144 results for “traumatic fall”
19y · Male·unexpected arrhythmogenic event leading to a fall from height, blunt force head …
PTE Liam Wolf, a 19-year-old Australian Army recruit, died after collapsing on an obstacle course at Kapooka during the final training exercise. He experienced a sudden unexpected cardiac arrhythmia while climbing a ladd…
84y · Female·Complications of pelvic fractures sustained in a traumatic incident
An 84-year-old woman with dementia died from complications of pelvic fractures sustained when another dementia-affected resident pushed her during an altercation over food in an aged care facility. She developed bilatera…
55y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall
…th chronic depression, alcohol dependence, and multiple suicide attempts, died from injuries sustained in a fall from a shopping centre sign. He had jumped from a parapet four years earlier and was in rehabilitation when…
48y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating upper cervical spine and cord inju…
A 48-year-old construction worker died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following a traumatic cervical spine injury sustained while cutting down a gum tree from a cherry picker. Tree branches struck…
25y · Male·Head injury sustained when he fell while negotiating a two-stage jump and was im…
Danny Leigh Edlington, a 25-year-old motorcyclist with Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome affecting his right leg, died from a head injury sustained at the Frankston City Motorcycle Park on 4 April 2015. While attempting a two-s…
67y · Male·Head injuries sustained from a fall from the upstairs landing in Goldsmith G Blo…
…Chiu, a 67-year-old Chinese-speaking prisoner on remand, died by suicide in prison on 6 February 2017 after falling head-first from a landing. He had a complex psychiatric history including anxiety, depression, hyponatra…
30y · Male·Electrocution and multiple injuries from contact with high voltage arcing electr…
AC, a 30-year-old man, died from electrocution and traumatic injuries after climbing a high-voltage transmission tower during a police traffic stop in Wagga Wagga. H…
32y · Male·crush injuries sustained in a rock fall
…ch 2017. Scaling—the removal of loose rock from pit walls—is an inherent control measure for addressing rockfall risk, but carries significant residual danger. The rock that killed Beesley fell without prior warning, des…
18y · Female·Multiple fractures of the skull, separation of C2 and C3 and generalised cerebra…
Sarah Waugh, aged 18, died on 24 March 2009 following a fall from a horse (Dargo) during a Jackaroo/Jillaroo course at TAFE NSW Western Institute Dubbo. The coroner fou…
72y · Female·Pneumonia in the setting of multiple rib fractures and chronic obstructive pulmo…
…artment on Good Friday with severe (9/10) right-sided chest pain from multiple rib fractures sustained in a fall. She was triaged to Category 5 (least urgent) despite severe pain and high-risk comorbidities. Although exa…
Unknown·multiple physical injuries sustained in a mid-air collision during skydiving
…ion Beach, Queensland on 13 October 2017. Tandem instructor Peter Dawson and customer Kerri Pike (in drogue-fall) collided with solo sport jumper Tobias Turner whose main parachute deployed prematurely at low altitude. T…
59y · Male·Unascertained
…recently been discharged from Royal Melbourne Hospital following treatment for rib fractures sustained in a fall while heavily sedated on diazepam during home detoxification. Key clinical issues included: (1) poor commun…
73y · Male·Consequences of myocardial infarction with coronary artery atherosclerotic disea…
…eusz, aged 73, died of myocardial rupture on 6 May 2013, six days after hip fracture surgery. He suffered a fall on 30 April 2013 following which ECG testing revealed cardiac abnormality. A first ECG at Sydney Hospital s…
32y · Male·traumatic subdural haemorrhage resulting from blunt head trauma
A 32-year-old Aboriginal man died from subdural haemorrhage caused by blunt head trauma sustained when climbing over a fence while evading police. He was arrested and brought to Alice Springs watch house in an unresponsi…
80y · Female·acute subdural haematoma following a fall while on warfarin for atrial fibrillat…
Mrs Bowerman, aged 80, fell at home on warfarin anticoagulation and sustained a minor head injury with no initial neurological signs. Paramedic Turnbull assessed her as requiring no transport (TNR), despite her anticoagu…
61y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage and myocardial infarct
A 61-year-old man with extensive cardiac disease collapsed at a supermarket, striking his head and losing consciousness for less than 10 seconds. Paramedics identified STEMI and administered heparin on advice from Austin…
16y · Male·Multiple blunt traumatic injuries from fall from height
A 16-year-old boy with depression and suicidal ideation was discharged from an inpatient adolescent mental health facility in Victoria after 20 days. Two days later, he died by suicide at a cliff location he had previous…
6y · Male·Complications of Head Injury following a fall from a Fairground Ride
Six-year-old Eugene Mahauariki was ejected from the Cha Cha ride at a carnival in Rye, Victoria on 17 April 2017 and died from head injuries four days later. The coroner found the death was preventable due to three criti…
19y · Female·severe head injury due to fall during gymnastics on Tumbl Trak, striking uncover…
A 19-year-old female gymnast died from severe head injury after falling from a Tumbl Trak apparatus and striking exposed concrete flooring at a gymnastics club. She was perform…
41y · Male·Multiple traumatic injuries
This inquest examined the death of a 40-year-old man who died by suicide following a fall from a cliff. He had three involuntary admissions to mental health facilities in a fortnight before his dea…
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