10 results for “helicopter evacuation”
49y · Male·bronchopneumonia
…nal pain and vomiting on 29 September 2012 and deteriorated rapidly over 24 hours, repeatedly requesting evacuation. The Captain, despite crew concern and the deceased's deterioration, refused to arrange helicopter evacu…
31y · Male·Injuries sustained as a consequence of helicopter crash into water
…nel—pilot Andrew Carpenter (31), paramedic Craig Liddington (31), and crewman Stewart Eva (31)—died in a helicopter crash on 17 October 2003 during a night VFR flight to retrieve a patient with an ankle injury from Hamil…
8y · Female·Chronic myocarditis subsequent to chemotherapy for sialoblastoma
…nor delay did not affect outcome. Transfer to Royal Darwin Hospital was arranged promptly despite ad hoc helicopter evacuation procedures. Autopsy revealed massive pericardial and pleural effusions with cardiac tamponade…
29y · Female·multiple organ failure following persistent sepsis occurring as a complication o…
…of body) on 15 April 2004 when aviation fuel from a makeshift lantern was spilled onto her by one of two helicopter pilots at Kings Creek Station. The lantern, filled with sand and Avgas, was being refuelled using an ope…
37y · Male·Gunshot wound to the abdomen
…y call-taker failed to accurately process GPS coordinates provided by the caller, resulting in emergency helicopter being directed to an incorrect location. Although the coroner could not definitively establish that earl…
59y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from a tree falling on a motor vehicle (driver)
Christopher Wrigglesworth, aged 59, died when a tree fell on his vehicle during severe weather. Emergency services responded promptly, but he was trapped for approximately 100 minutes before extrication. Despite resuscit…
22y · Female·cardio-respiratory arrest as a consequence of drowning in freshwater
…me trapped underwater against rocks for approximately 8-10 minutes. Despite prompt extrication, CPR, and helicopter evacuation to Cairns Base Hospital, she could not be revived. The coroner found the raft, PFD, crew brie…
10y · Female·Head injuries due to fall from a bunk bed
Elise Neville, aged 10, fell from a non-compliant bunk bed and sustained a head injury. At her first ED presentation to Caloundra Hospital at 3:25am, Dr D.—a junior house officer 19 hours into a 24-hour shift—failed to p…
Unknown·Ms Choi: hypoxic brain damage due to drowning/immersion due to rafting accident;…
Two language students died following a white water rafting incident on the Tully River. A collision between rafts diverted one raft into a hazardous channel, causing it to strike Sieve Rock and flip. Both occupants becam…
13y · Female·Pneumonia, due to or as a consequence of Hypoxic Brain Damage, due to or as a co…
Amanda Helen Boyce, aged 13, drowned in a spa pool at a resort after her long hair became entrapped in the pump suction system. She was submerged for an estimated 10-20 minutes before being freed. Despite immediate CPR a…
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