37 results for “traction”
Unknown·Subgaleal Haemorrhage caused by position of forceps on baby's head together with…
…by forceps delivery — specifically the position of the forceps on the baby's head combined with excessive traction and compression forces applied during delivery. Subgaleal haemorrhage is a serious birth injury involving…
77y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident
… sustained in a motor vehicle collision on a wet highway. Her vehicle was struck by another car that lost traction on the wet road surface while navigating a bend. Police investigation found no mechanical defects, speedi…
62y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a single motor vehicle crash
…) while negotiating a sweeping left-hand curve on wet bitumen in wet weather conditions. The vehicle lost traction, entered an uncontrolled spin, and collided with a large pine tree at approximately 80 km/h. Contributing…
51y · Male·Blunt trauma of the head, neck and chest sustained in a tractor crash (rollover)
…ed on a steep (18-19°), wet, slippery hill while distributing hay. The tractor slid downhill after losing traction, became uncontrollable despite braking attempts, rolled over, and ejected Woolley from the cab. He was no…
23y · Female·Multiple severe traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision
A 23-year-old medical student died from severe traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on a rural road in Tasmania. She lost control of her vehicle on a gravel shoulder while negotiating bends and overco…
Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision
…ng licensed driver, was travelling at approximately 180-200 km/h in an 80 km/h zone when the vehicle lost traction on a bend, crashed through fencing, and struck trees. Both occupants died from multiple injuries sustaine…
25y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
…er found that poor vehicle maintenance (worn tyres with insufficient tread) likely contributed to loss of traction on wet roads. Aaron was not wearing a seatbelt despite being described as pedantic about safety—use of a …
11y · Female·Multiple injuries
… wheel paths (contributing to rear-wheel slide-out), and the truck was unladen (reducing weight-dependent traction). Expert evidence demonstrated that had the driver either travelled at or below the advisory speed limit,…
56y · Female·Multiple injuries including small and large bowel damage, mesenteric damage with…
…assenger in a vehicle driven by her daughter on the Coalfields Highway near Worsley when the vehicle lost traction on loose blue metal aggregate that had been applied during roadworks earlier that day. The vehicle collid…
1y · Female·head injury sustained when the motor vehicle in which she was a passenger was st…
…luding travelling through red lights at excessive speed, driving on incorrect sides of roads, turning off traction control, and breaching minimum gap requirements. While police actions did not directly cause the collisio…
Male·Multiple blunt force injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash
David Kleyn (24) and Luke James Corcoran (27) died in a motor vehicle crash on 5 July 2024 on the Murchison Highway in Tasmania. While returning from work, the Mazda utility Mr Kleyn was driving slid on ice into oncoming…
23y · Male·Drowning
Hajime Nagai, a 23-year-old Japanese tourist, drowned at Salmon Beach, Esperance, Western Australia on 11 March 1995 after slipping from rocks into the sea. Despite multiple attempts to climb back onto rocks, he was repe…
Female·multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
…ertfeger was driving too fast for the prevailing wet weather conditions, which caused her vehicle to lose traction and cross into the opposing lane. Mrs Griffiths was wearing her seatbelt and was not contributory to the …
82y · Male·mechanical asphyxia from being pinned beneath overturned ATV
An 82-year-old man died from mechanical asphyxia after rolling a Polaris side-by-side ATV on a farm. He lost control while moving sheep, collided with a gate and fence, causing the vehicle to roll laterally. He was eject…
49y · Female·Multiple injuries of the brain, chest and abdomen sustained in a motor vehicle c…
This case involves a fatal motor vehicle crash rather than a medical incident. A 49-year-old woman driving a 1993 Mazda lost control on a wet, curved section of road while travelling at excessive speed for conditions (ex…
28y · Male·Blunt force head injury from motor vehicle crash (passenger ejected from rolling…
A 28-year-old Aboriginal male died from blunt force head injury sustained as a passenger in a single-vehicle rollover crash on a dirt road near Wadeye, NT. The unlicensed driver was intoxicated (BAC 0.20%) and lost contr…
22y · Male·Chest injuries
…the rear of Scaturchio's ski while both were turning at the fourth buoy, causing Scaturchio's ski to lose traction and redirect. This placed Scaturchio's ski in the path of Mr Lewis' incoming ski, resulting in an unavoid…
78y · Male·subdural haematoma
…g 45 minutes for a wheelchair-accessible taxi with an estimated 1-1.5 hour wait time. The wheelchair lost traction on the gravel path at a downhill bend, veering off into an embankment where it tipped and landed on him. …
29y · Female·Multiple trunk, pelvic and limb injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash
A 29-year-old woman died in a motor vehicle collision on a Tasmanian highway while holidaying with her husband. The crash was caused by the driver of the opposing vehicle, Storm Tientjes, who had been awake all night, wa…
45y · Female·Multiple injuries (motor vehicle impact — driver)
Nicole Chatfield, 45, died from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision when her car failed to stop at a stop sign and was hit by another vehicle travelling at approximately 80 km/h. She was familiar wit…
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