30y · Male·Head injuries
…haemorrhage with transtentorial herniation and occipital fracture. He underwent bilateral decompressive craniectomy but died on 12 September after withdrawal of life support. The coroner found this a tragic accident cau…
17y · Female·multiple injuries
… with diffuse cerebral oedema, subarachnoid haemorrhage, subdural haemorrhage, and basal skull injuries. Emergency management at Flinders Medical Centre included decompressive craniectomy, extraventricular drain inserti…
15y · Male·global hypoxic cerebral injury following medical intervention for high velocity …
… 15, sustained a penetrating head injury from a homemade air gun while with friends. Despite appropriate emergency response and comprehensive multidisciplinary medical management at Royal Children's Hospital including n…
76y · Male·Complications following head injuries (operated)
A 76-year-old man died from complications of head injuries sustained during an altercation. After his vehicle was stolen, the deceased became intoxicated and angry, went to a nearby address with an axe believing the occu…
40y · Male·Complications of head injury
…causing a head injury with acute subdural haematoma. Ross was transported to hospital where he underwent emergency haematoma evacuation but suffered post-operative complications from which his injuries were not survivab…
20y · Male·Head injury
Sean Wayne Lee, a 20-year-old university student, died from a head injury sustained when he ran deliberately in front of a heavy vehicle on the Princes Freeway. After his car was impounded for speeding, he walked away fr…
59y · Male·Complications arising from blunt force trauma to the head consistent with a fall
…parently losing his footing while balancing on or near shelving approximately 1 metre high. He underwent emergency neurosurgery but deteriorated and died 15 days later from complications of blunt head trauma including s…
27y · Male·Head injury
Abdullahi Bashir, 27, died from a severe head injury sustained during an alleged altercation on 7 June 2017. Following a punch to the face, he fell backwards and struck his head on the road. He was taken to a private res…
22y · Female·Traumatic brain injuries: diffuse axonal and intracranial haemorrhagic brain inj…
… by Amanda Holloway. Road conditions were wet and slippery due to rain and drizzle. Ms Edwards underwent emergency neurosurgery including frontal craniectomy and ICP monitoring but suffered severe diffuse axonal and int…
5y · Male·complications of blunt force injury to the head
…ic neurosurgical care was significantly delayed due to aircraft issues and distance. The child underwent emergency craniectomy and died five days later. Medical experts could not determine whether injury was accidental …
Unsurvivable traumatic injuries from blunt force impact with motor vehicle; pred…
…tel (33). All victims sustained unsurvivable blunt force head and multiple injuries. Despite appropriate emergency medical response including first aid, oxygen therapy, ambulance transport, emergency craniectomy, intuba…
23y · Male·Blunt force head injury
A 23-year-old man died from blunt force head injury after being struck during a violent altercation outside a Sydney hotel. He fell backwards, striking the back of his head on concrete and suffered multiple intracranial …
24y · Male·Complications of head injuries (operated), sustained in a tram impact (pedestria…
… mobile phone, and misjudged his proximity to the tracks. The tram driver could not stop in time despite emergency braking. Contributing environmental factors included overgrown bushes obscuring visibility, poor lightin…
28y · Male·Multiple injuries following a motor vehicle crash while concurrently suffering f…
A 28-year-old Aboriginal man died from severe traumatic brain injury following a high-speed motor vehicle crash. He was unlicensed, driving another's vehicle, and had a blood alcohol level of 0.205% (over 3x legal limit)…
57y · Male·Intracerebral haemorrhage due to ruptured mycotic aneurysm due to infective endo…
Cary James Saunders, aged 57, a prisoner with pre-existing mitral valve prolapse and aortic regurgitation, died from intracerebral haemorrhage secondary to infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus mitis. He present…
37y · Female·head injury sustained in motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
A 37-year-old involuntary psychiatric patient with paranoid psychosis absconded from the low-dependency psychiatric unit at Maroondah Hospital and deliberately stepped in front of a truck, suffering fatal head injuries. …
37y · Male·Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) in the setting of acquired brain inj…
Kieran McGuinness, 37, died of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) following acquired brain injury with post-traumatic epilepsy. He was found unresponsive on his apartment floor on 11 September 2022, having been …
48y · Female·Head injuries from balcony collapse
A 48-year-old woman died from severe head injuries sustained when a pre-1910s timber balcony collapsed at a residential property in Brisbane in November 2008. The collapse resulted from progressive structural failure: co…
28y · Female·Blunt head injury
Bekkie-Rae Curren, 28, died from blunt head injury sustained in an assault by her domestic partner on 26-27 November 2019. She had disclosed extensive family violence to support services, including strangulation, physica…
41y · Female·Left middle cerebral artery territory ischaemic stroke
A 41-year-old registered nurse presented to the Emergency Department with altered consciousness on 28 May 2015. She was initially assessed as having a possible me…
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