29 results for “heat illness”
Unknown·Multiple causes: hanging (three cases); exposure in context of organic brain dam…
…ssons: inadequate search and rescue response in wilderness settings where a severely disabled man died from heat exposure within sight of town lights due to 2-day police delay; mental health services were adequate for pa…
Unknown·Multiple; Kunmanara Ward: neck compression due to hanging; Kunmanara Ken: exposu…
… and rescue protocols were dangerously delayed (missing person not treated as emergency for 2+ days in 42°C heat); mental health services for Ryan and Cooper were reasonable but discharge planning from psychiatric detent…
18y · Female·multi-organ failure due to combined effects of environmental exposure (hyperther…
…ek through water-loading, dehydration, sauna use, and intensive exercise while wearing a sweat suit in 30°C heat. She collapsed during training on the morning of her weigh-in and died 72 hours later in ICU. Key clinical …
41y · Male·unascertained
…osis, crocodile predation, or drowning. This case highlights the vulnerability of individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders in remote settings, and challenges in managing acute psychiatric crises in is…
74y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease in association with coronary artery atherosclerosis
… seeking help. Evidence suggests he suffered a fatal cardiac event while walking, likely after exertion and heat exposure. The coroner found the death resulted from natural causes and was not preventable by police action…
30y · Male·heatstroke causing damage to the heart
Casey Frizzel, age 30, died of heatstroke while working on a construction site in tropical North Queensland. He worked three consecutive hot da…
Unknown·MDMA toxicity (3,4-methylenedioxymethylamphetamine toxicity) in each case
…ting factors included: lack of knowledge among friends about recognising MDMA toxicity signs; environmental heat and vigorous dancing; polydrug use; police presence prompting dangerous rapid ingestion; and in some cases …
[18, 21, 23, 19, 22, 19]y · ["male", "female", "male", "male", "male", "female"]·MDMA toxicity (one case mixed MDMA and cocaine toxicity)
…uring hot weather while dancing vigorously. Evidence revealed high-purity MDMA products that, combined with heat, polydrug use, and alcohol, led to fatal serotonin toxicity and hyperthermia. For Diana and Joseph, there w…
Male·Kunmanara Ward: neck compression due to hanging; Kunmanara Ken: exposure in cont…
…se to Kunmanara Ken's disappearance (two-day delay in escalating search to emergency status despite extreme heat and severe disability); failure to implement disability respite services despite evidence of benefit; inade…
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