568 results for “overdose”
Male·hanging
…6. He had a history of mental health crisis at age 17 following a police interaction, including a Panadol overdose and psychiatric treatment, but there was no clear evidence of ongoing mental health support thereafter. T…
Male·Undetermined - no independent evidence of manner and cause established
…ided no independent evidence of how Matthew died. Atkins' induced statement claimed Matthew died of a GHB overdose, but this account remained uncorroborated and untested. The coroner concluded that further testimony woul…
22y · Male·mixed drug toxicity due to methadone, codeine, and morphine (metabolite), compou…
…hadone is unsuitable for acute ambulant pain in opioid-naïve patients due to unpredictable metabolism and overdose risk. Critical compounding factors included: undetected prior fluoxetine use (its metabolite norfluoxetin…
40y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia due to cardiovascular disease
…ia on 13 March 2018. He had significant medical history including an acquired brain injury from 2004 drug overdose, morbid obesity, cardiovascular disease, and emphysema from smoking. Expert cardiological evidence confir…
37y · Male·cardiomegaly and recent ingestion of methadone
Robert Lee Braun, aged 37, died from cardiomegaly and methadone toxicity after ingesting methadone without a valid treatment permit. He was a long-term user of pain relief medication with a history of addiction. On 3 Dec…
17y · Female·Acute Methylenedioxymethylamphetamine (MDMA) toxicity
Gemma Thoms, a 17-year-old girl, died from acute MDMA toxicity after consuming three ecstasy tablets at the Big Day Out music festival on 1 February 2009. She collapsed and died on 2 February 2009. Key clinical lessons: …
39y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, venlafaxine, alprazolam, pregabalin) with contribut…
Kevin Thomas Maloney, a 39-year-old man with complex mental health conditions and substance use disorder, died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin, venlafaxine, alprazolam, pregabalin) while residing in a supported resident…
58y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (eucalyptus oil, alcohol, venlafaxine, quetiapine, propra…
…lcohol, venlafaxine, quetiapine, propranolol, diazepam) after presenting to ED with suicidal ideation and overdose. Discharged the following day despite refusal to engage with mental health services, he absconded from hi…
24y · Male·cardio-respiratory arrest due to multi-drug toxicity
Hugh Lisle, a 24-year-old man with severe chronic arthritis, depression, polysubstance addiction and gambling disorder, died in a private psychiatric facility after admission for substance withdrawal management. Death re…
54y · Female·Complications of mixed drug toxicity (opiates, zolpidem, benzodiazepines and dox…
…rsing home resident with dementia and terminal cancer) to die. Her mother also died, likely from assisted overdose. The case highlights the importance of deprescribing, monitoring medication accumulation in vulnerable po…
50y · Male·Unable to be determined
Colin Campbell, a 50-year-old man with a long history of schizophrenia, alcohol dependence, hepatitis C, and cirrhosis, disappeared on 29 May 2015 and is presumed deceased. He was under the care of an Assertive Outreach …
23y · Male·Haemorrhage from incised wounds to the neck and wrists
…xication. He had a complex trauma history including childhood domestic violence exposure, paternal heroin overdose witnessed as a teenager, chronic substance use disorder with drug-induced psychosis, and recent suicide l…
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…
45y · Male·drowning and intoxication with methamphetamine and other substances
45-year-old male with long-standing substance use disorder, depression, and anxiety died from drowning combined with acute methamphetamine intoxication. In the weeks before death, he displayed escalating paranoia and del…
46y · Male·Ethanol (alcohol) and prescription drug toxicity
A 46-year-old man with chronic alcohol addiction and a history of epilepsy and insomnia died from combined ethanol and prescription drug toxicity. In the three weeks before death, his alcohol consumption escalated to thr…
26y · Female·compression of the neck consequent upon hanging
…tment presentations within 5 hours on 17-18 February 2011. She presented following a suicide attempt with overdose and was discharged to family care without admission despite clear suicidality indicators. Clinical lesson…
49y · Male·Multiple injuries from a fall from height
… suicide on 14 January 2013. He had been admitted involuntarily to hospital in August 2012 for quetiapine overdose and alcohol intoxication, presenting with manic relapse. On the day of death, he was seen by his GP and m…
38y · Male·Multiple injuries
Damian Kay, aged 38, died from multiple injuries after jumping from the 16th floor of a hotel on 22 September 2010, with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.71%. The death occurred in the context of recent relationship br…
25y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to methadone toxicity
Steven Claude Freeman, a 25-year-old Aboriginal man, died of aspiration pneumonia secondary to methadone toxicity on 27 May 2016, while incarcerated at the Alexander Maconochie Centre in the ACT. He was assessed as opioi…
25y · Male·gastro-intestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis in association with acute…
Richard Stanley Tauwhare, a 25-year-old male, died on 10 February 2002 from gastro-intestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis in association with acute-on-chronic amphetamine toxicity. He had consumed a large dose o…
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