55y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity in a woman with coronary artery atherosclerosis
…rointestinal disorders, mental health issues including DID, and suicidal ideation died from multiple drug toxicity following a morphine overdose. She ingested approximately 800mg of morphine mixture on the morning of 28 …
Christopher Salib: ischaemic heart disease with multiple prescription drug toxic…
This landmark inquest examined three deaths involving prescription drug toxicity: Christopher Salib (24, ischaemic heart disease with drug toxicity), Nathan Attard (34, multi-drug toxici…
26y · Female·Toxicity to Pentobarbitone
Dannika Smith, aged 26, died from pentobarbitone toxicity after deliberate self-ingestion. She had Borderline Personality Disorder with documented suicidal ideatio…
37y · Male·mixed drug toxicity with fentanyl as the principal agent
37-year-old Jason Cullen died from mixed drug toxicity with fentanyl as the principal agent. He had chronic idiopathic intracranial hypertension requiring multi…
31y · Female·Pneumonia; combined drug toxicity (including marijuana), smoking, pathological o…
…y including chronic pain, major depression, and obesity, died from pneumonia exacerbated by combined drug toxicity from multiple prescription medications, cannabis, and obesity. Despite being treated by numerous speciali…
53y · Female·mixed prescription drug toxicity
…depression, OCD, substance abuse disorder, and chronic non-cancer pain, died from mixed prescription drug toxicity involving venlafaxine, methadone, amitriptyline, quetiapine, and diazepam. Her treating psychiatrist, Dr …
40y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
…kiewicz, a 40-year-old man with a long history of drug dependence and incarceration, died from mixed drug toxicity five days after being found unconscious following opioid injection. He had been released from prison on 6…
46y · Female·Combined drug toxicity in a woman found in a bath
… woman with borderline personality 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 …
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 his home. He had a family relationship breakdown and was on pa…
54y · Female·Opioid toxicity (predominantly fentanyl)
…. She was found unresponsive after midnight and could not be resuscitated. Death was attributed to opioid toxicity from the combination of fentanyl patch and other opioids. Clinical lessons include: avoid fentanyl patche…
34y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (propofol, sevoflurane and others)
A 34-year-old anaesthetist at Royal Melbourne Hospital died from combined drug toxicity involving propofol and sevoflurane—anaesthetic agents she accessed from unlocked theatre trolleys and adm…
60y · Male·Hypertensive heart disease with chronic fatty liver as other significant conditi…
…anuary 2007. The autopsy identified hypertensive heart disease as the primary cause, with possible opioid toxicity and chronic fatty liver as other significant conditions. Clinical assessments suggested the patient was n…
Unknown·acute fentanyl toxicity; acute oxycodone toxicity; multiple drug toxicity; opioi…
Four adults died from opioid overdoses (fentanyl and oxycodone) in Queensland between 2012–2014. All obtained prescriptions from multiple doctors ('doctor shopping') without effective detection. Systemic failures include…
39y · Male·Excited delirium, probably caused by amphetamine toxicity-induced psychosis. Dea…
…tody on 12 June 2009 after a protracted struggle and multiple taser activations. He had acute amphetamine toxicity and was displaying excited delirium—a high-risk medical emergency. Clinical lessons include: (1) excited …
54y · Male·Methadone use in a man with asthma and sarcoidosis of the lungs
Wayne Marshall, a 54-year-old registered nurse, died from respiratory depression caused by methadone use in the context of underlying asthma and pulmonary sarcoidosis. He was found gasping for air at home and could not b…
45y · Male·The effects of restraint and drugs
Warren Osborne, a 45-year-old man affected by amphetamines and experiencing drug-induced psychosis, died during physical restraint at Caboolture Hospital. After being triaged in the Emergency Department, he accessed rest…
Unknown·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle accident; Anthony Paul Thomson died from ru…
Motor vehicle accident involving 4 deaths on 8 May 2009 at Nambour Connection Road and Blackall Street intersection, Queensland: 5-year-old twins, a 60-year-old female driver, and 43-year-old male driver Anthony Paul Tho…
35y · Male·multi-drug toxicity
CPL Ian Turner, a 35-year-old Special Forces soldier with combat-related PTSD, died from multi-drug toxicity in July 2017. His death followed multiple deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, domestic violence incident…
56y · Male·acute pentobarbitone toxicity
…ss Martin, a 56-year-old man with a long history of depression, died from acute pentobarbitone (Nembutal) toxicity obtained online, combined with toxic levels of zopiclone, less than two weeks after premature discharge f…
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