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56y · Male·Complications of advanced metastatic sigmoid adenocarcinoma in an adult man with…
Wayne Harris was a 56-year-old Aboriginal man with advanced metastatic sigmoid adenocarcinoma who died in prison custody from complications of his terminal cancer. He was incarcerated for 11 years for child sex offences.…
51y · Male·Traumatic brain injuries resulting from blunt head trauma: multiple calvarial an…
Adrian Garcia, 51, died from traumatic brain injuries sustained during an assault in a public park in Sorell, Tasmania on 10 March 2021. He was heavily intoxicated when struck by a baseball bat multiple times by his fian…
61y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage and myocardial infarct
A 61-year-old man with extensive cardiac disease collapsed at a supermarket, striking his head and losing consciousness for less than 10 seconds. Paramedics identified STEMI and administered heparin on advice from Austin…
23y · Male·Blunt force head injury
A 23-year-old man died from blunt force head injury after being struck during a violent altercation outside a Sydney hotel. He fell backwards, striking the back of his head on concrete and suffered multiple intracranial …
65y · Male·Acute on chronic subdural haematoma caused by accidental falls
Steven Basil Bradley, 65, died from acute on chronic subdural haematoma following an unwitnessed fall in hospital. He had metastatic prostate cancer, ischaemic heart disease, and diabetes. On admission for chest sepsis, …
54y · Male·Blunt force head injury due to hit by rock while driving
A 54-year-old Portuguese tourist driving a rental car on the Bruce Highway was struck by a rock that penetrated the windscreen while overtaking a heavy vehicle. The rock, approximately 190mm x 160mm, had become lodged be…
28y · Male·Traumatic intracranial haemorrhage sustained in an unwitnessed fall
A 28-year-old man died from traumatic intracranial haemorrhage following an unwitnessed fall at his apartment building. He had been heavily intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.27 g/100mL, cocaine positive) at a social event and…
74y · Female·Non traumatic intracerebral haemorrhage with further deterioration post medical …
Dorothy Simm, a 74-year-old woman, died from intracerebral haemorrhage with post-operative deterioration following participation in the EVACUATE trial at Monash Medical Centre. She presented with acute right parietal int…
0y · Male·Complications following forceps delivery
A 3-day-old neonate died from complications of instrumental forceps delivery, specifically subgaleal haemorrhage with associated skull fracture and intracranial bleeding. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) complex fo…
80y · Female·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)
An 80-year-old woman died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision after likely experiencing a seizure or similar medical episode while driving. She had a history of traumatic brain injury from 1972 and a doc…
43y · Female·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured berry aneurysm
Trina McGrady, a 43-year-old Goomeroi woman, died from subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured berry aneurysm on 15 September 2020. She had been admitted to John Hunter Hospital following incidental discovery of two l…
54y · Male·Glioblastoma
Benjamin Goossens, a 54-year-old man in custodial supervision for a prior forensic mental health matter, died from glioblastoma at Austin Hospital following palliative care. He had a Grade 2 glioma identified in 2010 tha…
55y · Male·Complications of traumatic head injury sustained in a workplace incident (pallia…
David Klingberg, a 55-year-old experienced pile testing engineer, died from traumatic head injury sustained when an auxiliary line hook on a piling rig struck him in the face at a construction site. The hook became jamme…
76y · Female·Head injury comprised of subdural haematoma, subarachnoid haemorrhage with brain…
A 76-year-old woman died from complications of a severe head injury sustained in a motor vehicle collision. She was initially managed conservatively at a regional hospital, but her condition deteriorated markedly at 9pm …
66y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
A 66-year-old cyclist was struck and killed from behind by a driver with left absolute homonymous hemianopia (left-sided visual field loss) who was not scanning to compensate for his disability. The driver had suffered a…
73y · Male·Complications of cervical fractures and spinal injury (operated), sustained in a…
A 73-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, cardiac disease, liver cancer) slipped on wet tiles outside McDonald's and sustained cervical and thoracic spine fractures with spinal cord injury. Attending param…
0y · Female·Unascertained
A 9-month-old girl died suddenly on 23 July 2018 following multiple head injuries from blunt force trauma sustained shortly before death. She had presented to medical practitioners multiple times in the preceding weeks w…
30y · Male·Acute pneumonia and multi-organ failure, due to or as a consequence of traumatic…
Faysal Ishak Ahmed, a 30-year-old Sudanese refugee, died from traumatic brain injury sustained in a fall down stairs at Manus Island Regional Processing Centre on 22 December 2016. He collapsed and fell while alone, like…
10y · Male·catastrophic brain injury with multiple brain bleeds
A 10-month-old child died from catastrophic brain injury with multiple brain bleeds inflicted by their mother's boyfriend during an episode of care at home. The perpetrator violently shook the infant, thrust his finger i…
86y · Male·Complications of blunt force trauma in a man with cardiac amyloidosis and athero…
An 86-year-old man with dementia, cardiac amyloidosis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease died from complications of blunt force trauma sustained in an assault by his adult son. The deceased had been diagnosed wit…
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