15 results for “chronic petrol sniffing”
29y · Male·hydrocarbon inhalation/asphyxia
A 29-year-old Aboriginal man died from hydrocarbon inhalation and asphyxia after placing a petrol-filled tin tightly over his nose and mouth. The death occurred in a remote Aboriginal community where petr…
Male·Suffocation as a result of acute petrol vapour inhalation
Three Aboriginal males died from acute petrol vapour inhalation while sniffing in remote Northern Territory communities. Napthan Presley (14 years, Will…
29y · Male·inhalation of petrol (hydrocarbon inhalation) causing respiratory depression wit…
Three Aboriginal men aged 25-29 years died from petrol inhalation in identical circumstances over 1999-2001, each found face-down in bed with a shaped petrol can…
19y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
…ears, died on 22 May 2003 by hanging from playground equipment at Indulkana Community while intoxicated by petrol sniffing. He had been sniffing petrol since early adolescence and was angry and upset that day, having bee…
25y · Female·inhalation of petrol (hydrocarbon inhalation)
This is a complex coroner's inquest into three Aboriginal deaths from petrol inhalation on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands. Kunmanara Hunt, age 25, died on 27 January 2001 after inhal…
Unknown·Multiple causes including neck compression due to hanging (Ward, Ryan, Cooper) a…
…nging (three cases) and exposure with complications. Kunmanara Ward died by hanging while intoxicated with petrol; Kunmanara Ken died from exposure in context of severe petrol-sniffing-induced brain damage after inadequa…
27y · Male·hydrocarbon inhalation
This inquest involved three deaths from petrol inhalation (1999-2001) on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands. All three deceased were chronic sniffers (10+ y…
18y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to neck compression from hangi…
…18-year-old Aboriginal man died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest from hanging. He had a chronic petrol-sniffing habit and was acutely intoxicated on petrol when he hanged himself after a police inciden…
Male·Kunmanara Ward: neck compression due to hanging; Kunmanara Ken: exposure in cont…
… Lands between May 2003 and March 2004. Three deaths were by hanging, one by exposure. All deaths involved petrol sniffing as a contributing factor or context, except Kunmanara Ryan. Key systemic failures identified incl…
Unknown·Multiple causes: hanging (three cases); exposure in context of organic brain dam…
…Australia. Three deaths were by hanging (ages 19, 25, 27); one by exposure (age 35). Deaths were linked to petrol sniffing (chronic substance abuse causing severe neurological damage), mental health issues, and systemic …
Unknown·Multiple; Kunmanara Ward: neck compression due to hanging; Kunmanara Ken: exposu…
…antjatjara Lands between May 2003 and March 2004. Ward (19) and Ryan (25) died by hanging with evidence of petrol intoxication. Ken (35) died from exposure after wandering away from care; he had severe brain damage from …
24y · Male·inhaled solvent toxicity (from petrol sniffing)
Edward James Laurie, a 24-year-old man with chronic petrol sniffing addiction since age 10 and underlying mental health issues including psychosis, died from…
14y · Male·Loss of blood arising from incised wound to the left arm (cubital fossa)
A 14-year-old Aboriginal petrol sniffer brought to a remote outstation (Ilpurla) without pre-arrangement died from massive haemorrhage fol…
Male·Ashton Michael Sunfly: ligature compression of the neck (hanging); Mitchell Nana…
…nt due to truancy, unemployment, mental health issues, and substance abuse. The fifth death resulted from chronic petrol sniffing. The coroner identified school truancy as an early warning indicator of life trajectory o…
52y · Male·clozapine toxicity
Andrew Kiltie, 52-year-old Aboriginal man, died from clozapine toxicity on 26 December 2007. He had been on clozapine 400mg daily for 5 years with significant clinical benefit for aggressive behaviour and psychosis, enab…
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