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31y · Male·Coronary artery disease in a man using synthetic cannabinoids
A 31-year-old man with pre-existing coronary artery disease and supraventricular tachycardia died suddenly after smoking synthetic cannabinoids (Cumyl-PeGACLONE) and drinking alcohol at home. He was found unresponsive ap…
64y · Male·Complications of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease following a fall
Ian Gould, a 64-year-old man with a non-MRI compatible pacemaker, presented with vision loss in June 2019. Initial neurological and ophthalmological evaluation was normal; functional visual loss was suspected. He develop…
24y · Female·Cardiac conducting system disease leading to asystole against a background of a …
A 24-year-old woman with complex congenital cardiac disease, cerebral palsy, and hydrocephalus was admitted to a secondary hospital with a respiratory tract infection and bradycardia with left bundle branch block. She de…
27y · Male·Immersion in the setting of a motor vehicle incident
Bradley Dobney, 27, died after his Mercedes vehicle veered off the Western Ring Road at Laverton North on 15 December 2018 and submerged in a dam. He drowned. Investigations excluded mechanical failure, alcohol/drugs, da…
27y · Male·Immersion in the setting of a motor vehicle incident
Jason Gilham, 27, died from immersion when the vehicle he was a passenger in left the Western Ring Road at a bend and became submerged in a dam. The driver (also deceased) had a history of vasovagal syncope investigated …
45y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (methadone, amitriptyline, gabapentin, paracetamol)
A 45-year-old male prisoner died in custody from combined drug toxicity after ingesting methadone, amitriptyline, gabapentin and paracetamol. He had a documented history of hoarding and misusing prescribed medications to…
23y · Male·hypoxic brain injury and bronchopneumonia complicating ligature compression of t…
Jordan Robert Anderson, 23, died by suicide in Hakea Prison through ligature compression of the neck. Critical delays occurred when he was discovered unresponsive: 3 minutes 40 seconds elapsed before his cell door was un…
48y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with acute cardiac event
Richard William Hobbs, aged 48, died from cardiac arrest in custody at Brisbane Correctional Centre on 21 November 2017. He had significant comorbidities including coronary artery disease (recent stent insertion), diabet…
68y · Male·compression of the neck with contributing acute myocardial infarction due to cor…
A 68-year-old Aboriginal man died by hanging in his cell at Yatala Labour Prison on 16 April 2015 while experiencing acute myocardial infarction. He was transferred to Yatala for urgent psychiatric assessment following t…
83y · Female·haemopericardium due to ruptured acute myocardial infarction with underlying cor…
An 83-year-old woman presented to Mersey Community Hospital with vomiting and suspected gastroenteritis. An ECG was performed as a routine process and clearly demonstrated acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)…
47y · Male·organ failure following cardiorespiratory impairment in a man with arteriosclero…
Damien Matthew Purnell, a 47-year-old prisoner with a long history of polysubstance abuse and undiagnosed coronary artery disease, collapsed in his cell after smoking synthetic cannabinoids (Kronic). Despite immediate re…
65y · Male·ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease with contributing acute cholecystitis (…
A 65-year-old man with hypertension presented with acute cholecystitis, underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and initially recovered well. On post-operative day 7, he experienced chest pain radiating to his jaw. Two E…
74y · Male·acute myocardial ischaemia related to stenosis of the right coronary artery
Geoffrey Raymond Murray, aged 74, presented to Launceston General Hospital ED on 24 February 2019 with fever, vomiting and dizziness. After triage at 6:27pm, he waited unattended for over 4 hours without further medical …
57y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained by being struck by a freight train
A 57-year-old man with 28-year history of treatment-resistant schizophrenia died by suicide when he absconded from an acute psychiatric unit and stepped in front of a train. Despite comprehensive psychiatric management i…
31y · Male·Acute Myocardial Infarction
John Pocklington, aged 31, died of acute myocardial infarction while in remand custody. He had a long history of methamphetamine use and untreated cardiac damage. On 28 April 2015, he reported chest pain to a nurse, who …
53y · Male·Coronary artery atherosclerosis and cardiomegaly in a man using synthetic cannab…
A 53-year-old man died of sudden cardiac arrhythmia while travelling on a train. Autopsy revealed coronary artery atherosclerosis and cardiomegaly, with toxicology showing synthetic cannabinoid (Cumyl-PeGACLONE) use. The…
58y · Male·effects of chronic alcoholism
Jonathan Mark Hanckel, aged 58, died from chronic alcoholism complicated by Child C cirrhosis, hepatic encephalopathy, coagulopathy, sepsis, and multiple intracranial haemorrhages. While he sustained a fall on 13 October…
60y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
Christina Maree Chamberlain, aged 60, died when her vehicle drifted across lanes and collided with a tree on Great Alpine Road. She was taking multiple medications including oxycodone, amitriptyline, sertraline, diazepam…
31y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (methadone, fluvoxamine, tramadol, mirtazapine …
Christopher Neil Adams, 31, died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (methadone, fluvoxamine, tramadol, mirtazapine, diazepam) combined with advanced coronary atherosclerotic disease. He had a documented history of opi…
52y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
Hassan Bechara, a 52-year-old prisoner, died from ischaemic heart disease in July 2017. He had complex cardiac history including dilated cardiomyopathy, triple-vessel coronary disease, and previous cardiac procedures. Cl…
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