177 results for “medication overdose history”
51y · Female·undetermined - either citalopram toxicity or ischaemic heart disease
…ctober 2013 while on home detention bail. She had been hospitalized in July 2013 following suspected drug overdose/withdrawal, during which she developed secondary kidney and heart complications. She was discharged in go…
28y · Male·Overdose of Clozapine
A 28-year-old man with schizophrenia and substance abuse history died from clozapine overdose. Key clinical failures included: inadequate assessment of suicide risk when …
27y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by a train
A 27-year-old man with a history of anxiety disorder and depression died by suicide, placing himself in front of a train. He had presented…
47y · Female·serotonin syndrome due to combined toxicity of moclobemide and paroxetine
A 47-year-old woman with a long history of prescription drug abuse died from serotonin syndrome caused by combined toxicity of moclobemide (MAOI)…
39y · Female·mixed prescription drug and alcohol toxicity (ethanol, tapentadol, tramadol, pro…
…ions (breast cancer post-treatment, rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, depression, anxiety) with previous overdose attempts and suicidal ideation. She disclosed feeling like a burden but appeared in good spirits. Clinici…
29y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (pregabalin, dihydrocodeine, tramadol, temazepam, lorazep…
…ity involving pregabalin, dihydrocodeine, tramadol, temazepam, and lorazepam. He engaged in prescription medication abuse over 12 months, consulting approximately 60 general practitioners and using false identities to ob…
41y · Male·Pheniramine toxicity
David Scrofano, 41, died from pheniramine toxicity following an overdose of antihistamine tablets. He had a long history of schizophrenia, acquired brain injury, and poly-substan…
38y · Male·mixed drug toxicity and arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
…done prescription shortly after Kromwyk tested positive for non-prescribed methadone; (3) No coordinated medication management or checking of prescription histories occurred; (4) Weekend takeaway methadone dosing in an i…
47y · Female·insulin overdose
Katherine Walton, a 47-year-old registered nurse, died from insulin overdose in April 2007. She had a complex medical history including hepatitis C, depression, chronic back pain, ep…
29y · Female·Multiple Drug Toxicity (Lamotrigine, Doxylamine, Venlafaxine, Valproic Acid, Cod…
…year-old woman with personality disorders and depression called Perth Clinic at 11:11pm reporting she had overdosed on multiple medications (lamotrigine, doxylamine, venlafaxine, valproic acid, codeine, morphine). She wa…
46y · Female·Combined drug toxicity in a woman found in a bath
…rsonality disorder and bipolar affective disorder type 2 died from combined drug toxicity. She had a long history of overdose attempts, often without clear suicidal intent, and was under care of multiple mental health s…
17y · Female·raised intracranial pressure due to hepatic encephalopathy related cerebral oede…
…om hepatic encephalopathy-related cerebral oedema following fulminant liver failure caused by paracetamol overdose. She ingested approximately 90 paracetamol tablets on 3 June 2002 but did not disclose this during her fi…
87y · Female·heart failure and probable pneumonia in an elderly lady complicated by morphine …
… doctor (Dr B.) administered 20mg morphine intramuscularly without reviewing the patient's notes, medical history, or full clinical picture. The deceased was opioid-naïve, frail, and at high risk from respiratory depres…
44y · Female·multi-organ failure and polypharmaceutical overdose on a background of severe ch…
Laura Rose Kartinyeri, aged 44, died from multi-organ failure and polypharmaceutical overdose on a background of severe COPD. She had a long history of substance abuse, non-compliance with treatment,…
43y · Male·compression of the neck in keeping with hanging
A 43-year-old man on home detention died by hanging in September 2021. He had a history of epilepsy, depression, anxiety, illicit drug use, and previous suicide attempts. In the weeks before de…
29y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin and methamphetamine)
A 29-year-old man with a history of heroin and methamphetamine addiction died from mixed drug toxicity. He had suffered a work-related bac…
32y · Male·overdose of a combination of chlorpromazine, mirtazapine, and diazepam
Mark Downie, aged 32, died from an overdose of chlorpromazine, mirtazapine, and diazepam at home on 16 January 2007, eleven days after discharge from…
50y · Female·Combined drug toxicity in a woman with tension pneumothorax
…uzanne Evans, aged 50, died from combined drug toxicity in the setting of tension pneumothorax. She had a history of alcohol dependence, depression, and borderline personality disorder. Following an argument with her pa…
52y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, pregabalin, valproic acid, benzodiazepines)
…iazepines. She was admitted to Box Hill Hospital on 12 April 2019 with suspected methadone and clonazepam overdose. An addiction medicine specialist reduced her methadone from 40mg to 20mg daily and her clonazepam from 2…
44y · Male·Methamphetamine toxicity
… aged 44, died from methamphetamine toxicity on 11 December 2021 at his home in Leith, Tasmania. He had a history of depression, anxiety, heavy illicit drug use, and a recent suicide attempt by overdose in September 202…
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