36 results for “heroin intoxication”
56y · Male·consequences of a physical struggle in the setting of injecting drug use (heroin…
…of the physical struggle occurring in the context of significant complicating factors: injecting drug use (heroin, benzodiazepam, methylamphetamine), undiagnosed and untreated malignant mesothelioma with large pleural ef…
45y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
…shooting was justified under self-defence law. Key clinical lesson: Johnstone was acutely intoxicated with heroin and methamphetamine, displaying impaired cognition and reaction time. His toxicology showed high morphine …
Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collisions
…Rundell killed when his bike collided with another vehicle while evading police under methylamphetamine intoxication; passenger Narrier killed in a head-on collision after 11-minute pursuit; and driver El Bakdadi killed …
44y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to heroin and alcohol toxicity
A 44-year-old male died from hypoxic brain injury caused by heroin and alcohol toxicity following an overdose. He had a history of depression, financial difficulties, and pr…
27y · Male·Not determined; olanzapine toxicity suspected but regarded by expert evidence as…
…he suffered an overdose requiring ICU admission. Despite this critical incident, 20 days later he obtained heroin from outside the hospital and was found intoxicated on the ward evening of 25 February. He died the follow…
45y · Female·mixed drug toxicity including heroin and methylamphetamine
…of substance abuse, violent relationships, and mental health issues, died of mixed drug toxicity including heroin and methylamphetamine on 24 February 2020. Police attended her location after she breached a trespass noti…
33y · Female·heroin toxicity
Yvette Havet, a 33-year-old woman recovering from alcohol and drug addiction, died of heroin toxicity in May 2007. The coroner found that her fiancé administered the lethal injection, though she had …
Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collisions
…not cause or contribute to any death. All drivers made voluntary decisions to evade police despite drug intoxication. Critical lessons include: methamphetamine users pose extreme danger regardless of police presence; ris…
Multiple injuries (all six deceased); underlying drivers intoxicated with methyl…
Six deaths following police pursuits and vehicle intercepts in Western Australia between 2012-2014. Deaths resulted from collisions during or shortly after police operations, with drivers evading police significantly int…
35y · Male·heroin toxicity
Jeffrey Thomas White, 35, died from heroin toxicity while on home detention bail. He had a 13-year history of polysubstance abuse including heroin, a…
41y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (ethanol, amitriptyline, methadone, morphine, diazepam, tema…
Matthew Frandsen, a 41-year-old with longstanding illicit drug and alcohol use disorder, died from mixed drug toxicity involving ethanol, methadone, morphine, amitriptyline, and benzodiazepines. He was found heavily into…
41y · Female·mixed drug and alcohol toxicity
…ise Richards, 41 years old, died from mixed drug and alcohol toxicity on 11 January 2014. She had consumed heroin (evidenced by 6-MAM metabolite), alcohol, benzodiazepines, and other prescription medications. Her boyfrie…
36y · Male·Heroin toxicity
A 36-year-old man with a history of homelessness and intravenous heroin use died from heroin toxicity after overdosing in a public toilet block. Emergency services were called pr…
31y · Male·Mixed alcohol and drug toxicity (heroin, promethazine, benzodiazepines, 3-fluoro…
Benjamin Ralston, 31-year-old, died from mixed alcohol and drug toxicity involving heroin, promethazine, benzodiazepines, and 3-fluoromethamphetamine (3-FA). He was found unresponsive on a street …
17y · Female·Combined Drug Toxicity (heroin, alprazolam and diazepam)
…7-year-old female with complex mental health and substance use disorders died from combined drug toxicity (heroin, alprazolam, and diazepam) following release from youth detention. Despite extensive involvement from drug…
22y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
…to a light fitting. A suicide note was found. The coroner noted the deceased appeared pressured to smuggle heroin for a fellow prisoner and feared consequences if he could not deliver it. The coroner recommended: (1) a c…
Multiple injuries resulting from motor vehicle collisions following police pursu…
This inquest examined six deaths following police pursuits/intercepts in Western Australia between October 2012 and December 2014. Four of five drivers fleeing police were severely methylamphetamine-intoxicated, signific…
31y · Male·Head and chest injury
… had a longstanding history of mental illness, poly-substance abuse including intravenous amphetamines and heroin, chronic suicidal ideation, and multiple psychiatric admissions. On the day of his death, he consumed amph…
27y · Female·mixed methadone and alcohol intoxication
…Aboriginal woman with a history of alcohol and polysubstance use, died from mixed methadone and alcohol intoxication. She consumed an unknown substance from a brown bottle offered by a neighbour on 8 November 2009, then …
17y · Female·mixed drug toxicity
…idly escalated her dose from 35mg to 70mg in five days without assessing previous psychiatric treatment or heroin history. Nicole was taking benzodiazepines, doxepin, and fluoxetine—creating dangerous CNS depression. On …
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