568 results for “overdose”
41y · Female·Nitrate/nitrite toxicity
Jessinda Kiroyan, a 41-year-old woman with a longstanding history of bipolar affective disorder, died from nitrate/nitrite toxicity in May 2019 after intentionally ingesting sodium nitrite obtained from a food ingredient…
57y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, methadone, benzodiazepines including novel benzodia…
… to arrange alternative pharmacy services before his death. The coroner found the death likely accidental overdose in context of longstanding drug use, complicated by emerging public health risks from counterfeit benzodi…
71y · Female·Combined drug toxicity in a woman with emphysema
…er system. The coroner emphasised that methadone diversion remains a significant contributor to Victorian overdose deaths and highlighted the need for improved education and policy regarding safe storage of methadone in …
28y · Female·methadone toxicity
…h clinical checks, but no concerns were documented. The case highlights the well-documented risk of fatal overdose in the first week of MMT initiation, emphasizing the need for vigilant dose titration, careful assessment…
47y · Female·risperidone toxicity
…a Sinapi, a 47-year-old woman with delusional disorder, died from risperidone toxicity after ingesting an overdose of her antipsychotic medication. She had self-escalated her risperidone dose from 3mg to 6mg daily withou…
35y · Female·methadone toxicity
Melissa Irwin, 35, died from methadone toxicity after consuming her cousin's take-home methadone dose (110mg liquid). She had no history of substance abuse and had never received formal education about methadone's risks,…
19y · Female·combined drug effect and myocarditis
A 19-year-old Aboriginal woman with alcohol and cannabis abuse died at Graylands Hospital from combined drug effect and myocarditis. Following two suicide attempts within 48 hours, she was sedated and transferred via Roy…
35y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury complicating cardiac arrest in the setting of combined hero…
Yara Sturak Mignon, a 35-year-old with a 10-year heroin addiction, was found unconscious in a restaurant bathroom on Victoria Street Richmond in November 2018. He had combined heroin, alcohol, and doxylamine (antihistami…
66y · Male·unascertained
…rate carbohydrate counting; pump data from 17-20 June 2013 was corrupted preventing analysis of potential overdose; his history of severe hypoglycaemia with poor symptom recognition may have contributed; multiple Medtron…
18y · Male·acute multiple drug toxicity
Matthew Hinton, an 18-year-old male, died from acute multiple drug toxicity after consuming nine LSD tablets and methamphetamine. Police attended at approximately 5:30am when called to a disturbance, but a critical delay…
33y · Female·Combined drug toxicity, with thioridazine as the principal component, in the con…
Lou Ann Kelly, aged 33, died on 3 April 2003 at Royal Perth Hospital ICU from combined drug toxicity, primarily thioridazine, after consuming large quantities of prescription medications with alcohol. She collapsed at he…
31y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, bromazolam, metonitazine, protonitazene, methamphet…
Ryan Robinson, a 31-year-old man with longstanding opioid use disorder and complex mental health conditions, died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin, novel psychoactive substances (nitazenes: metonitazene and prot…
24y · Male·methylamphetamine toxicity
LT, a 24-year-old male prisoner, died from methylamphetamine toxicity after ingesting multiple drug-filled balloons that ruptured in his stomach. He had received a prison visit from two individuals with prior contraband-…
53y · Female·Combined effects of alcohol, amitriptyline, and methadone
Joanne Lovelock, a 53-year-old woman with chronic pain, died from combined effects of alcohol, amitriptyline, and methadone on Christmas Day 2015. She had developed opioid dependence while receiving legitimate pain manag…
31y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (methadone, fluvoxamine, tramadol, mirtazapine …
…disease. He had a documented history of opioid addiction, multiple emergency presentations for medication overdose, and drug-seeking behaviour managed by his GP and pharmacy services. Despite safeguards (locked medicatio…
32y · Male·hanging
…sorder and recent suicide attempt died by hanging in a closed psychiatric ward. He was admitted following overdose and suicidal ideation, deemed high-risk, and placed on standard half-hourly observations. Critical admiss…
42y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to iatrogenic phenol overdose due to metastatic pancr…
…ar-old man with metastatic pancreatic cancer died from multiple organ failure caused by iatrogenic phenol overdose during a celiac plexus block for pain management. The radiologist administered 40ml of 80% phenol instead…
42y · Male·Complications post polypharmacy toxicity
…ed missed opportunities for urinalysis testing and additional unit searches that might have prevented the overdose.
44y · Male·Heroin toxicity
…(drug and alcohol assessment service) prior to release, despite his documented history of multiple recent overdoses and polysubstance dependency. The coroner found this omission significant but concluded it did not contr…
16y · Female·mixed drug toxicity (oxycodone, citalopram, fluoxetine and quetiapine)
JF, aged 16, died by intentional overdose of prescription medications after being removed from her long-term foster home. JF had a history of depre…
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