8 results for “thoracic vertebral fracture”
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…
79y · Female·Complications of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (passenger)
…er when her husband's vehicle collided with a stationary car on the Maroondah Highway. She sustained T10 vertebral fracture, multiple rib fractures, hepatic lacerations, and sternal fracture. Subsequent MRI revealed mul…
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 presented to ED with hypotension and back pa…
61y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries sustained in motor vehicle versus cyclist collisio…
A 61-year-old experienced cyclist was struck by a Toyota Landcruiser at a Stuart Highway intersection in Darwin at 5:54 am while riding on the road in dark conditions. Multiple factors compromised visibility: a malfuncti…
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 paraspinal haemat…
84y · Female·Complications of pelvic fractures sustained in a traumatic incident
An 84-year-old woman with dementia died from complications of pelvic fractures sustained when another dementia-affected resident pushed her during an altercation over food in an aged …
25y · Female·Neck compression secondary to hanging
…cumented family violence. She presented to hospital multiple times with injuries consistent with assault (fractured vertebra, hand fractures, bruising) and disclosed physical and sexual abuse. Despite these presentations…
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…
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