157 results for “chronic alcohol abuse”
42y · Male·unascertained
Anthony Charles Eura, a 42-year-old Aboriginal man with long-standing mental health problems, alcohol and drug dependency, and chronic suicidality, disappeared in November 2006 and is presumed deceased. In t…
24y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by vehicle while lying on roadway
… a vehicle while lying on the roadway in Dandenong, Victoria. He was significantly intoxicated with blood alcohol levels of 0.32 g/100mL. Hospital records documented severe alcohol abuse with six presentations to emerge…
63y · Female·ischaemic heart disease
…a private nursing home where she was detained under a Guardianship Board order. She had a long history of chronic alcohol abuse and cognitive impairment. The coroner found no evidence of inadequate care at the nursing h…
60y · Male·Complications of chronic lung disease (emphysema, foreign body giant cell reacti…
…c 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 hepatic cirrhosis. Post-mortem examination revealed m…
55y · Male·Cardiopulmonary arrest, respiratory failure and chronic obstructive airways dise…
…d, a 55-year-old man with extensive psychiatric history (schizoaffective disorder, substance dependency), chronic obstructive airways disease, and alcohol abuse, died from cardiopulmonary arrest and respiratory failure.…
52y · Male·Head injury sustained in a fall following excessive consumption of alcohol
Kenneth Lister, a 52-year-old man with chronic alcoholism, cirrhosis, thrombocytopenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder, was found deceased at home f…
52y · Male·Drowning in Falcon Bay
Brian Anthony Duffy, a 52-year-old man with multiple serious chronic conditions including osteoarthritis, diabetes, liver dysfunction from alcohol abuse, and peripheral vascu…
45y · Female·combined drug (tapentadol, nortriptyline, venlafaxine, codeine, oxycodone, queti…
…ith significant comorbidities including obesity, obstructive sleep apnoea, COPD, depression, and substance abuse history, died from mixed drug and alcohol intoxication. Toxicology revealed toxic/fatal levels of tapentad…
47y · Female·Traumatic closed head injury likely sustained in a fall from standing
TS, a 47-year-old woman with a 18-year history of anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and severe alcoholism, died from a traumatic closed head injury sustained in a fall from standing. At autopsy, blood alcohol…
52y · Female·hepatic encephalopathy due to Child C cirrhosis of the liver on a background of …
A 52-year-old woman with chronic liver disease from alcohol abuse, diabetes and hepatitis C died from hepatic encephalopathy and cirrhosis…
31y · Male·Head and chest injury
…, Western Australia, on 30 September 2011. He had a longstanding history of mental illness, poly-substance abuse including intravenous amphetamines and heroin, chronic suicidal ideation, and multiple psychiatric admissi…
58y · Female·consequences of acute subdural haemorrhage
…luding her 2014 assault conviction against Bingle and extensive family observations of physical and verbal abuse. Medical examination revealed bruising consistent with blunt trauma to the neck and head, though the exact…
41y · Female·Neck compression and hanging
… mental health conditions including cervical dystonia, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, chronic pain, and alcohol use disorder, died by suicide on 4 November 2022. She presented to Ballarat Hospital ED…
Multiple: pneumonia with cardiomyopathy (Kugena female); septic shock from pneum…
…inquests into six Aboriginal deaths in Ceduna, South Australia between 2004-2009. All deceased had severe alcohol addiction and comorbidities including pneumonia, cardiomyopathy, liver disease, and seizures. Deaths resu…
40y · Male·aspiration pneumonitis with acute alcoholic hepatitis, pancreatitis, mixed drug …
Trent Ian Johnston, a 40-year-old man with a history of chronic paranoid schizophrenia, alcohol and substance abuse, died from aspiration pneumonitis complicated by mixe…
70y · Female·end stage dementia
…roconvulsive therapy (15 sessions) without clear benefit. Her high benzodiazepine tolerance from previous alcohol abuse complicated medication optimisation. She was eventually transferred to the geriatric ward for palli…
54y · Male·Unknown - death established on balance of probabilities but manner and cause und…
A 54-year-old man with major depressive disorder, chronic suicidality, and alcohol abuse was discharged from psychiatric hospital on 23 April 2014 while remaining …
68y · Female·chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Ms Sniecikowska, a 68-year-old Polish-speaking woman with severe COPD, chronic alcoholism, cognitive impairment, and significant social isolation, was admitted to hospital for acute CO…
51y · Female·Unintentional prescription drug poisoning due to central nervous system depressi…
A 51-year-old woman with chronic pain, depression, and longstanding medication misuse died from unintentional prescription drug poisoning.…
36y · Male·Hanging
…with rape offences and was subject to bail conditions including electronic monitoring and abstinence from alcohol and non-prescribed drugs. Despite these conditions, toxicology revealed alcohol and cannabis in his syste…
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