36y · Male·Cardiac failure associated with intravenous methylamphetamine abuse and exertion
…. Clinical lesson: amphetamine users, particularly those injecting intravenously, face significant risk of sudden cardiac death during physical exertion or emotional stress, even at sub-lethal drug concentrations.
37y · Male·Cardiac dysrhythmia during restraint against a background of significant alcohol…
Neville Reading, a 37-year-old male, died following cardiac dysrhythmia during restraint on 2 November 2013. He had consumed extremely high quantities of alcohol (blood level …
30y · Male·Acute Cardiac Dysrhythmia of Uncertain Aetiology
…o, a 30-year-old man with schizophrenia, died on 10 March 1998 at Graylands Hospital from acute cardiac dysrhythmia of uncertain aetiology. During his final admission in February 1998, he developed severe behavioural di…
43y · Female·cardiac arrhythmia (unascertained), probably fatal cardiac dysrhythmia
A 43-year-old woman collapsed at home and was found in cardiac arrest after 20-25 minutes. Ambulance arrived and recognised ventricular fibrillation but failed to defibrillate for approximately 20 minutes, despite protoc…
24y · Male·methamphetamine toxicity in the background of atrioventricular node artery dyspl…
Jordan Cruickshank, a 24-year-old Aboriginal man, died from methamphetamine toxicity with underlying atrioventricular node artery dysplasia while being pursued by police during an arrest operation. He collapsed in a back…
31y · Male·Complications of methylamphetamine use in a setting of physical restraint in a m…
Anthony Georgiou died on 12 September 2016 after a physical struggle with security officers at Bunnings. He had taken unpaid merchandise and was confronted by loss prevention officers (LPOs) Brenzai and Oyee. When Georgi…
17y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia during restraint, with previous traumatic brain injury as a s…
Pono Aperahama, a 17-year-old with severe traumatic brain injury and moderate intellectual disability, died from cardiac arrhythmia during restraint at a swimming pool. His escalating behaviour in 2017—triggered by schoo…
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