15 results for “thoracic spine fracture”
67y · Male·cervical and thoracic spine injuries sustained in a fall from a mountain bike
Collin Wayne Creely, a 67-year-old experienced mountain biker, died from cervical and thoracic spine injuries sustained in a fall from an e-bike on a black-rated trail at St Helens, Tasmania. The coro…
55y · Male·Head and chest injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash
…d conditions were optimal. Death was almost instantaneous due to unsurvivable injuries including complete thoracic spine transection, multiple rib fractures, and traumatic brain injury. This case highlights the critical …
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 paraspina…
62y · Female·multiple spinal injuries sustained when struck by a motor vehicle
…s of head and spinal trauma from high-energy blunt force. The post-mortem revealed transection of the mid-thoracic spinal cord, traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage, and multiple rib fractures—injuries incompatible with su…
73y · Male·Complications of cervical fractures and spinal injury (operated), sustained in a…
…abetes, cardiac disease, liver 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 …
85y · Female·Staphylococcus bacteremia complicating multiple injuries sustained in a motor ve…
An 85-year-old woman sustained multiple serious injuries (bilateral rib and pelvic fractures, thoracic spine fractures) in a motor vehicle collision on 20 June 2018. She was treated with ICU admiss…
43y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle incident (rider)
…ase highlighting the catastrophic injuries sustained when motorcycles collide with heavy vehicles—multiple spine fractures, skull fractures, subarachnoid haemorrhage, complete midbrain transection, and complete aortic t…
51y · Male·metastatic small round cell malignancy (Ewing's Sarcoma)
Mark Graham Newstead, a 51-year-old man with schizophrenia and untreated hepatitis C, died from metastatic small round cell tumour (Ewing's Sarcoma) while in custody. He presented with urinary retention and lower limb we…
52y · Female·Spinal injuries sustained in falls in a woman with multiple medical comorbiditie…
…very. An unwitnessed fall occurred overnight between 7-8 May resulting in catastrophic cervical and lumbar spine fractures causing quadriplegia. The coroner found no breach of care standards by Burke House staff, noting…
26y · Male·Neck injury from falling glass crate
A 26-year-old labourer died from severe neck trauma when a 1.4-tonne glass crate fell on him during container unloading at a small glass import business. The crate became destabilized while being dragged from a sea conta…
50y · Male·Head injuries as a result of a motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
Van Phuc Nguyen, a 50-year-old man, died from severe head injuries after being struck by an unknown vehicle while walking home from shopping in Inala, Brisbane. The vehicle did not stop at the scene. Despite extensive po…
79y · Female·multiple organ failure sustained from injuries received when struck by a truck a…
Mrs Pamela Bernice Gee, aged 79, died from multiple organ failure following severe injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. She was struck by a refuse truck driven by Eric Flight as she crossed Cattley Street on a…
23y · Female·Multiple injuries from a fall of approximately 30 metres from a cliff to rocks b…
Zoe Woolmer, a 23-year-old tourist, died after falling approximately 30 metres from a cliff ledge at Kestrel Falls in Kings Canyon while being guided by The Rock Tour Company. The tour guide had demonstrated and encourag…
50y · Male·unascertained
Simon Gaskill, aged 50, was found deceased in sand dunes at Ocean Grove Beach in April 2022 after sleeping rough for months. He had been discharged from hospital in December 2021 following treatment for severe alcohol wi…
32y · Female·Bilateral haemothoraces with multiple rib fractures and fracture dislocation of …
… across the highway, was struck by a semi-trailer and died from bilateral haemothoraces with multiple rib fractures. The coroner found her death was suicide rather than accident. Clinical lessons include: recognising hig…
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