54 results for “cervical spine trauma”
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
54y · Male·Global hypoxic brain injury, cardiac arrest and blunt trauma to cervical spine
…, 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 another resident at supported…
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. Du…
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…
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 …
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 …
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…
Unknown·Motor vehicle trauma: Sarah - cervical spine dislocation with spinal cord transe…
…BAC 0.116%), left a dangerous bend and rolled down a steep 15-metre embankment. Sarah died instantly from cervical spine dislocation and spinal cord transection. Darren died from postural asphyxia after becoming trapped …
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…
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…
48y · Female·Cervical spine injury sustained in a motor vehicle incident
…uck travelling at the speed limit on the priority road. The impact caused catastrophic injuries including cervical spine dislocation. There was no evidence of alcohol, drugs, fatigue, or road defects contributing to the …
70y · Male·Cervical spine (C3/C4) fracture dislocation
Stephen Dishman, a 70-year-old American motorcycle enthusiast, died from cervical spine fracture (C3/C4) sustained in a motorcycle crash on the Tasman Highway near St Helens, Tasmania. He…
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. …
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…
69y · Female·subdural haematoma
…ient's new-onset atrial fibrillation appears to have diverted clinical attention from the significant head trauma. The subdural haematoma expanded with midline shift and herniation, causing deterioration and death 48 hou…
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