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40 results for non-accidental head injury

VIChospital2016-03-11

Finding into death of Chloe Mary Murphy

1y · Female·head injury from non-accidental trauma

Chloe Murphy, an 11-month-old girl, died from severe head injuries on 5 December 2010 after being left in the care of a babysitter (Mrs Jenkins) on 3 December. Medic…

neurosurgeryintensive care
VIC2012-01-24

Finding into death of Dominique Cupsa

3y · Male·Complications of severe ischaemic/hypoxic brain injury

A 3-year-old boy with severe hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury from non-accidental trauma sustained at 2 months of age died from complications of that injury while in st…

paediatricsneurosurgerycommunicationdiagnostic
QLDhospital2012-12-06

Death of an infant

0y · Male·Traumatic head injuries including subdural haemorrhage, intracranial haemorrhage…

A seven-week-old infant died from traumatic head injuries including subdural haemorrhage, retinal haemorrhages, and axonal injury. Medical evidence establis…

paediatricsneonatology
NSWhospital2016-03-11

Inquest into the death of Christopher Luke O'SULLIVAN

0y · Male·head injury of undetermined aetiology

Christopher O'Sullivan died aged 29 days from head injury of undetermined aetiology. He presented on 15 September 1993 with fixed pupils, cyanosis, and seizur…

forensic medicinepaediatricsdiagnosticdelay
NThospital2017-01-13

Inquest into the death of Michael Smedley

0y · Male·Traumatic head injury

A five-month-old boy died from traumatic head injury. Initial medical disagreement about whether injuries were from accidental fall or non-accidental tra…

paediatricsforensic medicinediagnosticcommunication
NSWhospital2023-06-23

Inquest into the death of Baylen Pendergast

21y · Male·Complications of blunt head injury resulting from at least two separate acts of …

Baylen Pendergast, 21 months old, died from complications of blunt head injury sustained in two separate traumatic incidents (17 and 28 November 2013). The coroner found injuries …

paediatricsemergency medicinediagnosticcommunication
NSW2024-11-07

Inquest into the death of Elizabeth Britton

Non-accidental blunt force head injury

…at Lismore and Byron Bay Local Courts in northern NSW. The coroner found that the deceased died from a non-accidental blunt force head injury sustained in suspicious circumstances. The manner of death remains an open fin…

VIChospital2023-05-29

Finding into death of Kaleb Baylis-Clarke

0y · Male·Head injury in the setting of chronic subdural haemorrhage

Kaleb Baylis-Clarke, a 17-week-old infant, presented to hospital on 14 January 2016 with a head lump, vomiting, raised fontanelle and reduced milk intake. Cranial ultrasound showed fluid in subdural spac…

paediatricsneurosurgerysystem
NSWhospital2015-02-13

Inquest into the death of Baby RD

0y · Male·Head injury from non-accidental trauma (forced shaking) occurring on 11 May 2009

Baby R, born at 28 weeks gestation, died of non-accidental head injury sustained on 11 May 2009 when forcefully shaken by a person or persons unknown while in pa…

paediatricsintensive carediagnosticsystem
QLDhome2022-06-30

Tabuai, James Daniel

0y · Male·Acute traumatic head injury (non-accidental)

A 7-month-old child died from acute traumatic head injury sustained from non-accidental blunt force. Clinical lessons include: medical staff should strongly r…

general practiceemergency medicinecommunicationdelay
QLDhome2006-07-28

Vidler-Cumming, Liam Richard

0y · Male·Global hypoxic brain necrosis as a result of non-accidental violent shaking of t…

Liam Richard Vidler-Cumming, a three-month-old, died from global hypoxic brain necrosis resulting from non-accidental violent shaking (shaken baby syndrome). He was examined by a neurosurgeon, Dr C., at 9:30am and appear…

paediatricsneurosurgery
VIChome2016-10-28

Finding into death of Zane Bradbury

3y · Male·Head injury resulting from blunt force trauma

Zane Bradbury, age 3 years 11 months, died from a catastrophic head injury resulting from being thrown by Brok Hughes during physical punishment at home in Glenroy, Victoria o…

cannabis
TAShome2025-08-28

Coroner's Finding: de-identified XY

10y · Male·catastrophic brain injury with multiple brain bleeds

A 10-month-old child died from catastrophic brain injury with multiple brain bleeds inflicted by their mother's boyfriend during an episode of care at home. The pe…

paediatricsneurosurgery
WAcommunity2005-06-30

Inquest into the Death of William Hoani Webster

37y · Male·Chest Injury (including Laceration of the Heart) and Head Injury

…ontrol while colliding with another vehicle. He crashed into scrub and a signpost, sustaining severe chest injury with laceration of the heart and severe head injury. His helmet was found undone some distance away, sugge…

carbamazepine
TAS2021-02-05

Coroner's Finding: Greene, Yvonne Beverley

73y · Female·head injuries suffered in a fall; skull fractures with bruising to the brain and…

…sary celebration. She tripped or lost balance after walking down approximately three of ten stairs, landing head-first and sustaining fatal skull fractures with subarachnoid haemorrhage. Pacemaker data showed brief ventr…

cardiologygeneral practice
TAShome2016-07-22

Coroner's Finding: ADT

0y · Female·subdural haemorrhage, intracranial haemorrhage and oedema caused by severe shaki…

… 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 fever, poor feeding, and loose stools, and i…

neonatologypaediatricscannabis
VIChome2012-07-05

Finding into death of Angela Jade Bannister

1y · Female·Chest injuries

…ed from extensive chest injuries sustained overnight in her mother's care. On 18 July 2008, she had a minor head injury and alleged dog bite at a shopping centre. When examined at hospital, she appeared well with minimal…

emergency medicinepaediatricscommunicationibuprofen
WAhospital2021-02-09

Inquest into the Death of Baby H (Name Subject to Suppression Order)

0y · Female·head and neck injuries

A 4-month-old girl (Baby H) died from head and neck injuries caused by violent shaking inflicted by her mother on 28 May 2017. She had presented to an…

emergency medicinepaediatricsdiagnosticcommunication
WAhospital2020-09-23

Inquest into the Death of PT (Name Subject to Suppression Order)

5y · Female·aspiration of vomit with microscopic early pneumonia, in a child with a history …

A five-year-old girl with cerebral palsy and epilepsy resulting from non-accidental head injuries at two months old died from aspiration of vomit with early pneumonia. Critical lessons: …

paediatricsgeneral practicediagnosticcommunicationtopiramate
QLDhome2010-12-13

King, Brenda Elizabeth

58y · Female·Acute subdural haemorrhage due to blunt force trauma to the head

Brenda Elizabeth King, 58, died from acute subdural haemorrhage following blunt head trauma. She had chronic alcoholism and documented history of falls when intoxicated. The coroner could not …

pathologyemergency medicinecommunicationsystemalcohol

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