82 results for “tramadol toxicity”
Female·early bronchopneumonia complicating combined drug toxicity (fentanyl overdose)
Wendy Osborne, a woman with a history of substance abuse and psychiatric issues, died from bronchopneumonia complicating fentanyl overdose. Her GP prescribed fentanyl patches (50mcg/h, increased to 75mcg/h) after one wee…
Male·Gunshot injury to the head
Matthew Worthington died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head during a 21-hour police siege at his home in Bayswater, Western Australia, on 24 November 2020. He was experiencing a relationship breakdown, had r…
25y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to methadone toxicity
Steven Claude Freeman, a 25-year-old Aboriginal man, died of aspiration pneumonia secondary to methadone toxicity on 27 May 2016, while incarcerated at the Alexander Maconochie Centre in the ACT. He was assessed as opio…
30y · Female·Fentanyl overdose caused by self-administration of intravenous Fentanyl
…cally visited 30 different doctors and 15 pharmacies, obtaining 1,705 doses of oxycodone and 340 doses of tramadol through 'doctor shopping'—behaviour undetected by her treating psychiatrist, general practitioner, or AHP…
18y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
…erline personality disorder, chronic suicidality, and a history of childhood trauma, died from mixed drug toxicity following intentional overdose. She had multiple psychiatric admissions in early 2021 for suicidal crises…
54y · Female·Multi-organ failure following a decreased level of consciousness caused by compl…
Linda Christina Mulvaney, 54, died of multi-organ failure following a prolonged period of unconsciousness caused by a combination of obstructive and central sleep apnoea complicated by sedating substances. On 2 June 2008…
67y · Female·perforated gastric ulcer; morphine toxicity also made a significant contribution
… symptoms of perforation. The patient died 2.5 hours later from a perforated gastric ulcer, with morphine toxicity significantly contributing. Key failures: inadequate examination and diagnosis; failure to inspect vomitu…
45y · Male·bronchopneumonia and combined drug toxicity
…social personality disorder, and polysubstance use disorder, died from bronchopneumonia and combined drug toxicity. He was managed in the community on a Community Treatment Order (CTO) by Mirrabooka Community Mental Heal…
41y · Male·Fulminant sepsis (Klebsiella pneumoniae) with multi-organ failure complicating s…
…ed upon on 19 February 2015, or full blood count results obtained on 24-25 February 2015 when bone marrow toxicity would still have been reversible.
35y · Male·Fentanyl toxicity
David Veech, aged 35, died of accidental Fentanyl toxicity while residing at Tarlo Intensive Residential Support Service. He extracted Fentanyl from prescribed tran…
88y · Female·Sepsis complicated by multiple organ failure in a woman with comorbidities in th…
…uded: inadequate assessment before discharge from acute care despite uncontrolled pain and ongoing opioid toxicity; discharge to a low-care facility unable to provide needed medical support; failure to perform C-reactive…
70y · Male·Metastatic melanoma with ischaemic heart disease as a contributing condition
…s in patients with cancer history; careful monitoring for immunotherapy-related complications and cardiac toxicity; and maintaining effective communication between correctional health services and specialist units to avo…
34y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Troy William Murray, a 34-year-old man with a long history of substance abuse (primarily amphetamine and alcohol), psychiatric illness, and multiple previous suicide attempts, died by hanging on 11 March 2012. He had bee…
31y · Male·Undetermined
Ashley Washington, a 31-year-old Kamilaroi man, died after police restraint and sedation during arrest in Toowoomba. He was apprehended following a report of property theft and stabbed a police dog and officer with sciss…
47y · Male·Bronchopneumonia on a background of methadone and benzodiazepine use
Frank Frood, a 47-year-old man with a 20-year history of heroin use and opioid replacement therapy (ORT) on methadone, died from bronchopneumonia with a background of methadone and benzodiazepine use. He suffered chronic…
28y · Female·Complications of a seizure in the setting of prescription drug abuse (pregabalin…
Samantha Leech, 28, died from complications of a seizure in the setting of prescription drug abuse, particularly pregabalin. She obtained approximately 4000 pregabalin tablets over three months by visiting multiple GPs, …
21y · Male·Acute hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and pneumonia in a man with recent trauma…
Peter Martin Carroll, age 21, died on 8 June 2007 in the ICU at Royal Perth Hospital from acute hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and pneumonia following oxycodone overdose. He had been discharged that day (5 June) after …
31y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, pregabalin, promethazine, pizotifen)
A 31-year-old man subject to a post-sentence supervision order died from mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, pregabalin, promethazine, pizotifen) at a residential facility. He was a vulnerable…
25y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to acute paracetamol poisoning
…anny Whitton, a 25-year-old Aboriginal prisoner at Junee Correctional Centre, died from acute paracetamol toxicity causing multi-organ failure. He presented to the prison medical clinic on 5 November 2015 with vomiting a…
16y · Female·Respiratory arrest due to the depressant effect of opiate medication
Vanessa Anderson, 16, suffered a depressed skull fracture from a golf ball strike and was admitted to Royal North Shore Hospital. She died from respiratory arrest due to opioid-induced respiratory depression, which was e…
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