64 results for “thoracic trauma”
Male·Multiple injuries including thoracic vertebral fracture and blunt trauma of thor…
…a right turn. Despite wearing a seatbelt, it was not correctly fitted at the time of impact. He sustained thoracic vertebral fracture and blunt trauma to thorax, abdomen and pelvis, dying two days later at Royal Hobart H…
Male·transected thoracic aorta; chest injuries sustained in single motor vehicle coll…
Dean Moses Rapana died from a transected thoracic aorta sustained in a single-vehicle motor collision on King Island, Tasmania. He was a passenger not wear…
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 …
27y · Female·Gunshot wound to the chest
…cending stairs, striking Ms Jovanovic who was at the top of the stairwell. The bullet caused catastrophic thoracic injury with blood accumulation compressing the heart and lungs, leading to death at Gold Coast University…
Female·Multiple injuries due to or as a consequence of a motor vehicle collision
…ra sustained fatal basal skull fractures with brainstem laceration. Samantha Yates sustained a transected thoracic aorta and base of skull fracture, both immediately fatal injuries. The driver pleaded guilty to dangerous…
16y · Male·Traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta
A 16-year-old male died from traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta following a motor vehicle collision. The vehicle left the road and struck…
Male·sternum, rib and thoracic spine fractures, haemothorax and mediastinal haemorrha…
Stewart James Quirk died from thoracic trauma sustained in a motor vehicle collision on 13 October 2020. He was driving a van while speaking on …
62y · Female·multiple spinal injuries sustained when struck by a motor vehicle
…ical lessons: this is a non-medical death but illustrates the catastrophic consequences of head and spinal trauma from high-energy blunt force. The post-mortem revealed transection of the mid-thoracic spinal cord, trauma…
75y · Male·blunt trauma of the thorax sustained in a single motor vehicle crash
A 75-year-old male died from blunt thoracic trauma sustained in a single-vehicle motor crash. He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collis…
20y · Male·stab injury to the back
A 20-year-old male died from exsanguination due to a stab wound to the back sustained during an organised group fight. The injury penetrated the lung and involved medium calibre pulmonary vessels. Despite immediate emerg…
27y · Male·Multiple high velocity injuries including thoracic aorta rupture
Sashant Sigdel, a 27-year-old motorcyclist, died from multiple high-velocity injuries including thoracic aorta rupture following a motor vehicle collision on 30 March 2022. Mr Sigdel was lawfully riding his mot…
55y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
…injuries, underwent neurosurgery for subdural haematoma and brain drainage, plus orthopaedic fixation for thoracic spine injury. Despite ICU care, he developed progressive brain swelling with signs of herniation and died…
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…
59y · Male·Gunshot wound to the chest, with projectile entering the left flank between ribs…
Gary Allibon, a 59-year-old armoured car security officer, was fatally shot during an armed robbery at Darling Park Building, Sydney on 7 June 2010. He sustained a single unsurvivable gunshot wound to the chest (entry le…
38y · Male·Single stab wound to the chest (cause inflicted by person unknown)
A 38-year-old man died from a single stab wound to the chest that penetrated his heart, suffered during a street altercation in Shepparton. The coroner could not definitively determine who inflicted the fatal wound despi…
60y · Female·Penetrating injury of the descending thoracic aorta complicating spinal stabiliz…
A 60-year-old woman died from a penetrating injury to the descending thoracic aorta sustained during spinal stabilisation surgery for a T12 burst fracture. During pedicle cannulation,…
19y · Male·traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta with bilateral haemothoraces
A 19-year-old experienced motorcycle racer died from traumatic aortic rupture and bilateral haemothoraces after colliding with a concrete wall at 100 km/h at a racing…
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 minor crash, assessed by paramedics who found normal …
21y · Male·crush asphyxia
…lation. Key clinical lessons: recognise furniture-related crush injuries present with asphyxia and severe thoracic trauma; ensure rapid resuscitation and assessment of crush injury severity. Prevention requires secure fu…
45y · Female·hypoxic brain injury following hemopneumothorax resulting from a stab wound to t…
…diagnosed during prolonged resuscitation. Hypoxic brain injury resulted. Expert evidence established that thoracic stab wounds mandate chest X-ray and observation admission. While death might not have been prevented even…
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