48 results for “alcohol dependence and withdrawal”
42y · Male·Unascertained; most likely exposure after wandering in bushland
David Greenwood, a 42-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic alcohol dependence and a chronic chest infection, disappeared from Gindalbie Station near Kalgoorlie on 14 Octobe…
57y · Male·Undetermined; possible sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) with competin…
… competing contributing factors including gastrointestinal haemorrhage, chronic pancreatitis, tuberculosis, and hepatitis C infection. Mr Mansell had a history of acquired brain injury from a 2015 assault requiring cran…
59y · Male·Hanging
Terry Grady, a 59-year-old man with a history of alcohol dependence, depression, and chronic pain, died by suicide in custody at Parklea Correctional Facility on …
48y · Male·Drowning
A 48-year-old man with depression, problematic alcohol use, and recent onset paranoid ideation and auditory hallucinations presented twice to the Emergency Depa…
46y · Female·Hanging
A 46-year-old woman with a history of depression, anxiety, and alcohol dependence died by hanging. She was transported to Box Hill Hospital on 27 January 2016 under Menta…
50y · Male·Unable to be determined
Colin Campbell, a 50-year-old man with a long history of schizophrenia, alcohol dependence, hepatitis C, and cirrhosis, disappeared on 29 May 2015 and is presumed deceased. He was under…
38y · Male·Multidrug toxicity
A 38-year-old man with multiple drug dependencies (alcohol, opioids, benzodiazepines) was admitted to a drug withdrawal facility for assisted detoxification. He rec…
61y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia complicating aorto-femoral bypass surgery for periph…
A 61-year-old man with peripheral vascular disease, alcohol dependence, and heavy smoking history underwent aorto-femoral bypass surgery. Post-operatively he develop…
29y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin and methamphetamine)
A 29-year-old man with a history of heroin and methamphetamine addiction died from mixed drug toxicity. He had suffered a work-related back injury leading…
37y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, clonazepam, amisulpride, olanzapine, h…
…Robb, 37, was admitted involuntarily to Northern Hospital Psychiatric Unit with deteriorating mental health and on a Community Treatment Order. Three weeks after self-discontinuing methadone, the treating team re-commen…
51y · Male·Complications of chronic ethanol use
EH was a 51-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence, liver cirrhosis, and recent hip fracture complications who died at home on 1 November 2022 wh…
36y · Female·Stab wound to the right chest
Amanda Jane Harris, 36, was fatally stabbed by her intimate partner Daniel Eckersley on 7 July 2018 in Cranbourne…
54y · Male·carbon monoxide asphyxia
Dallas Brooks Shrimpton, a 54-year-old man with severe alcohol dependence, chronic depression, and multiple previous suicide attempts, died by carbon monoxide asphyxiat…
59y · Male·Hanging
Paul Hannan, a 59-year-old man with significant alcohol dependence and prior mental health issues including depression, died by hanging in custody at Metropolita…
45y · Male·bronchopneumonia and suppurative bronchitis complicating hypoxic brain damage
Ian McLeod, a 45-year-old lawyer with alcohol dependence and depression, died from hypoxic brain damage and bronchopneumonia following a hanging while …
35y · Male·Unascertained, following autopsy. Likely drowning but circumstances undetermined…
A 35-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence was admitted to the ED with acute alcohol withdrawal and auditory hallucinations. Despite pres…
55y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity due to combination of alcohol and benzodiazepines (oxazep…
Carol Anne Kiley, a 55-year-old woman with chronic back pain, depression, and likely alcohol dependence, died from multiple drug toxicity involving alcohol, oxazepam (toxic level), tema…
Female·Vlasta Wylucki: ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis (previou…
Two women died of natural causes in Queensland police watchhouses but supervisory failures raised serious concerns. Ms Wylucki (50) died from ischaemic he…
27y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds
…ce while assaulting his partner, armed himself with two large knives, advanced towards officers despite commands to drop the weapon, and was shot after a Taser proved ineffective. He had a documented history of ICE depe…
30y · Male·hanging
JC was a 30-year-old with a long history of benzodiazepine dependence and previous psychiatric episodes triggered by withdrawal. He presented to Calvary Mater Hospital after …
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