402 results for “fall risk”
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…
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 …
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. …
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…
58y · Male·multiorgan failure due to sepsis resulting from repeatedly fractured left humeru…
…y Lowe, aged 58, died of multiorgan failure due to sepsis following repeated humeral fractures sustained in falls. He was admitted with a right proximal humeral fracture from an intoxicated fall, discharged against medic…
72y · Female·subdural haemorrhage sustained from a fall from a hospital bed on 18 January 201…
…stained when she fell from a hospital bed on the General Medicine Ward at Canberra Hospital. She was a high-risk fall patient with cognitive impairment, a history of falls, and postural hypotension. Although medical asse…
79y · Male·Respiratory failure due to haemothorax and hospital-acquired pneumonia due to mu…
A 79-year-old man with extensive comorbidities died following multiple falls in residential aged care. He was identified as high falls risk on admission but experienced inadequate fal…
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…
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…
67y · Male·Complications arising from multiple injuries — fall from a height
A 67-year-old man died from complications of multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a 3-metre ladder while conducting home roof repairs in Tasmania. He fell forward through polycarbonate…
73y · Male·Acute subdural haematoma
Kerry James Murphy, 73, died from acute subdural haematoma following a fall in Royal Darwin Hospital's overcrowded Emergency Department. He was admitted with pneumonia, NSTEMI, and di…
82y · Male·hypostatic pneumonia
…ld man with dementia and multiple comorbidities died of hypostatic pneumonia following complications from a fall at a residential aged care facility. He sustained an L2 compression fracture from an unwitnessed bed fall o…
84y · Female·pneumonia and fracture of the neck of right femur following a fall
Mrs Bell, aged 84, died from pneumonia and a fractured right femoral neck sustained in a fall at a residential aged care facility. She had advanced Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, impulsive …
74y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage following a fall in a woman with multiple medical comorbidi…
…old aged care resident with multiple comorbidities including dementia, schizoaffective disorder, and a nine-fall history in twelve months, fell from a shower chair while a personal care assistant briefly left to fetch cl…
89y · Male·peri-prosthetic fracture of right femur
89-year-old man resident in aged care suffered an unwitnessed fall in his bathroom, sustaining a peri-prosthetic right distal femur fracture. He was assessed as high falls ri…
25y · Female·Chest injury in a workplace incident
…racecourse during track work. Her horse was spooked, likely by recent barrier railing works, causing her to fall and be struck by the horse's hooves. She suffered multiple rib fractures, bilateral haemothoraces, and pulm…
93y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage in the setting of a fall (palliated)
A 93-year-old woman with a history of falls was discharged from hospital following treatment for subdural haematoma from a prior fall. Discharge plann…
Male·Mr Gleeson: fatal chest injuries from fall; Mr Lucas: chest and abdominal injuri…
…d an engineered platform, and deployed the skip bin as a barrier. Welsh's death occurred despite reasonable risk management protocols being largely in place. Critical lessons: rigorous adherence to fall protection, prope…
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…
85y · Female·Head injury due to a fall from a bus
…e driveway after standing to exit. The coroner found the manner and cause of death was head injury due to a fall from a bus. Clinical management at hospital was appropriate. The coroner identified a public safety matter:…
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