Inquest into the death of Paul James Du Toit
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…
26 results for “blunt pelvic trauma”
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…
18y · Male·multiple injuries
…lice. He was ejected from the vehicle and suffered a closed head injury with subdural haematoma and severe pelvic fractures with blood loss. First aid at the scene was appropriate given his catastrophic injuries. Key cli…
Male·Multiple injuries including thoracic vertebral fracture and blunt trauma of thor…
… seatbelt, it was not correctly fitted at the time of impact. He sustained thoracic vertebral fracture and blunt trauma to thorax, abdomen and pelvis, dying two days later at Royal Hobart Hospital despite best medical e…
96y · Male·Blunt chest trauma from quad bike accident
A 96-year-old man died from blunt chest trauma sustained in a quad bike accident on his rural property. He had declined in health with poor …
20y · Male·Blunt traumatic injuries from fall from height
…f edge with friends, he lost his footing, slid down an embankment and fell off the cliff, sustaining fatal blunt traumatic injuries to the head, neck, thorax, abdomen and pelvis. Emergency services responded rapidly wit…
19y · Female·Multiple injuries including traumatic closed head injury, blunt trauma of the ch…
A 19-year-old female passenger died from multiple traumatic injuries sustained in a single-vehicle motor crash on 25 March 2020, when the vehicle she was travellin…
18y · Female·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (passenger)
…nsive resuscitation efforts including emergency surgery, she could not be saved due to severe multi-system trauma including retroperitoneal bleeding and devastating brain injury. The coroner found no fault with hospital …
39y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries due to motor vehicle collision (pedestrian), with …
…ling at 79 km/h in a 60 km/h zone while crossing unsafely at an uncontrolled location. He sustained severe traumatic brain injury, bilateral vertebral artery dissections, bilateral subdural haematomas, and comminuted pel…
65y · Female·Multiple injuries (chest, pelvic and limb) sustained in a motor vehicle collisio…
… mechanical conditions were not contributory factors. She died at North West Regional Hospital from chest, pelvic and limb injuries. The coroner made no adverse findings regarding clinical care. This case illustrates the…
74y · Male·Complications of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a motor vehicle cras…
A 74-year-old Aboriginal man died from complications of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Christmas Day 2024. He was driving with a b…
16y · Male·Internal haemorrhage due to closed chest and abdominal injuries sustained in mot…
Todd Best, aged 16, died from internal haemorrhage following blunt chest and abdominal trauma sustained when struck by a police vehicle while evading custody. He had been ar…
89y · Female·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
…old woman, was struck by a taxi while crossing Main Road East in St Albans. She sustained multiple rib and pelvic fractures, scapular fracture, and bladder perforation. Initial treatment at Footscray Hospital included fl…
79y · Male·Head and chest injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash
Brian Oakley Woods, aged 79, died from head and chest injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash on the Tasman Highway. While an experienced rider with 65 years riding experience, Mr Woods overtook two motorcycles a…
28y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries from motor vehicle collision
…ather than worn). Toxicology was negative for alcohol and drugs. The collision resulted in multiple severe blunt force injuries including intracranial haemorrhage, rib fractures, spinal fractures, and pelvic fractures. …
76y · Male·Chest and pelvic injuries sustained in a ride-on lawn mower incident
A 76-year-old man died from chest and pelvic injuries sustained when a ride-on mower he was operating rolled over while towing a heavily laden trailer …
Unknown·Multiple blunt force injuries sustained in single motor vehicle rollover collisi…
…a rural road. None of the occupants wore seatbelts. All were ejected during the rollover, sustaining fatal blunt force injuries. The coroner identified three of the 'Fatal 5' risk factors: alcohol, excessive speed, and …
Female·multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
Mrs Deborah Griffiths died from multiple traumatic injuries sustained as a front-seat passenger in a two-vehicle motor vehicle collision on a wet road nea…
20y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
…d the median and struck his vehicle at approximately 97 km/h. The deceased sustained unsurvivable multiple blunt force injuries including traumatic brain haemorrhage, bilateral haemothoraces, diaphragmatic rupture, and …
47y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries to the neck, chest and lower limbs sustained in a …
A 47-year-old male passenger died from multiple blunt force injuries (bilateral pneumothoraces, pulmonary contusions, ruptured spleen, pelvic fractures, cervica…
29y · Female·Multiple trunk, pelvic and limb injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash
…ded with the deceased's vehicle at speed. The deceased was ejected from the vehicle and died from multiple blunt force injuries. This was not a medical case but a criminal matter involving dangerous driving. The finding…
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