Deceased
Matthew Winsloe Hinton
Demographics
18y, male
Date of death
2008-11-24
Finding date
2009-12-02
Cause of death
acute multiple drug toxicity
AI-generated summary
Matthew Hinton, an 18-year-old male, died from acute multiple drug toxicity after consuming nine LSD tablets and methamphetamine. Police attended at approximately 5:30am when called to a disturbance, but a critical delay of 54 minutes occurred before an ambulance arrived at 6:19am. The dispatcher (Ms Joyner) cancelled the ambulance at 5:51am despite clear SJA policy requiring dispatch in all cases where location is determined. The ambulance was only re-dispatched after police directly contacted Darwin communications. By hospital arrival at 7:01am, the deceased was dying with multi-organ failure. The coroner found the dispatcher breached mandatory policy, though medical evidence indicated the 54-minute delay was not causative of death given the patient's critical state upon hospital admission.
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