Deceased
Matthew Ray Atwood
Demographics
22y, male
Date of death
2008-02-11
Finding date
2011-03-04
Cause of death
lacerated right brachial artery following a fall associated with alcohol intoxication
AI-generated summary
A 22-year-old American student died from laceration of the right brachial artery following a fall into glass while intoxicated. After consuming significant quantities of alcohol and cannabis over several hours at social gatherings on campus, he became disoriented while returning to his accommodation at 2:30 am. He fell into a glass door panel of a vacant building, severing an artery. His blood alcohol level was 0.13 g/100 mL (nearly three times the legal driving limit). The coroner found the absence of safety glass in the door was not a breach of building codes at the time, but post-incident, the university replaced over 1,700 glass panels with safety glass. Clinical lessons include recognizing alcohol intoxication risks in young populations, particularly international students unfamiliar with local beverage strength, and implementing environmental safety measures to mitigate injury from falls in intoxicated persons.
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