19 results for “splenic rupture”
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…
Male·ruptured spleen
Christopher Mark Lane, an experienced off-road motorcycle rider, died from a ruptured spleen sustained when his motorcycle struck a log on a beach near Trial Harbour, Tasmania, during an org…
43y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to traumatic rupture of splenic blood vessels du…
… disease requiring wheelchair mobility and residential care, died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to splenic vessel rupture following a fall in his bathroom on 24 February 2007. He was missed from the disability ca…
44y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism in a woman with likely myeloproliferative neoplasm
…n, knee pain) underwent elective sleeve gastrectomy for weight loss. Nine days post-op she presented with splenic rupture requiring emergency surgery. She subsequently developed portal vein thrombosis and was anticoagul…
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…
31y · Female·Ruptured splenic artery aneurysm with extensive retroperitoneal and intraperiton…
…e unremarkable. After discharge that evening, she collapsed the following morning and was found to have a ruptured splenic artery aneurysm, a rare but recognised pregnancy complication. The coroner found her initial ass…
45y · Male·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to ruptured spleen due to splenomegaly due to ci…
…n, a 45-year-old man with cirrhosis and severe splenomegaly, died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to ruptured spleen while in custody. He collapsed in prison after sustaining possible rib injuries from boxing/exerc…
70y · Male·haemoperitoneum and ruptured spleen following colonoscopy
Alan Stewart, aged 70, died from a ruptured spleen about 24 hours after an elective colonoscopy at Royal Melbourne Hospital. The splenic injury resu…
25y · Female·ruptured splenic artery aneurysm with haemorrhage and internal blood loss
…night but experienced recurrent severe pain at 3am and ultimate catastrophic collapse at 10:45am due to a ruptured splenic artery aneurysm. The diagnosis was only suspected when she was in extremis and could not be conf…
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…
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…
35y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage caused by ruptured spleen
…algesics and antimetics, and advised chest X-ray without hospital referral. The patient had a subcapsular splenic haematoma which ruptured 13 hours later causing massive abdominal haemorrhage and death. Critical failing…
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. H…
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.
42y · Female·hypovolaemic shock due to an acute ruptured subcapsular splenic haematoma in the…
Eve Brown, a 42-year-old Aboriginal woman, died of hypovolaemic shock from a ruptured splenic haematoma in the context of urosepsis at a regional hospital. She presented with UTI symptoms an…
44y · Female·haemoperitoneum due to ruptured splenic subcapsular haematoma in the setting of …
… fractures and other injuries. She was discharged from hospital on 20 June after imaging did not reveal a ruptured spleen. That evening, in severe pain and distress, she called 000. An ambulance was initially dispatched…
25y · Male·Internal injuries caused when he was struck by a vehicle driven by Nicholas Cass…
A 25-year-old man was struck from behind by an intoxicated driver on a poorly lit rural road and died from massive blunt force trauma. The driver fled, moved the body to a different location, and engaged in elaborate obs…
31y · Male·Chest injuries (principal cause) with autism and epilepsy as underlying causes
Stuart Lambert, a 31-year-old man with cerebral palsy, autism, and epilepsy, died from chest injuries sustained at his carer's semi-rural residence. He collapsed during or after a seizure and experienced multiple rib fra…
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 trauma, he underwent surgery and was eventually transferred to a…
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