Deceased
K M
Demographics
18y, male
Date of death
2023-04-27
Finding date
2024-03-13
Cause of death
Drug toxicity (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA), methylone)
AI-generated summary
An 18-year-old male died from drug toxicity (MDMA and methylone) following ingestion at a music festival. He collapsed 4 hours after consuming three MDMA capsules over one hour, suffered cardiac arrest at the festival medical tent, and was resuscitated for 17 minutes before hospital transfer. Despite appropriate emergency care including CPR, defibrillation, intubation, and ICU management, he developed severe metabolic derangement and brain death by day 5. The coroner found medical care at the festival and hospital appropriate. The primary preventable element identified was lack of drug checking services that could have identified the presence of methylone (a synthetic cathinone) and warned of overdose risks, potentially enabling informed safer choices about drug use.
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