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200 results for trauma from fall

QLDpolice station2010-05-14

Mulrunji - aka Cameron Doomadgee

36y · Male·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to rupture of liver and portal vein; also sustai…

Cameron Doomadgee (Mulrunji), a 36-year-old Aboriginal man from Palm Island, died in police custody on 19 November 2004 from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to rupture of …

forensic medicinetrauma surgerysystemdelayalcohol
NTpolice custody2010-05-19

Inquest into the death of Cedric Trigger

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.…

emergency medicineneurosurgerydiagnosticcommunication
VIChospital2019-10-02

Finding into death of David Sheppard

76y · Male·Intracranial Haemorrhage Secondary to Blunt Head Trauma (Fall) in the Setting of…

…y diagnosed chronic myeloid leukaemia in blast crisis was admitted to hospital with sepsis and pancytopenia from chemotherapy. He suffered multiple falls while confused from sepsis, sustaining a subdural haemorrhage that…

haematologyinfectious diseasessystemdocumentationhydroxyurea
VIChospital2022-07-22

Finding into death of Gregory Roberts

37y · Male·Complications of electrocution and injuries sustained in a fall

Gregory Roberts, a 37-year-old builder, died from complications of electrocution and injuries sustained in a fall after inadvertently touching a 22,000-volt …

emergency medicinetrauma surgerysystemproceduralmorphine
QLDhome2014-08-26

McInnes, Zoe Louise

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…

trauma surgeryneurosurgerysystemdelay
WAcommunity2000-03-07

Inquest into the Death of Neil Kingsley Rushton

Male·Head Injuries sustained from motor vehicle collision

…ck by a motor vehicle whilst lying on Lyon Road, Wandi, Western Australia. He sustained fatal head injuries from the collision. The circumstances of how he came to be lying on the road remain unexplained—possibilities in…

VIChospital2025-05-20

Finding into death of Michael Philip Young

67y · Male·Complications of pressure ulcers in the setting of a thoracic vertebral fracture…

Michael Young, 67, died from pressure ulcer complications following a spinal injury sustained during a CT scan on 3 January 2023. He had…

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SAhospital2024-06-19

Coroner's Finding: Leane, Stewart Anthony

62y · Male·end stage renal failure complicating oxalate crystal nephropathy with contributi…

Stewart Anthony Leane, 62, died from end-stage renal failure due to oxalate crystal nephropathy with contributing head injury. He had complex me…

nephrologyneurology
NTPodcast2015-11-25

Inquest into the death of Zoe Woolmer

23y · Female·Multiple injuries from a fall of approximately 30 metres from a cliff to rocks b…

Zoe Woolmer, a 23-year-old tourist, died after falling approximately 30 metres from a cliff ledge at Kestrel Falls in Kings Canyon while being guided by The Ro…

emergency medicineoccupational and environmental healthsystemprocedural
NSWcommunity2018-05-31

Inquest into the death of Sarah Teelow

20y · Female·Atlanto-occipital (C0/1) injury caused by exposure to high force or force impact…

Sarah Teelow, a 20-year-old world champion water skier, died from severe head and neck injuries (atlanto-occipital fracture) sustained when she fell at approximately 75-85 m…

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NSWhospital2015-06-24

Inquest into the death of Giovanni TRIPODI

91y · Male·The combined effects of chest injuries and old age

A 91-year-old man presented to the ED after a motor vehicle crash with chest pain. While imaging revealed abnormalities, ED staff and a junior registrar considered these to be old fractures rather than acute injuries and…

emergency medicineradiologydiagnosticsystemparacetamol
VIChospital2023-03-20

Finding into death of Khaled El Rafihi

20y · Male·Head injury

Khaled El Rafihi, a 20-year-old apprentice electrician, died from head injuries sustained during a 'ute surfing' incident. He was sitting on the rear boot lid of a moving ut…

neurosurgeryintensive caremorphine
VIChospital2015-04-29

Finding into death of John Manias

63y · Male·Multisystem organ failure, pneumonitis and sepsis; complications arising from a …

A 63-year-old man died on 11 March 2008 from multisystem organ failure, sepsis and pneumonitis following a fall. He was admitted to Dandenong Hospital w…

trauma surgeryorthopaedic surgerydiagnosticcommunicationceftriaxone
NSWmental health2016-09-07

Inquest into the death of Miriam MERTEN

Female·traumatic and hypoxic brain injury caused by numerous falls and self-beating of …

Miriam Merten died from traumatic and hypoxic brain injury sustained during 25+ falls while in seclusion in a mental health unit. C…

psychiatrycommunicationproceduralpsychotropic medications
NSWcommunityPodcast2016-03-15

Inquest into the death of Tommy NGO

19y · Male·ischaemic brain injury after cardiac arrest, brought about by blunt force injuri…

Tommy Ngo, 19, died from ischaemic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by blunt force neck injuries sustained during Chines…

emergency medicineintensive caresupervisionsystem
NSWhospital2018-05-22

Inquest into the death of TM

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…

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WA- 14 March 2014

Inquest into the Death of Wayne ROSS

45y · Male·multiple injuries sustained from a 25-metre fall down an unprotected stope when …

…y exacerbated by dust and a slight bend in the drive; and a maintenance defect where two bolts were missing from the loader seat, increasing fatal injuries. Key lessons include the critical need for formal team-based ris…

occupational and environmental healthforensic medicinecommunicationsystem
SAhospital2011-06-22

Coroner's Finding: TRENGROVE Ian

81y · Male·Retropubic and retroperitoneal haemorrhage complicating pelvic fractures with co…

An 81-year-old man died from retropubic and retroperitoneal haemorrhage complicating pelvic fractures sustained in a fall at church. He …

emergency medicinegeneral medicinediagnosticcommunicationwarfarin
NSW2021-05-26

Inquest into the death of Liam WOLF

19y · Male·unexpected arrhythmogenic event leading to a fall from height, blunt force head …

…nnel obstacle, absence of timely defibrillation (delayed by water hazard), and difficulties extracting Wolf from the confined wet space.

emergency medicinecardiologysystemdelay
VICcommunity2010-10-19

Finding into death of Patrick Tolan

55y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall

…k Tolan, a 55-year-old man with 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 a…

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