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TAShome2023-08-11

Coroner's Finding: Dobson, Barbara Maree

45y · Female·mixed drug toxicity including heroin and methylamphetamine

Barbara Dobson, a 45-year-old woman with a long history of substance abuse, violent relationships, and mental health issues, died of mixed drug toxicity including heroin and methylamphetamine on 24 February 2020. Police …

emergency medicineforensic medicinedelaysystemheroin
TAShospital2021-02-05

Coroner's Finding: Lattimer, Joseph Aaron

37y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy due to asphyxia from hanging

Joseph Aaron Lattimer, aged 37, presented to the Royal Hobart Hospital Emergency Department at 5:02am on 10 July 2016 in mental health crisis with suicidal ideation, correctly triaged as Category 3 (urgent, requiring ass…

emergency medicinepsychiatrysystemdelayalcohol
WAprison2020-12-03

Inquest into the Death of Macker Joseph DINAH

57y · Male·atherosclerotic heart disease in a man with diabetes mellitus

Macker Joseph Dinah, a 57-year-old Aboriginal man, died suddenly in his prison cell from atherosclerotic heart disease complicated by diabetes mellitus. He had severe coronary artery disease affecting three vessels, prev…

cardiologygeneral medicinecannabis
TAShome2015-03-20

Coroner's Finding: Sterling, William John

60y · Male·Complications of chronic lung disease (emphysema, foreign body giant cell reacti…

A 60-year-old man with severe emphysema, atherosclerotic coronary disease, and secondary pulmonary hypertension died at home. He had a history of heavy smoking, chronic back pain treated with morphine, alcohol abuse, and…

respiratory medicinecardiologymorphine
VICcommunity2011-10-28

Finding into death of Terri Elizabeth Musgrave

51y · Female·toxicity to heroin

Terri Elizabeth Musgrave, a 51-year-old with long-term illicit drug use and prescription medication addiction, died from heroin toxicity. She was involved in a domestic violence incident on 22 September 2010, arrested, h…

forensic medicinetoxicologyheroin
QLDcommunity2008-11-05

Boyd, Melanie Kate

Female·death by drug toxicity

Melanie Boyd, a teenager, died from drug toxicity at an unsupervised youth party where she consumed illicit drugs, prescription medications, and excessive alcohol. The inquest revealed critical failures in recognising he…

emergency medicinetoxicologydelaycommunicationillicit drugs

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