66 results for “neck pain”
73y · Female·fractured neck of femur (operated) on a background of Alzheimer's dementia
Linda Eileen Saberton, aged 73, died from complications of a fractured neck of femur sustained in a fall at her aged care facility, on a background of advanced Alzheimer's dementia. S…
89y · Female·Pulmonary embolism due to deep venous thrombosis
…89, died from pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis following delayed diagnosis of a femoral neck fracture. She fell on 8 January 2007 at an aged care facility and reported hip pain, but the fracture was n…
40y · Male·coronary artery atherosclerosis
40-year-old male with hypercholesterolaemia presented to general practice with new-onset central chest pain radiating to neck and arm, plus shortness of breath. The practice nurse obtained an ECG and recorded the ra…
41y · Female·Neck compression and hanging
…l health conditions including cervical dystonia, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, chronic pain, and alcohol use disorder, died by suicide on 4 November 2022. She presented to Ballarat Hospital ED with s…
35y · Male·Acute Staphylococcus aureus Meningitis
… acute Staphylococcus aureus meningitis on 3 December 2002. He initially presented on 27 November 2002 with neck pain following a windsurfing accident. Dr R. noted boils under his left arm-pit and prescribed antibiotics,…
80y · Female·terminal exacerbation of congestive cardiac failure due to a fracture of the rig…
An 80-year-old woman resident in an aged care facility fell in her room and sustained a neck of femur fracture. She was conscious after the fall with no evidence of head injury. She declined hospital …
43y · Male·Acute bacterial meningitis
… Spencer, a 43-year-old man, died from acute bacterial meningitis on 3 October 2009. He presented with back pain, fever, and paraesthesia on 25 September, attended Benalla Hospital (discharged home), saw GP Dr S. on 28 S…
57y · Female·Positional asphyxia caused by the combined effect of consumption of several opia…
57-year-old woman with chronic pain died from positional asphyxia caused by consumption of multiple sedative medications. She was prescribed op…
39y · Male·acute myocardial ischaemia, coronary artery thrombosis and coronary artery ather…
…rison custody. On 6 August 2017, he presented to the medical clinic with what prisoners identified as chest pain, but staff interpreted as throat or shoulder complaints. Communication difficulties due to his deafness lik…
86y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia
Maurice Attwood, 86 years old, died of hospital-acquired pneumonia following surgical repair of a femoral neck fracture sustained in a fall at home. He had significant comorbidities including dysphagia with aspiration …
89y · Female·Complications of fractured neck of femur in the setting of a fall in a woman wit…
…ry. Although initial examination showed no obvious fracture, the patient deteriorated overnight with severe pain. Medical review by a locum at 5pm diagnosed only soft tissue injury. Hospital transfer was delayed until th…
30y · Male·Haemopericardium due to dissecting aortic aneurysm secondary to bicuspid aortic …
A 30-year-old man in prison presented with severe central chest pain radiating to neck and back after gym exercise. A GP conducted physical examination, ECG, and diagnosed musc…
23y · Male·Undetermined
…e experienced paranoid and delusional thoughts, hallucinations about demonic possession, and reported chest pain and dyspnea. He was submerged multiple times in a bathtub by a friend during this intoxicated, delusional s…
48y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage
…ppointment in October 2021. He collapsed suddenly without preceding warning symptoms like acute headache or neck pain. The coroner found he received appropriate medical care during incarceration and that no staff action …
59y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity (propoxyphene, citalopram, oxazepam and others)
…ers) in March 2014. She had suffered a severe stroke in 2006 with resultant significant disability, chronic pain, and subsequent depression with suicidal ideation. Despite psychiatric involvement and GP care, she remaine…
23y · Male·aspiration of blood due to stab wound to trachea
23-year-old man with self-inflicted stab wound to neck presenting to emergency department while intoxicated and agitated. Ambulance noted 3cm laceration to midlin…
83y · Female·Complications following fracture and surgical repair of the left hip in an elder…
…cture and subsequent surgery at Bunbury Regional Hospital on 7 January 2010. She sustained a fractured left neck of femur during a fall at Regis Forrest Gardens aged care facility on Christmas Day 2009, but the fracture …
86y · Female·Hypostatic pneumonia due to the consequences of a right pubic rami fracture and …
…ubic rami and hip fractures. Post-fall documentation was insufficient, delaying proper clinical assessment. Pain management was suboptimal after the fall; she was moved inappropriately by hoist despite severe pain. Hospi…
89y · Male·Cervical spine trauma
… facility. He was assessed overnight at the facility and transferred to hospital the following morning when neck pain developed, where imaging revealed a high cervical fracture. He was managed conservatively with an Aspe…
69y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
…rvices—GL consistently denied suicidal ideation while expressing emotional distress about his wife, chronic pain, and physical limitations. He was reviewed daily by nursing staff and received appropriate specialist care.…
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