180 results for “high fall risk”
91y · Female·Pelvic haematoma complicating a fracture of the neck of the left femur
Mrs Fowler, a 91-year-old woman with dementia, poor hearing, and documented high fall risk, was admitted to Royal Hobart Hospital after a home fall. She fell from her hospital bed on 4 Dec…
89y · Male·peri-prosthetic fracture of right femur
89-year-old man resident in aged care suffered an unwitnessed fall in his bathroom, sustaining a peri-prosthetic right distal femur fracture. He was assessed as high falls ri…
72y · Female·subdural haemorrhage sustained from a fall from a hospital bed on 18 January 201…
…ge sustained when she fell from a hospital bed on the General Medicine Ward at Canberra Hospital. She was a high-risk fall patient with cognitive impairment, a history of falls, and postural hypotension. Although medical…
68y · Female·Complications of a right subdural haemorrhage (palliated), sustained in a fall
Vanna Vassallo, a 68-year-old with schizophrenia, chronic comorbidities and documented high fall risk, died from complications of a subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall at an aged mental health i…
69y · Male·Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive cardiac failure and injuries s…
A 69-year-old man with severe COPD, congestive cardiac failure, epilepsy and high falls risk died following a fall from his motorised scooter at a post office. He had left his nursing home …
79y · Male·Respiratory failure due to haemothorax and hospital-acquired pneumonia due to mu…
A 79-year-old man with extensive comorbidities died following multiple falls in residential aged care. He was identified as high falls risk on admission but experienced inadequate fal…
99y · Female·pneumonia due to a fractured right neck of femur (hip) sustained in a fall
… dementia resident in aged care fell and sustained a right femoral neck fracture. Despite being assessed as high falls risk with multiple prevention measures in place, she was not wearing hip protectors at the time of th…
84y · Female·pneumonia and fracture of the neck of right femur following a fall
Mrs Bell, aged 84, died from pneumonia and a fractured right femoral neck sustained in a fall at a residential aged care facility. She had advanced Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, impulsive …
84y · Female·complications of a fractured left hip suffered in an unwitnessed fall in aged ca…
An 84-year-old woman with dementia and osteoporosis residing in aged care suffered an unwitnessed fall in a corridor, sustaining a left hip fracture. She underwent high-risk surgical repair on day 3 post-fall. …
92y · Male·Consequences of accidental fall at RACF: post-operative delirium, left femoral i…
A 92-year-old man resident in an aged care facility sustained an unwitnessed fall resulting in left hip fracture, requiring surgical fixation. He developed post-operative delirium and died …
91y · Female·pelvic haematoma arising from a fracture of the neck of the left femur sustained…
A 91-year-old woman with dementia, emphysema and cognitive decline was admitted to hospital after a fall. She was assessed as high falls risk but inadequate fall prevention measures were implemented—only verbal a…
72y · Male·Upper cervical spine injury sustained in a fall from a ladder
A 72-year-old man suffered a fall from a 3-metre ladder during home garden maintenance, sustaining a severe upper cervical spine injury (C2 f…
54y · Male·Global hypoxic brain injury, cardiac arrest and blunt trauma to cervical spine
… schizophrenia, died from global hypoxic brain injury, cardiac arrest and cervical spine trauma following a fall onto a metal grate during an altercation with another resident at supported accommodation. JI had significa…
74y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage following a fall in a woman with multiple medical comorbidi…
…old aged care resident with multiple comorbidities including dementia, schizoaffective disorder, and a nine-fall history in twelve months, fell from a shower chair while a personal care assistant briefly left to fetch cl…
81y · Male·pneumonia due to traumatic internal bleeding of the chest wall sustained in fall…
…ith Parkinson's disease, dementia, and multiple comorbidities residing in aged care suffered an unwitnessed fall on 6 June 2021, sustaining a right-sided chest wall haematoma. Staff found him at 7:40am with low blood pre…
52y · Female·Spinal injuries sustained in falls in a woman with multiple medical comorbiditie…
…multiple comorbidities living in supported disability accommodation, died from spinal injuries sustained in falls. She fell in her bedroom on the afternoon of 7 May 2021 and appeared relatively well afterwards, walking u…
58y · Male·Multifocal bleed into brain (subarachnoid and subdural haemorrhage) from injurie…
A 58-year-old truck driver and forklift operator died from a severe head injury sustained in a workplace fall on 29 August 2012. He fell while using an unsuitable, unsecured ladder to access a mezzanine storage area. …
74y · Female·Post-operative exacerbation of delirium and terminal functional deterioration du…
…fluenza A, requiring ICU admission. She died from post-operative delirium and functional deterioration. The fall was preventable: the coroner found that failure to raise bed rails and leave her unsupervised were key fact…
89y · Male·Congestive heart failure due to or as a consequence of ischaemic cardiomyopathy
George Fenech, 89, died of ischaemic cardiomyopathy complicated by congestive heart failure after a fall at a nursing home. He suffered a cervical spine injury (C1-C2 subluxation) and head laceration during an un…
69y · Female·Complications of a subdural haemorrhage (palliated) sustained in a fall
Josephine Helen Clarke, age 69, died from complications of a subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall at Kingston Centre rehabilitation facility on 11 September 2018. Mrs Clarke had been recovering from a suba…
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