158 results for “chronic alcohol abuse”
Sodium nitrite toxicity
A 63-year-old man with a history of depression, anxiety, and chronic medical conditions including emphysema and blindness, and his 32-year-old daughter with depression, anore…
51y · Male·self-inflicted chest injuries due to gunshot wound to chest
A 51-year-old man with a 37-year history of depression and alcoholism died by self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had ceased anti-depressant medication (desvenlafaxine) in Sep…
36y · Female·Excited delirium
…n died from excited delirium during a physical altercation with her 16-year-old son. She had longstanding alcohol and cannabis use, borderline personality disorder with features of post-traumatic stress related to child…
53y · Male·Acute subdural haemorrhage
…ted state. Clinical lessons include recognising that vulnerable individuals with substance dependence and chronic health issues are at increased risk of serious injury from minor trauma. Better support for individuals w…
37y · Male·self-inflicted stab wound to the chest
… history of mental health difficulties, personality dysfunction stemming from severe childhood neglect and abuse, chronic anxiety, substance use, and repeated self-harm. Medical care provided was appropriate; his psychi…
18y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to neck compression from hangi…
…18-year-old Aboriginal man died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest from hanging. He had a chronic petrol-sniffing habit and was acutely intoxicated on petrol when he hanged himself after a police inciden…
57y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity, predominantly propoxyphene (Doloxene)
…e), combined with benzodiazepines. His GP of 13 years prescribed Doloxene for 10 years despite documented alcohol abuse history, which was contraindicated. The GP also prescribed multiple central nervous system depressa…
35y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
A 35-year-old man with chronic depression, alcohol dependence and amphetamine abuse was detained at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Emergen…
41y · Male·complications of acute alcohol intoxication
Anthony Gilbert, a 41-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence and depression, died from complications of acute alcohol intoxication after police ret…
37y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury complicating aspiration of gastric contents
…er on scene, she vomited, became unresponsive, and suffered cardiac arrest. Post-mortem revealed probable alcoholic ketoacidosis with elevated 3-hydroxybutyrate and evidence of chronic alcohol use. She had a documented …
42y · Female·multiple organ failure due to sepsis on a background of pneumonia, spontaneous b…
…uscitation. A multidisciplinary team deemed intensive care inappropriate given her terminal condition and chronic liver disease. She died on 31 July 2019. The coroner found care at primary and secondary care levels was …
29y · Male·hydrocarbon inhalation/asphyxia
… attendance incentives. Key lessons include the critical importance of addressing root causes of substance abuse (social connectedness, purposeful activity, family support), maintaining consistent community support and …
15y · Male·Electrocution
… to assess cumulative harm from 16 prior notifications, did not adequately investigate the mother's known alcohol abuse and history of violence towards children, relied on a child's report rather than direct assessment,…
17y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…ing discharged from secure care. She had experienced complex developmental trauma, family violence, sexual abuse, and severe alcohol-related liver disease. Critical gaps were identified in the child protection system: t…
40y · Female·acute right-sided congestive heart failure (cor pulmonale) resulting from intrav…
…by intravenous injection of crushed alprazolam tablets. She had a long history of opioid and polysubstance abuse, with recent escalation involving heroin, amphetamine, and oxycodone. She was enrolled in Tasmania's opioi…
39y · Male·Coronary thrombosis caused by coronary atherosclerosis
…ath was not preventable given his long-standing refusal of surgery, non-compliance with medication, heavy alcohol use, smoking, and lack of lifestyle changes, despite numerous prior admissions and repeated medical advic…
14y · Female·Acute cerebral hypoxia arising out of suffocation due to inhalation of toxic vap…
… Kununurra, WA. She suffered acute brain damage and bronchopneumonia. Clinical lessons: volatile substance abuse poses immediate life-threatening risks via CNS depression, asphyxiation, and hypoxia. Early recognition of…
34y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (ethanol, methadone, diazepam and risperidone)
Cassilla Ellen Dooley, a 34-year-old woman with chronic mental illness and substance dependence, died from mixed drug toxicity involving ethanol, methadone, diaz…
32y · Female·Alcoholic ketoacidosis
Tamara Burt, 32, died of alcoholic ketoacidosis after isolating in her room and drinking excessively. She had bipolar affective disorder, …
68y · Female·Cardiomyopathy with atrial fibrillation, pulmonary hypertension, and alcohol int…
… woman with significant cardiac disease (cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, pulmonary hypertension) and chronic alcohol abuse, died at home from cardiomyopathy with alcohol intoxication as a contributing factor. She w…
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