19 results for “chest compression injury”
27y · Female·Gunshot wound to the chest
Ms Ivona Jovanovic, 27, died from a gunshot wound to the chest on 8 September 2019. The evidence indicates Mr Christos Panagakos inadvertently discharged a firearm while…
14y · Male·Undetermined; high suspicion of non-accidental injury, most likely smothering, b…
…h General Hospital with an undetermined cause despite autopsy findings highly suggestive of non-accidental injury. He had five partially healed rib fractures (3-6 weeks old) consistent with chest compression/squeezing, f…
64y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolus as a result of bilateral deep vein thrombosis which dev…
RW, a 64-year-old with chronic ischaemic heart disease, suffered traumatic brain injury from an intentional motorcycle collision and underwent emergency neurosurgery. He was subsequently treated…
11y · Male·Chest injury including chest compression
An 11-year-old boy died from chest compression injuries when a quad bike he was operating overturned and trapped him. He was experienced with…
16y · Male·Multiple chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries from quad bike crash; specifically…
A 16-year-old male died from massive chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries sustained in a quad bike crash. The quad bike's right rear wheel detached d…
76y · Male·Chest sepsis in a man with ischaemic heart disease
A 76-year-old man with multiple myeloma and complex medical history died from chest sepsis and myocardial infarction following a medication dispensing error. After discharge from hospital fo…
58y · Female·pneumonia and cardiac failure complicated by hypoxic brain injury
…sm and severe intellectual disability died from pneumonia and cardiac failure complicated by hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest. She had been institutionalised at Graylands Hospital since age 13-14 due to lack…
Male·Asphyxia following rapid compression of the chest wall and lung haemorrhages sus…
…Mitchell, an experienced and trained tree feller employed by Kentish Council, died from asphyxia caused by chest compression when a tree fell on him while he was felling it on his property. Despite his training, licensi…
63y · Male·Chest injuries
Trevor O'Brien, aged 63, died from chest injuries sustained while performing DIY maintenance on his caravan. He improperly used the caravan's jocke…
0y · Female·Perinatal asphyxia
…10 November 2022 and died at 24 minutes of age from perinatal asphyxia. Autopsy findings suggested cord compression occurring 4-6 hours before delivery had compromised foetal wellbeing, though no compromise was detected…
54y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy resulting from neck compression due to entrapme…
…iffo, a 54-year-old construction worker, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy resulting from neck compression. While working on a scissor lift to patch post-tensioning pockets on a concrete slab edge at the new Ro…
23y · Male·hypoxic brain injury and bronchopneumonia complicating ligature compression of t…
Jordan Robert Anderson, 23, died by suicide in Hakea Prison through ligature compression of the neck. Critical delays occurred when he was discovered unresponsive: 3 minutes 40 seconds elapsed…
52y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating traumatic asphyxia due to external…
…ed the vehicle's weight. He was trapped until neighbours freed him, but suffered cardiac arrest from crush injury. The death was entirely preventable with proper safety measures including wheel chocking, functional handb…
41y · Male·Traumatic asphyxia due to compression by slasher
…the blocks and attempted to remove the wire, the blocks became unstable and the slasher fell, crushing his chest. The death was preventable through adherence to workplace safety protocols: the deceased should have repor…
43y · Male·Crush injuries (chest and abdominal injuries and chest compression) sustained in…
Daniel Thomas Knight, aged 43, died from crush injuries sustained while attempting to clear a blockage in a wastepaper compactor (model TCU 660) at a printing business. The compactor had never functioned correctly due to…
69y · Male·multiple injuries including vertebral fracture, chest compression with rib fract…
Lawrence Alan Howard, aged 69, died from multiple fatal injuries sustained while felling a tree on his rural property. He was struck by a burnt, double-header tree on sloping ground. Expert assessment identified that his…
41y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging) and penetrating sharp force injury (s…
…Desmond Devree, aged 41, died by suicide in Bunbury Regional Prison on 14 October 2024 through ligature compression of the neck and a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest. Key clinical and systemic lessons include: (1…
19y · Male·Traumatic asphyxia
…derneath the machine. Clinical lessons include: (1) traumatic asphyxia causes death within minutes through chest compression preventing ventilation; (2) crush injuries may rapidly become unsurvivable before emergency se…
23y · Male·compression of the neck, secondary to coronary arteriosclerosis
Julian Arasina Lee, a 23-year-old man, died on 1 February 2003 during a restraint incident in the Mental Health Unit at Cairns Base Hospital. Admitted voluntarily after exhibiting marked behavioral changes, he became inc…
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