40 results for “substance use concern”
44y · Male·Positional asphyxia
Scott Allen Daniels, a 44-year-old with chronic schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder and substance abuse history, died from positional asphyxia on 17-19 March 2016. He consumed significant alcohol (BAC 0…
3y · Male·Head injury resulting from blunt force trauma
…l lessons include recognition that multiple bruises inconsistent with the reported mechanism should raise concern for non-accidental injury. The paramedics appropriately called police due to inconsistencies. The death w…
20y · Male·pulmonary oedema due to acute on chronic heart failure resulting from dothiepin …
…ue to acute-on-chronic heart failure resulting from dothiepin overdose. He had complex mental health and substance use issues dating back to age 16. He was prescribed dothiepin 300mg daily by a psychiatrist—well above t…
38y · Female·mixed drug toxicity (lethal level of dothiepin, potentially lethal level of morp…
…temazepam) and dothiepin (a tricyclic antidepressant) over four years, despite knowing she continued heroin use. The coroner found the prescribing approach 'unduly passive' and 'risky'. The combination of high-dose benz…
17y · Female·Combined Drug Toxicity (heroin, alprazolam and diazepam)
A 17-year-old female with complex mental health and substance use disorders died from combined drug toxicity (heroin, alprazolam, and diazepam) following release from…
25y · Male·Combined flualprazolam and alcohol toxicity
…mbined flualprazolam and alcohol toxicity after ingesting illicit drugs. He consumed alcohol heavily with housemates on 8 May 2021, then took a counterfeit 'Xanax' tablet containing flualprazolam (a novel psychoactive s…
36y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
Skye Turner, a 36-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder and substance use disorder, died from mixed drug toxicity after being discharged from Maroondah Hospital on 8 March 20…
41y · Male·Unascertained - may have resulted from injuries sustained in fall from vessel or…
… was presumed to have fallen or jumped overboard. Prior to his disappearance, Mr Huang exhibited multiple concerning signs including insomnia, excessive alcohol consumption, depression, and preoccupation with family tra…
42y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
…eir infant son. After retrieving a firearm from his bag and becoming increasingly agitated, he exited the house with a witness and entered a vehicle while holding the gun to his head. Police approached and commanded him…
27y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
…ting in her death. Police had attempted to intercept her for dangerous and erratic driving after a public concern report. She evaded them, rammed their vehicle twice, then drove the wrong way down the highway at night w…
33y · Female·multiple injuries sustained when struck by a train
Naomi Mahon, a 33-year-old woman with bipolar affective disorder and substance use issues, died after being struck by a train shortly after absconding from Monash Medical Centre emerg…
37y · Male·Toxic effects of heroin in combination with mirtazapine and sertraline
Leigh Ronald Bellingham, a 37-year-old man with a history of depression, suicidality, hepatitis C, and substance abuse, died from toxic effects of heroin in combination with mirtazapine and sertraline in June 2008. He…
2y · Female·effects of fire (smoke inhalation and thermal injury)
…old girl with 15a11.2 BP1-BP2 microdeletion syndrome and developmental delays, died on 14 April 2018 in a house fire at her rural NSW home. She died from smoke inhalation and thermal injury. The fire's exact cause could…
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, Willowra), Wallace Coulthard (21 years, Mutitjulu), and Trevor Brumby (3…
0y · Unknown·Category II Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (co-sleeping)
…IDS risk factors present: soft pillows, loose bedding, bed-sharing with parent and sibling, and parental substance use. The coroner found the Department of Child Safety failed to conduct proper investigations despite mu…
21y · Male·Hanging
Luke Cunningham, aged 21, died by hanging in a prison cell at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre in Queensland in September 2018. He was on remand facing murder charges. An initial psychological assessment upon reception …
31y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the neck and chest
…ng a confrontation at his estranged partner's parents' home in Queensland. He had a history of violence, substance abuse (methamphetamine, cocaine), and untreated mental health issues including drug-induced paranoia. De…
26y · Male·multiple injuries from fall from height
…re), poor communication between services and with family, inadequate management of homelessness, missing substance use intervention, and failure to recognise a complex high-risk patient requiring dedicated case manageme…
17y · Male·hydrocarbon toxicity (petrol inhalation)
George Campbell, an Aboriginal youth with complex trauma, ADHD, and emerging volatile substance misuse, died aged 17 from hydrocarbon toxicity after inhaling petrol. While living with supportive kinsh…
20y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (ethanol, etizolam, flubromazolam, cocaine)
…olam) along with alcohol and cocaine. He was found unresponsive with classic overdose signs (inability to rouse, obstructed breathing) but emergency services were not called for several hours. Those present did not reco…
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