17 results for “chest decompression”
29y · Male·blunt trauma of the chest
A 29-year-old male died from blunt chest trauma sustained in a mountain bike crash at Maydena Bike Park, Tasmania. He was an intermediate rider on …
45y · Male·Fulminant cardio-pulmonary decompression sickness incidental to deep water techn…
…pertension, Conn's syndrome, and severe obstructive sleep apnoea, died from fulminant cardio-pulmonary decompression sickness following a technical deep dive to 50 metres. The dive medical examination conducted by Dr E.…
60y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to severe single vessel atherosclerosis
…e driving, which caused a motor vehicle collision. Two to three weeks after shoulder surgery, he developed chest pain and left arm pain. He consulted his GP on 30 October 2017 reporting chest pain, nausea, and shoulder …
27y · Female·chest injuries
Olivia Inglis, 27, died from chest injuries sustained in a fall whilst competing in the cross country phase of eventing at the 2016 Scone Hor…
26y · Female·cardiorespiratory arrest due to massive gastric dilatation with gastric rupture
… communication of radiological findings. Had the rare but serious diagnosis been made, more aggressive decompression of the stomach might have been undertaken to prevent rupture, though evidence suggests such treatment …
78y · Male·chest injuries sustained when struck by a tractor
…tanding between the wheels. The tractor started in gear, knocked him over, and the rear wheel ran over his chest, causing fatal chest injuries. A critical factor was an inoperative inhibitor switch that should prevent s…
41y · Female·multiple stab wounds to the neck
This inquest examined the death of Prabha Arunkumar, a 41-year-old computer programmer who died from multiple stab wounds to the neck sustained during an attack in Parramatta Park on 7 March 2015. She was transported to …
36y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
Daniel Lewis, aged 36, died from gunshot wounds after police responded to a domestic violence call. Lewis had a history of brain injury from age 11, substance abuse, mental health issues including PTSD and drug-induced p…
57y · Male·sepsis and multiple organ failure secondary to aspiration pneumonia
…ring the morning ward round despite clinical stability. Later that day, when the tube was reinserted and a chest x-ray confirmed correct gastric placement showing gaseous distension, the tube was not aspirated to decomp…
81y · Female·left haemothorax and mediastinal haemorrhage from the insertion site of the perm…
…ation charts rather than 'track and trigger' systems—a MET call should have been initiated at 3:00 pm when chest pain and hypotension were noted; (2) delay in obtaining chest X-ray despite clinical indicators; (3) inade…
14y · Male·Retroperitoneal haemorrhage secondary to abdominal injuries sustained in a motor…
A 14-year-old boy riding an illegally high-powered e-scooter (capable of 40-50 km/h) collided with a utility vehicle at a residential intersection. The e-scooter exceeded legal speed limits and age restrictions under Vic…
28y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury as a result of a respiratory arrest, after inadequate respi…
Grant Cook, aged 28, collapsed during a rugby league game after a tackle caused him to fall and hit his head. He suffered a grand mal seizure with snoring/obstructed breathing, leading to respiratory arrest, cardiac arre…
44y · Male·gunshot wound to abdomen
A 44-year-old male died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen sustained during a police response to a domestic violence incident. He became aggressive, wielded a knife, and lunged at police after Taser and pepper spray fai…
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…
54y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy resulting from neck compression due to entrapme…
Jorge Castillo-Riffo, 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 edg…
21y · Male·Closed head injury and retroperitoneal and pelvic haematoma due to fractured pel…
A 21-year-old man died from massive internal bleeding into the pelvis and retroperitoneum following a motor vehicle collision with a stobie pole in rural South Australia. He was trapped for over 2 hours before extricatio…
22y · Female·blunt force head injuries
Caitlyn Fischer, 22, died from blunt force head injuries after suffering an accidental fall at fence 2 during the cross country phase of a CCI one-star eventing competition at Sydney International Horse Trials on 30 Apri…
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