274 results for “amphetamine use”
gunshot wounds; multiple deaths during police interventions with mentally ill in…
…t integration of alcohol/drug services with mental health treatment. The coroner made 17 recommendations focused on standardised mental health assessments, revised involuntary treatment criteria emphasising capacity rat…
46y · Male·Methylamphetamine toxicity and coronary atherosclerosis
…violence order breach arrest in Rockhampton, Queensland. The death resulted from a combination of methylamphetamine toxicity, significant coronary artery disease, and physical exertion during police restraint and transp…
22y · Male·Multiple injuries caused when the vehicle he was driving collided with a tree
…died in a motor vehicle crash while fleeing psychiatric care, having been recently diagnosed with methylamphetamine-induced psychosis. Key clinical issues identified: (1) communication breakdown between psychiatrist Dr …
20y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Jayden Stafford Bennell, a 20-year-old Aboriginal man and sentenced prisoner at Casuarina Prison, died by ligature compression of the neck (hanging) in a cleaning storeroom on 6 March 2013. He had a complex psychiatric h…
14y · Male·gunshot wound to the head
…physical assault. He had a longstanding history of behavioral difficulties, ADHD, depression, and substance use (chroming, marijuana, amphetamines). The Department failed adequately to supervise, assess, or monitor Andr…
40y · Male·Unascertained; opioid withdrawal-related seizure or cardiac arrhythmia could not…
…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 police restraint with baton strikes and O…
35y · Female·Stab wound to chest penetrating the descending thoracic aorta resulting in catas…
…rotection and assistance, DM was reluctant to engage with services long-term, often denying or minimizing abuse. Critical clinical lessons include recognizing barriers to disclosure in domestic violence victims, particu…
43y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, due to or as consequence of, cardiac arrest of…
A 43-year-old man with methamphetamine toxicity was restrained by police and given two doses of droperidol by paramedics who failed to recogni…
27y · Male·compression of the neck due to hanging
Theo Papageorgiou, a 27-year-old man with a history of psychotic and manic symptoms since November 2014, was briefly detained under a mental health order in November 2015 but discharged after only six days despite contin…
23y · Male·injuries sustained in fall from Tasman Bridge and/or drowning after submersion i…
A 23-year-old man with bipolar disorder, polysubstance dependence, and chronic self-harm died by jumping from the Tasman Bridge hours after psychiatric discharge. Despite two suicide attempts within 48 hours preceding as…
33y · Male·Neck compression (hanging)
…icide risk assessment cannot rely solely on self-report in recently suicidal patients with poly-substance abuse and relationship breakdown.
41y · Male·Stab wound to the chest
…y during a domestic disturbance. Sally had a documented history of victimisation in prior relationships and used a knife in self-defence after being assaulted. Jack displayed 20 identified lethality risk factors and rep…
31y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, pregabalin, promethazine, pizotifen)
A 31-year-old man subject to a post-sentence supervision order died from mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, pregabalin, promethazine, pizotifen) at a residential facility. He was a vulnerable person with acquired …
Multiple causes across 22 deaths: ligature compression of the neck (17 hangings)…
…s increased dramatically in 2006 (100% increase), with deaths strongly correlated to alcohol and cannabis abuse. The primary cause of death across most cases was ligature compression of the neck (hanging). The inquest r…
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