568 results for “overdose”
33y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, alprazolam, methadone)
Shane Hubezak, aged 33, died from combined drug toxicity involving heroin, alprazolam (Xanax), methadone, and cannabis. On 25 July 2010, he was arrested following a police pursuit and motor vehicle collision. He was tran…
20y · Male·Lung infection on a background of oxycodone intoxication
A 20-month-old Aboriginal boy died from lung infection on a background of oxycodone intoxication after ingesting oxycodone tablets located in his grandparents' home. The child's grandparents had obtained 560 oxycodone ta…
27y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, methadone, diazepam and amphetamines)
Hunter Joseph Stewart, a 27-year-old with major depressive disorder and alcohol dependence, was admitted to St Vincent's Acute Inpatient Service following police custody for public intoxication. He was treated for alcoho…
36y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
…n, and death. The coroner accepted that death resulted from this drug combination rather than intentional overdose. The case highlights risks of polypharmacy with CNS depressants, particularly in patients with mental ill…
36y · Male·Head injuries from motor vehicle strike
Peter Van Danh, a 36-year-old man, died on 11 September 2014 from head injuries consistent with being struck by a motor vehicle. He had consumed approximately 40 diazepam tablets and tested positive for methamphetamine, …
51y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by a car while lying on the Mornington P…
Lee Collings, 51, died by suicide after absconding from an Emergency Department. She presented with suicidal ideation and was triaged as Mental Health Category 4. Key failures included: the Crisis Assessment Team clinici…
42y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia secondary to electrolyte imbalance (hyperkalaemia) and verapa…
… multiple doctors prescribed without complete awareness of other medications, leading to likely verapamil overdose (toxic combination with propranolol). Dr B. prescribed diltiazem 320mg mistakenly, Dr N. then increased v…
18y · Male·Multiple injuries due to impact by train
…sconding from Upton House psychiatric unit. He presented to ED on 29 September with paracetamol/panadeine overdose following relationship breakdown. Clinical lessons include: (1) CATT clinician should have conducted face…
21y · Male·Acute hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and pneumonia in a man with recent trauma…
…ICU at Royal Perth Hospital from acute hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and pneumonia following oxycodone overdose. He had been discharged that day (5 June) after orthopaedic surgery for a wrist fracture sustained while …
25y · Male·Multiple system failure and ingestion of sodium nitrite
BT, a 25-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder and long-standing depression, died from intentional sodium nitrite ingestion while an inpatient in the Behavioural Assessment Unit at Royal Melbourne Hospital. He pre…
48y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (morphine, codeine, venlafaxine, amitriptyline and zopiclone…
…ring initial assessment. During day leave on 23 April 2023, she obtained drugs and subsequently died from overdose involving morphine, codeine, venlafaxine, amitriptyline, and zopiclone. Critical clinical lessons include…
18y · Male·methadone toxicity
Thomas Ryan Keough, aged 18, died from methadone toxicity at Palm Lodge, a supported residential facility for people with mental illness, in August 2003. His body was not discovered for 48 hours after death. The coroner …
42y · Male·Unknown
…to mortality. With only skeletal remains and no soft tissue, it was impossible to exclude natural causes, overdose, or trauma. The case highlights challenges in investigating deaths of vulnerable homeless persons with co…
30y · Female·Fentanyl overdose caused by self-administration of intravenous Fentanyl
… registered nurse in the Critical Care Ward at Toowoomba Base Hospital, died from an intravenous Fentanyl overdose on 21 December 2013. Autopsy findings of crystalline granulomas in the lungs indicated long-standing intr…
31y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
…sed had a long history of drug abuse, was on parole with bail conditions, had attempted suicide by heroin overdose days earlier, and had not eaten for several days. He was exhausted, hungry, possibly withdrawing from dru…
37y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury consequent upon hanging
… December 2007. She had severe recurrent postpartum depression and had attempted suicide two weeks prior (overdose). Despite being assessed as high-risk on 4 December and placed on hourly observations, she hanged herself…
24y · Male·0.22 calibre gunshot wound to the head (self-inflicted)
…nning. Critically, Dr W. likely had access to a February 2003 FMC discharge summary documenting Temazepam overdose with psychiatric assessment, which would have revealed a pattern of impulsive self-harm. Dr W.'s assessme…
57y · Male·Chronic Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in the context of mirtazapine toxicity
…2022. He obtained unprescribed medications (mirtazapine and paracetamol at toxic levels) and deliberately overdosed in his cell. While he had significant cardiac risk factors, the intentional ingestion of medications and…
84y · Female·complications of mixed drug toxicity (morphine, zolpidem and alprazolam) in a wo…
An 84-year-old woman with dementia, ischaemic heart disease, and cancer died from mixed drug toxicity (morphine, zolpidem, alprazolam) while visiting her daughter. Her daughter, who had a history of depression and PTSD, …
45y · Male·Unknown
…deceased could not have entered alone. Five plausible scenarios emerged: drug-fuelled assault, accidental overdose/suicide with body disposal, involvement in firearms recovery criminal activity, drug debt-related killing…
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