18 results for “cervical spine imaging”
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…
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…
89y · Male·Cervical spine trauma
Robert Driver, 89, died from cervical spine trauma sustained after being struck by another dementia-affected resident in an aged care facility.…
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…
69y · Female·subdural haematoma
… her head on a brick wall. She lost consciousness, experienced headache, vision problems and vomiting. CT imaging at the emergency department missed a subtle right tentorial subdural haematoma on initial scan, though th…
52y · Male·C2, C3, C4 spinal injury sustained from a fall secondary to seizures
…llectual disability living in disability accommodation fell in the bathroom after a seizure and sustained cervical spine fractures (C2-C3-C4). He was admitted to hospital with initially appropriate vital signs and neurol…
0y · Male·Head injury
A 7-month-old boy died from severe head trauma following an unwitnessed incident on 6 June 2018. The child was found unconscious after reportedly being pushed from a highchair by his 4-year-old brother and died 4 days la…
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…
63y · Male·Sepsis in a man with complicated peripheral vascular disease
… vascular disease, diabetes, and prior amputations, died from sepsis in an aged care facility following a cervical spine fracture sustained in a fall. After conservative treatment of his C4 fracture, he developed extensi…
91y · Male·Hypostatic pneumonia due to traumatic fracture of C7 and subluxation of C6/7, re…
…rea with uneven ground (5-10 degree slope). When symptoms developed, he was transferred to hospital where imaging revealed a traumatic C7 fracture with C6/7 subluxation. Surgery was not feasible given his age and frailt…
63y · Male·Cerebral infarction complicating vertebral artery dissection following motor veh…
…using vertebral artery dissection and subsequent cerebral infarction. At Albury Base Hospital, initial CT imaging at 10:44am identified significant cervical spine injuries, but critical imaging results (MRI and CT angio…
52y · Female·Spinal injuries sustained in falls in a woman with multiple medical comorbiditie…
…n her apparent recovery. An unwitnessed fall occurred overnight between 7-8 May resulting in catastrophic cervical and lumbar spine fractures causing quadriplegia. The coroner found no breach of care standards by Burke H…
35y · Male·Acute Staphylococcus aureus Meningitis
…tment on 27, 28-29, and 30 November 2002 were managed as soft tissue neck injury with normal CT and X-ray imaging. By 3 December 2002, Dr R. recognised signs of infection (sore throat, swollen lymph node, sinusitis) and…
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 …
90y · Female·Right acute on chronic subdural haematoma sustained in a fall in the setting of …
…cility. She presented to hospital where a small subdural haemorrhage was not detected on initial CT brain imaging. Cardiology consultation for suspected myocardial infarction led to prescription of enoxaparin (a second …
93y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage in the setting of over-warfarinisation
…lation services; neurological deterioration in warfarin-treated patients requires urgent reassessment and imaging; aged care facilities need structured post-fall management for anticoagulated residents.
80y · Male·metastatic oesophageal cancer
…a, cough, and weight loss in mid-2020, which was appropriately investigated with gastroscopy, biopsy, and imaging confirming stage 4 cancer with hepatic metastases by October 2020. Medical care was found to be excellent…
56y · Male·unascertainable; complications of liver cirrhosis and/or exposure most likely
…ospital in May 2010 following an alleged assault. He was initially evaluated for possible head injury but imaging ruled out significant intracranial pathology. His confusion and neurological symptoms were attributed to …
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