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30y · Male·acute combined heroin and alcohol toxicity; ingestion of alcohol and heroin
Michael James Dwyer, a 30-year-old man, died on 17 June 1999 at Royal Perth Hospital from acute combined heroin and alcohol toxicity. On 11 June, after returning from Melbourne, he consumed approximately one litre of gin…
14y · Male·Loss of blood arising from incised wound to the left arm (cubital fossa)
A 14-year-old Aboriginal petrol sniffer brought to a remote outstation (Ilpurla) without pre-arrangement died from massive haemorrhage following a self-inflicted laceration to his arm. Clinical lessons: petrol sniffers i…
51y · Male·Complications of chronic ethanol use
EH was a 51-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence, liver cirrhosis, and recent hip fracture complications who died at home on 1 November 2022 whilst waiting for an ambulance. He had self-discharged from St Vincent…
41y · Male·unknown
Dean Anthony Pollard was a 41-year-old man with a long history of schizophrenia and amphetamine-induced psychotic disorder who disappeared in May-June 2010 and is presumed dead. He had multiple psychiatric admissions bet…
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