16y · Male·Internal haemorrhage due to closed chest and abdominal injuries sustained in mot…
Todd Best, aged 16, died from internal haemorrhage following blunt chest and abdominal trauma sustained when struck by a police vehicle while ev…
70y · Male·haemoperitoneum and ruptured spleen following colonoscopy
…nique. The critical failures were in post-procedure management. The discharge information was vague about internal bleeding symptoms and failed to clearly distinguish when to call emergency services versus a GP. When Mr …
1y · Female·Chest injuries
…stained multiple severe injuries including bilateral rib fractures, haemothorax, mesenteric and adrenal haemorrhage, and a fractured pelvis. No injuries other than the initial head injury and alleged bite were observed …
75y · Female·Haemorrhage due to chest and abdominal injuries sustained in motor vehicle colli…
Grace Thompson, 75, died from haemorrhage due to chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a head-on motor vehicle collision on 29 June 2010. The…
20y · Male·massive basal subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a blow to the head
A 20-year-old man died in 1971 from a subarachnoid haemorrhage that was initially attributed to spontaneous rupture of a cerebral artery aneurysm. An inquest 45 years…
20y · Male·Retro-peritoneal and intra-peritoneal haemorrhage due to perforation of the left…
A 20-year-old Aboriginal man died from retroperitoneal and intra-peritoneal haemorrhage caused by perforation of the left internal iliac artery from a gunshot wound to the abdomen, inflicted …
70y · Male·haemoperitoneum secondary to ruptured spleen following colonoscopy
…chnique. Critical clinical lessons: (1) Post-discharge advice was inadequate, failing to list symptoms of internal haemorrhage; (2) Nurse-on-Call triage nurse failed to correctly assess airway-breathing-circulation compr…
17y · Female·multiple injuries
… retaining wall. She sustained severe traumatic brain injury with diffuse cerebral oedema, subarachnoid haemorrhage, subdural haemorrhage, and basal skull injuries. Emergency management at Flinders Medical Centre includ…
61y · Female·Acute renal failure and dehydration in the setting of cirrhosis (secondary to he…
…disease and coagulopathy. She deteriorated rapidly 3 days later with acute renal failure, dehydration and internal bleeding, dying within 2 hours of re-presentation. The coroner found that whilst Dr L.'s clinical assessm…
73y · Male·Combined effects of cerebrovascular accident and subsequent iatrogenic related i…
…ged with prednisolone. Three days later, he returned with worsening symptoms and was found to have a left internal carotid artery occlusion with large infarct. Emergency endovascular clot retrieval was performed but the …
66y · Female·Multi-organ failure associated with haemorrhage and sepsis following cholecystec…
Mrs Jeanette Brown, 66, died from multi-organ failure following post-operative haemorrhage after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Arterial clips applied to the cystic artery during surgery…
21y · Male·Internal haemorrhage due to chest and abdominal injuries sustained in motorcycle…
Matthew Cullen, 21, died after losing control of his motorcycle at high speed while attempting to evade police during a random breath test intercept in Bundaberg. He had a blood alcohol level of 0.14%. After ignoring pol…
45y · Male·Haemorrhagic transformation of cerebral infarction, due to bilateral internal ca…
…m haemorrhagic transformation of cerebral infarction secondary to essential thrombocytosis with bilateral internal carotid artery thrombosis. He developed an acute ischaemic stroke on 9 July 2019 whilst in custody at Woo…
25y · Male·Traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage due to right intracranial internal carotid ar…
A 25-year-old semi-professional rugby league player died from a traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage following a carotid artery dissection sustained during a tackle in a June 2015 match. The injury mechan…
52y · Male·Left chest cavity and abdominal cavity haemorrhage due to multiple rib fractures…
A 52-year-old man died from massive internal bleeding (left chest and abdominal cavity haemorrhage) following a motorcycle accident with multiple rib …
Male·Motor vehicle crash injuries; Arjomand: unsurvivable head injury; Hiron: chest a…
Three men died in a single-vehicle motor vehicle crash in rural Western Australia while under the influence of methamphetamine and other drugs. The driver (Arjomand) sustained a non-survivable head injury; the passengers…
49y · Female·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage, septic and haemorrhagic shock as a result of a lapa…
Deborah Burgen died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage complicated by septic shock following delayed emergency surgery for bowel obstruction. She attended the…
11y · Male·Brown snake envenomation
…in and repeated vomiting but remained conscious and mobile, making the severity non-obvious. He died from internal bleeding due to venom-induced consumption coagulopathy—an extremely rare complication occurring in only 3…
53y · Female·infarction of the transverse colon due to mesenteric/retroperitoneal haemorrhage…
… woman with schizophrenia died from transverse colon infarction secondary to mesenteric/retroperitoneal haemorrhage and incisional abdominal hernia during anticoagulation therapy. She was admitted to hospital with delir…
55y · Male·right intracerebral haemorrhage and left middle cerebral artery cerebrovascular …
Wayne Shore, 55, died from right intracerebral haemorrhage and left middle cerebral artery stroke complicating infective endocarditis, end-stage renal failure, an…
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