60y · Male·multi-organ failure due to injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident, specifi…
…e accident at low speed. Despite chest imaging showing pleural effusion and the patient having rib pain, fractured ribs were not diagnosed. Subsequently, a haemothorax developed with associated bleeding, circulatory com…
76y · Male·Bronchopneumonia complicating fractured ribs sustained in a fall on a bus
…lchair user, fell when his wheelchair tilted during a left-turn on a bus on 13 August 2017. He sustained fractured ribs and a small haemothorax. Although initially treated with painkillers, he developed pneumonia and re…
49y · Female·Unascertained (natural)
…iratory distress. She had recently been hospitalized for serious injuries from a motor vehicle accident (fractured ribs, pneumothorax, fractured pelvis) and experienced breathing difficulties during her hospital stay. O…
34y · Male·multi-organ failure with right-sided tension pneumothorax
A 34-year-old man with a ruptured spleen and fractured ribs presented to the Emergency Department on multiple occasions with abdominal and chest pain. He was d…
54y · Female·Multiple injuries
Mrs Hiep Thi Nguyen, a 54-year-old refugee and long-term Australian resident, died from multiple injuries sustained when struck by an unidentified motor vehicle in a car park on 3 March 2007. The driver fled the scene an…
53y · Male·Multiple injuries due to blast injury from catastrophic tyre failure (zipper fai…
…cal examination revealed blast injuries (cerebral contusions, pulmonary collapse, pulmonary lacerations, fractured ribs) with no physical trauma. Key preventable factors included: positioning in confined space close to …
45y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head
Colleen Fermanian, 45, died from blunt force trauma to the head sustained on 24-25 March 2017. She had a history of heavy alcohol use and advanced liver disease. The circumstances of her injury remain unclear—it could ha…
66y · Female·Blood loss due to tearing of the spleen and fractured ribs occasioned by a motor…
Nola Walker, a 66-year-old retired nurse, died from splenic rupture and haemorrhage caused by blunt force trauma from a motor vehicle accident. She was involved in a minor crash, assessed by paramedics who found normal v…
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…
52y · Male·Chest injuries involving massive left haemothorax, right pneumothorax, multiple …
…truck axle assembly on the Westgate Freeway on 1 October 2007, sustaining fatal chest injuries. The axle fractured due to fatigue cracking that originated from damage sustained during an incident in 1989-90 when the veh…
48y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
Michael Jonson, age 48, died from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on the Melba Highway near Vasey Houghton Bridge when a trailer being towed by another vehicle detached and crossed into his path.…
41y · Female·intra-abdominal haemorrhage caused by a ruptured spleen due to blunt force traum…
A 41-year-old Aboriginal woman died from a ruptured spleen caused by blunt force trauma from her intoxicated boyfriend after police failed to provide adequate care and protection. Officers Goldstein and Cook took her int…
Female·Wendy Murphy: blunt head and chest trauma. Natalie McCormack: haemorrhage follow…
Two Aboriginal women, aged 36 and 31, died following prolonged domestic violence by their partners in Alice Springs. Both had extensive histories of police-documented assaults, domestic violence orders (DVOs), and uncoop…
24y · Male·Multiple injuries including fractured left ribs leading to punctured and collaps…
Cameron Cole, aged 24, was killed when a heavy steel pipe rack fell from a flatbed trailer during unloading at a remote gas well site. The load of five pipe racks had been inadequately restrained with chains and binders,…
35y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest in the setting of acute agitation and physical and chem…
Hizir Ferman, aged 35, died at Middleton Prison following forcible extraction from his room by SESG officers using CS gas and physical restraint. He was held prone with hands cuffed behind him, a shield on his back, and …
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