112 results for “chronic back pain”
33y · Male·Injuries sustained in fall from height
…rom injuries sustained in a fall from a cliff at Buckleys Road, Allansford, Victoria. He had a history of chronic back pain, depression, insomnia, and occasional marijuana use. His GP last saw him three days before deat…
54y · Male·asphyxia due to hanging
…of suicide attempts and was receiving palliative care. In his final months, he made escalating requests for pain medication. His GP ceased treatment due to concerns about medication-seeking behaviour and dishonesty about…
54y · Female·mixed drug toxicity
A 54-year-old nurse with chronic pain from a 1990 back injury died from mixed drug toxicity involving morphine, codeine, doxylamine and ni…
60y · Male·Unknown; likely suicide but natural causes or accident cannot be excluded
Wayne Michael Parker, a 60-year-old man with chronic degenerative spinal disease and chronic pain managed with opioid medications, disappeared on 3 June 2023 …
60y · Male·Metastatic carcinoma of the prostate
…gy in August 2008 and commenced on hormonal therapy, which failed to control the cancer. He was transferred back to St Vincent's Hospital on 25 September 2008 for palliative care and died on 29 September 2008. The corone…
37y · Male·asphyxia due to oxygen deprivation secondary to inhalation of helium
Andrew Nolan Christie, a 37-year-old former soldier with PTSD and back pain, died by suicide using helium inhalation on 16 August 2017. Key clinical lessons: (1) Military veteran…
45y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
Glenn Sturley Meyer, aged 45, died from mixed drug toxicity on 22 August 2019. He had chronic pain, PTSD, depression and anxiety managed with oxycodone and diazepam. He also had obesity and probable …
63y · Male·uncontrolled haemorrhage from ruptured aortic aneurysm
A 63-year-old man presented with sudden back pain on 6 March 2004. Ambulance officers attended twice; on the first visit they did not transport him to h…
68y · Male·unascertained
A 68-year-old man with multiple chronic medical conditions including peripheral neuropathy, chronic pain, atrial fibrillation, dysphagia, and dep…
52y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
Roderick Dillon, a 52-year-old man, died from a gunshot wound to the head. While depression, chronic pain, and some circumstantial evidence suggested possible suicide, the coroner was unable to establish th…
52y · Female·gunshot wound to head
… should maintain a low threshold for asking about family violence in patients presenting with depression, chronic pain, insomnia and social isolation, even if they lack obvious indicators; better coordination of care is…
48y · Male·metastatic high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma, treated palliatively
Lindsay Woods, a 48-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic paranoid schizophrenia, organic psychosis, and ischaemic heart disease, died from metastatic high-grade n…
58y · Male·Amitriptyline toxicity
Lloyd Felman, a 58-year-old man with chronic pain, depression, and alcohol use, died from amitriptyline toxicity in July 2008. In the three weeks prio…
48y · Male·Gunshot wound to the chest during a police operation
…ng depression, alcohol use disorder (consuming approximately a carton of beer daily by January 2023), and chronic back pain. After presenting to Tenterfield Hospital on 31 October 2022 threatening harm to himself and fa…
40y · Male·Injuries sustained in a fall from height
Daniel McKindley, 40, died from injuries sustained in a fall from the 16-metre platform of Poppet Head Lookout tower in Bendigo. He had depression and anxiety treated by his GP with antidepressants (mirtazapine then sert…
41y · Male·Effects of Fire
Mark Robert Scott, a 41-year-old man with chronic pain, substance addiction, and recent depressive illness, was admitted to Frankston Hospital on 15 July 2…
72y · Female·Hanging
Chang Ying Xu, a 72-year-old Chinese-speaking woman with severe spinal cord compression, chronic pain, and depression, died by hanging during respite care at an aged care facility. While her depression …
76y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
… (AAA) on 8 June 2005. He had presented to Flinders Medical Centre Emergency Department on 1 June 2005 with back pain, hypotension (90/65 mmHg), and two episodes of syncope at his physiotherapist. Despite a documented pr…
36y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (pregabalin, morphine, amitriptyline)
A 36-year-old motor mechanic with chronic pain from a 2014 knee injury died from combined drug toxicity (pregabalin, morphine, amitriptyline). His …
24y · Male·bronchopneumonia complicating oxycodone toxicity
…tthew Neil Hardy Tonkin was a 24-year-old Australian Army veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain who died from bronchopneumonia complicating oxycodone toxicity. He engaged in prescription shopping …
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