12 results for “cervical spinal cord compression”
84y · Male·Pneumonia complicating fractured cervical spine in the setting of fall
An 84-year-old man died from pneumonia and Type 2 respiratory failure nine days after sustaining a severe cervical spine fracture from a fall on a bus. Following the acute traumatic injury, he was appropriately managed i…
29y · Male·Bronchopneumonia complicating neck injuries sustained in a fall, with Coffin-Low…
A 29-year-old man with Coffin-Lowry Syndrome suffered a severe cervical spinal cord injury from a fall at a respite facility. Disability workers found him on the floor but initi…
89y · Male·fractured cervical spine (C5 inferior articular process fracture) due to unwitne…
An 89-year-old man with Parkinson's disease fell at home on 16 August 2016, sustaining a cervical spine fracture. Initial CT imaging missed the C5 inferior articular process fracture, reporting only a pa…
45y · Male·Bronchopneumonia
Gary Carrick, a 45-year-old man with Down syndrome and severe progressive cervical myelopathy, died from bronchopneumonia. He experienced rapid functional decline from January 2008, includ…
92y · Male·heart failure secondary to ischaemic heart disease/arrythmia aggravated by a fal…
…aned on it. Staff had reported maintenance concerns but no written request was submitted. The fall caused cervical spine fractures with epidural haematoma and spinal cord compression, ultimately precipitating fatal heart…
65y · Male·Traumatic high cervical spine injury in the setting of frontal head impact in a …
A 65-year-old man with ankylosing spondylitis died from traumatic cervical spine injury after being arrested for public drunkenness by a single-officer police patrol. During arrest…
54y · Male·Neck injuries sustained in a fall - fracture of the fifth cervical vertebra (car…
Wayne Myhill, aged 54, died from a cervical spine fracture (C5 level) sustained in a fall at his group home in Ararat, Victoria. He had cerebral pals…
72y · Female·Hanging
Chang Ying Xu, a 72-year-old Chinese-speaking woman with severe spinal cord compression, chronic pain, and depression, died by hanging during respite care at an aged care facili…
52y · Female·Spinal injuries sustained in falls in a woman with multiple medical comorbiditie…
…pilepsy, schizophrenia, and multiple comorbidities living in supported disability accommodation, died from spinal injuries sustained in falls. She fell in her bedroom on the afternoon of 7 May 2021 and appeared relativel…
95y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man who has sustained extensive head injury
A 95-year-old man with multiple comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, chronic airways disease, aspiration pneumonia history, and dementia was struck unprovoked by a cognitively impaired co…
41y · Male·injuries sustained when he fell from height into a pit full of water
…n Mine, died after falling from height into a pit at disused pit 8C. He suffered fatal injuries including cervical spine dislocation and internal injuries; death was not survivable. While the exact mechanism of fall coul…
8y · Female·complications of multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash
Eight-year-old Anita Board died from catastrophic brain injury sustained in a motor vehicle crash at Perth Motorplex on her first junior drag racing licensing attempt. Her dragster failed to slow adequately after the fin…
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