186 results for “rib fractures”
67y · Male·Pneumonia in the setting of aspiration and posterior rib fractures
…ntellectual disability, dementia, and aspiration risk factors, died from pneumonia complicated by posterior rib fractures of unclear origin. He was found unresponsive at his supported accommodation and could not be resu…
81y · Male·multi-organ failure complicating multiple right-sided rib fractures due to a fal…
An 81-year-old man sustained multiple rib fractures from a 1.5m ladder fall. Initial assessment at a rural hospital on day one was appropriate. Howev…
86y · Male·Left haemothorax complicating rib fractures (not operated), sustained in a fall
James Reilly, 86, fell at home on 8 September 2024 sustaining rib fractures that caused a fatal left haemothorax. Paramedics attended but he declined transfer. When facial d…
91y · Male·The combined effects of chest injuries and old age
…t pain. While imaging revealed abnormalities, ED staff and a junior registrar considered these to be old fractures rather than acute injuries and discharged him with simple analgesia. The senior radiologist's report of …
94y · Female·pneumonia due to traumatic left rib fractures, complicated by malignant left ple…
Mrs Standaloft, aged 94, died of pneumonia due to traumatic left rib fractures complicated by malignant pleural effusion and recurrent lung carcinoma, sustained in an unwitness…
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 …
88y · Male·Tuberculous pneumonia in the setting of multiple rib fractures, osteoporosis and…
…n 88-year-old man with osteoporosis and cachexia, died from tuberculosis pneumonia precipitated by multiple rib fractures. He suffered elder abuse and neglect by his primary carer daughter over months before hospitaliza…
70y · Male·Trauma of the chest and abdomen; severe chest injuries including multiple bilate…
A 70-year-old man died from severe blunt chest and abdominal trauma sustained when the vehicle he was a passenger in left the road and struck a large rock. The driver (his wife) lost control of the vehicle on a clear day…
0y · Female·subdural haemorrhage, intracranial haemorrhage and oedema caused by severe shaki…
…th fever, poor feeding, and loose stools, and investigations revealed extensive brain bleeding and multiple rib fractures. She was transferred to Royal Hobart Hospital ICU but died shortly after parents consented to wit…
61y · Female·Acute renal failure and dehydration in the setting of cirrhosis (secondary to he…
A 61-year-old woman with cirrhosis secondary to hepatitis C sustained rib and clavicle fractures in a motor vehicle collision. She was discharged from the ED after 6 hours despite h…
14y · Male·Undetermined; high suspicion of non-accidental injury, most likely smothering, b…
…ned cause despite autopsy findings highly suggestive of non-accidental injury. He had five partially healed rib fractures (3-6 weeks old) consistent with chest compression/squeezing, facial bruising suggesting possible …
50y · Female·Combined drug toxicity in a woman with tension pneumothorax
…aclofen combined with alcohol. While significantly intoxicated, she likely fell and sustained right lateral rib fractures causing a pneumothorax. The combination of baclofen overdose, alcohol intoxication, and respirato…
72y · Female·Pneumonia in the setting of multiple rib fractures and chronic obstructive pulmo…
…resented to the emergency department on Good Friday with severe (9/10) right-sided chest pain from multiple rib fractures sustained in a fall. She was triaged to Category 5 (least urgent) despite severe pain and high-ri…
79y · Male·Complications of multiple injuries (operated), sustained in a motor vehicle inci…
… would give way based on his mistaken assumption. The collision caused serious injuries including spinal fractures, rib fractures and sternal fractures. The patient underwent surgery but subsequently developed bronchopn…
59y · Female·Complications of blunt force chest injuries with clinically diagnosed Pseudomona…
… 0.096% (moderate intoxication) and told paramedics she was unable to slow down. The crash caused bilateral rib fractures, pulmonary contusions, pneumothorax, and lumbar spine fracture. She developed type 1 respiratory …
76y · Male·right lower lobe pneumonia on a background of frontotemporal dementia, chronic o…
…ntia, COPD, and osteoporosis died of right lower lobe pneumonia following multiple falls causing pelvic and rib fractures at a nursing home. He was admitted to hospital on 9 February 2022 with post-fall pain, sweating, …
4y · Female·hypoxic brain injuries
…nerable families with multiple risk factors (young parents, substance use, domestic violence). The anterior rib fractures, lip/nose injuries, and absence of significant formula aspiration in lungs suggest oxygen restric…
Male·respiratory failure from blunt trauma to the chest sustained in a motor vehicle …
Nigel Douglas Suter died from respiratory failure caused by blunt chest trauma sustained in a motor vehicle crash on 16 April 2021. He collided with a gumtree on Argonaut Road, St Helens, after his vehicle left the road.…
0y · Male·Traumatic head injuries including subdural haemorrhage, intracranial haemorrhage…
…ximately one month apart, with the final injury likely occurring on the day of hospital admission. Multiple rib fractures were also identified at autopsy. All treating medical experts rejected proposed accidental explan…
58y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep venous thrombosis following pelvic trauma
…nuary 2023. She was admitted to Royal Hobart Hospital with multiple injuries including pelvic and sacral fractures, rib fractures, collapsed lung, and bladder rupture. She died two days later on 19 January 2023. The cra…
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