22y · Male·Cranial fracture, epidural haemorrhage, marked cerebral oedema and diffuse axona…
…ated at home the following afternoon and was admitted to Austin Hospital, where he died 6 days later from epidural haemorrhage, cerebral oedema and diffuse axonal injury. The coroner found no evidence that alcohol impair…
Male·Head and neck injuries due to mountain bike collision (rider)
…nding, and he fell sustaining catastrophic head and neck injuries including cervical spinal fracture with epidural and subarachnoid haemorrhage. His helmet was damaged but compliant with Australian Standards. Investigati…
35y · Male·Neck and chest injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash; specifically cer…
Gian George Gudge, a 35-year-old motorcyclist, died from neck and chest injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash on 20 May 2022 in Launceston, Tasmania. He was riding a motorcycle with a mechanical defect (sticky …
88y · Male·left frontal lobe haemorrhage due to a fall
…cond staff member to operate it. His head struck the machine's arm support, causing a left frontal lobe haemorrhage from which he subsequently died. While the fall was accidental and staff conduct was appropriate, the c…
0y · Male·hypoxia due to intrauterine pneumonia and haemorrhage with uterine rupture in a …
A neonate died shortly after birth from hypoxia due to intrauterine pneumonia, haemorrhage and uterine rupture following prolonged rupture of membranes during a planned vaginal birth after caesa…
0y · Male·Concussive brain injury
…ther's partner in a domestic violence context. The child had multiple bruises, bite marks, and subdural haemorrhages. A critical failure occurred when the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) received a Risk of S…
2y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and intracranial haemorrhage complicating obstr…
A term infant died on day 2 of life from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and intracranial haemorrhage following obstructed labour requiring emergency caesarean section. The mother presented in spontaneous …
31y · Female·Post-partum Haemorrhage associated with Amniotic Fluid Embolism and Uterine Hypo…
Laura Marguerite Sinclair, 31-year-old primigravida, died from post-partum haemorrhage associated with amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) and uterine hypotonia. She underwent emergency caesarean …
32y · Female·massive postpartum intracerebral haemorrhage of spontaneous hypertensive origin
A 32-year-old woman with Factor V Leiden mutation died from a massive postpartum intracerebral haemorrhage of hypertensive origin five hours after delivering twins. She had been diagnosed with pregnancy-induced…
62y · Male·Intraoperative haemorrhage due to metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (su…
A 62-year-old man died from intraoperative haemorrhage during surgery for a renal tumour initially diagnosed as benign anastomosing haemangioma on biopsy but …
0y · Female·subgaleal haematoma complicating an obstructed labour
Vanessa Li, a term infant born following obstructed labour, died at four days of age from subgaleal haemorrhage (SGH) with severe hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. Labour was managed by private obstetrician Dr K., w…
Female·Head injury in the setting of an obstructed labour
A term-destined baby (35 weeks gestation) died from head injuries sustained during delivery. She presented to hospital with suspected preterm labour, was managed conservatively initially, and progressed to spontaneous la…
0y · Female·brain death complicating head and neck injury
A five-month-old girl died from catastrophic brain injuries caused by violent shaking on 20 May 2019. Medical evidence established she was shaken by an adult on at least two occasions: once around 6 May 2019 (evidenced b…
Male·Global hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
Preston Paudel, born at 37 weeks gestation after meconium-stained labour with syntocinon augmentation, was delivered severely compromised with Apgar scores of 1-1-1 and died of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. Multiple …
0y · Female·Fetal demise due to placental abruption and sepsis secondary to chorioamnionitis…
Ashlee Reindl died hours after birth in 2019 following a prolonged induction of labour complicated by fetal distress and chorioamnionitis. A catastrophic placental abruption occurred shortly before emergency caesarean se…
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