1,010 results for “pain”
57y · Female·Positional asphyxia caused by the combined effect of consumption of several opia…
57-year-old woman with chronic pain died from positional asphyxia caused by consumption of multiple sedative medications. She was prescribed op…
53y · Female·mixed prescription drug toxicity
…ith complex psychiatric history including depression, OCD, substance abuse disorder, and chronic non-cancer pain, died from mixed prescription drug toxicity involving venlafaxine, methadone, amitriptyline, quetiapine, an…
74y · Female·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery thrombosis
74-year-old woman presented to emergency department with chest pain on 6 January 2017. She was diagnosed with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and discharged after 53 minutes…
67y · Male·aspiration of gastric contents, due to morphine toxicity, in the context of bila…
A 67-year-old man with chronic pain, pancreatitis, osteoporosis and emphysema died from aspiration of gastric contents due to morphine toxicity…
50y · Female·Mixed prescription drug toxicity (oxycodone, amitriptyline, diazepam, diphenhydr…
A 50-year-old woman with chronic pain from a work-related back injury died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (oxycodone, amitriptyline, diaze…
34y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
Diane Maria Hillgrove, a 34-year-old woman with chronic pain, PTSD, anxiety and substance abuse history, died from mixed drug toxicity on 7 July 2018. Post-mortem toxic…
54y · Female·Opioid toxicity (predominantly fentanyl)
…at a private hospital. Anaesthetist Dr Y. prescribed a 75mcg/hr fentanyl patch post-operatively for chronic pain management due to the patient's intolerance of oral opioids. The patient had been reviewed by pain speciali…
53y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of Down syndrome and pelvic fractures
…neumonia following a pelvic fracture sustained during hospital admission. Key clinical lessons include: (1) pain assessment in non-verbal patients requires structured tools (Abbey pain scale) and information from family/…
45y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to prolonged hypoxia
…cumentation and observation of sedation levels despite published PCA guidelines, non-contact with the Acute Pain Management Service when clinical deterioration occurred, and lack of escalation to senior medical staff. Th…
22y · Male·combined mixed drug intoxication
A 22-year-old medical student with chronic spinal cord pain and depression died from combined drug intoxication involving U-47700 (a potent uncontrolled synthetic opio…
36y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (pregabalin, morphine, amitriptyline)
A 36-year-old motor mechanic with chronic pain from a 2014 knee injury died from combined drug toxicity (pregabalin, morphine, amitriptyline). His general…
75y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
…betes, and smoking history presented to a regional emergency department with right lower quadrant abdominal pain, back pain, groin pain, nausea, and vomiting. He was diagnosed with musculoskeletal pain and discharged. He…
68y · Male·unascertained
A 68-year-old man with multiple chronic medical conditions including peripheral neuropathy, chronic pain, atrial fibrillation, dysphagia, and depression disappeared on 25 June 2017. He left home, drove his car to…
55y · Female·acute myocardial infarction due to right coronary artery thrombosis
A 55-year-old woman presenting to the emergency department with 24 hours of chest pain, arm pain, sweating and vomiting was discharged without an ECG or troponin measurement. She had an abdomina…
53y · Male·Self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head
Leslie Winbank, a 53-year-old man with chronic pain from disc prolapse and prostate cancer, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a police siege at h…
21y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury in the setting of drug toxicity
…system failures were identified. Key missed opportunities included: failure to perform an ECG despite chest pain complaint (SVCHS protocol breach), failure to communicate that he had swallowed a package containing drugs,…
44y · Female·mixed drug toxicity with aspiration of gastric contents
A 44-year-old woman with chronic back pain and depression died from mixed drug toxicity with aspiration of gastric contents. She had been prescribed m…
66y · Male·Complications of excess alcohol intake in a man with heart disease
…He had a 40+ year history of heavy daily alcohol consumption (12+ cans of beer plus whiskey daily), chronic pain from previous bowel surgery and hernia, and undiagnosed mild heart disease. Post-mortem toxicology showed e…
43y · Male·Metastatic colo-rectal carcinoma
Jason Spradbury, 43, was an inmate at Port Phillip Prison who presented with severe abdominal and back pain in February 2016, leading to diagnosis of metastatic colorectal cancer. He underwent partial bowel resectio…
74y · Male·Drowning
…alth conditions dating to 1973. At the time of death, he was experiencing financial stress and chronic back pain. Evidence indicates he deliberately planned his death, including researching chain weight requirements to p…
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