Coronial

130 results for severe traumatic brain injury

TAShospital2024-11-05

Coroner's Finding: de-identified HN

16y · Male·severe traumatic brain injury

A 16-year-old male died from severe traumatic brain injury sustained when struck by a motor vehicle while riding an unlit, unmaintained scoote…

neurosurgerytrauma surgery
TAShome2022-05-18

Coroner's Finding: Masters, Shane Anthony

40y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) resulting from post-traumatic brain …

Shane Masters died from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) 12 years after sustaining a severe traumatic brain injury at work. On 19 May 2008, a hydraulic jack dislodged while repairing a fully loaded …

neurosurgeryrehabilitation medicinesystemprocedural
VIChospital2024-09-22

Finding into death of Carl Edward Medlyn

51y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to traumatic brain injury arising from a scooter …

A 51-year-old man suffered a severe traumatic brain injury in an electric scooter crash on 14 March 2022 and died from aspiration pneumonia on…

neurosurgerytrauma surgerycannabis
TAS2016-06-29

Coroner's Finding: McDougall, Kirsten

34y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia due to traumatic brain injury

Kirsten McDougall, aged 34, died on 20 July 2015 from aspiration pneumonia, 16 months after suffering severe traumatic brain injury in a single-vehicle motor crash on 7 February 2014 on the Midland Highway in Tasman…

VIChospital2025-08-22

Finding into death of Melanie Ranken

33y · Female·Respiratory sepsis in a woman with an acquired brain injury

Melanie Ranken, a 33-year-old woman with acquired brain injury from a 2017 motor vehicle accident and post-traumatic epilepsy, died from respiratory sepsis second…

respiratory medicineinfectious diseases
TAS2021-11-15

Coroner's Finding: Pearce, Jayden John

18y · Male·Severe traumatic brain injury sustained in motor vehicle collision due to driver…

An 18-year-old male died from severe traumatic brain injury sustained in a motor vehicle collision on 25 December 2018. He was a front-seat pas…

methamphetamine
VICcommunity2016-08-31

Finding into death of Leigh Joseph Riley

30y · Male·Head injury; severe traumatic brain injury with global cerebral ischaemic injury…

Leigh Joseph Riley, a 30-year-old man with intellectual disability and substance abuse history, died from severe head injury following a physical altercation. He was punched in the face by an associate during an argumen…

forensic medicinepathologyalcohol
TAShospital2019-01-21

Coroner's Finding: Brown, Tony David

28y · Male·traumatic brain injury

Tony David Brown, 28, died from traumatic brain injury sustained during an altercation at the Mowbray Hotel in Launceston on 17 July 2013. After b…

emergency medicineneurosurgeryalcohol
TAShome2020-07-17

Coroner's Finding: Thompson, Paul Christopher

57y · Male·acute subdural haematoma, cause undetermined (could result from trauma, fall, se…

Paul Thompson, aged 57, died from acute subdural haematoma (brain bleeding). He was found unresponsive after an evening of heavy alcohol consumption with his housemate Lawr…

forensic medicineneurologydelayalcohol
TAShospital2018-11-19

Coroner's Finding: Williams, Michael David

29y · Male·Head injury following an assault; subdural haemorrhage, cerebral contusions and …

Michael David Williams, aged 29, died from head injury sustained in an unlawful assault at Stainforth Court on 18 February 2011. After spending time drinking wit…

emergency medicineneurosurgery
TAShospital2024-07-11

Coroner's Finding: Fletcher, Errol Adrian

74y · Male·traumatic closed head injuries

Errol Adrian Fletcher, a 74-year-old man, died from traumatic closed head injuries sustained when struck by a vehicle while crossing a service station driveway in Huo…

trauma surgeryintensive care
VIChospital2021-11-16

Finding into death of Ratko CRNIC

85y · Male·Traumatic head injury: severe blunt force head trauma with occipital load impact…

An 85-year-old man died from traumatic brain injury sustained during a neighbourhood dispute on 30 November 2020. After police declined to atte…

emergency medicineneurosurgery
NThospital2015-07-31

Inquest into the death of Dennis Wurramarrba

28y · Male·Multiple injuries following a motor vehicle crash while concurrently suffering f…

A 28-year-old Aboriginal man died from severe traumatic brain injury following a high-speed motor vehicle crash. He was unlicensed, driving another's ve…

general surgeryneurosurgeryalcohol
VIC2013-06-24

Finding into death of John William McPherson

52y · Male·Unascertained causes; likely drowning in the Latrobe River

…herson, age 52, disappeared in November 1960 while disposing of rubbish at a local tip. He had sustained a severe head injury from a fall 2 years earlier, after which family members noted significant personality and beha…

WAhospital2020-11-20

Inquest into the Death of Trent Nathaniel ROBERTSON

44y · Male·head and neck injuries with terminal palliative care

Trent Robertson, 44, died from severe head and neck injuries sustained in a high-speed motorcycle crash on 27 May 2018 after evading a brief pol…

trauma surgeryintensive care
SAhospital2005-04-05

Coroner's Finding: HOLLENS Christopher

44y · Male·aspiration pneumonia

Christopher Hollens, a 44-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, traumatic brain injury, spastic paraparesis, and epilepsy, died of aspiration pneumonia after a 15-day admission t…

psychiatrygeneral medicinephenytoin
WA2016-10-18

Inquest into the Death of Giovani Wade RYAN

15y · Male·Severe traumatic brain injury resulting from motor vehicle crash

Giovani Wade Ryan, 15 years old, died from severe traumatic brain injury sustained when the stolen panel van in which he was a front seat passenger rolled a…

emergency medicineintensive carealcohol
WAhospital2016-12-02

Inquest into the Death of Jason Barry WINCHESTER

34y · Male·Complications of head injury sustained in motorcycle crash

A 34-year-old man died from complications of severe traumatic brain injury sustained in a motorcycle crash on 11 November 2013, with death occurring 2.5 month…

trauma surgeryneurosurgerymethamphetamine
NThospital2024

Inquest into the death of Road Death 35 of 2024

20y · Female·Severe traumatic brain injury sustained in a pedestrian versus motor vehicle col…

…an intoxicated male driver (BAC 0.158%) travelling at 74 kph in a 60 kph zone. She suffered catastrophic traumatic brain injury and was declared brain dead four days later. Two other drivers successfully avoided her on …

emergency medicineneurosurgery
SAhospital2002-07-05

Coroner's Finding: BARBER Jason Troy

20y · Male·Closed head injury

Jason Troy Barber, aged 20, died from severe closed head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on 3 October 2000. He had been driving a stole…

trauma surgeryneurosurgeryalcohol

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