374 results for “opioid toxicity”
38y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiorespiratory arrest caused by mixed…
Constance Burrett, 38, died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin and methylamphetamine overdose) causing hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and cardiorespiratory ar…
33y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating mixed drug toxicity
Jessica Higgins, a 33-year-old woman with chronic pain and opioid dependence, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following mixed drug toxicity. She underwent a keta…
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…
45y · Female·Combined Drug Toxicity
Christina Mifsud, aged 45, died from combined drug toxicity including methadone, diazepam, paroxetine and cannabis. She accessed methadone prescribed to her partner …
53y · Male·fentanyl and oxycodone toxicity
Stephen Robert Atkins, 53, died from fentanyl and oxycodone toxicity after admission to Flinders Medical Centre for investigation of Horner's syndrome and radiculopathy. Over…
67y · Female·mixed prescription drug toxicity (oxycodone and oxazepam); central nervous syste…
Sandra Germaine Hill, 67, died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (oxycodone and oxazepam) combined with alcohol on 26-27 April 2019. She had multiple chronic conditions i…
24y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (clonazepam, diazepam, methadone, tramadol, pregabalin)
Jayden Kain Wright, a 24-year-old Aboriginal man, died from combined drug toxicity involving clonazepam, diazepam, methadone, tramadol, and pregabalin. Following a motor vehicle collision …
20y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity including tramadol and flualprazolam
Zoha Khan, a 20-year-old university student, died from mixed drug toxicity involving tramadol and flualprazolam (a novel psychoactive substance benzodiazepine). She obtained tramad…
34y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy; Heroin toxicity
…4-year-old man with a history of heroin abuse died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following heroin toxicity after injecting in a public park. He presented to hospital unresponsive with Glasgow Coma Score 3 and mul…
28y · Male·heroin toxicity
…t morning, appeared engaged and positive about future employment, then returned home and died from heroin toxicity. The coroner found the clinical management and risk assessment appropriate and reasonable, with no basis …
Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (tramadol and diazepam)
Daniel Wayne Dare died from mixed prescription drug toxicity involving tramadol and diazepam. He had a history of chronic lower back pain and depression managed with …
56y · Female·Acute combined drug toxicity
A 56-year-old woman died from acute combined drug toxicity following a fall in her bathroom on 12 March 2015. She had recently transitioned from oxycodone to tramad…
25y · Male·Cerebral hypoxia and multisystem organ failure from heroin (morphine) toxicity
…iction but no prior heroin use, died from cerebral hypoxia and multisystem organ failure following heroin toxicity. He ingested heroin on 4 May 2009 with his cousin Daniel Mobbs in a vehicle. Daniel, heavily drug-affecte…
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…
86y · Male·Sepsis with septic shock, due to urinary tract infection, pyelonephritis (kidney…
…l antibiotic monotherapy for septic shock (requiring IV antibiotics and hospital admission), and excessive opioid dosing causing toxicity in a patient with renal impairment. The nursing home should have escalated to hosp…
27y · Male·heroin toxicity
A 27-year-old man died from heroin toxicity while on home detention bail. He had a history of depression, anxiety, and substance use (cannabis, metha…
51y · Female·toxicity to heroin
…ve, a 51-year-old with long-term illicit drug use and prescription medication addiction, died from heroin toxicity. She was involved in a domestic violence incident on 22 September 2010, arrested, held briefly in police …
1y · Male·methadone toxicity
Phoenix Hemmings, a 14-month-old child, died from methadone toxicity on 31 March 2015. He was found unresponsive at home after falling asleep on a sofa next to his mother, wh…
34y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemia secondary to mixed drug toxicity including a substance…
A 34-year-old woman with a 10-year history of heroin dependence died from mixed drug toxicity including heroin after injecting in a public toilet. She had engaged intermittently with methadone progra…
33y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating mixed drug toxicity
Jessica Higgins, a 33-year-old woman with chronic pain on high-dose opioids, underwent ketamine infusion with planned opioid rotation to methadone in May 2017. She was discharged on…
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