62 results for “facial injury”
87y · Male·Consequences of an assault with severe facial fractures
RFV, an 87-year-old man, died from severe facial fractures and traumatic brain injury sustained during an assault by his daughter-in-law. He presented to h…
56y · Male·Combined effects of head injuries and aspiration from head and facial injuries, …
Peter John Fitz-gerald, aged 56, died from combined head injuries, facial injuries with aspiration, and acute alcohol intoxication following a violent assault by Anthony Colin Finn…
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…
1y · Female·Multiple injuries (subdural clot, multiple rib fractures, injuries to liver, blo…
… inflicted by her mother's partner. She presented to hospital twice in two weeks with suspicious injuries: facial injuries on 7 June attributed to a puppy, and more extensive facial injuries on 13 June attributed to bump…
69y · Male·complications post trauma related acquired brain injury
A 69-year-old man died from complications of acquired brain injury sustained in a violent assault in December 2021. He had suffered a significant intracranial haemorrhage, f…
54y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic brain damage caused by blood loss and airway obstruction due t…
A 54-year-old male was assaulted in a nightclub with a single punch causing orbital and facial fractures and posterior epistaxis. He presented to the Royal Hobart Hospital ED with active bleeding. Crit…
49y · Female·strangulation
…ve and resulted in death. Post-mortem findings showed extensive neck injuries, petechial haemorrhages, and facial congestion consistent with asphyxiation. This case illustrates the dangers of erotic asphyxiation practice…
54y · Male·hypoglycaemic encephalopathy complicating multiple injuries in a man with chroni…
… in his apartment on 27 June 2020 with evidence of significant blunt force trauma including rib fractures, facial fractures and head injuries. Despite transfer to hospital and intensive care, he developed severe hypoxic …
57y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease
…urtyard, despite staff having removed her cigarettes earlier that day. Admitted to hospital with extensive facial, chest and respiratory burns. On 4 August, developed myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock; followin…
52y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to or as a consequence of head, facial and …
A 52-year-old man died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following traumatic head injuries sustained when the front fork of his Trek 2000 racing bicycle catastrophically failed during normal riding. Expert evidence e…
69y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to right facial artery pseudoaneurysm r…
…orrhage occurred, requiring emergency cricothyrotomy and resuscitation. Subsequent hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury proved fatal. Hospital review identified under-recognition of airway threat and communication delays. New …
0y · Female·head and neck injuries
…g inflicted by her mother on 28 May 2017. She had presented to an emergency department on 10 May 2017 with facial bruising, which physicians incorrectly assessed as accidental. The child health nurse and emergency doctor…
68y · Male·head injury from crush trauma between forklift mast components
…ed the mast, crushing Mr. Rowe's head between the fixed and sliding mast cross-members, resulting in fatal facial injuries. Critical clinical and safety lessons include: the inadequacy of untrained operators using unregu…
83y · Female·Complications following fracture and surgical repair of the left hip in an elder…
… until the following morning when the deceased presented with obvious pain, shortened and rotated leg, and facial bruising. She underwent hip repair surgery on 29 December but developed post-operative pneumonia and respi…
4y · Male·Complications of T-cell lymphoma
Nghi Pham was a 4-year-old admitted to Sunshine Hospital with facial swelling, stridor, and upper respiratory symptoms. He was examined by emergency and ENT teams, diagnosed w…
84y · Male·Head and neck injuries sustained in a fall; specifically facial bone fractures a…
An 84-year-old man with primary progressive aphasia and cognitive decline residing in aged care sustained fatal head and neck injuries from a fall on 13 May 2020. He had experienced seven documented falls over 2.5 months…
83y · Female·Complications following fracture and surgical repair of the left hip in an elder…
… left hip that was not identified by nursing staff. Nurse Meyer assessed her after this fall, noted a head injury but failed to examine her lower limbs for hip fracture and did not call a doctor or document the fall. Sub…
22y · Male·Drowning
…-year-old university student with recent substance use presented to ED following violent behaviour. He had facial trauma with mild head injury and abnormal metabolic parameters. Initial management appropriately prioritiz…
53y · Male·Acute subdural haemorrhage
…pendence and was under the influence of drugs at the time of the incident. He fell or stumbled, sustaining facial injuries consistent with head trauma. While a person or persons were present and assisted him to bed, ther…
25y · Male·Bilateral pneumothoraxes due to or as a consequence of ejection from a motor veh…
25-year-old male died from bilateral pneumothoraxes sustained during ejection from a motor vehicle on a gravel farm road. He had consumed alcohol (blood alcohol level 0.119 g/100mL) and was not wearing a seatbelt. The co…
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