3y · Male·Hyperthermia due to environmental heat exposure due to vehicular entrapment
A 3-year-old died from hyperthermia after being left in a parked vehicle for over 5 hours on a hot day (31°C maximum). The father experienc…
73y · Female·pneumonia and renal failure with hyperthermia
Beryl Jean Morgan, 73-year-old aged care resident, died from pneumonia and renal failure with hyperthermia after a brief hospital admission. She had been prescribed haloperidol for behavioural problems; while n…
24y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (25C-NBOME, 4-fluoroamphetamine, LSD, MDMA, cocaine, ketamin…
…ne) at a music festival. He presented to the Alfred Hospital ED with seizures, abnormal cardiac rhythm, hyperthermia, and rapidly deteriorated with serotonin syndrome features, multiorgan failure, and disseminated intrav…
[18, 21, 23, 19, 22, 19]y · ["male", "female", "male", "male", "male", "female"]·MDMA toxicity (one case mixed MDMA and cocaine toxicity)
… MDMA products that, combined with heat, polydrug use, and alcohol, led to fatal serotonin toxicity and hyperthermia. For Diana and Joseph, there were significant failures in medical care at onsite medical tents, includi…
25y · Male·Dehydration with contributory causes of severe mental health conditions and hype…
… man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia and polysubstance abuse disorder, died from dehydration and hyperthermia in Moira State Forest after absconding during escorted weekend leave from an involuntary mental health …
65y · Female·heatstroke
A 65-year-old woman with recent memory decline went for a walk on an extremely hot day (39°C) without water, hat, or money. She became lost due to cognitive deterioration and walked approximately 8 kilometres from the ci…
40y · Male·unknown
Richard Ken Roe disappeared on 2 November 2016 from Lake Bennett, NT, and is presumed deceased. He was last seen near his abandoned vehicle, reportedly having car trouble. The coronial investigation examined two main hyp…
0y · Female·Unascertainable
…DS risk factors were present: prematurity, co-sleeping, parental smoking and substance use history, and hyperthermia. The coroner identified critical failures by the Department for Child Protection: inappropriate classif…
Unknown·MDMA toxicity (3,4-methylenedioxymethylamphetamine toxicity) in each case
…seph Pham (23), Callum Brosnan (19), Joshua Tam (22), and Alexandra Ross-King (19) all developed severe hyperthermia, multi-organ failure and serotonin toxicity. The Coroner found MDMA toxicity was a causal factor in eac…
Unknown·Environmental heat injury
Wilfried Thor (75) and Gisela Thor (73), German tourists, died of environmental heat injury after becoming lost at Trephina Gorge, NT. They embarked on a planned short walk on 10 February 2017 when temperatures reached 3…
43y · Male·Complications of neck injury; specifically extensive brainstem infarction second…
…l care met appropriate standards. Key clinical lessons: the injuries were inevitably fatal from impact; hyperthermia (not measured pre-hospital) would not have changed outcomes; rapid hospital imaging and interventions w…
37y · Male·dehydration/heat-related death
A 37-year-old man died from dehydration and heat-related illness after collapsing in a sweat lodge during a vision quest ceremony in remote South Australia. He remained unconscious after removal from the lodge, but the g…
29y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity, most significantly methamphetamine and buprenorphine, with …
Dion Moore, a 29-year-old Aboriginal man, died on 5–6 January 2019 from mixed drug toxicity (methamphetamine and buprenorphine), with heat and dehydration as significant contributing factors. After running out of fuel wi…
heat stroke (environmental exposure) / hyperthermia; Mr Buske: atherosclerotic h…
Four deaths occurred on Mount Augustus summit trail in 2019-2020 during hot weather conditions. All deceased experienced heat stroke with dehydration as the primary mechanism of death. The coroner identified inadequate p…
17y · Female·Acute Methylenedioxymethylamphetamine (MDMA) toxicity
Gemma Thoms, a 17-year-old girl, died from acute MDMA toxicity after consuming three ecstasy tablets at the Big Day Out music festival on 1 February 2009. She collapsed and died on 2 February 2009. Key clinical lessons: …
0y · Male·Unascertained in the setting of detected methylamphetamine
…hylamphetamine, making them vulnerable to toxic effects including agitation, vomiting, tachycardia, and hyperthermia. The coroner noted the child lived in a caravan where parents socialised regularly with methamphetamine…
20y · Male·exertional heat stroke
…or training in a hot, humid, poorly ventilated facility (Dojo) while dehydrated. He developed seizures, hyperthermia (41.9°C), and multi-organ failure. The coroner found the training was inappropriate given his fitness l…
Kayla Ewin: Unascertained (SUDI 0+); Iziah O'Sullivan: Unascertained (SUDI 0)
…th in Infancy). Key clinical lessons include: improved documentation of scene temperature (relevant for hyperthermia assessment), completion of SUDI medical history forms by hospital staff (consistently missing, complica…
42y · Female·multiorgan failure complicating hyperthermia and metabolic acidosis following su…
A 42-year-old woman with long-standing depression, substance use issues, and multiple mental health presentations died from multi-organ failure following ingestion of caustic soda. She was found unresponsive at home on 1…
36y · Male·Cardiac failure associated with intravenous methylamphetamine abuse and exertion
A 36-year-old man died from cardiac failure associated with intravenous methylamphetamine abuse and exertion. He had injected methylamphetamine and subsequently engaged in intense physical activity (running, climbing fen…
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