274 results for “amphetamine use”
42y · Male·Fatal cardiac arrhythmia
… cardiac arrhythmia at an immigration detention centre. Key contributing factors were: ingestion of methamphetamine (toxic levels) in the hours before death, involvement in a physical fight immediately prior to collapse…
33y · Male·complications from blunt force trauma to head consequent upon being struck by a …
A 33-year-old man with long-standing substance abuse and acute methadone withdrawal presented with suicidal ideation on the morning of 11 February 2007. The Cri…
22y · Female·multiple stab injuries
…nicians and parole officers, operating under unclear information-sharing protocols and conflicting roles focused on parole success, minimized Hunter's risk. When parole expired on 30 October 2012, Hunter was released un…
41y · Male·Multiple traumatic injuries
This inquest examined the death of a 40-year-old man who died by suicide following a fall from a cliff. He had three involuntary admissions to mental health facilities in a fortnight before his death. Critical clinical l…
21y · Male·Compression of the neck consequent upon hanging
A 21-year-old man with longstanding schizoaffective disorder, substance dependence and anti-social personality disorder died by hanging following absconding from hospital. He was admitted to Casey Hospital ED on 12 July …
0y · Male·Non-accidental infliction of significant force to the head/face and gum region, …
…care despite these suspicious injuries, expert child protection concerns about maternal attachment and drug use indicators, and evidence of ongoing harm. DCJ transferred his case to a lower-risk team and eventually clos…
25y · Male·Gunshot injury to the neck
A 25-year-old man was shot and killed during a police pursuit in May 2008 after fleeing a vehicle stop where drugs and a firearm were found. He was pursued on foot through Melbourne streets, entered a car park, fired at …
30y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)
… oncoming vehicles at the crest of a rise. The coroner found the pursuit was not justified under policy because no serious risk to public safety existed before police involvement; the dangerous driving resulted from the…
49y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Barry Matt Stuart, a 49-year-old prisoner at Hakea Prison, died by suicide via ligature compression of the neck in November 2013. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) maintaining psychiatric continuity of care is essen…
51y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (methadone and benzodiazepines) in a man with coronary an…
…Death was preventable with earlier recognition of airway compromise, altered consciousness, and appropriate use of emergency services. Deficiencies included inadequate CHAL nurse training in telephone triage, lack of co…
17y · Male·multiple injuries due to motor vehicle collision
…approximately 170-175 km/h when it left the road. The 17-year-old driver, who tested positive for methylamphetamine and had ADHD, lost control at high speed without evidence of braking. He was inexperienced and driving …
32y · Male·Gunshot wound to head (self-inflicted)
… 32-year-old registered child sex offender and parolee with a long violent criminal history and substance abuse problems, died by self-inflicted gunshot wound while evading police during a siege at a rural property. He …
35y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia with amisulpride toxicity, and myocarditis being contributory…
…ight and 3am. Postmortem toxicology showed 4.4mg/L amisulpride (toxic level), suggesting overdose, though cause of access remains unclear. The coroner found multiple systemic failures in handover procedures, record-keep…
31y · Male·Undetermined; most likely coronary atherosclerosis leading to arrhythmia, but as…
…untington, a 31-year-old forensic mental health patient with a history of schizophrenia, violence, and drug use, died during physical restraint by hospital security officers and nursing staff on 14 December 2003. The co…
27y · Female·neck compression
27-year-old Lynette Phillips died from neck compression (strangulation) at the hands of her intimate partner Benjamin Pappas in February 2007. Lynette had a documented history of family violence, drug dependency, and was…
33y · Male·cardiorespiratory arrest during restraint, involving a predisposition to cardiac…
…during an acute drug-induced behavioural disturbance. Mr Coolwell sustained injuries while in acute methamphetamine-induced psychosis, was restrained prone by police, and deteriorated clinically showing signs of respira…
Male·Coe: self-inflicted hanging; Pittaway: neck compression due to self-inflicted st…
Two men died by suicide in Bundaberg Watch House within 7 months. Paul Coe (38) hanged himself using his shirt from a door hinge on 11 June 2005, approximat…
Male·Combined effects of multiple blunt force injuries and the effects of fire (Craig…
…evealed toxic levels of doxepin (3.5 mg/L, within lethal range) plus diazepam, methadone, and trace methamphetamine. Whitall had deceptively obtained excess doxepin from multiple doctors despite adequate supplies from h…
Byron Crowley: fractured spine sustained in motor vehicle accident when car stru…
Two deaths occurred on the Bruce Highway near Townsville when vehicles collided with feral horses from adjacent state forest. Bernard Davis (43) died from chest trauma after his motorcycle struck a live horse; Byron Crow…
33y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head (manner of death remains open: suicide or homicide can…
…cal and forensic issues were not addressed: the deceased was right-handed yet the wound suggested left-hand use; multiple mobile phones and small drug quantities were at the scene; gunshot residue patterns were ambiguou…
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