6 results for “thoracostomy”
20y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to displacement of tracheostomy and p…
…emergency airway management, failure to use laryngeal mask airway, and failure to perform timely finger thoracostomy significantly contributed to Adam's 46-minute cardiac arrest, hypoxic brain injury, and death. The rigi…
25y · Female·Chest injury in a workplace incident
…red multiple rib fractures, bilateral haemothoraces, and pulmonary artery laceration. Despite emergency thoracostomy and resuscitative thoracotomy at the Alfred Hospital, she could not be revived. The coroner identified …
23y · Male·complications of hypothermia
Vijay Singh, 23, died from complications of hypothermia while trapped in an industrial freezer at his workplace on 28 April 2013. He became stuck operating a forklift in a freezer maintained at minus 20°C. Critical failu…
17y · Male·head injury in a fall from a height
Bailey Blackwell, a 17-year-old Aboriginal man, died from a head injury sustained in a fall from approximately 20 metres at Big Hill near Stawell. While attempting to jump between ledges on an open cliff face, the ground…
71y · Male·Head and neck injury sustained in high-speed motor vehicle collision on racing c…
A 71-year-old experienced motor racing driver suffered fatal head and neck injuries when his Datsun collided with a stalled Lamborghini on the starting grid at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. The driver of the stalled…
44y · Male·gunshot wound to abdomen
A 44-year-old male died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen sustained during a police response to a domestic violence incident. He became aggressive, wielded a knife, and lunged at police after Taser and pepper spray fai…
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