118 results for “chronic alcohol intoxication”
25y · Female·injuries sustained by jumping from the Tasman Bridge
A 25-year-old woman with longstanding borderline personality disorder, chronic suicidal ideation, and substance abuse died by jumping from the Tasman Bridge on 4 January 1996. She pres…
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 injury sustained in a fall from standing. At autopsy, blood alcohol…
30y · Male·acute alcohol (ethanol) toxicity
A 30-year-old male with severe alcohol dependence died from acute ethanol toxicity after a prolonged drinking episode. Despite engagement with a…
57y · Male·Blunt force head injury from motor vehicle crash
A 57-year-old Aboriginal man died from severe blunt force head injury sustained as a rear seat passenger in a high-speed motor vehicle crash. The driver, highly intoxicated (BAC 0.233%), was driving on the wrong side of …
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…
38y · Male·combined effects of inhalation of products of combustion and incineration
…r setting himself alight during police attendance at his home on home detention bail. He had a history of chronic dysthymia, alcohol abuse, and previous self-harm threats. Roberts made repeated calls to his ex-partner t…
58y · Female·Acute subdural haemorrhage due to blunt force trauma to the head
Brenda Elizabeth King, 58, died from acute subdural haemorrhage following blunt head trauma. She had chronic alcoholism and documented history of falls when intoxicated. The coroner could not definitively determine…
Multiple: pneumonia with cardiomyopathy (Kugena female); septic shock from pneum…
…inquests into six Aboriginal deaths in Ceduna, South Australia between 2004-2009. All deceased had severe alcohol addiction and comorbidities including pneumonia, cardiomyopathy, liver disease, and seizures. Deaths resu…
34y · Male·Multiple Blunt Force Injuries
…ons and the death. Clinical lessons include recognizing that untreated mental health issues combined with alcohol dependence and recent stressors significantly increase risk of impulsive, dangerous behaviour. Early inte…
44y · Male·Positional asphyxia
Scott Allen Daniels, a 44-year-old with chronic schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder and substance abuse history, died from positional asphyxia on 17-1…
47y · Male·acute alcohol intoxication
Julian Horne, 47, died from acute alcohol intoxication at home after 11 hospital admissions in 6 weeks during a severe binge relapse. He had lifelo…
45y · Female·Bronchiectasis
… hospital admissions in 2015 for acute exacerbations related to medication non-compliance associated with alcohol use. Police failed to identify her during the custody episode, missing a critical health alert documentin…
59y · Male·Head and chest injuries sustained in a single motor vehicle crash
…-year-old man died from head and chest injuries sustained in a single motor vehicle crash after consuming alcohol at a hotel. His blood alcohol level was 0.202g/100mL, approximately four times the legal driving limit, c…
35y · Male·Stab wound to the back
…h was entirely preventable. Contributing factors included Lawson's use of methylamphetamine, cocaine, and alcohol (BAC 0.14), combined with sleep deprivation, which likely impaired judgment. The presence of weapons sign…
48y · Male·Cardiomegaly and fatty liver in a man with alcohol intoxication
Steven Karastavrou, a 48-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia, poly-substance abuse (alcohol, cannabis, amphetamines), hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes, died suddenly at home from cardio…
42y · Female·hanging
… enquire whether she had a treating psychiatrist; rejection of psychiatric referral based solely on blood alcohol level (0.39%); and Dr M. conducting only a superficial assessment before discharge at BAL 0.2% without co…
52y · Male·Head injury sustained in a fall following excessive consumption of alcohol
Kenneth Lister, a 52-year-old man with chronic alcoholism, cirrhosis, thrombocytopenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder, was found deceased at home f…
41y · Male·complications of acute ethanol toxicity
Mr RJ, a 41-year-old man with a history of progressive alcohol misuse and mental health conditions (anxiety and depression), died from complications of acute ethanol to…
49y · Female·Unascertained; most likely cardiac abnormality
…December 2019. She presented to the ED intoxicated (BAC 0.159%) following breach of a PARC zero-tolerance alcohol policy, was assessed and medically cleared after 7.5 hours with improving Glasgow Coma Scale (13→15) and …
45y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head
…n, 45, died from blunt force trauma to the head sustained on 24-25 March 2017. She had a history of heavy alcohol use and advanced liver disease. The circumstances of her injury remain unclear—it could have resulted fro…
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