200 results for “trauma from fall”
62y · Female·subacute subdural haematoma due to a closed head injury sustained in a fall from…
A 62-year-old woman on warfarin for a mechanical aortic valve sustained a head injury from a fall. A CT scan on day 5 post-injury identified a small extradural haematoma, but the radiologist (Dr J.)…
50y · Female·Combined drug toxicity in a woman with tension pneumothorax
Suzanne Evans, aged 50, died from combined drug toxicity in the setting of tension pneumothorax. She had a history of alcohol dependence, dep…
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 cr…
59y · Male·Unascertained
… 2021. The cause of death was unascertained despite autopsy and toxicology. He had recently been discharged from Royal Melbourne Hospital following treatment for rib fractures sustained in a fall while heavily sedated on…
30y · Male·head injury sustained in a fall after being struck by crowd controller Henry Von…
Jerry Karamesinis, aged 30, died from fatal head injuries sustained in a fall outside a nightclub on 13 May 2007. He was struck by crowd controll…
82y · Female·complications of a closed head injury (operated) sustained in a fall
An 82-year-old woman died from complications of a closed head injury sustained when she fell from a wheelchair while being transported at …
29y · Male·Bronchopneumonia complicating neck injuries sustained in a fall, with Coffin-Low…
A 29-year-old man with Coffin-Lowry Syndrome suffered a severe cervical spinal cord injury from a fall at a respite facility. Disability workers found him on the floor but initially interpreted his prese…
61y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage and myocardial infarct
…sing consciousness for less than 10 seconds. Paramedics identified STEMI and administered heparin on advice from Austin Hospital's cardiology team despite concerns about the head injury. He was taken directly to the card…
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…
69y · Female·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
Joan Harrison, 69, died from head injuries sustained when struck by a car at a pedestrian crossing in Richmond. The zebra crossing was p…
37y · Male·Blunt force trauma predominantly involving the lower limbs, following a fall fro…
A 37-year-old Aboriginal man died after falling from a coach trailer drawbar while severely intoxicated (BAC 0.23%). He had boarded the drawbar without …
23y · Male·blunt force head injuries sustained when thrown from his horse during a race
A 23-year-old jockey, Reece Potter, died from severe head injuries sustained when thrown from his horse during a race at Tottenham Picnic Races on 12 Mar…
73y · Male·Traumatic head, facial and chest injuries caused by fall down stairs at resident…
A 73-year-old man with Parkinson's disease and recent falls died from traumatic injuries after falling down six stairs while exiting a residential aged care facility …
58y · Male·effects of chronic alcoholism
Jonathan Mark Hanckel, aged 58, died from chronic alcoholism complicated by Child C cirrhosis, hepatic encephalopathy, coagulopathy, sepsis, and mult…
25y · Female·Head injuries
Lorraine Jane Hansen, 25, died from head injuries on 29 June 2016 after being found on a roadway in Willetton, Western Australia. She had been …
23y · Male·Blunt force head injury
A 23-year-old man died from blunt force head injury after being struck during a violent altercation outside a Sydney hotel. He fell bac…
59y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage from blunt force trauma to head sustained in a backwards fa…
…sion 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 worker. She was on warfarin. Dr L. examined her, documen…
6y · Unknown·Head injuries sustained from impact by a large falling branch from a gum tree
A 6-year-old boy died from catastrophic head injuries sustained when struck by a large falling gum tree branch while camping on privat…
76y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage
…d struck his head on 26 January 2017. Nursing staff at the correctional facility inadequately assessed his traumatic head injury, failing to review his medication chart, consult applicable guidelines, or escalate to hosp…
Male·Head and neck injuries due to mountain bike collision (rider)
Francis Robert Falappi, a highly experienced mountain biker and Queensland Police officer, died from head and neck injuries sustained while attempting to navigate 'Mick's Drop' on Worlds Downhill Track at Smi…
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