258 results for “acute alcohol intoxication”
20y · Male·massive basal subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a blow to the head
A 20-year-old man died in 1971 from a subarachnoid haemorrhage that was initially attributed to spontaneous rupture of a cerebral artery aneurysm. An inquest 45 years later, based on neuropathological expert evidence, fo…
48y · Male·Coronary artery disease precipitating acute myocardial infarction resulting in c…
Roy Rodney Jacobs, a 48-year-old Aboriginal man with cirrhosis and coronary artery disease, died of acute myocardial infarction at Cherbourg Hospital after presenting three times over 28-30 August 2016 with chest…
38y · Female·multiple stab injuries to the chest and abdomen
A 38-year-old woman was fatally stabbed by her former partner, Bradley Carolus, in May 2010. Three days before the homicide, Carolus had been apprehended by police under mental health legislation following a volatile epi…
65y · Female·decompensated liver failure
Ms Revell, a 65-year-old with Child Pugh Class C cirrhosis secondary to 20 years of heavy alcohol use and hepatitis C, was admitted following an intoxicated fall causing an olecranon fracture. Post-opera…
31y · Male·hanging
… in early hours of 17 April 2020 during COVID-19 lockdown. B W had long-standing depression, anxiety, and alcohol misuse, was under financial and parenting stress, and had made previous suicide threats. Police officers …
37y · Male·compression of the neck consistent with hanging
Andrew David Hollonds, a 37-year-old man with personality disorder, substance misuse, and recent psychosis, presented to hospital after a suicide attempt (temazepam overdose) following job loss. He explicitly threatened …
Unknown·Multiple causes including neck compression due to hanging (Ward, Ryan, Cooper) a…
This inquest into four deaths on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands involved multiple causes including hanging (three cases) and exposure with complications. Kunmanara Ward died by hanging while intoxicated with petrol; Kun…
51y · Male·complications of opiate toxicity; cardiac and respiratory arrest following drug …
…ssion period rather than a single day's apparent improvement; the necessity of involving family, drug and alcohol services, and social work before discharge; the need for clear documentation of clinical reasoning; and t…
27y · Female·Hanging
…hologists involved in ongoing care; (4) collateral information should be sought when patients present with acute risks; (5) risk formulation for patients with borderline personality traits requires nuanced assessment ba…
16y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
…s in supervision and care coordination. A residential worker was left alone despite her inexperience; the Alcohol and Other Drugs Crisis Plan was not activated when Maria presented substance-affected; the case manager f…
Unknown·Stacey: hanging; Seth: undetermined causes (likely suffocation, drowning, or str…
Stacey Docherty, a 38-year-old woman with complex post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder resulting from childhood sexual abuse, killed her 3-year-old son Seth before taking her own life in Mar…
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…
39y · Female·multiple drug toxicity (etizolam and carisoprodol as major components)
…cal service gap: Cathy required intermediate residential respite and therapeutic recovery services—neither acute hospital admission nor community outreach alone—which were unavailable. Short voucher-funded respite stays…
Male·David Gurralpa: sudden heart attack (coronary atherosclerosis with long-standing…
…int asphyxia following police restraint in hospital while awaiting psychiatric assessment. Both men became acutely agitated during restraint and ceased struggling suddenly, which should have triggered immediate medical …
31y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the neck and chest
Liam Scorsese, 31, died from gunshot wounds inflicted by police during a confrontation at his estranged partner's parents' home in Queensland. He had a history of violence, substance abuse (methamphetamine, cocaine), and…
40y · Male·Unascertained; opioid withdrawal-related seizure or cardiac arrhythmia could not…
Micky Craig Revera, a 40-year-old man with chronic heroin addiction, died in Melbourne Assessment Prison on 18 February 2019 from unascertained causes. He was arrested on 12 February after erratic driving, underwent poli…
Male·Transection of the aorta with exsanguination caused by gunshot wounds to the mid…
Warren I'Anson died from gunshot wounds to the mid-back on 17 November 1995 during a police response to a mental health crisis. He had schizophrenia, recently experienced grief from his wife and friend's deaths, and was …
60y · Male·asphyxia sequential to hanging due to depression
Robert Harris, a 60-year-old man with depression, made two suicide attempts within 24 hours. After the first attempt on 27 June 2006, he was discharged from Cairns Base Hospital Emergency Department with a plan to attend…
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