96 results for “acute cannabis intoxication”
28y · Male·In keeping with Hanging
A 28-year-old man with a history of depression, anxiety, and previous self-harm died by hanging during a police response to a domestic violence incident. Police attended after his sister reported he had breached an ADVO …
50y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
…ardiac arrhythmia during his arrest by South Australian Police. He was highly intoxicated (BAC 0.25%) and cannabis-positive when police attended a domestic disturbance call. After arrest, Reid collapsed approximately 7 m…
41y · Male·Acute internal blood loss caused by laceration of the aorta in tandem with spina…
Anthony John Roach, a 41-year-old experienced motocross rider, died from acute internal blood loss caused by aortic laceration sustained during a motocross race. He lost control of his …
45y · Male·drowning and intoxication with methamphetamine and other substances
…d 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 delusions, a…
Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collisions
This complex coronial finding examined six deaths arising from police pursuits in Western Australia between 2012-2014. The deceased included taxi driver Kuldeep Singh and passenger Dr D. (killed in a collision with a sto…
23y · Male·Drowning/immersion
Troy Mathieson (23) and Hughie Morton (21) drowned in flood waters while entering a culvert to avoid police detention during extreme flooding in Townsville on 4 February 2019. The men entered a flooded drain after being …
31y · Male·positional asphyxia due to synthetic cannabis use and obesity
…mprisoned for life, died in a Northern Territory prison cell from positional asphyxia caused by synthetic cannabis (Kronic) use combined with obesity. Clinical and systemic factors contributed to preventable death: synth…
43y · Female·stab wound to the chest; contributing factors were aspiration of stomach content…
…available records. She attended ED two days before death with significant head trauma and heavy alcohol intoxication following alleged assault. The coroner noted her alcohol toxicity (0.313%), cannabis use, and aspiratio…
27y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds
…ication of escalating mental health crises with substance use; importance of comprehensive follow-up after acute psychiatric presentations; risk assessment in the context of polysubstance use, alcohol, and prescription …
23y · Male·Haemorrhage from incised wounds to the neck and wrists
…nflicted knife wounds to his neck and wrists while experiencing a drug-induced psychotic episode following acute methylamphetamine intoxication. He had a complex trauma history including childhood domestic violence expo…
19y · Male·Rhys Allan Gerard Ryan: neck injury; Jake Spencer Henschke: neck and chest injur…
…e coroner concluded the pursuit substantially contributed to the fatal collision, and that the driver's intoxication significantly impaired his ability to control the vehicle. Key clinical lesson: High-speed police pursu…
36y · Female·Excited delirium
…excited delirium during a physical altercation with her 16-year-old son. She had longstanding alcohol and cannabis use, borderline personality disorder with features of post-traumatic stress related to childhood sexual a…
33y · Male·sharp force injuries of the neck
…f) was not communicated to senior decision-makers. Key clinical lessons include the challenges of managing acute mental health crises with substance intoxication, importance of information-sharing in triage decisions, a…
23y · Male·In keeping with drowning
…rest him for breach of bail conditions, he fled. Brandon, significantly affected by methylamphetamine and cannabis, ran towards the river and entered the water despite having a known fear of water. Two police officers en…
25y · Male·gastro-intestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis in association with acute…
…, 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 of methylamphetamine (3.9 mg/L blood level),…
27y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained as a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle; specifica…
Jari Wise, aged 27, died on 29 February 2020 when struck by a vehicle driven by Melissa Oates at Huonville, Tasmania. Mr Wise was intoxicated (BAC 0.220%, THC present), wearing dark clothing, and standing in the centre o…
23y · Female·Injuries sustained in a fall from a height
…d no documented suicidal ideation. Key clinical lessons include the importance of recognising substance intoxication during psychiatric assessment, the risk of behavioural disinhibition with stimulant and alcohol combine…
36y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
…nt psychiatric intervention, substance abuse triggers for violent behaviour, and the challenge of managing acute crises in patients with brain injury and polysubstance use.
33y · Male·accidental drowning
…lude the importance of assessing head trauma severity in intoxicated patients, recognising that alcohol intoxication itself is life-threatening and impairs cognition and judgment, and the risk of loss of consciousness in…
26y · Male·Suicidal cut throat
…ncy services were attending. He had made threats to kill himself and his wife after consuming alcohol and cannabis, leading his wife to call emergency services. When police arrived and opened a cupboard where he was hidi…
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