68 results for “geriatric trauma”
84y · Female·left lower lung bronchopneumonia in conjunction with small distal pulmonary embo…
… assessment of treatment options and palliative care planning if indicated. The case highlights risks in geriatric trauma discharge planning and communication gaps between hospital and aged care.
91y · Female·Complications of pelvic fractures sustained in a fall
…ns: the initial hip x-ray failed to detect pelvic fractures that contributed to her deterioration; elderly trauma patients with mechanism for pelvic injury warrant high-quality imaging (CT pelvis); the deterioration appe…
90y · Male·pneumonia complicating fractured right neck of femur (operated) on a background …
…ommendations were warranted. The case demonstrates how delirium in elderly hospitalised patients following trauma can necessitate mental health intervention while medical care proceeds appropriately.
92y · Male·subdural haemorrhage (haematoma) following a fall at a residential aged care fac…
A 92-year-old man with early-stage Alzheimer's disease died from a subdural haemorrhage following an unwitnessed fall at a residential aged care facility. He fell while getting out of bed at 23:30 hours on 4 May 2020, st…
69y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
…r vehicle accident. Despite regular mental health reviews from October 2021 onwards—including specialist geriatric and transcultural mental health services—GL consistently denied suicidal ideation while expressing emoti…
91y · Male·The combined effects of chest injuries and old age
A 91-year-old man presented to the ED after a motor vehicle crash with chest pain. While imaging revealed abnormalities, ED staff and a junior registrar considered these to be old fractures rather than acute injuries and…
89y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease in a woman with a history of recent assault
…th. Key clinical lessons: (1) elderly patients with cardiac risk factors may deteriorate rapidly following trauma/emotional stress; (2) staff failed to adequately supervise a known violent resident despite previous assau…
78y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage (bilateral) and occipital fracture
…e standards appropriate. The family expressed satisfaction with care provided. The death resulted from the traumatic injury itself rather than any deficiency in clinical management or supervision.
68y · Female·Complications of a right subdural haemorrhage (palliated), sustained in a fall
… heightened vigilance for head injury in patients with multiple falls, subdural haemorrhage risk following trauma in elderly patients, and the importance of reassessing mechanisms of repeated falls despite seemingly beni…
73y · Male·Acute on chronic subdural haematoma due to recent head trauma; vascular dementia
…ated on 9 March, he died on 15 March. The cause was acute on chronic subdural haematoma due to recent head trauma, with underlying vascular dementia. The coroner documented circumstances without explicit findings regardi…
82y · Male·closed head injury (subdural haematoma) sustained in a fall
…ns: (1) falls prevention protocols must be actively implemented; (2) patients on anticoagulation with head trauma require urgent INR checking and careful consideration of CT imaging despite initially normal signs; (3) cl…
78y · Male·Complications of acute renal impairment in the setting of pelvic and lumbar frac…
…tebral fracture (20% height loss) and right pubic rami fractures. The Alfred Hospital provided appropriate trauma care, but he developed acute renal impairment, delirium, and elevated inflammatory markers. His underlying…
71y · Female·multiple blunt traumatic injuries of the head, neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, ar…
Geraldine May Phillips, aged 71, died from multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a head-on motor vehicle crash on 4 April 2022 in Ulverstone, Tasmania. She was dr…
75y · Male·combined effects of subdural haematoma and facial fractures following a fall com…
A 75-year-old man with advanced Alzheimer's dementia residing in aged care died in hospital following a fall at his residential facility. He was assessed as high falls risk at the aged care facility. After collapsing and…
91y · Male·intracranial haemorrhage (subdural, subarachnoid and parenchymal) complicating r…
… falls within two days while in respite care, the second causing bilateral subdural haemorrhages and other traumatic injuries. Management of anticoagulation was complicated by high clot risk from the valve versus bleedin…
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 p…
85y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to dysphagia in a man with multiple spinal fractures an…
…e he developed severe pharyngeal dysphagia and delirium requiring a Level 1 Inpatient Treatment Order. A geriatrician identified underlying neurodegenerative dementia as likely cause of dysphagia. Care was redirected to…
78y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia, epistaxis, and trauma to the face
…ascular dementia, was assaulted by a co-resident at an aged care facility in April 2006, sustaining facial trauma and epistaxis. She died from aspiration pneumonia 10 days later. The coroner identified that a co-resident…
86y · Male·Multisystem failure complicating injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision…
An 86-year-old man with cardiac history died from multisystem failure following a pedestrian motor vehicle collision. He was struck by a prime mover while crossing against traffic, sustaining a broken leg, pelvis fractur…
75y · Female·Acute subdural haematoma secondary to blunt force head trauma
A 75-year-old female nursing home resident fell with head strike on 9 January 2026 at 16:45. Ambulance was called at 17:05 (Priority 2) and upgraded to Priority 1 at 17:47 when she became less responsive. The response wa…
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