186 results for “rib fractures”
90y · Female·Multiple rib and pelvic fractures due to a fall from a wheelchair on sloping lan…
Cynthia Stevens, aged 90, died from multiple fractures sustained when her wheelchair rolled uncontrolled down a steep slope in a medical car park. The primary …
72y · Female·multi-organ failure secondary to poly-trauma and likely bee-sting related toxidr…
Elaine Betty Sime, a 72-year-old fit and healthy woman, died from multi-organ failure following poly-trauma and bee sting toxidrome after a tree fell on her during a walk. The tree at Ruffey Lake Park Trail failed due to…
75y · Female·Avulsion of the inferior vena cava from the heart due to severe crush injury of …
A 75-year-old woman died from crush injuries sustained when her 1982 Mitsubishi Sigma sedan reversed unexpectedly whilst she was behind it. The vehicle's automatic transmission selector linkage had worn bushes, allowing …
61y · Male·INJURIES SUSTAINED IN A BOAT COLLISION
Robert Wayne Edwards, 61, died from injuries sustained in a boat collision on Gippsland Lakes. While both vessels were underway at similar speeds, Edwards' vessel was positioned on the port side of the channel contrary t…
15y · Male·right haemothorax due to lacerations of right lung
…heatre proved unsurvivable. No clinical management failures were identified. The death was fundamentally attributable to the severity of the injury and the adult's provision of alcohol to minors and failure to maintain …
72y · Male·Upper cervical spine injury sustained in a fall from a ladder
A 72-year-old man suffered a fall from a 3-metre ladder during home garden maintenance, sustaining a severe upper cervical spine injury (C2 fracture with high spinal cord haemorrhage) that was deemed non-survivable. He d…
28y · Male·Multiple injuries following a motor vehicle crash while concurrently suffering f…
A 28-year-old Aboriginal man died from severe traumatic brain injury following a high-speed motor vehicle crash. He was unlicensed, driving another's vehicle, and had a blood alcohol level of 0.205% (over 3x legal limit)…
48y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained as a driver of a motorcycle
Neil Hay, a 48-year-old experienced motorcyclist, died from multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on Eildon-Jamieson Road, Victoria. He approached a left-hand sweeping bend at excessive speed, braked heavily …
29y · Female·Bronchopneumonia in a woman with brain injury
A 29-year-old Aboriginal woman suffered a motor vehicle collision resulting in severe multi-system injuries requiring multiple surgical interventions. Eleven days after transfer to the trauma ward, she experienced sudden…
42y · Male·Blunt force head and chest injuries caused by a traffic crash where he was the d…
Patrick Wayne Bloomfield, a 42-year-old Aboriginal man, died from blunt force head and chest injuries when his vehicle rolled on the Plenty Highway after police initiated a pursuit from a random breath testing (RBT) stat…
Male·Mahdi Arjomand: unsurvivable head injury incurred at time of motor vehicle crash…
…ble to sudden cardiac events and unconsciousness. The coroner found all three deaths were accidental and attributable to injuries sustained in the crash, exacerbated by drug intoxication. This case illustrates how stimu…
Blunt force trauma from motor vehicle accident (four deceased: head injuries in …
…dra Martin, 32; Fabian Andrews, 45) were killed when their vehicle lost traction on a right-hand curve. Contributing factors included: driver intoxication (0.27-0.29% BAC), excessive speed (101 km/h in a 110 km/h zone),…
35y · Female·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident; mechanical asphyxia due to sever…
Katie Louise Broadbent, a 35-year-old theatre technician, died from mechanical asphyxia caused by crush injuries when run over by a motor vehicle at an unregulated rural music festival. The driver, intoxicated and drug-a…
58y · Male·Multifocal bleed into brain (subarachnoid and subdural haemorrhage) from injurie…
A 58-year-old truck driver and forklift operator died from a severe head injury sustained in a workplace fall on 29 August 2012. He fell while using an unsuitable, unsecured ladder to access a mezzanine storage area. The…
69y · Male·multiple injuries including vertebral fracture, chest compression with rib fract…
Lawrence Alan Howard, aged 69, died from multiple fatal injuries sustained while felling a tree on his rural property. He was struck by a burnt, double-header tree on sloping ground. Expert assessment identified that his…
40y · Male·Crush injuries from quad bike rollover. Operator (D): bilateral multiple rib fra…
… violating manufacturer safety warnings (under 16 age restriction, no passengers permitted). Additional contributing factors: attempting to climb a steep (49.9°) slippery incline in 2WD mode during dusk with poor visibi…
53y · Male·massive head injury, upper thoracic fracture and dislocation, multiple rib fract…
A 53-year-old experienced cyclist died after losing control of his bicycle on loose gravel left on a roadway during utility works. He collided with an oncoming vehicle on a downhill left-hand bend at Kingston Beach. Fric…
91y · Male·Complications following cardiac arrest in the setting of anaesthetic induction d…
A 91-year-old man with COPD, asthma, and previous cardiac arrest from suxamethonium died from complications following anaphylaxis to rocuronium during anaesthetic induction for emergency small bowel obstruction surgery. …
20y · Male·Multiple injuries due to motor vehicle accident
…d a sharp left-hand bend, entered a water-filled spoon drain, rolled 3-5 times, and ejected the driver. Contributing factors included the vehicle exceeding the 100 km/h speed limit (estimated 127-155 km/h), possible vis…
28y · Female·Blunt head injury
…y located her on 22 November. The coroner identified systemic failures in housing and income support as contributing factors: inadequate crisis accommodation forcing reliance on motels and tents, and welfare payments be…
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