30 results for “codeine dependency”
77y · Male·complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effus…
77-year-old male died from complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effusion post-coronary bypass surgery, in the setting of pre-existing renal impairment and diabetes. During pleural ta…
Christopher Salib: ischaemic heart disease with multiple prescription drug toxic…
This landmark inquest examined three deaths involving prescription drug toxicity: Christopher Salib (24, ischaemic heart disease with drug toxicity), Nathan Attard (34, multi-drug toxicity), and Shamsad Akhtar (35, multi…
45y · Male·stab injury to the chest
Paul Kenneth Wright, aged 45, died from a stab wound to the chest inflicted in self-defence by Beau Muscat on 16 September 2021. Paul had an extensive custodial history, acquired brain injury, and intellectual disability…
45y · Male·undetermined in a man in correctional services custody with a chronic history of…
Leister John Ross, a 45-year-old Aboriginal prisoner, died in Port Phillip Prison on 10 July 2014 from an undetermined cause in a man with chronic illicit drug use. Forensic pathology revealed pulmonary oedema, hepatic c…
48y · Male·gunshot wound to chest
Peter Owen Pilkington, 48, died from a gunshot wound sustained during a police siege on 6 December 2021. After escalating behaviour at his NDIS support office in Stretton, Queensland, Peter produced what police believed …
21y · Male·combined effect of a cocktail of drugs causing central nervous system depression…
Paul Fennessy, a 21-year-old with polysubstance addiction and mental health issues, died from positional asphyxia following a drug overdose on 6 January 2010. He presented to the Emergency Department that afternoon after…
55y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity in a woman with cardiomegaly and chronic obstructive airway …
Janet Foster, 55, died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin/morphine combined with benzodiazepines in the context of cardiomegaly and chronic obstructive airway disease. She was a voluntary palliative care patient a…
18y · Male·Multiple injuries due to impact by train
Travis McNees, 18-year-old male, died by suicide on 4 October 2010 after absconding from Upton House psychiatric unit. He presented to ED on 29 September with paracetamol/panadeine overdose following relationship breakdo…
39y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury due to respiratory obstruction following surgery for dental…
Richard Christopher Jankowski, a 39-year-old man, died from hypoxic brain injury due to respiratory obstruction following emergency surgery for a dental abscess with cellulitis. After initial treatment with antibiotics, …
54y · Male·incised wound to the neck
Terrence Michael Malone, a 54-year-old man with a 20-year history of bipolar affective disorder, PTSD, and alcohol dependence, died by suicide in Brisbane Correctional Centre on 8 November 2014, three days after re-incar…
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