80y · Female·Right haemothorax due to bleeding right pleural adhesion with contributing apixa…
Margaret Joan Barry, 80, died from right haemothorax due to bleeding from a pleural adhesion while on apixaban anticoagulation therapy for atrial fibrillati…
86y · Male·Left haemothorax complicating rib fractures (not operated), sustained in a fall
James Reilly, 86, fell at home on 8 September 2024 sustaining rib fractures that caused a fatal left haemothorax. Paramedics attended but he declined transfer. When facial droop developed, he was admitted with presum…
60y · Male·multi-organ failure due to injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident, specifi…
…ng pleural effusion and the patient having rib pain, fractured ribs were not diagnosed. Subsequently, a haemothorax developed with associated bleeding, circulatory compromise, and acute kidney injury. The medical adviso…
60y · Female·haemorrhagic shock and respiratory failure due to right-sided haemothorax compli…
…0-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer and COAD died from haemorrhagic shock due to right-sided haemothorax complicating thoracentesis. The procedure was appropriately performed to drain a pleural effusion on 30…
55y · Male·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
…ete fence. Post-mortem examination revealed bilateral rib fractures, bilateral pneumothoraces, and left haemothorax. The coroner found Steven's failure to apply the hand and park brake was an error in judgement. No mech…
29y · Male·blunt trauma of the chest
…end, throwing him over the handlebars. He sustained severe chest trauma with a tension pneumothorax and haemothorax. First aid was provided promptly by two nurses and a paramedic (who worked part-time at the bike park).…
65y · Male·haemothorax (acute blood loss in thoracic cavity) and blunt force trauma to the …
Peter John Nunn, a 65-year-old experienced driver, died from haemothorax and blunt force trauma after his vehicle lost control on a rural road at approximately 154 km/h while e…
17y · Male·stab wound to the right side of the chest penetrating the lower right lung
…n one week prior, was identified as the assailant. The injury penetrated the right lung causing massive haemothorax (1300ml blood) and airway obstruction by clot. Though the wound was initially survivable, Roberts colla…
77y · Male·Blunt trauma to the chest: haemothorax, rib fractures and lacerated aorta with a…
… man with a history of heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease and asthma died from blunt chest trauma (haemothorax, rib fractures, lacerated aorta) sustained in a single-vehicle motor crash. He drifted over the centre …
15y · Male·right haemothorax due to lacerations of right lung
A 15-year-old male died from right haemothorax due to lung lacerations sustained in a high-speed motor vehicle collision. The vehicle, driven by an un…
75y · Male·Right haemothorax complicating intercostal catheter insertion for the treatment …
Giuseppe Costa, 75, died from right haemothorax following intercostal catheter insertion for pleural effusion drainage. Critical failures in clinical m…
93y · Female·Haemothorax complicating rib fractures sustained in a fall
A 93-year-old woman died from haemothorax and rib fractures sustained when a portable ceiling hoist became detached during a routine transfer in …
92y · Male·left haemothorax and rib fractures resulting from a fall at a residential aged c…
… high falls risk sustained a fall at a residential aged care facility on 12 May 2021, resulting in left haemothorax and rib fractures. He subsequently developed pneumonia and died on 30 May 2021. The coroner identified …
71y · Female·Haemothorax and haemopericardium secondary to ruptured dissecting aneurysm of th…
…ay. She deteriorated acutely overnight and died from a ruptured thoracic aortic dissection with massive haemothorax and haemopericardium. Post-mortem review identified that a pre-contrast CT scan before the contrast stu…
79y · Female·Combined Effects of Neck Compression and Haemothorax in the Setting of a Fractur…
…ease, chronic airways disease, seizures, and bipolar affective disorder, died from neck compression and haemothorax when she became wedged between her mattress and a KA524 bed pole during the night. She was living indep…
30y · Male·Traumatic haemothorax sustained in a motorbike collision
A 30-year-old male died from traumatic haemothorax following a high-speed motorcycle collision. He was riding an unregistered, illegally modified motorcyc…
77y · Male·complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effus…
77-year-old male died from complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effusion post-coronary bypass surgery, in the setting of …
42y · Female·Haemothorax and pneumonia in the setting of acute and chronic chest injuries and…
Narelle Simmons, 42, died from haemothorax and pneumonia secondary to rib fractures, with contributing factors of hepatic cirrhosis, chronic alcoh…
79y · Male·Respiratory failure due to haemothorax and hospital-acquired pneumonia due to mu…
…te increased pain. On 12 December, he fell from bed reaching for water and sustained rib fractures with haemothorax. Critical issues included: staff administered aspirin and rivaroxaban despite obvious rib trauma and br…
74y · Female·haemothorax secondary to dissecting thoracic aorta
… troponins. She was found collapsed at home 12 hours later with ruptured thoracic aortic dissection and haemothorax—a fully preventable death. The critical failure was not considering aortic dissection despite high-risk…
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