7 results for “lung contusion”
29y · Male·air embolus complicating gunshot wounds to chest
…ver, approximately 6 hours later he suffered sudden cardiac collapse. Emergency thoracotomy revealed severe lung contusion from blast injury (not direct penetration) that had created a defect allowing air entry into pulm…
28y · Male·Cerebral contusions and fractured skull following a blow to the back of the head
Maxwell Theo Murphy, aged 28, died from cerebral contusions and a fractured skull sustained during a physical altercation on 10 January 2002. He was punched in the…
19y · Male·chest injuries caused by blunt force trauma suffered in a high speed motorcycle …
Tyrone Gilks, 19, a professional freestyle motocross rider, died from chest injuries after a motorcycle long-distance jump attempt at Maitland Showground. His motorcycle had insufficient speed (111 km/h vs required 114.5…
36y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from intentional jump from cliff top
…ter the jump, he died in the Emergency Department from extensive trauma including subarachnoid haemorrhage, lung contusions, bilateral haemothoraces, and multiple fractures. The coroner found his death was by suicide and…
22y · Female·Traumatic brain injury (diffuse axonal injury with skull fractures) secondary to…
A 22-year-old female died from traumatic brain injury sustained in a single-vehicle rollover on a rural road in the Northern Territory. She had consumed 15-20 cans of beer over approximately 10 hours, achieving a blood a…
52y · Male·multiple injuries including right ventricular rupture
A 52-year-old volunteer race marshal was fatally struck by a detached Formula One race car wheel that passed through a gap in the debris fence at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park. The wheel was travelling at…
19y · Male·unexpected arrhythmogenic event leading to a fall from height, blunt force head …
PTE Liam Wolf, a 19-year-old Australian Army recruit, died after collapsing on an obstacle course at Kapooka during the final training exercise. He experienced a sudden unexpected cardiac arrhythmia while climbing a ladd…
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