8 results for “carotid artery dissection”
80y · Male·Complications of vertebral artery and right carotid artery vascular injuries (op…
An 80-year-old retired surgeon died from complications of vertebral artery and right carotid artery vascular injuries and cervical spine injuries sustained in a body surfing inciden…
17y · Male·stroke (left middle cerebral artery infarction) following motorbike collision du…
Kane Mathew Leary, 17, died from a stroke (left middle cerebral artery infarction) following a motorbike collision. The critical clinical lesson involves a missed diagnosis of l…
25y · Male·Traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage due to right intracranial internal carotid ar…
…year-old semi-professional rugby league player died from a traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage following a carotid artery dissection sustained during a tackle in a June 2015 match. The injury mechanism involved a shoulde…
79y · Male·Displaced cervical vertebral fracture with secondary carotid artery dissection r…
…l approximately five metres. He sustained a burst fracture of the first cervical vertebra with traumatic dissection of the left internal carotid artery, resulting in stroke. He died two days later. Clinicians should reco…
72y · Male·hypoxic brain injury due to cardiac arrest due to compression of the neck due to…
A 72-year-old man on home detention bail for alleged sexual offending died by hanging after experiencing cumulative stressors. Key events included arrest, placement on home detention, and subsequent media coverage of cha…
50y · Male·Tracheostomy site haemorrhage in a man with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (t…
A 50-year-old man died from tracheostomy site haemorrhage 36 days after laryngectomy for recurrent laryngeal cancer. He lived alone post-discharge with a MePACS personal alarm system and home nursing visits. When bleedin…
54y · Male·Blunt force head injury due to hit by rock while driving
…n injury with unsurvivable injuries including complex fractures, intracranial haemorrhages, and vascular dissections. The patient died three days later. This case highlights a rare but lethal hazard involving debris ejec…
26y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Callum Mitchell, aged 26, died by ligature compression of the neck (hanging) in his cell at Hakea Prison on 21 April 2019. He had a longstanding history of self-harm, severe personality disorders (borderline and antisoci…
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