64 results for “liver trauma”
45y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head
Colleen Fermanian, 45, died from blunt force trauma to the head sustained on 24-25 March 2017. She had a history of heavy alcohol use and advanced liver disea…
27y · Male·exsanguination due to ruptured right kidney, renal vessels, and liver from motor…
…d struck a concrete culvert, causing severe injuries including a ruptured right kidney, renal vessels, and liver damage. The coroner found that both occupants had consumed alcohol. Transport to Maryborough Base Hospital…
3y · Female·Complications of blunt force trauma to the abdomen
A 3-year-old child died from catastrophic abdominal trauma caused by her mother's partner deliberately stepping on her abdomen with his full body weight (~100kg), ca…
2y · Female·Blunt force injury to the abdomen
…rce injury to the abdomen, sustaining internal injuries including pancreatic rupture, jejunal rupture, and liver trauma with significant intra-abdominal hemorrhage. Evidence indicated the fatal injuries occurred on the …
71y · Male·Complications of rib fractures, liver laceration and pneumothorax sustained in a…
Anthony Joseph Moore, 71, died from complications of rib fractures, liver laceration and pneumothorax sustained in a fall at Bundoora Park on 15 August 2025. While being assisted b…
57y · Male·Complications of multiple blunt force injuries in a man with ischaemic heart dis…
…r an evening of drinking. Johnston suffered 101 documented blunt force injuries including significant head trauma with skull fracture. The assailants left the scene and did not seek emergency care for Johnston until afte…
56y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to splenic rupture due to blunt force injury to …
…n at 12:50am on 27 January 2010 outside his unit complex on the Gold Coast Highway. Mr Clarke had advanced liver cirrhosis, which significantly weakened his spleen, making it susceptible to rupture from blunt trauma tha…
65y · Female·decompensated liver failure
…ious diagnoses. The coroner found no systemic failures, though the family questioned delayed disclosure of liver disease severity. Her death from decompensated liver failure was ultimately related to end-stage cirrhosis…
49y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia as a consequence of recent intracranial and intra-cerebra…
Peter Raymond Jacobs, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man with severe cirrhosis and chronic alcohol abuse, was apprehended by police on 5 April 2008 for intoxication. He fell twice before custody (hitting his head at Town Hall …
16y · Female·lacerations of the liver
A 16-year-old Aboriginal female died from liver lacerations sustained in what the coroner determined was an unlawful killing rather than an accident. The …
59y · Female·Complications of blunt force chest injuries with clinically diagnosed Pseudomona…
A 59-year-old woman with Child Pugh C liver cirrhosis and COPD suffered a single-vehicle crash on 15 October 2024 after losing control of her vehicle …
59y · Male·opiate toxicity
Massimo Suklan, a 59-year-old man with schizo-affective disorder, chronic pain, liver disease and hepatitis, died from opiate toxicity while living in primitive conditions at a mining camp nea…
51y · Male·Blunt head injury sustained in the circumstances of a seizure
…juries. The coroner concluded death resulted from a seizure in a confined space leading to a fall and head trauma. Clinical lessons include the critical importance of medication adherence in epilepsy management, particul…
52y · Male·Head injury sustained in a fall following excessive consumption of alcohol
Kenneth Lister, a 52-year-old man with chronic alcoholism, cirrhosis, thrombocytopenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder, was found deceased at home following a fall with head injury. He had a history of freq…
53y · Female·cardiorespiratory arrest in a person with blunt force head injury, end-stage liv…
Sharon Bell was found dead in her hallway on 25 May 2013 aged 53. She had end-stage liver disease with hepatic encephalopathy, had suffered recent blunt force head injuries of unclear origin, and …
16y · Male·transection of the liver and laceration of the inferior vena cava sustained in a…
A 16-year-old male died from transection of the liver and inferior vena cava laceration sustained in a quad bike accident. He was riding a single-rider ATV with…
17y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…uicide on 16 April 2017 after being discharged from secure care. She had experienced complex developmental trauma, family violence, sexual abuse, and severe alcohol-related liver disease. Critical gaps were identified in…
35y · Male·head injury in a man with chronic liver disease
A 35-year-old male prisoner with chronic hepatitis C cirrhosis and thrombocytopenia died from traumatic brain injury sustained during an unprovoked assault by another prisoner. A single punch caused him to f…
58y · Male·Multiple injuries occasioned in a motor vehicle accident (broken neck, ruptured …
…management by Registered Nurse Ann Paulus at the accident scene. Despite suffering a broken neck, ruptured liver, ruptured pelvis, and multiple rib fractures—injuries that were potentially survivable with appropriate tr…
52y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to pancreatic contusion and necrosis from motorcyc…
… coroner found no clinical management issues at the receiving hospital. The death resulted from the direct traumatic injury and its thromboembolic complication, not from healthcare failures.
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