415 results for “drug abuse”
25y · Female·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
…ion of the neck on 27 August 2001. She had a long history of mental illness, personality disorder, and poly-drug abuse. On the morning of her death, she expressed suicidal ideation to multiple staff members, but no one i…
53y · Male·severe burns
Mr Bloomfield, a 53-year-old man with complex psychiatric and substance abuse history, was apprehended by police under section 10 Mental Health Act after threatening to self-immolate d…
23y · Male·multidrug overdose including tramadol and methadone
Shannon Lees, a 23-year-old with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance abuse, absconded from a mental health rehabilitation unit and died from multidrug overdose involving tramadol an…
3y · Male·unascertained
…he pathologist could not determine a medical cause of death; SIDS could not be confirmed due to evidence of drug exposure and a deceased half-sibling. Post-mortem toxicology showed heroin and methadone exposure, but no e…
Female·Multiple fatal injuries from motor vehicle collision including laceration of the…
…e to Ms Hayes' actions. This case highlights the critical dangers of driving under the influence of illicit drugs and mobile phone use while driving. Clinical lessons for emergency physicians and trauma surgeons include …
18y · Male·drowning in a motor vehicle accident
MK, 18 years old, died by drowning after his car entered Isabella Pond following a motor vehicle accident. Witnesses observed him inhaling from a balloon-shaped object while driving through a roundabout. A large nitrous …
24y · Male·Haemorrhagic shock in the setting of a sharp force injury to the left arm
…son self-inflicted the fatal wound without suicidal intent, likely while significantly judgment-impaired by drugs. The key clinical lesson: obtain and verify current contact details before discharge, especially when comm…
50y · Female·septicaemia
Julie Anne Bramble, a 50-year-old woman with alcohol dependence and recent drug use, died from septicaemia on 1 April 2011 at her home in Bundaberg. Over 4-5 days prior to death, she deve…
33y · Male·sharp force injuries of the neck
Malcolm Brown, a 33-year-old Aboriginal man with a history of methamphetamine use, mental health crisis, and self-harm threats, died from sharp force injuries to his neck on 29 June 2022 following a NSW Police operation.…
36y · Male·Mixed prescription drug toxicity (morphine, lignocaine, amiodarone and midazolam…
…tely consuming fatal quantities of morphine, lignocaine, amiodarone and midazolam stolen from the workplace drug store. The coroner found that while Crump's intentional act directly caused his death, significant organisa…
31y · Male·Overdose of quetiapine (Seroquel) in combination with alcohol
Travis Graham, a 31-year-old man with a history of mental illness, self-harm, and substance abuse, died from an overdose of quetiapine (Seroquel) combined with alcohol. He had previously overdosed on the …
37y · Male·mixed drug toxicity with fentanyl as the principal agent
37-year-old Jason Cullen died from mixed drug toxicity with fentanyl as the principal agent. He had chronic idiopathic intracranial hypertension requirin…
20y · Male·Hinge fracture base of skull and vault of skull fractures with closed head injur…
Joshua Luke Ortlepp, aged 20, died from skull fractures sustained in a motor vehicle collision while being pursued by police. He had consumed alcohol (BAC 0.179%) and cannabis, significantly impairing his driving ability…
25y · Male·unable to determine
Tyrone Frederick MacQueen disappeared on 1 July 1994 at age 25. He had chronic schizophrenia with poor medication compliance, recent psychiatric hospitalization, expressed suicidal ideation, self-harm (wrist cutting), de…
21y · Male·heroin toxicity
…te medical supervision and documented heavy heroin use ($600-750/day initially), he continued using illicit drugs while on the methadone program. On the night of his death, he self-administered heroin, likely in the cont…
31y · Male·Multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained from being run over by a truck
A 31-year-old man died after being struck by a truck while lying on a roadway in a state of severe intoxication. He had consumed alcohol (blood alcohol 0.250-0.268%) combined with toxic levels of diazepam, temazepam, alp…
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 withi…
36y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (suicide by hanging)
A 36-year-old Aboriginal man with cluster B personality disorder, substance abuse, and chronic self-harm risk died by ligature suicide in prison 2 hours after admission. He pleaded guilty …
51y · Male·complications of opiate toxicity; cardiac and respiratory arrest following drug …
…ver an admission 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 reason…
25y · Male·opiate toxicity (heroin overdose)
Andrew Nicholas Petrelis, a witness protection program participant, was found dead in his Caloundra apartment on 11 September 1995 from opiate toxicity (heroin overdose). He had relocated from Western Australia to Queens…
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