36 results for “mechanical fall”
33y · Male·Injuries sustained from height
Ian Black, a 33-year-old experienced tree feller, died from head injuries sustained in a 20-metre fall from a tree he was de-limbing at Tyabb Railway Station Reserve on 25 March 2009. After working for 2.5-3 ho…
94y · Female·pneumonia due to traumatic left rib fractures, complicated by malignant left ple…
…actures complicated by malignant pleural effusion and recurrent lung carcinoma, sustained in an unwitnessed fall at a nursing home on 31 December 2018. She fell from her bed and the bed movement alarm failed to activate,…
80y · Female·multiple injuries in the setting of a fall
Catherine Mary Reid, aged 80, died from multiple fractures sustained in a fall during a mechanical hoist transfer at a disability care facility. While being transferred from wheelchair t…
91y · Female·Complications of pelvic fractures sustained in a fall
A 91-year-old woman with osteoporosis and multiple comorbidities sustained pelvic fractures in a mechanical fall at home. She presented to the ED where initial hip x-ray showed no fracture. She deteriorated with …
73y · Male·subdural haematoma from fall
Leonard Athol Long, a 73-year-old on warfarin for mechanical mitral valve replacement, fell twice during hospitalization for urinary tract infection. He was on SMZ-T…
98y · Male·comminuted pertrochanteric fracture of left hip sustained in mechanical fall
…steoporosis, dementia, and ischaemic heart disease sustained a comminuted pertrochanteric hip fracture in a fall at his residential aged care facility on 24 July 2023, dying four days later. He had experienced escalating…
79y · Female·subdural haematoma following mechanical fall with head strike
…al haematoma and died 11 days later. The coroner found the care provided was adequate and appropriate, with fall risk appropriately assessed at level two requiring one-staff assistance. While the patient's progressive in…
67y · Male·cervical and thoracic spine injuries sustained in a fall from a mountain bike
…ly, a 67-year-old experienced mountain biker, died from cervical and thoracic spine injuries sustained in a fall from an e-bike on a black-rated trail at St Helens, Tasmania. The coroner could not determine the specific …
67y · Male·Raised intracranial pressure due to head injuries from a fall
A 67-year-old man died from severe head injuries sustained when he was pushed backwards through a hotel doorway during playful banter with another patron. He fell onto a concrete footpath and struck his head, suffering s…
48y · Male·Head injury due to mountain bike crash
… start. His helmet was properly fitted, compliant with standards, and in good condition. The bicycle was mechanically sound. The coroner could not determine the precise cause of the fall due to delayed investigation (fou…
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 metastatic prostate cancer, metallic aortic val…
70y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
…c stenosis died suddenly of acute myocardial infarction while in compulsory mental health detention. He had fallen the previous morning and was assessed by a locum doctor at midnight with findings interpreted as mechanic…
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 extr…
86y · Male·Traumatic Subdural Haemorrhage
…continued driving the door downward despite the obstruction, causing the door to unspool from its shaft and fall uncontrollably out of its guide channels. The coroner accepted recommendations for design modifications inc…
28y · Female·Multiple injuries due to quad bike accident
…ike, poor front brake maintenance, uneven tyre pressures, and lack of formal training. The quad bike had mechanical defects including inefficient front brakes and a loose rear wheel bearing. Emergency response was approp…
40y · Male·Traumatic head injury sustained in an e-bike incident
A 40-year-old man died from traumatic brain injury sustained in an unwitnessed fall from an electric bicycle. He was riding without a helmet after consuming approximately three beers over sev…
35y · Male·head injury in a man with chronic liver disease
…matic brain injury sustained during an unprovoked assault by another prisoner. A single punch caused him to fall backward onto concrete, resulting in extensive skull fractures and intracranial haemorrhages. The coroner f…
93y · Female·Catastrophic subdural haemorrhage resulting from head strike sustained in a witn…
…enrolled nurse for legitimate Schedule 8 medication administration was not unreasonable, and the subsequent fall—resulting from Mrs Weldon's sudden backward jerk of her walker—could not have been prevented. No clinical e…
60y · Male·respiratory failure and sepsis complicating acute subdural haematoma
Richard Kartinyeri died 44 days after exiting a moving vehicle during a police pursuit. He sustained a severe right-sided acute subdural haematoma, cerebral contusions and skull fractures requiring emergency neurosurgery…
87y · Female·left frontal temporal subdural haematoma following closed head injury sustained …
An 87-year-old woman on irreversible anticoagulation suffered a subdural haematoma from a fall. She presented to a community hospital lucid with stable vitals. A CT scan confirmed acute subdural haemato…
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