45 results for “methamphetamine withdrawal”
0y · Male·Sudden infant death syndrome category II (SIDS) - accidental asphyxiation due to…
…year history of heroin addiction (on methadone maintenance), who tested positive for amphetamines and methamphetamine postnatally. The Department of Child Safety failed to adequately assess serious risk factors identifi…
25y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to methadone toxicity
…is testing, fell within acceptable clinical practice given the doctor's experience and Steven's reported withdrawal symptoms. Critical gaps existed in handover protocols between health and corrections staff, wellbeing ch…
32y · Female·Compression of the neck
FSZ, a 32-year-old woman, was killed by her intimate partner NLU through compression of the neck (strangulation) on 24 April 2019. This coronial finding identifies multiple systemic failures in family violence response a…
27y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds
Damon Savage, 27, died from multiple gunshot wounds during a police response to a domestic violence incident. He had called police while assaulting his partner, armed himself with two large knives, advanced towards offic…
33y · Male·Neck compression (hanging)
…ted murder. He had a recent suicide attempt by gunshot wound (31 October), was on opiate medications for withdrawal management, and presented with anxiety and withdrawal symptoms. Initially assessed as medium risk with 6…
41y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the head and torso
…s, died from gunshot wounds after a police response to his self-harm and suicidal crisis. He had used methamphetamine and locked himself in a bathroom overnight before his partner called emergency services. When police …
25y · Male·Gunshot injury to the head
SK, a 25-year-old man with ADHD, borderline personality disorder, PTSD, depression and anxiety, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while handling an unregistered revolver under the influence of amphetamines, cannab…
0y · Male·Sudden infant death syndrome (unclassified sudden infant death subclassification…
A four-month-old boy died in a caravan where he was placed in parental care following a Court Assessment Order. The cause was determined to be sudden infant death syndrome, possibly involving hypothermia given the cold e…
51y · Male·Hanging
A 51-year-old man with a complex mental health history and prior self-harm alert died by hanging in a correctional facility after a planned transfer. He requested protective custody following a physical altercation with …
41y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…2023 despite his counsellor Rebecca Forster recommending he remain on low ARMS due to residual substance withdrawal effects and ongoing suicidal ideation. Clinical lessons include: timely access to regular psychological …
31y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to or as a consequence of a ruptured large fusiform…
A 31-year-old man with long-standing intravenous drug use and hepatitis C died in prison custody from a ruptured mycotic aneurysm causing subarachnoid hemorrhage. He collapsed in his cell after lock-down without prior wa…
41y · Male·unknown
…ement; single assessments showing stability may miss chronic risk; the biopsychosocial trajectory toward withdrawal from services is common and dangerous; and structured follow-up with crisis planning is critical in this…
Male·Combined effects of multiple blunt force injuries and the effects of fire (Craig…
… revealed toxic levels of doxepin (3.5 mg/L, within lethal range) plus diazepam, methadone, and trace methamphetamine. Whitall had deceptively obtained excess doxepin from multiple doctors despite adequate supplies from…
Female·Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), otherwise undetermined
Two infants died suddenly and unexpectedly. The first child died at home at 3 months of age in an unsafe sleeping environment with multiple soft items in her cot; the second died in temporary care at 19 days of age. Both…
31y · Male·acute neck compression due to hanging
A 31-year-old man with depression, substance use history, and prior suicide attempts presented to the Emergency Department after a motor vehicle accident on 23 July 2014. He expressed suicidal ideation and was appropriat…
27y · Male·effects of fire
Sam Lynch, aged 27, died from effects of fire while in remand at Hakea Prison on 5 March 2024. Following a dispute over undelivered canteen items, Sam set his mattress ablaze with a lighter. The response was catastrophic…
23y · Male·Neck compression as a result of hanging
Jonathon Hogan, a 23-year-old Aboriginal man of Wiradjuri, Ngiyampaa and Murrawarri descent, died by hanging at Junee Correctional Centre on 3 February 2018 while serving remand. He had longstanding schizophrenia with pr…
24y · Male·Peritonitis secondary to a perforation of the small bowel
Nicholas Wells, a 24-year-old man, died from peritonitis secondary to small bowel perforation sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Although he was suspected of having a bowel injury at 11am on admission, he was placed …
42y · Female·Haemothorax and pneumonia in the setting of acute and chronic chest injuries and…
Narelle Simmons, 42, died from haemothorax and pneumonia secondary to rib fractures, with contributing factors of hepatic cirrhosis, chronic alcoholism, and multiple drugs (methadone, methylamphetamine, diazepam, sertral…
30y · Female·tricuspid valve bacterial endocarditis
Jennifer Collins, a 30-year-old intravenous methylamphetamine user, died from tricuspid valve bacterial endocarditis on 6 September 2018. She presented to Noarlunga Hospital ED on 20 August 2018 with chest tightness, fev…
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