36 results for “acute intoxication with impaired judgment”
18y · Male·Blunt impact trauma to the torso with acute alcohol intoxication; motor vehicle …
An 18-year-old male driver with a zero alcohol licence died from blunt torso trauma after high-speed collision with a tree while acutely in…
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 …
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…
23y · Male·drowning in the setting of mixed drug consumption (ethanol, MDMA, cocaine, ketam…
…l, MDMA, cocaine, ketamine, 2-fluoro-2-oxo-PCE, and benzodiazepines. He disappeared suddenly while swimming with friends in an unofficial, unmonitored river area known to be dangerous with swift currents and underwater o…
65y · Male·Multiple fatal injuries from motor vehicle collision (Williamson and Rowe); mult…
…on 26 February 2020. Adam Robertson, driving a Toyota Prado eastbound, crossed the centre line and collided with Shane Williamson's westbound Mazda ute. Rodney Rowe was a passenger in the ute. Toxicology confirmed Robert…
38y · Male·Unascertained; death in the waters of the Indian Ocean off Rottnest Island
Matthew James Bale, a 38-year-old man, disappeared from Rottnest Island on 21 March 2016 while on holiday with his wife and parents. He had a history of depression, alcohol and drug addiction, and recent drug-induced p…
40y · Male·Cranio-cervical distraction injury in the context of multiple other blunt force …
A 40-year-old Aboriginal pedestrian with blood alcohol 0.14% and THC 15 µg/L was struck and killed by a 26-year-old unregistered dirt bike driver tr…
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. …
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 …
24y · Male·Haemorrhagic shock in the setting of a sharp force injury to the left arm
…Stawicki, 24, died from haemorrhagic shock following a sharp force injury to his left arm while intoxicated with multiple illicit substances. He presented to the ED three times within 24 hours (4-5 September 2020) follow…
52y · Female·stab wound to the chest
…ains chronic even during periods of apparent improvement, awareness that relationship loss can precipitate acute deterioration in vulnerable patients, and the potential for alcohol to impair judgment in those with depre…
42y · Male·Drowning
…tional vessel in challenging sea conditions. He had consumed alcohol and cannabis before launching at night without a marine licence. His personal flotation device was only partially inflated. Key clinical lessons: subst…
47y · Female·Traumatic closed head injury likely sustained in a fall from standing
TS, a 47-year-old woman with a 18-year history of anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and severe alcoholism, died from a traumatic closed head in…
45y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
DP, a 45-year-old with a history of methylamphetamine use and drug-induced psychosis/schizophrenia, attended Quakers Hill Police S…
54y · Male·Multiple injuries from collision with motor vehicle
Terence Gray, a 54-year-old man with chronic alcohol abuse and depression, was removed from a train at Grafton by a Passenger Services Superviso…
24y · Female·Exsanguination from injuries sustained while attempting to climb from a height i…
Phoebe Handsjuk, a 24-year-old woman with a history of depression, anxiety, and alcohol abuse, was found deceased in the refuse room of her apartment…
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