute intracranial haemorrhage
…t, mobility limitations, and mild cognitive impairment, died from acute intracranial haemorrhage following blunt head trauma. She had been living with her son UJN, who was her primary carer. Police received multiple rep…
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…
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 Arthur G…
32y · Female·Multiple stab injuries to the neck
…t from India, was killed by her husband Sunil Beniwal through multiple stab injuries to the neck following blunt force trauma to her head. The death occurred in the context of an escalating pattern of intimate partner v…
Blunt force trauma sustained in level crossing collisions between heavy vehicles…
…nd critical failures in emergency medical response including inappropriate fixed-wing aircraft transfer of trauma patient without Mobile Intensive Care paramedic support. Coroner identifies systematic failures in design …
0y · Male·Unascertained in the setting of a remote head injury
Child A, a six-month-old Aboriginal boy, died from unascertained cause in the setting of a remote head injury sustained during family violence. The father violently assaulted the mother while holding the child …
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…
0y · Male·Acute traumatic head injury (non-accidental)
A 7-month-old child died from acute traumatic head injury sustained from non-accidental blunt force. Clinical lessons include: medical staff should s…
78y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head caused by a compressor from a refrigeration unit …
… the refrigeration unit on the truck's trailer became dislodged during impact and struck Mrs Wishart on the head. This extensive coronial investigation examined 26 deaths at 12 level crossing collisions in Victoria (2002…
Blunt force trauma from impact with motor vehicle
…anno (25), Jess Mudie (22), Zachary Matthew Bryant (3 months), and Bhavita Patel (33). All sustained fatal traumatic head and torso injuries from blunt force impact. This coronial finding examined systemic failures prece…
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