Coronial

12 results for petrol sniffing disorder

NThome2005-10-10

Inquest into the death of Kumanjay Presley, Kunmanara Coulthard and Kunmanara Brumby

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…

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SAhome2002-09-06

Coroner's Finding: HUNT Kunmanara

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…

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SA2005-03-14

Coroner's Finding: Ward Kunmanara

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…

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NThome2017-06-15

Inquest into the death of Edward Laurie

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 inhaled…

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SAhome2002-09-06

Coroner's Finding: KEN Kunmanara (2)

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…

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SAcommunity2005-03-14

Coroner's Finding: Cooper Kunmanara

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…

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SAcommunity2005-03-14

Coroner's Finding: Ward Kunmanara

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 …

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SAcommunity2005-03-14

Coroner's Finding: Ryan Kunmanara

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 …

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WAcommunity2011-10-21

Inquest into the Death of Balgo

Male·Ashton Michael Sunfly: ligature compression of the neck (hanging); Mitchell Nana…

…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 off-track…

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QLDcommunity2015-06-09

JE and JJ, two 16 year old boys

16y · Male·Hanging (ligature compression of neck)

…s during a suicide cluster in Mackay, Queensland in 2008. JE's death was impulsive, occurring after paint sniffing and alcohol use combined with acute anger from assault by his sister. JJ's death followed deliberate idea…

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SAcommunity2011-05-12

Coroner's Finding: KILTIE Andrew

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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NT2016-06-08

Inquest into the death of Madeline Downman

17y · Female·self-inflicted hanging

… four years of unstable placements (26 total) and fragmented mental health care. Despite evidence of mood disorder and suicide risk, she disengaged from psychological counselling in January 2014 and refused further treat…

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