209 results for “head injury from fall”
93y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage in the setting of a fall (palliated)
A 93-year-old woman with a history of falls was discharged from hospital following treatment for subdural haematoma from a prior fall. Discharge plann…
35y · Male·Multiple injuries from a fall from height (level 8 of multi-level car park at 10…
A 35-year-old lawyer died from multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a car park at 10 Latrobe Street, Melbourne at approximately 11:1…
82y · Male·Traumatic head injury due to head striking the floor
An 82-year-old man with Alzheimer's dementia residing in a secure aged care facility died from traumatic head injury sustained when he was pushed by another resident during an interaction in a hallway. …
5y · Male·complications of blunt force injury to the head
A 5-year-old boy died from complications of blunt force head injury sustained on 19-20 March 2010. He presented to a rural hospital un…
80y · Female·terminal exacerbation of congestive cardiac failure due to a fracture of the rig…
… an aged care facility fell in her room and sustained a neck of femur fracture. She was conscious after the fall with no evidence of head injury. She declined hospital transfer. A geriatrician assessed her and judged pal…
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 …
83y · Female·Complications following fracture and surgical repair of the left hip in an elder…
Nola Inez Daniel, 83, died from complications following a hip fracture and subsequent surgery at Bunbury Regional Hospital on 7 January 201…
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…
87y · Male·acute renal failure and two major haemorrhagic strokes
…year-old man with multiple comorbidities including previous strokes, atrial fibrillation, and diabetes died from acute renal failure and two major haemorrhagic strokes after three months in an aged care facility. During …
59y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage from blunt force trauma to head sustained in a backwards fa…
… with intellectual disability, schizophrenia, and depression living in supported accommodation, sustained a head injury on 24 December 2007 when she fell backwards from a walker being pushed inappropriately by a support …
78y · Female·urinary tract infection and pneumonia on a background of facial fractures and de…
A 78-year-old woman with mixed dementia living in aged care suffered an unwitnessed fall on 22 March 2023, sustaining facial fractures and eye laceration. The fractures were not identified during …
18y · Male·head injury sustained in motor vehicle crash
Hayden Kennedy, 18, died from a head injury sustained as a passenger in a Polaris UTV driven by Thomas Rowlands. The vehicle crashed into…
85y · Female·acute exacerbation of congestive heart failure, following injuries suffered in a…
…pulmonary oedema and aspirated gastric contents during cardiorespiratory arrest. The coroner found she died from acute exacerbation of congestive heart failure following her fall. While expert review identified suboptima…
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.…
52y · Male·Blunt force injuries to head
Rodney Scarman, a 52-year-old man with a history of mental illness and substance use, died from blunt force injuries to the head on 25 December 2011. He was found in a utility closet at his residential c…
38y · Male·Traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage due to complete tear of the vertebral artery …
…son Scott Picken, a 38-year-old man with a history of depression, chronic pain, and prior convictions, died from traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a vertebral artery tear following head and neck trauma. At a s…
73y · Male·Acute subdural haematoma
Kerry James Murphy, 73, died from acute subdural haematoma following a fall in Royal Darwin Hospital's overcrowded Emergency Department. He w…
25y · Male·Head injury sustained when he fell while negotiating a two-stage jump and was im…
…y 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-stage…
81y · Female·acute on chronic subdural haematoma
An 81-year-old woman with Lewy Body Dementia died from acute on chronic subdural haematoma following multiple falls in aged care. The nursing home had appropriate…
28y · Female·Multiple injuries due to quad bike accident
Ms Zoe McInnes, 28, died from multiple injuries sustained when she fell from a work-issued quad bike while returning home from a party at…
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