214 results for “fall in elderly”
98y · Female·subarachnoid haemorrhage associated with closed head injury from fall
A 98-year-old woman died from a subarachnoid haemorrhage following a fall at home where she tripped on her walker. She was found 6 hours after the fall and admitted to hospital, but…
91y · Female·Pelvic haematoma complicating a fracture of the neck of the left femur
Mrs Fowler, a 91-year-old woman with dementia, poor hearing, and documented high fall risk, was admitted to Royal Hobart Hospital after a home fall. She fell from her hospital bed on 4 December…
79y · Female·subdural haematoma following mechanical fall with head strike
…al haematoma and died 11 days later. The coroner found the care provided was adequate and appropriate, with fall risk appropriately assessed at level two requiring one-staff assistance. While the patient's progressive in…
82y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage secondary to blunt force trauma (fall)
An 82-year-old man resident in a nursing home died from intracranial haemorrhage following a fall. He sustained two falls on 7 March 2009; the first was unwitnessed at 8.24am. When examined after a second …
77y · Female·intracranial haemorrhage (subdural, intraventricular and brainstem)
…ysis based on standard protocols. However, she likely had a small intracranial haemorrhage from the initial fall. Thrombolysis is contraindicated with prior ICH. The clot-dissolving therapy caused expansion of the existi…
90y · Male·bronchopneumonia complicating blunt head and neck trauma and ischaemic and valvu…
…year-old man died from bronchopneumonia complicating blunt head and neck trauma and cardiac disease after a fall in a carpark. He was dropped by a taxi at an unsafe location (a no-standing zone on a steep roadway) rather…
91y · Female·congestive cardiac failure
…ion or CPR. She died of congestive cardiac failure. Post-mortem imaging revealed no acute fracture from the fall. The coroner found transport to hospital was appropriate for injury assessment and consistent with her Adva…
77y · Female·Large acute subdural haemorrhage leading to uncal herniation subsequent to an ac…
Barbara Sheedy, 77, died from acute subdural haemorrhage following an accidental fall in hospital. She fell while using a wheeled walker and initially appeared uninjured with normal neurologica…
95y · Female·acute left subdural haematoma complicating anticoagulant therapy for deep vein t…
…ffered an acute left subdural haematoma, likely related to anticoagulation in the context of an unwitnessed fall or head trauma. The coroner found her care and treatment were appropriate. Key clinical lessons include: ca…
80y · Male·Complications post fall from ladder sustaining multiple injuries including to th…
An 80-year-old man died from complications of a fall from a ladder while pruning vegetation at his holiday property. He sustained multiple injuries including ri…
83y · Female·Complications following fracture and surgical repair of the left hip in an elder…
…ac disease, was admitted to Regis Forrest Gardens for respite care on 24 December 2009. She sustained three falls on Christmas Day, with the final fall at 7:30 PM resulting in a fractured left hip that was not identified…
73y · Male·subdural haematoma from fall
…tract infection. He was on SMZ-TMP antibiotics, which interact significantly with warfarin. After the first fall on 1 February, he had postural hypotension, mild head pain, and confusion, but the post-fall clinical pathw…
88y · Male·acute traumatic left cerebral convexity subdural haematoma
… not indicated based on his presentation, as symptoms of the SDH developed later as blood accumulated. In elderly patients with cerebral atrophy, even minor trauma can cause delayed subdural haematomas. The case highlig…
84y · Female·complications of a fractured left hip suffered in an unwitnessed fall in aged ca…
An 84-year-old woman with dementia and osteoporosis residing in aged care suffered an unwitnessed fall in a corridor, sustaining a left hip fracture. She underwent high-risk surgical repair on day 3 post-fall. …
65y · Female·klebsiella pneumonia sepsis and rhabdomyolysis after a fall at home
…ntability issues or systemic failures. Clinical lessons include recognising that prolonged immobility after falls in elderly patients with comorbidities can precipitate rapid deterioration through sepsis and rhabdomyolys…
80y · Male·Multiple injuries post fall from a roof
An 80-year-old man died from multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a roof while cleaning gutters at home. He fell approximately 2 metres from a ladder, sustaining rib, p…
74y · Male·blunt head impact with skull fracture and traumatic brain injury from fall from …
…year-old man with significant cardiac history died from blunt head trauma and skull fracture sustained in a fall from a ladder while gardening. Toxicology revealed elevated venlafaxine (antidepressant) levels above thera…
100y · Female·frailty and fracture of the right neck of femur
Nancy Muriel Hazell, aged 100, was a long-term resident of an aged care facility with appropriate falls prevention measures in place including bed/chair sensors, call bells, and physiotherapy. She sustained an …
94y · Female·Complications of a fractured neck of femur sustained in an unwitnessed in-hospit…
…iopulmonary comorbidities died from complications of a fractured femur sustained in an unwitnessed hospital fall. Despite identification as high falls risk and implementation of falls mitigation strategies including sens…
94y · Female·pneumonia due to traumatic left rib fractures, complicated by malignant left ple…
…actures complicated by malignant pleural effusion and recurrent lung carcinoma, sustained in an unwitnessed fall at a nursing home on 31 December 2018. She fell from her bed and the bed movement alarm failed to activate,…
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