96 results for “acute cannabis intoxication”
48y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia which occurred in the context of physical exertion and hypoxi…
…hillip Walton, a 48-year-old with schizophrenia well-managed on clozapine for nearly 20 years, suffered an acute psychotic episode likely precipitated by cannabis use at a circus. After aggressive behaviour requiring po…
25y · Female·injuries sustained by jumping from the Tasman Bridge
…e challenges of managing patients with chronic suicidality who refuse assessment, the role of substance intoxication in risk assessment, and the legal limitations on involuntary detention in cases of expressed refusal wi…
27y · Male·external blood loss due to laceration of right axillary artery from single gunsh…
…ggs had recently increased amphetamine use and tested positive for MDMA, methamphetamine, amphetamine and cannabis. Corrections Victoria's response to his presentation on 12 May 2004 (when appearing incoherent and parano…
42y · Male·unascertained
…e month before disappearance, he presented to Perth hospitals twice with self-harm, suicidal ideation, and acute distress following news of his brother's death. He was assessed as having alcohol abuse, personality disor…
43y · Male·multiple injuries from a motorcycle collision
…Tiger Brennan Drive, Darwin at 2:17am on 30 April 2016. While Bonnell's blood alcohol level of 0.204% and cannabis use significantly impaired his riding ability, the coroner found the temporary road works setup was criti…
34y · Male·Hanging
…idal ideation. A key clinical lesson is that incomplete diagnostic clarity and undisclosed substance use (cannabis) complicated risk assessment. The coroner found the decision not to admit was defensible but noted Dr B. …
17y · Male·Undetermined - died after going missing in rainforest; likely from becoming lost…
Markiah Eric Allenby Major, a 17-year-old First Nations young person, disappeared on 19 August 2023 after abandoning a stolen vehicle in remote bushland near Yarrabah, Queensland. He had been consuming methylamphetamine …
42y · Male·Drowning
…while fishing from a small recreational vessel in challenging sea conditions. He had consumed alcohol and cannabis before launching at night without a marine licence. His personal flotation device was only partially infl…
22y · Male·Drowning
…ed medical assessment and resuscitation before mental health evaluation. He was sedated and restrained for acute agitation, with restraints removed after 3 hours when settled. During morning shift, he appeared compliant…
31y · Male·Undetermined
…nary atherosclerosis. Death was undetermined, likely multifactorial (cardiac disease, methylamphetamine intoxication, physical/psychological stress, sedation). Paramedics failed to conduct adequate vital signs assessment…
33y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
A 33-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia, polysubstance dependence (amphetamines/cannabis), and chronic suicidal ideation died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He had been prescri…
19y · Male·Intentional self-inflicted hanging
A 19-year-old Aboriginal man from East Arnhem was transported home by police following a disturbance outside a nightclub. He had previously threatened suicide twice in recent weeks while intoxicated, and his behaviour wa…
34y · Male·gunshot wound to the neck
Clay Hatch, aged 34, with longstanding schizophrenia and recent amphetamine use, became acutely psychotic and took a supermarket cashier hostage at knifepoint after attempting to locate a gun shop. Du…
37y · Male·multiple injuries in a man with methylamphetamine effect (suicide by jumping fro…
Simon John Rowe, a 37-year-old man with a history of drug use and imprisonment, died by suicide on 12 April 2012 after deliberately jumping from a 12th-floor hotel window during a police siege. He had smashed the window,…
27y · Male·Unknown
…forensic evidence supports this). Key clinical relevance: the case highlights risks of drug and alcohol intoxication in remote settings, inadequate communication between family and authorities, and how lies and inconsist…
24y · Male·Haemorrhagic shock in the setting of a sharp force injury to the left arm
Jackson Stawicki, 24, died from haemorrhagic shock following a sharp force injury to his left arm while intoxicated with multiple illicit substances. He presented to the ED three times within 24 hours (4-5 September 2020…
31y · Male·Head and chest injury
Gyan Murray Jeffery, age 31, died from head and chest injuries sustained when struck by two motor vehicles on the South Western Highway at Argyle, Western Australia, on 30 September 2011. He had a longstanding history of…
20y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
…te mental health assessment and follow-up in young people with BPD and multiple suicide attempts; managing acute mental health crisis calls with appropriate emphasis on patient safety and sustained engagement; consideri…
45y · Male·Head injury from motor vehicle rollover
Mr Toby, a 45-year-old Indigenous male with significant alcohol problems, died from head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle rollover on 25 August 2012. Police attempted a random breath test on an unsealed road north o…
27y · Male·Blunt head trauma and severe multiple injuries sustained in a single motor vehic…
Two people died in a high-speed motor vehicle crash on 7 April 2012 in Alice Springs. The driver, Clifford Norman (27), was unlicensed, intoxicated (0.259% BAC—over five times legal limit), and speeding at 171 km/h in a …
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