138 results for “back injury”
77y · Male·traumatic closed head injury due to a fall from standing
…delay was caused by triage error (incorrect priority coding), failure to upgrade priority after failed call-back, and system factors including insufficient crews and patient off-load delays. The coroner found that while …
36y · Male·Unascertained
…2023 and is presumed deceased. He had treatment-resistant depression, was in significant pain from a recent back injury, and was prescribed opioids (Lyrica, Endone, Oxycodone). On the morning of disappearance, he appeare…
44y · Female·mixed drug toxicity with aspiration of gastric contents
A 44-year-old woman with chronic back pain and depression died from mixed drug toxicity with aspiration of gastric contents. She had been prescri…
56y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to splenic rupture due to blunt force injury to …
…ichael Clarke, aged 56, died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to splenic rupture following blunt force injury to his back. The fatal injury occurred after he was kicked by Jeffrey Zinn during a violent altercation at…
31y · Male·Combined effects of multiple drugs in an obese male with findings suggestive of …
…bronchopneumonia, less than 24 hours after discharge from psychiatric hospital. He had suffered a workplace back injury in 2006 resulting in chronic pain and depression, becoming dependent on multiple CNS-depressant medi…
20y · Male·stab injury to the back
A 20-year-old male died from exsanguination due to a stab wound to the back sustained during an organised group fight. The injury penetrated the lung and involved medium calibre pulmo…
31y · Male·Multiple injuries in a train incident
… the child, though he misjudged or accepted the risk of the train's speed and distance. He had a history of back injury from 2008, depression treated with antidepressants (which he had ceased), and had used marijuana in …
69y · Male·multiple injuries including vertebral fracture, chest compression with rib fract…
…ques fell well short of basic safety standards: scarf cuts did not meet, significant undercutting occurred, back cut was not level with no hinge wood, and inadequate cut depth for tree size. Howard had no formal training…
63y · Male·massive pulmonary embolism due to immobilised left leg from torn Achilles tendon
A 63-year-old man with an Achilles tendon rupture died from massive pulmonary embolism 15 days after injury. He presented to ED with calf pain, was diagnosed with ruptured Achilles tendon via ultrasound, and discha…
32y · Female·combined effects of blunt force head injury and stab wounds to the neck and back
… killed by her ex-partner Dr N. on 3 March 2019 at the Swissotel in Sydney. She died from blunt force head injury and stab wounds to the neck and back. The death occurred in a hotel room after they attended a dental conf…
30y · Male·Head injury due to industrial accident
…acking, dirt ingress, and severe indentation. When the cutting process released the welds, the plate sprang back 1.15 metres striking him in the head. This was an unprecedented spring-back event—no prior industry knowled…
50y · Male·Single, contact-range shotgun discharge to the head
…m a self-inflicted shotgun wound after killing his wife in a murder-suicide. His death followed a workplace back injury that caused him significant psychological distress, loss of identity, and inability to work. He expe…
46y · Male·Misadventure - death occurred in remote bushland, likely from injury, disorienta…
… Well 8 km from camp, but he was never located alive. The coroner found death by misadventure, likely from injury, disorientation, or lack of sustenance in harsh remote conditions. Key lessons: prospectors in remote area…
Male·Multiple crush injuries to the upper chest and neck sustained in a drilling rig …
…d was poorly prepared with inadequately positioned drains, crew had no shared understanding of safe racking back procedures, and workers received no formal training. A similar mat failure occurred days earlier but was no…
17y · Male·Head injury
Wesley Russell Yamera, 17 years old, died on 22 December 2002 from head injury sustained when he fell from a police security vehicle cage. On 18 December, Yamera was apprehended by Fitz…
17y · Female·Head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian)
…h-old child was fatally struck by a motor vehicle in the family driveway. The child crawled through an open back gate while parents made incorrect assumptions about her whereabouts—the mother assumed the father had taken…
43y · Male·Acute bacterial meningitis
…obert Spencer, a 43-year-old man, died from acute bacterial meningitis on 3 October 2009. He presented with back pain, fever, and paraesthesia on 25 September, attended Benalla Hospital (discharged home), saw GP Dr S. on…
29y · Female·Exsanguination caused by a single stab wound to left lung
Jenny Lee Cook, age 29, died from a stab wound to the chest on 19 January 2009. Police concluded suicide within 20 hours but the investigation was fundamentally inadequate. Critical evidence was not obtained: Mr Cook's m…
50y · Male·Head injuries (extensive subarachnomial haemorrhage with cerebral oedema, cerebr…
…tical assessment, was travelling at 60-70 km/hr in a 5-knot speed-restricted zone while distracted (looking back and talking to his passenger). The coroner found that Victoria's marine licensing scheme—unique in Australi…
68y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries due to being crushed by a tree during a tree-felli…
… it alone on his property. Expert review identified poor felling technique as the cause: he made inadequate back-cuts, causing the tree to fall downhill rather than in the intended direction. The coroner found the death …
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