27 results for “cervical spinal fracture”
60y · Male·Neck injury, specifically fracture of the odontoid peg of the second cervical ve…
Gary Witcombe, a 60-year-old man, died from a fractured odontoid peg of the second cervical vertebra with associated spinal cord damage sustained during a physi…
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…
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…
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…
26y · Male·Upper cervical spinal cord injury
A 26-year-old man suffered an upper cervical spinal cord injury (C2 fracture with vertebral artery dissection) after diving head-first from Brooks Jet…
74y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis in the setting of re…
A 74-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis following a cervical spinal fracture. He presented to rural ED with mental health concerns, was restrained by security guards …
73y · Male·Complications of cervical fractures and spinal injury (operated), sustained in a…
…rbidities (diabetes, cardiac disease, liver cancer) slipped on wet tiles outside McDonald's and sustained cervical and thoracic spine fractures with spinal cord injury. Attending paramedics failed to follow Ambulance Vic…
72y · Male·Upper cervical spine injury sustained in a fall from a ladder
…r-old man suffered a fall from a 3-metre ladder during home garden maintenance, sustaining a severe upper cervical spine injury (C2 fracture with high spinal cord haemorrhage) that was deemed non-survivable. He died 2 da…
49y · Male·complications of a cervical spine injury
…hrenia, anxiety, and self-harm, fell from his bed during sleep on 24 September 2017, sustaining a serious cervical spine injury (C4-C5 with canal stenosis). He lay on the floor for over 9 hours before discovery. Although…
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…
29y · Male·fracture dislocation of the upper cervical spine
…otorcycle collided with a Toyota Prado at an intersection during a police pursuit. The collision caused a fracture dislocation of the upper cervical spine with complete spinal cord transection, fatal injuries that were i…
35y · Male·Neck and chest injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash; specifically cer…
…12 increases crash risk 12-50 fold; mechanical defects in vehicles may contribute to loss of control; the cervical spine injury (C6-7 dislocation with likely cord transection) was fatal. Prevention would have required ab…
Male·Head and neck injuries due to mountain bike collision (rider)
…borne, the bike inverted on landing, and he fell sustaining catastrophic head and neck injuries including cervical spinal fracture with epidural and subarachnoid haemorrhage. His helmet was damaged but compliant with Aus…
48y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating upper cervical spine and cord inju…
A 48-year-old construction worker died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following a traumatic cervical spine injury sustained while cutting down a gum tree from a cherry picker. Tree branches struck him, caus…
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…
71y · Female·pneumonia following cervical spine fracture sustained in motor vehicle collision
Julie Anne Holmes, aged 71, died of pneumonia following a cervical spine fracture sustained in a motor vehicle accident that was not diagnosed during her hospital admission…
43y · Male·Complications of neck injury; specifically extensive brainstem infarction second…
…William Strickland, an experienced Harley Davidson rider, died from brainstem infarction following severe cervical spinal injury sustained in a motorcycle crash on Julimar Road, Western Australia. He failed to negotiate …
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…
25y · Female·Neck injuries (fracture/dislocation of upper cervical spine with spinal cord inj…
…t. The driver swerved to avoid the device, causing the vehicle to lose control and roll. Maslen died from cervical spine fracture with spinal cord injury. Critical learning: officers failed to perform proper risk assessm…
62y · Female·multiple spinal injuries sustained when struck by a motor vehicle
…t was struck by a motor vehicle while walking on Montrose Road, Tasmania, sustaining catastrophic multiple spinal injuries and dying instantly. The driver was travelling at 77 km/h in a 50 km/h zone, exceeding the critic…
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