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27 results for cerebral contusion

NSWhospital2021-09-28

Inquest into the death of Gwenith ELKINGTON

60y · Female·acute cerebral bleed resulting from blunt trauma and late haemorrhagic progressi…

Gwenith Elkington, aged 60, died from acute cerebral bleed resulting from haemorrhagic progression of a traumatic brain injury sustained in a bathroom fall on…

emergency medicineneurosurgerydelaycommunicationibuprofen
SA2002-02-27

Coroner's Finding: HARRADINE Robert and WILSON Anthony

Male·Robert Harradine: multiple injuries including brain stem transection, cerebral l…

…elaide. Robert Harradine (16) sustained fatal multiple injuries; Anthony Wilson (15) died from pulmonary contusion with associated injuries including severe head trauma. The collision occurred when a Ford Cortina driven…

forensic medicineemergency medicinecannabis
NThospital2004-02-16

Inquest into the death of Maxwell Murphy

28y · Male·Cerebral contusions and fractured skull following a blow to the back of the head

Maxwell Theo Murphy, aged 28, died from cerebral contusions and a fractured skull sustained during a physical altercation on 10 January 2002. He was punch…

forensic medicineemergency medicine
TAShospital2018-11-19

Coroner's Finding: Williams, Michael David

29y · Male·Head injury following an assault; subdural haemorrhage, cerebral contusions and …

… uncle with severe head trauma. Mr Williams suffered multiple head injuries causing subdural haemorrhage, cerebral contusions and cerebral oedema, losing consciousness before arriving at hospital. He died during emergenc…

emergency medicineneurosurgery
SAhospital2025-05-20

Coroner's Finding: Lane, Kevin Roy

81y · Male·inanition complicating traumatic brain injury and disseminated malignancy

…an with metastatic bowel cancer suffered a traumatic brain injury from a fall, resulting in multiple intracerebral haemorrhages and cerebral contusions. He was delirious and presented challenging behaviours. A guardiansh…

neurosurgerygeneral medicine
NSW2026-03-12

Inquest into the death of Evander Tuala

23y · Male·Blunt force head injury

A 23-year-old man died from blunt force head injury after being struck during a violent altercation outside a Sydney hotel. He fell backwards, striking the back of his head on concrete and suffered multiple intracranial …

emergency medicineneurosurgery
VIChospital2017-06-22

Finding into death of Robert Andrew Brewster

50y · Male·Head injuries (extensive subarachnomial haemorrhage with cerebral oedema, cerebr…

Robert Brewster, a 50-year-old man, died from severe head injuries sustained when struck by a jetski while swimming in Port Melbourne. The operator, who had only recently obtained a recreational boat licence through theo…

emergency medicinetrauma surgerysystemmorphine
WAhospital2013

Inquest into the Death of Trinh, Anh Thuy

55y · Female·Traumatic brain injury

…street after exiting a bus. She suffered catastrophic brain injuries including subdural haemorrhages and contusions to frontal and temporal lobes. Emergency neurosurgery was undertaken but her injuries were deemed beyon…

emergency medicineneurosurgeryhydroxychloroquine
VIChospital2023-04-18

Finding into death of Abdullahi Osman Bashir

27y · Male·Head injury

Abdullahi Bashir, 27, died from a severe head injury sustained during an alleged altercation on 7 June 2017. Following a punch to the face, he fell backwards and struck his head on the road. He was taken to a private res…

neurosurgeryintensive carediagnosticdelaymethamphetamine
VIChospital2015-04-14

Finding into death of Bryan Joseph Clothier

74y · Male·Head injury in motor vehicle incident

A 74-year-old man using a motorised mobility scooter was struck by a motor vehicle at a T-intersection in Rye, Victoria. He sustained a severe head injury with right subdural haemorrhage and bilateral subarachnoid haemor…

neurosurgerytrauma surgery
WAhospital2008-07-28

Inquest into the Death of kidner

41y · Male·Head Injury in a Man with Acute Alcohol Intoxication; basal skull fracture with …

Ronald Gregory Kidner, 41, died from a basal skull fracture and severe head trauma on 25 October 2004, four days after falling at a recreation club while acutely intoxicated. He presented to Nickol Bay Hospital with sign…

emergency medicinegeneral medicinediagnosticcommunicationalcohol
SAhospital2005-04-12

Coroner's Finding: KARTINYERI Richard John

60y · Male·respiratory failure and sepsis complicating acute subdural haematoma

…ing a moving vehicle during a police pursuit. He sustained a severe right-sided acute subdural haematoma, cerebral contusions and skull fractures requiring emergency neurosurgery. Post-operative complications including r…

neurosurgeryintensive caremorphine
SAhospital2002-07-05

Coroner's Finding: BARBER Jason Troy

20y · Male·Closed head injury

…hicle while running a red light, sustaining massive traumatic brain injury with subarachnoid haemorrhage, cerebral contusions, diffuse axonal injury and brain stem haemorrhage. He was admitted to ICU in a comatose state …

trauma surgeryneurosurgeryalcohol
TAScommunity2018-04-23

Coroner's Finding: Weedon, Jackson Nate John Daniel

16y · Male·Abdominal injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash

A 16-year-old experienced motorcycle rider died from abdominal injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash on a suburban street. He was riding at approximately 100 km/h in a 50 km/h zone while practising wheelies. The c…

NSW2016-09-14

Inquest into the death of Rodney James BATES

55y · Male·Traumatic brain injury caused by blunt force to the head sustained in a fall

Rodney Bates, a 55-year-old in custody at Cessnock Correctional Centre, died from traumatic brain injury sustained in a fall on 2 April 2015. He had experienced recurrent unexplained loss of consciousness episodes from N…

neurosurgeryneurologymethadone
QLDhospital2014-04-02

Zessin, Ralph Frederick

67y · Male·Raised intracranial pressure due to head injuries from a fall

…ell onto a concrete footpath and struck his head, suffering subdural and subarachnoid haemorrhage, brain contusions, and raised intracranial pressure. Despite maximal ICU support including intracranial pressure monitori…

neurosurgeryintensive care
SAhospital2000-05-12

Coroner's Finding: COPPING Leslie Walter

84y · Male·severe head injuries (fracture of skull on right side, subarachnoid haemorrhage,…

An 84-year-old man with severe respiratory 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 sel…

emergency medicinegeneral practicesystemcommunication
QLD2012-11-13

Biddulph, Jayde Stephen Donovan

30y · Male·Traumatic cerebral contusions with subarachnoid and intraventricular haemorrhage…

Jayde Biddulph died from traumatic head injuries sustained during a prison fight with another inmate, Ryan Dwyer, on 16 December 2009. The coroner found systemic failures in prisoner risk assessment and information manag…

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SAhospital2001-09-04

Coroner's Finding: CHESTER George Spencer

18y · Male·multiple injuries

George Spencer Chester, 18, died from multiple injuries sustained when a stolen Toyota 4WD he was driving rolled on Decres Bay Road after failing to negotiate a bend while being pursued by police. He was ejected from the…

emergency medicinetrauma surgery
QLD2014-09-09

MacDonald, Wayne

53y · Male·Multiple injuries due to blast injury from catastrophic tyre failure (zipper fai…

… previous under-inflation and inadequate integrity testing. Clinical examination revealed blast injuries (cerebral contusions, pulmonary collapse, pulmonary lacerations, fractured ribs) with no physical trauma. Key preve…

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