121 results for “spinal injury”
84y · Male·Complications of gout and old spinal injury, cause unknown
An 84-year-old male prisoner with multiple comorbidities (gout, spinal cord injury, renal impairment, cardiac failure) presented with chest infection, abdominal pain, and urinar…
73y · Male·Complications of cervical fractures and spinal injury (operated), sustained in a…
…r cancer) slipped on wet tiles outside McDonald's and sustained cervical and thoracic spine fractures with spinal cord injury. Attending paramedics failed to follow Ambulance Victoria spinal injury guidelines, treating i…
60y · Male·Neck injury, specifically fracture of the odontoid peg of the second cervical ve…
…mbe, a 60-year-old man, died from a fractured odontoid peg of the second cervical vertebra with associated spinal cord damage sustained during a physical altercation at a family birthday party. The injury caused immediat…
74y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis in the setting of re…
…74-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis following a cervical spinal fracture. He presented to rural ED with mental health concerns, was restrained by security guards after br…
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…
50y · Male·Complications of urosepsis in the setting of T3/4 paraplegia
George Mavraganis, a 50-year-old man with T3/4 paraplegia from a childhood injury, was residing in supported accommodation. He had a chronic indwelling urinary catheter with recurrent infe…
62y · Female·multiple spinal injuries sustained when struck by a motor vehicle
…t was struck by a motor vehicle while walking on Montrose Road, Tasmania, sustaining catastrophic multiple spinal injuries and dying instantly. The driver was travelling at 77 km/h in a 50 km/h zone, exceeding the critic…
36y · Male·Traumatic brain injury, spinal cord infarction at level T6-conus and recurrent p…
…ally required and lacked vigilance in checking for oncoming traffic. The deceased suffered traumatic brain injury, spinal cord infarction, and multiple thoracic injuries including transected aorta and ruptured diaphragm.…
49y · Male·complications of a cervical spine injury
…y, and self-harm, fell from his bed during sleep on 24 September 2017, sustaining a serious cervical spine injury (C4-C5 with canal stenosis). He lay on the floor for over 9 hours before discovery. Although anterior cerv…
43y · Male·Complications of neck injury; specifically extensive brainstem infarction second…
…Strickland, an experienced Harley Davidson rider, died from brainstem infarction following severe cervical spinal injury sustained in a motorcycle crash on Julimar Road, Western Australia. He failed to negotiate a tighte…
67y · Male·Complications of pressure ulcers in the setting of a thoracic vertebral fracture…
Michael Young, 67, died from pressure ulcer complications following a spinal injury sustained during a CT scan on 3 January 2023. He had fallen from his wheelchair at home and present…
62y · Male·respiratory failure secondary to high cervical cord injury (C3/4 and C7/T1 fract…
William Bernard Brown, a healthy 62-year-old, died from respiratory failure secondary to cervical spinal cord injury after being struck by a falling branch from an African Mahogany tree at a golf course. Six day…
84y · Male·Pneumonia complicating fractured cervical spine in the setting of fall
…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 monitoring of respiratory function and conservative treatment wi…
31y · Male·sepsis due to urosepsis and pneumonia on a background of C3 incomplete tetrapleg…
…ibuted to complications of long-term indwelling bladder catheterisation, a known risk factor for sepsis in spinal cord injury patients. The expert specifically commended Prince of Wales Hospital staff for excellent end-o…
29y · Male·Blunt head and neck injuries sustained in an unintentional motor vehicle acciden…
A 29-year-old man sustained severe blunt head and cervical spinal cord injuries in a motor vehicle accident. He remained unconscious with high intracranial pressure and C5 …
33y · Male·Head, chest, and spinal injuries from motorcycle crash
A 33-year-old male died from head, chest, and spinal injuries sustained in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash. He was disqualified from driving, travelling at e…
80y · Male·haemorrhagic stroke caused by Staphylococcus aureus sepsis due to L4/5 discectom…
An 80-year-old man underwent elective microdiscectomy for spinal pain in April 2023. In late June, he developed a wound infection with Staphylococcus aureus causing discit…
78y · Female·multi-organ failure due to haemorrhage into the abdomen, pelvis and retroperiton…
…ndary to intra-abdominal and retroperitoneal haemorrhage following extensive anterior and posterior lumbar spinal fusion surgery. The patient had multiple comorbidities, previous spinal surgery with persistent pain, oste…
37y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury complicating cardiorespiratory arrest during manual removal…
…ollowing vaginal delivery and delayed placental separation, manual removal of placenta was performed under spinal anaesthesia. The patient suffered sudden cardiorespiratory arrest with profound ST changes and ventricular…
72y · Male·Upper cervical spine injury sustained in a fall from a ladder
…ered a fall from a 3-metre ladder during home garden maintenance, sustaining a severe upper cervical spine injury (C2 fracture with high spinal cord haemorrhage) that was deemed non-survivable. He died 2 days later in IC…
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