464 results for “substance use history”
Male·Police use of lethal force; coroner found in each case the officers acted approp…
This multi-death inquest examined five police shootings in Queensland (2013-2014) where all deceased had mental health histories. The coroner found officers acted appropriately in each case but made 19 recommendations to…
47y · Female·Traumatic closed head injury likely sustained in a fall from standing
TS, a 47-year-old woman with a 18-year history of anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and severe alcoholism, died from a traumatic closed head injury sustained i…
39y · Male·Haemorrhage from right groin wound
A 39-year-old man with extensive intravenous drug use history died from haemorrhage following rupture of a femoral artery aneurysm during a groin injection attem…
33y · Female·multiple injuries sustained when struck by a train
Naomi Mahon, a 33-year-old woman with bipolar affective disorder and substance use issues, died after being struck by a train shortly after absconding from Monash Medical Centre emerg…
45y · Female·Drowning whilst inebriated (ethanol)
…ed by drowning while inebriated on 11 April 2020 at her home in Kilmore East, Victoria. She had a complex history of mental illness (psychosis, depression, anxiety, PTSD), substance abuse, and was in a relationship with…
32y · Female·combined drug toxicity, mainly heroin
…abilised on Category 2 observations. Critical failings included: lack of visitor screening despite known substance use risks, unsupervised access to private spaces with a visitor of known drug involvement, and failure t…
45y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone and pregabalin) with possible contributing factor…
…rug toxicity involving methadone and pregabalin, with possible contribution from morbid obesity. He had a history of opioid use and chronic pain from a foot injury. Despite requesting entry to the prison methadone subst…
15y · Female·Unknown - insufficient evidence for finding
…onal medical case, the finding highlights critical child welfare and safeguarding failures. Katrina had a history of absconding from care facilities, substance use exposure, and repeated contact with her father (a known…
31y · Male·carbon monoxide toxicity
…y carbon monoxide toxicity while on home detention bail following arrest for assault. He had a documented history of suicidal ideation, including a previous gassing attempt in 2010, and had experienced significant traum…
42y · Male·incised wound to the neck
Wesley Robert Jennings, a 42-year-old male with long-standing depression, anxiety, hepatitis C and substance use history, died by suicide by incised neck wound whilst on remand in prison. The coroner found no demo…
32y · Male·Neck compression in the setting of hanging
Mr A, a 32-year-old male with a history of family violence perpetration, mental illness (bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD), substance misuse…
26y · Male·multiple injuries
Carl Ranthe, a 26-year-old with schizophrenia, presented to Frankston ED on 1 January 2009 after a fight and alcohol consumption. Social worker Manfred Rapp conducted a 15-minute assessment, found Carl not psychotic, low…
32y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging) in a man with methadone and methylamp…
…ls. Critical clinical lessons emerge: the deceased had emotionally unstable personality disorder and polysubstance use disorder but did not warrant psychiatric hospitalization. However, he was able to access illicit dru…
28y · Male·neck compression consequent upon hanging
A 28-year-old man with severe personality disorder, substance use history, and recent suicidal ideation died by hanging. He was admitted to mental health services on …
51y · Male·Injuries sustained in a train incident
…t that his unescorted leave privileges were being revoked due to returning from previous leave appearing substance-affected. He terminated the consultation abruptly, then requested a cigarette break which a nurse author…
47y · Male·self-inflicted stab wound to the chest with penetration of the left ventricle of…
…d man serving his sentence on home detention died from a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest. He had a history of heroin and methamphetamine use and was receiving methadone maintenance and mirtazapine while in custod…
56y · Male·hypothermia
Robert Glaisher, a 56-year-old man with depression and significant alcohol abuse, presented to the ED on 5 July 2010 with acute confusion, agitation and visual hallucinations. He had a his…
27y · Male·Dextromethorphan toxicity
Mr ZJF, a 27-year-old man with a longstanding history of schizophrenia, polysubstance use disorder, and depression, died from dextromethorphan toxicity. He was…
0y · Male·Sudden infant death syndrome category II (SIDS) - accidental asphyxiation due to…
… when the mother fell asleep and slumped forward over him. The infant was born to a mother with a 12-year history of heroin addiction (on methadone maintenance), who tested positive for amphetamines and methamphetamine …
31y · Male·accidental overdose of fentanyl
… times more potent than morphine with a narrow therapeutic margin; the high-risk population for fentanyl misuse (males aged 30-39); and extraction from transdermal patches represents a common fatal administration method…
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