21 results for “hand fracture”
55y · Male·head injury sustained in a single motorcycle crash
…stained in a motorcycle crash. He was riding 3 weeks after a previous motorcycle crash causing clavicular fracture. Toxicology revealed methadone, oxycodone, diazepam, olanzapine, and high-level cannabis use. The crash i…
70y · Male·Cervical spine (C3/C4) fracture dislocation
Stephen Dishman, a 70-year-old American motorcycle enthusiast, died from cervical spine fracture (C3/C4) sustained in a motorcycle crash on the Tasman Highway near St Helens, Tasmania. He was riding an …
26y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash
…river) and riding an un-roadworthy motorcycle with deficient brakes. He failed to negotiate a sweeping left-hand bend, left the road, and struck steel barrier cables and posts, sustaining massive head injuries, cardiac l…
35y · Male·Neck and chest injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash; specifically cer…
… consuming alcohol (BAC 0.121 g/100mL). The crash resulted from inattention while navigating a slight right-hand bend, likely impaired by alcohol consumption which significantly affects critical judgment, coordination, a…
71y · Female·pneumonia following cervical spine fracture sustained in motor vehicle collision
Julie Anne Holmes, aged 71, died of pneumonia following a cervical spine fracture sustained in a motor vehicle accident that was not diagnosed during her hospital admission. Critical clin…
20y · Male·Multiple injuries due to motor vehicle accident
A 20-year-old station hand died from multiple injuries sustained when the unregistered Toyota utility he was driving lost control at s…
25y · Female·Neck compression secondary to hanging
…cumented family violence. She presented to hospital multiple times with injuries consistent with assault (fractured vertebra, hand fractures, bruising) and disclosed physical and sexual abuse. Despite these presentations…
96y · Male·Blunt chest trauma from quad bike accident
… in a quad bike accident on his rural property. He had declined in health with poor eyesight, kyphosis, and hand tremors, prompting him to stop driving his car. He chose to ride a quad bike without a roll bar (for better…
34y · Female·Cerebral trauma with cranial fracture and subarachnoid bleeding from single vehi…
Catherine Clara Arundel-Clarke, aged 34, died from cerebral trauma with cranial fracture and subarachnoid bleeding sustained in a single-vehicle motor crash on a rural road in Tasmania. She was …
29y · Male·Bronchopneumonia complicating neck injuries sustained in a fall, with Coffin-Low…
…l delay and muscle abnormalities, masked the severity of his condition. Ambulance paramedics, without first-hand information from the initial finder, could not detect the spinal injury. At hospital, CT scan interpretatio…
53y · Male·massive head injury, upper thoracic fracture and dislocation, multiple rib fract…
…oose gravel left on a roadway during utility works. He collided with an oncoming vehicle on a downhill left-hand bend at Kingston Beach. Friction testing confirmed the gravel created ice-like conditions (friction coeffic…
79y · Male·Displaced cervical vertebral fracture with secondary carotid artery dissection r…
…adder slipped on uneven, damp ground, causing him to fall approximately five metres. He sustained a burst fracture of the first cervical vertebra with traumatic dissection of the left internal carotid artery, resulting i…
48y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained as a driver of a motorcycle
…m multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on Eildon-Jamieson Road, Victoria. He approached a left-hand sweeping bend at excessive speed, braked heavily causing rear wheel skid, and was thrown from his bike into…
45y · Male·Head injury from motor vehicle rollover
… Mr Toby failed to stop and was pursued at Priority 2 emergency driving level. His vehicle rolled on a left-hand bend after he lost control. Critical clinical lessons include: Mr Toby had a blood alcohol of 0.255% (highl…
41y · Male·Acute internal blood loss caused by laceration of the aorta in tandem with spina…
…trol of his motorcycle on a table-top jump, likely due to a combination of factors including his taking his hand off the handlebars mid-air and cannabis use detected at toxicological testing (15 ng/ml delta-9-tetrahydroc…
73y · Male·Head injury sustained in an e-scooter accident
…e-scooter accident. He was riding on a non-shared footpath without a helmet, carrying unwieldy cargo in one hand which compromised vehicle control. He lost control at a street intersection and was ejected head-first onto…
Unknown·Stephen Rowe: atlanto-occipital fracture dislocation (broken neck); Charmaine Hu…
…lved southbound vehicles losing traction on a wet, slippery road surface while negotiating a sweeping right-hand bend, crossing into the path of northbound vehicles. Skid resistance testing in December 2001 revealed dang…
43y · Male·Complications of neck injury; specifically extensive brainstem infarction second…
…stained in a motorcycle crash on Julimar Road, Western Australia. He failed to negotiate a tightening right-hand curve while travelling at 110 km/hr (the speed limit) on an unfamiliar road, entered a stormwater drain, an…
45y · Male·multiple injuries sustained from a 25-metre fall down an unprotected stope when …
A 45-year-old experienced loader operator died when his vehicle fell 25 metres down an unprotected underground stope while attempting to place a rock bund at its edge. The incident occurred due to multiple contributing f…
Female·Head injury in the setting of an obstructed labour
…ior experienced obstetricians and anaesthetists are present and prepared; (3) proper technique using cupped hand for upward pressure rather than two fingers; (4) consideration of alternative techniques including breech e…
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