74 results for “cervical spine injury”
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…
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…
27y · Male·Head and cervical spine injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash
A 27-year-old male died from head and cervical spine injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash. He was riding at excessive speed (160-200 km/h in a 110 k…
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…
80y · Male·Complications of vertebral artery and right carotid artery vascular injuries (op…
…etired surgeon died from complications of vertebral artery and right carotid artery vascular injuries and cervical spine injuries sustained in a body surfing incident at Sandy Gully Beach. He was struck by large waves wh…
54y · Male·Global hypoxic brain injury, cardiac arrest and blunt trauma to cervical spine
JI, a 54-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, died from global hypoxic brain injury, cardiac arrest and cervical spine trauma following a fall onto a metal grate during an altercation with a…
50y · Male·Upper cervical spine injury
A 50-year-old farmer died from an upper cervical spine injury sustained in a motor vehicle accident during an extreme weather event. While riding a quadbi…
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…
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 physical altercation at a family birthday …
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…
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…
67y · Male·cervical and thoracic spine injuries sustained in a fall from a mountain bike
Collin Wayne Creely, a 67-year-old experienced mountain biker, died from cervical and thoracic spine injuries sustained in a fall from an e-bike on a black-rated trail at St Helens, Tasma…
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…
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…
29y · Male·fracture dislocation of the upper cervical spine
…rado 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 immediately incapacitating. The cor…
72y · Female·Pneumonia following cervical spine injuries sustained in an unwitnessed mechanic…
Valma Ann Tweedie, aged 72, died from pneumonia following cervical spine injuries sustained in an unwitnessed fall at a disability support facility. She had a known history…
60y · Male·cervical spine fracture sustained in bicycle crash
Roy William Rogers, aged 60, died from a cervical spine fracture sustained in a bicycle crash on a public pathway in Burnie, Tasmania on 11 February 2022. …
24y · Male·depressed and linear fractures of the back and base of skull and fractures to th…
…cation while intoxicated with alcohol and cannabis. He sustained depressed and linear skull fractures and cervical vertebral fractures and died at the scene. No emergency services were called. The body was concealed and …
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