357 results for “fall injury”
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…
55y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
A 55-year-old man died from multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height while clearing guttering from his home carport. He fell through corrugated iron and plastic r…
66y · Male·subdural haematoma from head injury sustained in a fall
…, he developed elevated intracranial pressure and remained neurologically unresponsive, dying 19 days post-injury. This case highlights the potential role of environmental safety measures in fall prevention among older a…
85y · Male·blunt craniocerebral trauma following a fall
Anthony Donato, aged 85, died from blunt craniocerebral trauma following an unwitnessed fall at an aged care facility. He had dementia, hypertension, sleep apnoea, and previous falls. He was assessed …
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…
72y · Male·Upper cervical spine injury sustained in a fall from a ladder
A 72-year-old man suffered a fall from a 3-metre ladder during home garden maintenance, sustaining a severe upper cervical spine injury (C2 f…
73y · Male·Blunt head injury from fall, complicated by warfarin therapy
A 73-year-old man on warfarin therapy for atrial fibrillation died from traumatic head injury sustained in an unwitnessed fall from a ladder while pruning roses at his home. He had been admitted to in…
54y · Male·Global hypoxic brain injury, cardiac arrest and blunt trauma to cervical spine
JI, a 54-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, died from global hypoxic brain injury, cardiac arrest and cervical spine trauma following a fall onto a metal grate during an altercation with a…
68y · Female·Complications of a right subdural haemorrhage (palliated), sustained in a fall
Vanna Vassallo, a 68-year-old with schizophrenia, chronic comorbidities and documented high fall risk, died from complications of a subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall at an aged mental health inpati…
2y·head injuries from accidental fall from third-floor window
…old boy died on 19 March 2011 at Westmead Children's Hospital from head injuries sustained in an accidental fall from a third-floor window three days earlier. The coroner found the death was accidental and did not identi…
84y · Female·Alzheimer's disease with subdural haematoma from traumatic head injury as a cont…
…th advanced Alzheimer's disease, died from Alzheimer's disease with subdural haematoma from traumatic head injury as a contributing factor. She sustained an unwitnessed fall on 1 November 2020 at a nursing home, tripping…
64y · Female·acute bronchopneumonia complicating Alzheimer's dementia with head injury
A 64-year-old woman with advanced Alzheimer's dementia died from acute bronchopneumonia following a head injury sustained in an unwitnessed fall. She was under a guardianship order with special powers at the time. Foll…
85y · Female·Head injury due to a fall from a bus
An 85-year-old woman died from a serious head injury sustained when she fell backwards from a community transport bus. She fell through the open side door onto…
86y · Male·head injury with acute subdural haemorrhage
Leon Caporn, 86-year-old resident at Bethanie Waters aged care facility, suffered an unwitnessed fall on 2 July 2010 striking his head, resulting in acute subdural haemorrhage. He was examined by nursing staff…
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…
30y · Male·Acute pneumonia and multi-organ failure, due to or as a consequence of traumatic…
Faysal Ishak Ahmed, a 30-year-old Sudanese refugee, died from traumatic brain injury sustained in a fall down stairs at Manus Island Regional Processing Centre on 22 December 2016. He collaps…
62y · Male·Head injury (acute subdural haemorrhage and fractured skull)
…ervention. He remained unconscious and died two days later. The precipitating event (sudden stopping before fall) was unexplained but seizure was suspected given his history. Key clinical lesson: patients with seizure di…
72y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
Peter Starkie, aged 72, died from multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a roof while cleaning a skylight at his partner's property in Shepparton. He fell approximately three …
52y · Male·Head injury sustained in a fall following excessive consumption of alcohol
…sm, cirrhosis, thrombocytopenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder, was found deceased at home following a fall with head injury. He had a history of frequent falls while intoxicated. At the time of his death, he had re…
65y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage following a fall
…l consultation confirming poor prognosis, he died the following day. The coroner found no evidence that the fall was related to recent diabetes medication cessation, and found no deficiencies in falls risk assessment, ge…
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