52y · Male·Left chest cavity and abdominal cavity haemorrhage due to multiple rib fractures…
…t chest and abdominal cavity haemorrhage) following a motorcycle accident with multiple rib fractures and splenic laceration. He initially appeared to recover with conservative management but deteriorated on day 2, deve…
70y · Male·haemoperitoneum secondary to ruptured spleen following colonoscopy
Alan Edward Stewart, aged 70, died from haemoperitoneum due to splenic rupture following routine colonoscopy at Royal Melbourne Hospital on 15 August 2018. The splenic injury w…
56y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to splenic rupture due to blunt force injury to …
David Michael Clarke, aged 56, died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to splenic rupture following blunt force injury to his back. The fatal injury occurred after he was kicked by Jeffre…
70y · Male·haemoperitoneum and ruptured spleen following colonoscopy
…died from a ruptured spleen about 24 hours after an elective colonoscopy at Royal Melbourne Hospital. The splenic injury resulted from mechanical trauma during the procedure—an extremely rare complication that can occur…
40y · Male·Single gunshot wound to the shoulder, chest and abdomen
…rnal injuries including damage to the left lung, diaphragm, stomach, pancreas, small intestine, liver and splenic vein. Despite arriving at Royal North Shore Hospital alive and conscious, he died shortly after arrival. …
Male·ruptured spleen
…t, or motorcycle condition. This case illustrates the rapidly fatal nature of major abdominal trauma with splenic rupture and the limited salvageability of such injuries even with prompt CPR initiation in remote setting…
66y · Female·Blood loss due to tearing of the spleen and fractured ribs occasioned by a motor…
Nola Walker, a 66-year-old retired nurse, died from splenic rupture and haemorrhage caused by blunt force trauma from a motor vehicle accident. She was involved in a…
45y · Male·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to ruptured spleen due to splenomegaly due to ci…
…ody. He collapsed in prison after sustaining possible rib injuries from boxing/exercise days earlier. The splenic rupture was either spontaneous or a secondary delayed rupture from minor/silent injury. Expert review fou…
1y · Male·Blunt force abdominal trauma; laceration of spleen with intra-abdominal haemorrh…
A 14-month-old Aboriginal boy died from blunt force abdominal trauma with a splenic laceration on 13 January 2019. He had multiple injuries documented at autopsy including rib fractures, ex…
41y · Male·Multiple injuries to head, trunk and limb sustained in motorised bicycle collisi…
Nathan John Hardie, aged 41, died from multiple injuries sustained in a motorised bicycle collision with a parked truck on 25 May 2021, five days after the accident on 30 April 2021. He was riding an unregistered, unroad…
22y · Female·Traumatic brain injuries: diffuse axonal and intracranial haemorrhagic brain inj…
Macy Jayne Edwards, aged 22, died from traumatic brain injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision on Frankford Road, Tasmania on 28 March 2023. She was driving westbound when her vehicle drifted into the eastbound lan…
33y · Male·Haemoperitoneum secondary to lacerated spleen as a result of peritoneal ascitic …
…with severe alcoholic liver disease (Child-Pugh C) and poor prognosis died from haemoperitoneum following splenic laceration during a diagnostic ascitic tap procedure. Two junior doctors (HMOs/Basic Physician Trainees) …
17y · Unknown·hypoxic brain damage from out of hospital cardiac arrest
…hypoxic brain damage. Contributing factors included his underlying short bowel syndrome, liver/pancreatic/splenic dysfunction from long-term TPN, and possible aspiration or sepsis. Key clinical lessons: early recognitio…
44y · Female·haemoperitoneum due to ruptured splenic subcapsular haematoma in the setting of …
Kylie Cay, a 44-year-old woman, was brutally assaulted by her partner Justin Turner on 18 June 2016, sustaining rib fractures and other injuries. She was discharged from hospital on 20 June after imaging did not reveal a…
40y · Male·Crush injuries from quad bike rollover. Operator (D): bilateral multiple rib fra…
…le operation, illustrates preventable multi-system trauma patterns in crush injuries (traumatic asphyxia, splenic rupture, pulmonary hemorrhage), and highlights the particular vulnerability of child passengers.
17y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage complicating partial pancreatectomy for traumatic pa…
Andrew Gilmore, a 17-year-old fit and well boy, suffered traumatic pancreatic rupture from a football injury on 9 May 2009. Distal pancreatectomy was performed at Alfred Hospital on 11 May. He was discharged to Hosp…
53y · Male·Right ventricular tear due to blunt chest trauma sustained in a motor vehicle in…
…al chest tube thoracostomies, resuscitation, and attempted surgical repair, but the severity of myocardial injury (friable tissue tearing under sutures) was incompatible with survival. The death was primarily attributabl…
30y · Female·Multiple injuries due to motorcycle accident (pedestrian)
Amanda Lee Hirning, 30, died from multiple injuries sustained when struck by a motorcycle while crossing Stanley Street East in East Brisbane. She stepped onto the road 30-40 metres from a traffic light-controlled inters…
49y · Male·multiple injuries
A 49-year-old remand prisoner died from multiple injuries after being pinned between a reversing truck and a coolroom wall in the prison industries yard. The deceased voluntarily offered to guide the truck as it reversed…
20y · Male·anoxic brain injury following cardio-respiratory arrest caused by hypoxia result…
A 20-year-old male died from anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by hypoxia resulting from tracheostomy tube occlusion. After motor vehicle…
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