568 results for “overdose”
76y · Male·morphine toxicity and carcinomatosis
…6-year-old man with terminal metastatic cancer, died at Greenslopes Private Hospital following a morphine overdose administered by agency nurse Cornelia Empen. Hedges had two pain management routes: an intrathecal cathet…
18y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
…ronic suicidality, and a history of childhood trauma, died from mixed drug toxicity following intentional overdose. She had multiple psychiatric admissions in early 2021 for suicidal crises. Despite appropriate clinical …
Unknown·asphyxiation in a child with drug effect
Two young children, aged 5 and 3, died following filicide by their father during a parental separation. The father purchased sedative medication (Restavit) on the afternoon of the deaths and administered it to the childr…
38y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
DA was a 38-year-old man who died from mixed drug toxicity involving sedating medications and alcohol. He had longstanding severe anxiety and became dependent on codeine and benzodiazepines, initially obtained from multi…
41y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone, valproate, zuclopenthixol)
Michael David Rex, a 41-year-old man with chronic treatment-resistant paranoid schizophrenia, died from mixed drug toxicity (methadone, valproate, zuclopenthixol) while detained in Ward 5H of the Margaret Tobin Centre ps…
44y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (oxycodone, diazepam, and pregabalin)
…d all prescriptions without adequate verification, enabling her to obtain sufficient drugs to cause fatal overdose through rapid intravenous injection. The case demonstrates failures in coordination between prescribers a…
31y · Male·Quetiapine toxicity in a man consuming sertraline and mirtazapine
31-year-old with bipolar disorder died from quetiapine toxicity while taking sertraline and mirtazapine. He was under a Community Treatment Order and his treating team reduced his antipsychotic dose while he deteriorated…
24y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (morphine and diazepam)
James, aged 24, died from combined drug toxicity (morphine and diazepam) following intentional overdose. He had engaged in prescription shopping across 19 doctors and 32 pharmacies over three years, obtaining …
46y · Female·Hanging
… Box Hill Hospital on 27 January 2016 under Mental Health Act section 351 following suicidal ideation and overdose of prescribed medications with alcohol (BAC 0.179). Eastern Health correctly assessed she didn't meet cri…
21y · Male·combined effect of a cocktail of drugs causing central nervous system depression…
…old with polysubstance addiction and mental health issues, died from positional asphyxia following a drug overdose on 6 January 2010. He presented to the Emergency Department that afternoon after overdosing on methadone,…
7y · Female·Pneumonia complicating a viral respiratory illness with acute combined drug effe…
Child ML, aged 7, died of pneumonia complicating viral respiratory illness with acute combined drug effect. She had severe cerebral palsy with complex care needs including PEJ tube feeding and multiple medications. At th…
51y · Female·combined effects of ischaemic and valvular heart disease and combined drug (doth…
Leanne Maree Stacey, aged 51, died on 25 November 2014 at her home in Latrobe, Tasmania. She was discovered lying on the floor by her mother and sister the following morning. The coroner found the cause of death to be th…
41y · Male·Respiratory depression caused by alcohol and morphine poisoning
Anthony Mark Perry, aged 41, died in police custody at Rockhampton watch house on 23 March 2010 from respiratory depression due to morphine and alcohol. He was arrested for breaching a domestic violence order after drink…
15y · Male·Electrocution
…nd was discharged from inpatient psychiatric care (Stepping Stones) on 19 August 2019 after a paracetamol overdose. Community mental health follow-up appeared appropriate with regular appointments and safety planning. Ho…
47y · Male·Acute opioid (Heroin) toxicity
Ali Kizildag, 47, died from acute opioid (heroin) toxicity while in custody at Dawn De Loas Correctional Centre on 11 September 2018. He was found unresponsive in his cell after failing to return from a medical appointme…
44y · Female·blunt force head injuries
… and possessive behaviour patterns in relationships. Mr Michael subsequently attempted suicide by insulin overdose and later died by suicide in prison while awaiting trial.
47y · Female·Overdose of hydromorphone
A 47-year-old woman died from an intentional overdose of prescribed hydromorphone while residing at a domestic violence refuge. She had a history of depression…
45y · Male·hanging
…f depression, suicidal ideation, and alcohol misuse was admitted to Spencer Clinic following a medication overdose suicide attempt. During his six-day admission, he improved clinically, denied suicidal ideation, and was …
15y · Male·compression of the neck consistent with hanging
… or acted upon. (3) Poor communication and handover: after Dr S. saw Jason on 30 August (noting a Panadol overdose, suggesting suicide attempt), the case was handed back to Ms Hotich with inadequate verbal briefing. (4) …
21y · Male·combined effect of a cocktail of drugs taken by him, which caused central nervou…
…ple general practices and pharmacies. On the day he died, he was brought to hospital unconscious after an overdose requiring CPR and Narcan. Although medically cleared, he was discharged after a brief mental health asses…
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