224 results for “severe intoxication”
Unknown·Multiple; Kunmanara Ward: neck compression due to hanging; Kunmanara Ken: exposu…
… 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 decades of…
44y · Male·multiple injuries from fall from cliff
…osis died following a fall from a cliff at Vaucluse during a police rescue operation. He had been managing severe FMF pain with oxycodone, which he subsequently prescription-shopped from multiple doctors. Following detec…
11y · Male·unascertained
An 11-year-old child with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome and severe congenital heart disease died alone at home while his mother was intoxicated and unwell. He had complex ca…
65y · Female·decompensated liver failure
…lure was ultimately related to end-stage cirrhosis and the physiological stress of trauma and surgery in a severely compromised patient.
59y · Male·idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (probably alcohol related)
…police watch house following arrest for the minor offence of drinking in a designated public place. He had severe, documented cardiac disease (cardiomegaly, heart failure) and had been hospitalized twice for cardiac-rela…
49y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
…ents present with major depression, marital breakdown, and alcohol use disorder. Although clinicians noted severe stress, anxiety, and depression on structured assessment tools, the focus on stated intent and absence of …
14y · Female·hanging
… maintain adequate contact or follow-up after interventions; the school did not communicate concerns about severe absenteeism (68 days) and lateness to carers or the Department; and mental health assessments were not sha…
22y · Male·Massive injuries to the head and body, including severe closed head injuries, sk…
A 22-year-old male driver died when his vehicle struck a tree while attempting to evade a police pursuit on the Mitchell Highway near Narromine, NSW. The driver was speeding at 142 km/h in a 110 km/h zone when detected b…
Multiple causes across seven deaths: severe blunt trauma, crush injuries, trauma…
This coronial inquest examined seven quad bike fatalities in Tasmania between 2012-2015. The deceased included farmers, workers, and recreational riders aged 21-75 years. Key findings: inadequate training was a significa…
23y · Male·self-inflicted hanging
…ching it to the cage mesh and around his neck. The coroner found that police had identified the problem of severely limited visibility into caged vehicles following a 2012 death, conducted a successful CCTV trial in 2013…
35y · Female·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident; mechanical asphyxia due to sever…
Katie Louise Broadbent, a 35-year-old theatre technician, died from mechanical asphyxia caused by crush injuries when run over by a motor vehicle at an unregulated rural music festival. The driver, intoxicated and drug-a…
54y · Female·Acute alcohol toxicity with immersion
A 54-year-old woman with major depressive disorder and alcohol addiction died from acute alcohol toxicity with immersion. She was hospitalised involuntarily on 23 December 2008 with a blood alcohol level of 0.323 and sui…
44y · Female·Unascertained
…n of Vietnamese descent with limited English, died on 7 September 2017 from unascertained causes following severe head and facial trauma inflicted by her de facto partner during a methamphetamine-induced assault. A criti…
51y · Male·Complications of chronic ethanol use
EH was a 51-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence, liver cirrhosis, and recent hip fracture complications who died at home on 1 November 2022 whilst waiting for an ambulance. He had self-discharged from St Vincent…
44y · Male·coronary artery disease superimposed upon chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …
…e 44 following cardiac arrest while in police custody after being found at Vestey's Beach. He had suffered severe, chronic alcohol abuse with multiple protective custody episodes. Critically, when he requested an ambulan…
Female·Wendy Murphy: blunt head and chest trauma. Natalie McCormack: haemorrhage follow…
…olice-documented assaults, domestic violence orders (DVOs), and uncooperativeness with prosecution despite severe injuries. Wendy Murphy was killed after a 10-year pattern of repeated beatings by Stanley Scrutton; Natali…
Unknown·Ms Reuben: burns to 97% of body surface area. Mr Navutovuto: multiorgan failure …
Two individuals in a domestic relationship with a documented history of violence died from severe burns in a house fire on 9 August 2022. Police had attended the home hours earlier in response to a welfar…
49y · Female·Motor vehicle accident related multi trauma including a severe head injury
Lynette Roberts, a 49-year-old with schizophrenia, died from motor vehicle collision while wandering aimlessly on a main street in Dunolly on 16 December 2010. She had blood alcohol level 0.16% and was wearing inappropri…
35y · Male·Hyponatraemia, with psychogenic polydipsia and schizophrenia/schizoaffective dis…
…a managed with Olanzapine. On 20 October 2022, he consumed excessive water over a short period, leading to severe hyponatraemia and death. The coroner found that while psychogenic polydipsia could not have been prevented…
51y · Male·complications of opiate toxicity; cardiac and respiratory arrest following drug …
Ziad Hamawy, a 51-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia and polysubstance use disorder, died from opiate toxicity after cardiac arrest following his discharge from Concord Hospital's mental health unit on 18 March 2019…
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