568 results for “overdose”
42y · Male·drowning
Mark David Moylan, aged 42, drowned in the Tamar River near Gravelly Beach, Tasmania, on 25 January 2014. He had a long history of substance abuse and mental health problems, including depression and bipolar affective di…
64y · Female·Combined toxicity to alcohol and baclofen
Anna Lawrence, 64, died from combined toxicity of alcohol and baclofen on 30 April 2020. She had a 40+ year history of alcohol dependency, borderline personality disorder, depression, and multiple suicide attempts. Baclo…
41y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of a mixed drug toxicity
…nd potential Schedule 8 permit compliance issues. No evidence of suicidal intent. Death likely accidental overdose. Case illustrates systemic challenges in managing complex polypharmacy in general practice with multiple …
46y · Female·acute mixed drug toxicity due to accidental self-administered drug overdose
Dr V., an obstetrician-gynaecologist trainee, died from acute mixed drug toxicity on 18 January 2013 following self-administration of multiple anaesthetic drugs (propofol, midazolam, fentanyl, alfentanil) via intravenous…
34y · Female·Dothiepin toxicity in a setting of post-natal depression
Debra Smeeton, 34, died on 12 November 1999 from dothiepin toxicity following intentional overdose at home, eight days after giving birth. She had severe post-natal depression after her first child in 199…
21y · Male·heroin toxicity
A 21-year-old man died from heroin toxicity while on home detention bail. He had been engaged in a methadone program and psychological treatment for heroin addiction, PTSD, depression and anxiety since June 2015. Despite…
24y · Male·mixed ethanol and prescription drug toxicity
Nathan Lunson, aged 24, died from mixed ethanol and prescription drug toxicity following an impulsive overdose. He had longstanding borderline personality disorder, polysubstance dependence, chronic suicidal ideation…
59y · Male·Unascertained
…fentanyl, benzodiazepines, alcohol, and THC. Possible causes included intentional or unintentional opioid overdose, or cardiac/respiratory complications. He had chronic dysthymia, social isolation, and poor engagement wi…
20y · Female·multi-organ failure due to polypharmacy overdose
…pression and borderline personality disorder died from multi-organ failure following a large polypharmacy overdose (13 grams of paracetamol among 78 tablets). She was admitted to the ED where initial blood testing at 3 h…
46y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, alcohol, diazepam)
…e no finding of preventability or clinical error, as this was not a medical case but rather an unintended overdose death in the community setting. The case emphasises that drug-related deaths, particularly when combined …
59y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity (propoxyphene, citalopram, oxazepam and others)
…and had clearly expressed her intention to end her life over several years. She self-administered a fatal overdose of prescribed medications. The coroner noted this reflected broader end-of-life care issues rather than a…
7y · Female·Multiple stab wounds to the back
…sessments, absent psychoeducation, poor medication compliance monitoring, failure to detect a risperidone overdose, and inadequate family involvement. The coroner found treatment suboptimal but not causally linked to the…
66y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis
…surgery to replace a catheter on his intrathecal morphine pump. Dr R. and RN Couper administered a 0.26ml overdose of morphine during post-operative pump priming due to reliance on Medtronic's calculation worksheet, whic…
18y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
…lth unit under involuntary treatment. She had a documented history of medication stockpiling and multiple overdose attempts. Key clinical lessons: (1) propranolol and similar cardioactive medications pose particular risk…
45y · Female·Combined effects of widely metastatic (end-stage) carcinoma of the cervix and br…
…yl patches to morphine syringe driver, prescribing 45 mg per hour instead of 45 mg per 24 hours—a 24-fold overdose. The syringe driver was calibrated to deliver 1080 mg daily instead of approximately 120 mg. Despite mult…
20y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity including tramadol and flualprazolam
… different, more potent substances; and recognising the rapidly evolving threat of NPS benzodiazepines in overdose deaths, which rose from 1 death in 2015 to 28 in 2020 in Victoria.
33y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (propranolol, oxycodone, diazepam, temazepam, lurasidone, du…
… mixed drug toxicity (propranolol, oxycodone, diazepam, temazepam, lurasidone, duloxetine) by intentional overdose. She had been convicted of infanticide following her daughter Lily's death in July 2021, which occurred d…
Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (tramadol and diazepam)
Daniel Wayne Dare died from mixed prescription drug toxicity involving tramadol and diazepam. He had a history of chronic lower back pain and depression managed with these medications prescribed by his GP over several ye…
27y · Female·Hanging
…ing on 17 May 2020. In the preceding two weeks, she presented to Alfred Hospital following a polypharmacy overdose on 9 May, was briefly admitted to The Melbourne Clinic on 11-12 May after disclosing suicidal ideation an…
47y · Female·serotonin syndrome due to combined toxicity of moclobemide and paroxetine
…d by combined toxicity of moclobemide (MAOI) and paroxetine (SSRI). She had experienced multiple previous overdoses and suffered brain damage from a 1992 insulin overdose. Key failures included: a locum doctor's misdiagn…
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