12 results for “spinal compression fracture”
84y · Male·Pneumonia complicating fractured cervical spine in the setting of fall
…man died from pneumonia and Type 2 respiratory failure nine days after sustaining a severe cervical spine fracture from a fall on a bus. Following the acute traumatic injury, he was appropriately managed in ICU with moni…
76y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with ischaemic heart disease and treated spinal crush …
John Hayle, a 76-year-old with Alzheimer's dementia, ischaemic heart disease, and spinal fractures sustained a T11/12 flexion-distraction fracture on 9 June 2017. Over three weeks, he developed p…
89y · Male·fractured cervical spine (C5 inferior articular process fracture) due to unwitne…
An 89-year-old man with Parkinson's disease fell at home on 16 August 2016, sustaining a cervical spine fracture. Initial CT imaging missed the C5 inferior articular process fracture, reporting only a paraspinal haemat…
29y · Male·Bronchopneumonia complicating neck injuries sustained in a fall, with Coffin-Low…
A 29-year-old man with Coffin-Lowry Syndrome suffered a severe cervical spinal cord injury from a fall at a respite facility. Disability workers found him on the floor but initially int…
65y · Male·Traumatic high cervical spine injury in the setting of frontal head impact in a …
…ion made him highly vulnerable to severe injury from minimal force. The fall caused C2 and C5/6 vertebral fractures with spinal compression and subarachnoid haemorrhage, resulting in respiratory arrest. The coroner found…
92y · Male·heart failure secondary to ischaemic heart disease/arrythmia aggravated by a fal…
…ff had reported maintenance concerns but no written request was submitted. The fall caused cervical spine fractures with epidural haematoma and spinal cord compression, ultimately precipitating fatal heart failure. The d…
54y · Male·Neck injuries sustained in a fall - fracture of the fifth cervical vertebra (car…
Wayne Myhill, aged 54, died from a cervical spine fracture (C5 level) sustained in a fall at his group home in Ararat, Victoria. He had cerebral palsy, intellectual…
51y · Male·metastatic small round cell malignancy (Ewing's Sarcoma)
… in custody. He presented with urinary retention and lower limb weakness in January 2018, underwent urgent spinal decompression surgery, and was subsequently diagnosed with advanced metastatic cancer. Palliative care was…
52y · Female·Spinal injuries sustained in falls in a woman with multiple medical comorbiditie…
…pilepsy, schizophrenia, and multiple comorbidities living in supported disability accommodation, died from spinal injuries sustained in falls. She fell in her bedroom on the afternoon of 7 May 2021 and appeared relativel…
95y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man who has sustained extensive head injury
…ing home. He sustained extensive head injury including subdural and extradural haematoma and C2 vertebral fracture. Despite conservative management due to unfitness for surgery, he developed bronchopneumonia and died. Th…
76y · Male·Chest sepsis in a man with ischaemic heart disease
…epsis and myocardial infarction following a medication dispensing error. After discharge from hospital for spinal compression fractures, a pharmacy error resulted in three medications prescribed to another patient being …
83y · Female·Pneumonia complicating rib and pelvic fractures sustained in the setting of mult…
Margaret Barton, 83, died of pneumonia complicating rib and pelvic fractures from multiple falls. Critical clinical lessons: (1) The Oxazepam regimen directly contributed to her dea…
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