54 results for “acute amphetamine toxicity”
44y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the trunk and right thigh with subsequent blood loss
…trauma following his son's suicide, was shot by NSW Police during a knife confrontation. He presented with acute intoxication (alcohol and methamphetamine), substance-induced psychotic episode, paranoid delusions about …
Multiple injuries resulting from motor vehicle collisions following police pursu…
…stralia between October 2012 and December 2014. Four of five drivers fleeing police were severely methylamphetamine-intoxicated, significantly impairing their driving ability. Deaths included taxi driver Singh and physi…
44y · Male·cardiac arrest and cerebral oedema consequent upon ingestion of Alpha-PVP (Smoki…
Glenn Punch, a 44-year-old truck driver, died from cardiac arrest and cerebral oedema following intravenous injection of Alpha-PVP (Smokin Slurry), a synthetic cathinone derivative. He purchased the drug from a retail ch…
46y · Male·Methylamphetamine toxicity and coronary atherosclerosis
…violence order breach arrest in Rockhampton, Queensland. The death resulted from a combination of methylamphetamine toxicity, significant coronary artery disease, and physical exertion during police restraint and transp…
45y · Female·Sibutramine ingestion in a woman with coronary artery atherosclerosis
Karen Willis, a 45-year-old woman with no known medical conditions, died of acute cardiac arrhythmia triggered by sibutramine ingestion combined with underlying coronary atherosclerosis. S…
27y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, methadone, diazepam and amphetamines)
…Stewart, a 27-year-old with major depressive disorder and alcohol dependence, was admitted to St Vincent's Acute Inpatient Service following police custody for public intoxication. He was treated for alcohol withdrawal …
24y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
…nted psychotic episodes and poor medication compliance. On the day of death, while intoxicated with methamphetamine (at potentially lethal levels), he brandished a knife, approached skateboarders and shoppers in a threa…
35y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia with amisulpride toxicity, and myocarditis being contributory…
…Warwar died in custody at Metropolitan Remand & Reception Centre from cardiac arrhythmia with amisulpride toxicity and myocarditis. He was admitted to custody with a history of mental health issues and drug-induced psych…
21y · Male·Compression of the neck consequent upon hanging
…aggressive behaviour; inadequate communication between emergency and mental health teams; and insufficient acute psychiatric beds leading to prolonged ED stay. The coroner recommended implementing a dedicated behavioura…
27y · Male·Sudden cardiac arrest in the context of physical and psychological exertion duri…
…rtion, police baton pressure across his abdomen, brief lateral vascular neck restraint application, methamphetamine intoxication (1.1mg/L—potentially lethal level), asthma, bronchopneumonia, and coronary atherosclerosis…
31y · Male·Undetermined
…emature coronary atherosclerosis. Death was undetermined, likely multifactorial (cardiac disease, methylamphetamine intoxication, physical/psychological stress, sedation). Paramedics failed to conduct adequate vital sig…
47y · Male·combined acute effects of multiple drugs in obese man with enlarged heart and ar…
…t-resistant schizophrenia, substance use disorder, and antisocial personality disorder, died from combined acute effects of multiple drugs (methylamphetamine, quetiapine, propranolol) in the context of obesity, hyperten…
22y · Male·Multiple injuries caused when the vehicle he was driving collided with a tree
…died in a motor vehicle crash while fleeing psychiatric care, having been recently diagnosed with methylamphetamine-induced psychosis. Key clinical issues identified: (1) communication breakdown between psychiatrist Dr …
40y · Male·Unascertained; opioid withdrawal-related seizure or cardiac arrhythmia could not…
…osis emerged. He was found unresponsive in his cell. The autopsy excluded head injury, sepsis, and opioid toxicity but could not definitively exclude withdrawal-related seizure or cardiac arrhythmia. Clinical lessons: di…
AI-generated summary and tagging — may contain inaccuracies; refer to original finding for legal purposes. Report an inaccuracy.