203 results for “fatal head injuries”
12y · Male·Head injuries resulting from ride-on mower collision
Jake Garrett-Pratt, a 12-year-old boy, died from fatal head injuries sustained when he lost control of a poorly maintained ride-on lawn mower on a steep driveway…
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 controller He…
43y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash
…struck by a vehicle driven by Simone Bridges while walking on the South Arm Highway at night. He sustained fatal traumatic injuries with death essentially instantaneous from severe head and thoracic trauma. Bridges did …
81y · Male·inanition complicating traumatic brain injury and disseminated malignancy
…comfort care and died from inanition complicating his brain injury and malignancy. The consultant noted his head injuries alone would not have been fatal, and survival was possible had he accepted nutrition, though with …
68y · Male·head injury from crush trauma between forklift mast components
…e mast and cage. In attempting to free him, a bystander inadvertently lowered the mast, crushing Mr. Rowe's head between the fixed and sliding mast cross-members, resulting in fatal facial injuries. Critical clinical and…
56y · Male·consequences of a physical struggle in the setting of injecting drug use (heroin…
…l altercation with his friend Darren Heaney on 25 June 2022. The assault involved blunt force trauma to the head and neck. Death resulted from consequences of the physical struggle occurring in the context of significant…
1y · Female·Head injuries from crush force caused by hydraulic massage table lowering mechan…
An 18-month-old girl died from crush injuries to her head when trapped in the hydraulic lowering mechanism of a massage table at a private clinic. The …
23y · Male·Head injuries (skull base fractures and parenchymal brain injury sustained in fo…
…g formwork when a concrete pour commenced on level 8 above him. The formwork failed and collapsed, causing fatal head injuries. The coroner found the death preventable, resulting from multiple failures: inadequate propp…
36y · Female·Multiple blunt trauma injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision
…ction, applied excessive steering input causing her vehicle to swerve repeatedly across lanes, and collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle. The coroner found her impaired driving ability and inattention were solely res…
Male·Head injuries from motor vehicle accident
…its. While being pursued, Rich lost control at approximately 150 km/h and the vehicle rolled, resulting in fatal head injuries to Rich and passenger Joshua French (15). The third occupant, Jason Spalding (14), survived …
Female·Multiple injuries due to motor vehicle collision
Jo-Anne Fuller died in a head-on traffic collision when a fatigued driver crossed the centreline. The other driver, aged 20, had slept on…
19y · Male·Blunt head injury from being run over by recycling truck
… rear steps to help his coworker, but slipped on wet, slippery steps and fell under the wheels, sustaining fatal blunt head injuries. Cannabis detected in toxicology showed no acute impairment. The coroner found this de…
53y · Male·Drowning
Paul James Du Toit, 53, died by drowning after sustaining severe pelvic injuries at Stingray Head Beach on 20-21 March 2012. While intoxicated, he exited a vehicle during a night-time be…
87y · Female·closed traumatic head injury from a fall at standing height; significant contrib…
An 87-year-old woman with dementia, congestive cardiac failure, and diabetes sustained a fatal closed head injury from a fall in her aged care room overnight. The coroner found that the responsible ECA…
84y · Male·severe head injuries (fracture of skull on right side, subarachnoid haemorrhage,…
…ry disease, cardiac failure, poor vision and confusion fell from a first-floor hospital window, sustaining fatal head injuries. The coroner found the death was not deliberately self-inflicted but likely resulted from co…
21y · Male·Blunt force head injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash during police pursuit
…amen Pappin during a police high-speed pursuit on the New England Highway near Deepwater, NSW. He suffered fatal blunt force head injuries when Pappin lost control on Bolivia Hill, a steep winding descent known for seri…
78y · Male·complications of head injuries; antecedent cause: dementia
An 78-year-old man with dementia died from head injuries sustained in a push by his roommate, also with dementia, at an aged care facility. The deceased ha…
9y · Male·head injury
Nine-year-old Aidan Bott was fatally struck by a falling branch from an African Mahogany tree in the school courtyard on 22 August 2006, sust…
34y · Female·Head injuries from blunt force trauma (multiple blows from axe); abdominal injur…
A 34-year-old pregnant woman died from severe head and abdominal injuries inflicted by her estranged partner in a domestic violence homicide. The death follow…
63y · Male·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (driver)
…directly involve medical error, it highlights how environmental factors and driver behaviour contribute to fatal outcomes.
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