71y · Female·Traumatic closed head injury sustained when pushed to the ground by Robert Frede…
…w Town, Hobart on 4 October 2014. She struck her head and sustained a traumatic closed head injury with intracranial bleeding. She was transported to Royal Hobart Hospital where she received emergency care and neurosurgi…
77y · Female·Intracranial haemorrhage suffered during the course of neurosurgery
…m inadvertently encountered an aberrant (abnormally positioned) blood vessel and the surgical field began bleeding profusely. Despite appropriate use of multiple haemostatic techniques including packing, surgicel, thromb…
29y · Male·Acute subdural haematoma
…e collapsed in a park several hours later. Despite optimal neurosurgical care, he died from progressive intracranial bleeding and cerebral oedema. The medical evidence could not definitively establish when or how the fat…
0y · Female·Subdural and subarachnoid haemorrhages due to late onset vitamin K deficiency bl…
…breastfed baby died from subdural and subarachnoid haemorrhages caused by late-onset vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB). The parents, exercising informed choice based on spiritual beliefs, declined vitamin K prophylaxi…
64y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolus as a result of bilateral deep vein thrombosis which dev…
…ce with accepted medical practice. A key clinical lesson involves the tension between DVT prophylaxis and bleeding risk in traumatic brain injury patients receiving anticoagulation. Guidelines have since evolved to consi…
88y · Male·acute traumatic left cerebral convexity subdural haematoma
…ed subdural haematomas. The case highlights that absence of initial neurological signs does not exclude intracranial injury in vulnerable populations, though the coroner found no breach of standard care occurred.
40y · Male·Traumatic head injury sustained in an e-bike incident
…-like symptoms, was intubated and evacuated by helicopter, but suffered multiple cranial fractures with intracranial bleeding that proved non-survivable. The bicycle was mechanically sound with no evidence of collision w…
48y · Male·subdural haemorrhage
…stances—likely accidental given his frequent falls when intoxicated, though a minor blow could cause such bleeding. Clinical lessons include recognition that minor head trauma in intoxicated patients can cause life-threa…
91y · Male·intracranial haemorrhage (subdural, subarachnoid and parenchymal) complicating r…
A 91-year-old man with Alzheimer's dementia died from intracranial haemorrhage following recurrent falls at a nursing home. He had multiple comorbidities including metast…
77y · Female·Subdural haematoma secondary to blunt head trauma (head-strike)
…tient of her only chance of survival. Key lessons: never assume minor head injury presentation excludes intracranial bleeding in anticoagulated patients; ensure senior clinicians are aware of medication history; follow i…
67y · Male·complications of blunt force head injuries
…t Macquarie Base Hospital, then to John Hunter Hospital where he underwent decompressive craniotomy for intracranial bleeding, before being transferred to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He deteriorated progressively over …
65y · Male·acute right subdural haematoma
…onitoring despite understanding this requirement. On presentation with headache and leg pain suggesting intracranial bleeding on 11 November 2005, the examining physician was unaware of warfarinisation and did not order …
52y · Female·spontaneous intracranial haemorrhage from ruptured berry aneurysm
A 52-year-old woman with acquired brain injury from a prior stroke died from spontaneous intracranial haemorrhage due to a ruptured berry aneurysm. She experienced vomiting on the evening of 6 July, initia…
81y · Female·traumatic closed head injury sustained when struck by a motor vehicle
…hday. She was on anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation, a significant contributing factor to her fatal intracranial bleeding. The coroner found the circumstances did not warrant clinical recommendations but noted that f…
81y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage from fall with exacerbation by anticoagulant therapy
…ated GP medication chart instead of the hospital order. The anticoagulant significantly exacerbated the intracranial bleeding. The patient deteriorated on 29 December and died on 2 January. Clinical lessons include: ensu…
62y · Female·subacute subdural haematoma due to a closed head injury sustained in a fall from…
A 62-year-old woman on warfarin for a mechanical aortic valve sustained a head injury from a fall. A CT scan on day 5 post-injury identified a small extradural haematoma, but the radiologist (Dr J.) failed to report it, …
80y · Female·subdural haematoma due to closed head injury sustained in a fall from bed in hos…
…of anticoagulant (Clexane) based on presumed stroke without first performing a plain CT scan to exclude intracranial bleeding. This violated basic medical principles. The subdural haematoma that developed was significant…
82y · Male·end stage dementia
…wo years with progressive cognitive decline, mobility issues, and recurrent falls including one causing intracranial bleeding managed conservatively. In February 2016, he acutely deteriorated with poor oral intake and be…
75y · Male·acute right subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall
…rring to hospital would have been reasonable. The case highlights the clinical challenge of identifying intracranial bleeding in anticoagulated elderly patients presenting with apparently normal neurological findings, an…
0y · Female·subdural haemorrhage, intracranial haemorrhage and oedema caused by severe shaki…
ADT was a 10-week-old infant who died from subdural haemorrhage and intracranial haemorrhage caused by severe non-accidental injury. She presented to Launceston General Hospital with f…
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