35 results for “drug intoxication heroin”
22y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
…to a light fitting. A suicide note was found. The coroner noted the deceased appeared pressured to smuggle heroin for a fellow prisoner and feared consequences if he could not deliver it. The coroner recommended: (1) a c…
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…
27y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, methadone, diazepam and amphetamines)
…ol dependence, was admitted to St Vincent's Acute Inpatient Service following police custody for public intoxication. He was treated for alcohol withdrawal and managed as a voluntary psychiatric patient, with his mood im…
42y · Male·acute methadone intoxication
…tment-resistant epilepsy, schizophrenia, and long-standing opioid dependence, died from acute methadone intoxication on 12-13 August 2018. Evidence strongly indicates he injected his Sunday takeaway methadone dose, which…
17y · Female·mixed drug toxicity
Nicole Davies, 17, died from mixed drug toxicity after rapid methadone dose escalation during early maintenance therapy. She presented with clear s…
34y · Male·cardiorespiratory arrest during struggle and restraint in a man with methylamphe…
A 34-year-old man with methylamphetamine intoxication (blood level 1.2 mg/L) and focal coronary artery atherosclerosis died from cardiorespiratory arrest dur…
29y · Female·Multiple injuries (fracture dislocation cervical spine, fractured larynx, multip…
… stolen Ford station wagon on the Princes Freeway. The driver, Jeffrey Dobbin, was heavily intoxicated with drugs and driving erratically whilst evading police. Following abandonment of a high-speed pursuit, police attem…
32y · Male·Gunshot wound to the neck
…. Joannou himself was killed by police on 18 February 2005. Witness reliability was severely compromised by drug use, trauma, and inconsistent statements. The coroner made recommendations to identify those who assisted i…
46y · Male·Gunshot wound to chest inflicted by NSW police officer
Mark David Bennett, 46, died on 23 November 2012 after being shot twice in the chest by Leading Senior Constable Damien Livermore during a police pursuit in Redfern, Sydney. Bennett had stolen a truck and driven it dange…
16y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
…e care with complex trauma, substance abuse, mental health issues and high-risk behaviours, died from mixed drug toxicity. The coroner identified significant failures in supervision and care coordination. A residential w…
40y · Male·Unascertained; opioid withdrawal-related seizure or cardiac arrhythmia could not…
Micky Craig Revera, a 40-year-old man with chronic heroin addiction, died in Melbourne Assessment Prison on 18 February 2019 from unascertained causes. He was arres…
25y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to methadone toxicity
… at the Alexander Maconochie Centre in the ACT. He was assessed as opioid naive despite representations of heroin use and prescribed 30 mg methadone daily after two doses. The coroner found the medical assessment and pre…
33y · Male·cardiorespiratory arrest during restraint, involving a predisposition to cardiac…
…d Indigenous man died following police restraint and inappropriate midazolam administration during an acute drug-induced behavioural disturbance. Mr Coolwell sustained injuries while in acute methamphetamine-induced psyc…
41y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the head and torso
Duy Linh Ho, a 41-year-old man with long-standing substance use disorder and untreated mental health issues, died from gunshot wounds after a police response to his self-harm and suicidal crisis. He had used methamphetam…
51y · Male·complications of opiate toxicity; cardiac and respiratory arrest following drug …
…ver an admission period rather than a single day's apparent improvement; the necessity of involving family, drug and alcohol services, and social work before discharge; the need for clear documentation of clinical reason…
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