77y · Female·myocardial infarction
Eileen Sarah Elliott, aged 77, died of myocardial infarction following a fall and leg fracture in January 2000. She was admitted to Glenside Hospital under a Mental Health Act detention order f…
34y · Female·Complications of fall with fractured ankle and subsequent deep venous thrombosis…
…stroke following elective fracture repair surgery. She had multiple known DVT risk factors: immobility from leg casting, recent long-haul flight, oral contraceptive use, and borderline obesity. The coroner found that or…
42y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism and deep calf vein thrombosis
…ilisation, continued pharmacological prophylaxis beyond discharge, and clinical vigilance for signs of VTE (leg swelling, chest pain, dyspnoea) could potentially have prevented this fatal outcome. Staff at the facility …
83y · Female·Complications following fracture and surgical repair of the left hip in an elder…
…ng a hip fracture and subsequent surgery at Bunbury Regional Hospital on 7 January 2010. She sustained a fractured left neck of femur during a fall at Regis Forrest Gardens aged care facility on Christmas Day 2009, but …
54y · Male·Pulmonary embolus
…is Goldmix Stock Feeds truck suffered catastrophic suspension failure when both right front leaf springs fractured due to fatigue cracks developed from driving on rough country roads. The primary leaf spring failed firs…
88y · Female·pneumonia and morphine toxicity in an elderly lady with a recent left leg and le…
…ld woman, suffered an unwitnessed fall at a residential aged care facility on 4 May 2008 and sustained a fractured left neck of femur, displaced fracture of the left humerus, and pneumonia. She was transferred to Albany…
89y · Female·pneumonia and acute renal failure following a fractured right femur due to a fal…
… her to fall. The fracture was not diagnosed when she presented to hospital that day; an x-ray of her right leg was not performed. Six days later imaging revealed the fracture, but comfort care was chosen given her age …
No deaths resulted from the bombings; property damage and injuries only
…treet was bombed at 1:55pm, causing a hole in reinforced concrete and injuring a tea lady who suffered a fractured skull, broken ribs, and broken leg. The Hakoah Club in Bondi was bombed five hours later at 6:45pm, with…
86y · Male·Multisystem failure complicating injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision…
…motor vehicle collision. He was struck by a prime mover while crossing against traffic, sustaining a broken leg, pelvis fracture, and head lacerations. He developed chest and urinary sepsis, requiring inotropic support,…
56y · Male·Complications of atraumatic bilateral femoral fractures (repaired) during a seiz…
… days until a CT scan on 26 June 2019, during which time Mr O'Brien continued rehabilitation on an unstable leg. He suffered a third seizure on 19 July 2019 with further fracture displacement, was palliated, and died th…
83y · Female·Complications following fracture and surgical repair of the left hip in an elder…
…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 by nursing staff. Nurse Meyer assessed her after this fall, noted a hea…
86y · Male·coronary and cerebral atherosclerosis with significant conditions of fractured l…
…ring from a bath trolley to a comfort chair using a mechanical hoist and sling, he became unstable and fell legs-first onto the floor, fracturing both legs and his left hip. The coroner identified several preventable sy…
40y · Male·compression of the neck due to hanging
Brian Pope, a 40-year-old man with longstanding mental health issues including major depressive disorder, anxiety, learning disability (dyslexia), and substance abuse history, died by suicide in prison 20 days after rema…
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