258 results for “acute alcohol intoxication”
36y · Male·Multiple injuries
…m/h. A faulty door monitoring system failed to alert the driver. Key clinical lessons include: recognising acute intoxication and benzodiazepine impairment as causes of dangerous behaviour and poor judgment; understandi…
37y · Male·primary intracerebral haemorrhage, contributed to by acute alcohol intoxication
…ul. The coroner found the death resulted from natural causes (intracerebral haemorrhage, contributed to by acute alcohol intoxication) and likely commenced at or before police apprehension. Both ambulance officers and W…
33y · Male·accidental drowning
…y John Martin, a 33-year-old man, drowned in a residential swimming pool while heavily intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.370%), having sustained recent head trauma. He had visited a doctor five days prior with post-concussio…
24y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by vehicle while lying on roadway
… a vehicle while lying on the roadway in Dandenong, Victoria. He was significantly intoxicated with blood alcohol levels of 0.32 g/100mL. Hospital records documented severe alcohol abuse with six presentations to emerge…
20y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…miliation about being arrested, feeling unfairly targeted. Key clinical lessons: young people experiencing acute emotional distress combined with intoxication and substance use are at acute risk of impulsive self-harm. …
47y · Male·combined effects of alcohol-induced central nervous system depression, hypotherm…
A 47-year-old man with longstanding alcoholism, hypertension, liver disease, and depression died from combined alcohol-induced central nervous system…
43y · Male·Incised right radial artery
Bradley Scott, a 43-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence and hepatic cirrhosis, died from exsanguination following an incised right radial artery. Afte…
41y · Male·gunshot wound to chest
…police custody during a justified apprehension operation. The clinical relevance relates to recognition of acute intoxication and potential mental health crisis preceding high-risk behaviour.
37y · Male·Combined effects of positional asphyxiation and multiple injuries
Nathan Macri, aged 37, died at Sydenham railway station after intoxication led to accidental collision with an incoming train at 11:06 pm. He became wedged between the train and …
41y · Female·Injuries sustained in a fall from a height
…staying in temporary motel accommodation, she attended Dandenong Shopping Centre carpark intoxicated with alcohol and methylamphetamine. Despite timely police response and 67 minutes of professional negotiation, she fel…
41y · Male·multiple blunt force injuries from fall from fourth floor of apartment block
…e complete investigation; response to the second '000' call was professional. Brent's moderate-to-heavy intoxication significantly impaired his judgment and physical coordination during the dangerous and ultimately fatal…
33y · Male·Aspiration plus hypothermia secondary to severe alcohol intoxication
Shannon Lindsay Watt, a 33-year-old male, died from aspiration with hypothermia secondary to severe alcohol intoxication. After work drinks at the Alberton Hotel on 13 June 2009, he consumed large quantities of al…
41y · Male·complications of acute alcohol intoxication
Anthony Gilbert, a 41-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence and depression, died from complications of acute alcohol intoxication after police returned hi…
57y · Male·acute subdural haematoma, cause undetermined (could result from trauma, fall, se…
Paul Thompson, aged 57, died from acute subdural haematoma (brain bleeding). He was found unresponsive after an evening of heavy alcohol consumpti…
74y · Male·Complications of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a motor vehicle cras…
… injuries sustained in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Christmas Day 2024. He was driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.14% (three times the legal limit), was not wearing a seatbelt, and evidence suggests h…
43y · Male·head, chest and abdominal injuries sustained when intentionally stepping into th…
… was intentional, with no other person able to have prevented it. The case highlights the severe risk when acute mental health crisis, alcohol intoxication, and established suicidal intent converge.
59y · Female·Complications of blunt force chest injuries with clinically diagnosed Pseudomona…
… crash on 15 October 2024 after losing control of her vehicle at a caravan park entrance. She had a blood alcohol level of 0.096% (moderate intoxication) and told paramedics she was unable to slow down. The crash caused…
49y · Female·Unascertained; most likely cardiac abnormality
…ebert, a 49-year-old with long-standing mental illness and substance use disorder, died unexpectedly in an acute psychiatric unit on 6 December 2019. She presented to the ED intoxicated (BAC 0.159%) following breach of …
54y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in fall from height
…found she intentionally jumped, ruling out accident or homicide. Clinical lessons include recognising that acute crisis combined with high intoxication, unmanaged depression, and psychosocial stressors can create immedi…
28y · Male·Blunt force head injury from motor vehicle crash (passenger ejected from rolling…
…g the vehicle to roll and the deceased to be ejected. Toxicology showed the deceased had moderate-to-high alcohol intoxication (BAC 0.20%) and cannabinoid presence, which may have impaired his awareness and reaction cap…
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