68 results for “excessive alcohol consumption”
33y · Male·accidental drowning
…y John Martin, a 33-year-old man, drowned in a residential swimming pool while heavily intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.370%), having sustained recent head trauma. He had visited a doctor five days prior with post-concussio…
39y · Female·mixed prescription drug and alcohol toxicity (ethanol, tapentadol, tramadol, pro…
Amie Maree O'Shea, aged 39, died from mixed prescription drug and alcohol toxicity on 19-20 May 2019. She consumed excessive alcohol at a social gathering then ingested multiple C…
66y · Male·Unable to be determined due to advanced decomposition; coroner noted likely medi…
…use of death could not be determined due to advanced decomposition, though autopsy suggested a medical or alcohol-related event was likely. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) the importance of regular medical review…
36y · Male·diffuse head injury sustained in motorcycle-motor vehicle collision
Daniel Mollross, a 36-year-old motorcyclist with a zero-alcohol driving condition, died from diffuse head injuries sustained in a motorcycle-motor vehicle collision. He …
78y · Male·subdural haematoma
…factors likely included recent path re-gravelling, path camber, lack of lighting, mild intoxication, and excessive speed. The coroner identified that inadequate availability of wheelchair-accessible taxis forced a vulne…
60y · Male·Drowning; elevated blood ethanol level
Nicholas Lobo, aged 60, died by drowning with elevated blood alcohol (0.21%). He was discharged from acute psychiatric inpatient care to a rehabilitation facility on a Commun…
50y · Female·Multiple severe injuries resulting from a motor vehicle collision
… in a head-on collision on the Bruce Highway when a stolen vehicle driven by an intoxicated driver (blood alcohol 0.22%) collided with her car. Police officers were conducting a brief attempted intercept of the stolen v…
30y · Male·head injury occasioned by impact with a moving vehicle moving at speed
Matthew Mitchell, 30 years old, died from a severe head injury sustained when struck by a moving vehicle on Graham Drive, Sandy Beach on 17 August 2013. He remained comatose for one month before dying at Royal North Shor…
41y · Male·complications of acute ethanol toxicity
Mr RJ, a 41-year-old man with a history of progressive alcohol misuse and mental health conditions (anxiety and depression), died from complications of acute ethanol to…
39y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (aetiology not determined); cardiorespiratory a…
Stephen Nash, a 39-year-old man, died after being restrained face-down by security providers and hotel staff at the Union Jack Hotel in Cairns following an altercation where he punched a security officer. The restraint l…
38y · Male·gunshot wound to the left side of the neck resulting in basal skull fracture, su…
…cation changes in depressed patients can transiently worsen symptoms requiring close monitoring; and that alcohol intoxication profoundly impairs judgment and amplifies emotional dysregulation, particularly dangerous in…
57y · Male·Bleeding oesophageal varices due to cirrhosis and metastatic hepatocellular carc…
A 57-year-old prisoner with hepatitis C, cirrhosis, and advanced hepatocellular carcinoma died from bleeding oesophageal varices. He was appropriately managed with aggressive treatment including TACE and variceal ligatio…
20y · Male·Hanging
…), after which he declined further treatment. Ten months later, following an argument with housemates and alcohol consumption, he died. The coroner identified a lost opportunity: the psychologist did not provide written…
17y · Male·Complications of head injury sustained in a single vehicle roll-over; cardioresp…
… hazards. The accident most likely resulted from driver inattention or inadvertence, possibly related to excessive monitoring of the speedometer. The deceased may have been wearing a seatbelt but was thrown from the veh…
26y · Female·Multiple sharp force injuries of limbs, trunk and head; alcohol intoxication
…onship was characterised by repeated serious violence involving weapons, triggered by sexual jealousy and alcohol intoxication. IN had an extensive history of domestic violence across multiple partners, with numerous br…
37y · Male·Cardiac dysrhythmia during restraint against a background of significant alcohol…
…ing cardiac dysrhythmia during restraint on 2 November 2013. He had consumed extremely high quantities of alcohol (blood level 0.26) over 22 hours and became violent, assaulting his partner and friend. Community members…
Multiple causes across seven deaths: severe blunt trauma, crush injuries, trauma…
…met non-use was catastrophic in four cases; passenger overloading contributed directly to one death; and excessive alcohol was implicated in three cases. The coroner found that mandatory training and licensing, mandator…
41y · Female·mixed drug and alcohol toxicity
Karen Louise Richards, 41 years old, died from mixed drug and alcohol toxicity on 11 January 2014. She had consumed heroin (evidenced by 6-MAM metabolite), alcohol, benzodiaze…
32y · Female·Injuries caused by asphyxiation and blunt force trauma to the head inflicted by …
Kate Malonyay, a 32-year-old woman, was found dead in her Mosman unit on 22 April 2013. A forensic pathologist determined death resulted from asphyxiation (likely from manual neck compression/strangulation) combined with…
39y · Male·combined drug toxicity
Phillip Buckley, 39, died from combined drug toxicity involving oxycontin, diazepam, alcohol and venlafaxine. He had been prescribed high-dose oxycontin (40-80mg daily) and diazepam by his GP Dr C. …
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