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39y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to hanging
A 39-year-old woman with depression, anxiety, and substance use disorder was voluntarily admitted to Northern Hospital's psychiatric unit after presen…
38y · Male·gunshot wound to the left side of the neck resulting in basal skull fracture, su…
…e coroner found the use of force was justified and proportionate. Clinical lessons include: recognition of severe suicidality as a medical emergency warranting stronger mental health intervention; the risk that medicatio…
47y · Male·Organ failure following use of synthetic cannabinoids and consequent hyperthermi…
…nd 5F-AMB), he became confused and dehydrated in a hot environment, developed uncontrollable seizures, and severe hyperthermia (42.2°C). Despite aggressive ICU management including mechanical ventilation, he developed di…
69y · Male·amitriptyline and alcohol toxicity with ischaemic heart disease
A 69-year-old man with longstanding anxiety, depression, heavy alcohol use, and multiple prior intentional overdoses of amitriptyline died from combi…
39y · Male·Coronary thrombosis caused by coronary atherosclerosis
Lenard Casey, a 39-year-old Aboriginal man with severe coronary artery disease, died of acute coronary thrombosis while in custody. Arrested for assault on his p…
51y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's dementia
…e when she suffered frequent falls due to her deteriorating condition. Her complex medical needs—including severe anxiety in medical environments, non-compliance with treatment (refusing splints, slings, investigations),…
56y · Female·acute pentobarbitone toxicity
56-year-old woman died from acute pentobarbitone toxicity in her Sydney apartment on 27-28 May 2016. She had a long history of mental health issues, depression, substance use, and prior self-harm. She had recently obtain…
41y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of a mixed drug toxicity
…50-500mg daily prescribed dose). She had complex psychiatric history (ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, eating disorder) and chronic pain managed with polypharmacy. While clinicians' prescribing had reasonabl…
69y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with intellectual disability
…anagement (Coloxyl and increased fluids). She collapsed the same evening and was resuscitated but suffered severe hypoxic brain injury during arrest. Autopsy revealed aspiration pneumonia with risk factors including her …
84y · Male·severe head injuries (fracture of skull on right side, subarachnoid haemorrhage,…
An 84-year-old man with severe respiratory disease, cardiac failure, poor vision and confusion fell from a first-floor hospital window, s…
62y · Female·general inanition on a background of end-stage dementia
…e Alzheimer's dementia whilst subject to a Mental Health Act Inpatient Treatment Order. She presented with severe behavioural disturbance, agitation, and refusal of oral intake. Her care at both Flinders Medical Centre a…
27y · Male·Air embolism due to incised wound to the neck
This inquest examined the deaths of Marcus Volke (27, Australian) and Mayang Prasetyo (27, Indonesian), a couple living in Brisbane. Volke killed Prasetyo by stabbing her in the neck on 3 October 2014 following a domesti…
45y · Female·mixed drug toxicity including heroin and methylamphetamine
…fficers found her highly intoxicated and unable to stand or make rational decisions. Despite observing her severe intoxication and expressing concerns for her welfare, police did not call an ambulance, instead leaving he…
34y · Female·Hanging with combined effects of ethanol and benzodiazepines
Lisa Sharp, 34-year-old woman on a Community Treatment Order for schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety, died by hanging on 16-17 December 2007. She was in severe distress over losing custody of her children, …
33y · Female·Sharp force neck and chest injuries
…mily violence and his untreated mental health conditions. The perpetrator had a history of schizophrenia, anxiety, depression and substance abuse. Prior incidents in January 2018 involved severe physical assaults but we…
48y · Male·Unknown causes (presumed suicide by drowning)
…ll Morgan, a 48-year-old stockbroker, disappeared on 15 July 1971 from Mt Martha beach. He had experienced severe depression triggered by business financial crises, tax assessment concerns, and his father's death. Despit…
38y · Male·hanging
…nal boxer (2015-2017), was found deceased by hanging on 20 July 2020. Post-mortem neuropathology confirmed severe stage III chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). He experienced numerous head knocks during football and …
43y · Male·Metastatic colo-rectal carcinoma
Jason Spradbury, 43, was an inmate at Port Phillip Prison who presented with severe abdominal and back pain in February 2016, leading to diagnosis of metastatic colorectal cancer. He underwe…
42y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (sertraline, amlodipine, lamotrigine, quetiapin…
…scription drug toxicity (sertraline, amlodipine, lamotrigine, quetiapine) in a suicide by overdose. He had severe, longstanding bipolar II disorder with chronic suicidality, complicated by alcohol/drug dependence and mul…
47y · Female·Traumatic closed head injury likely sustained in a fall from standing
TS, a 47-year-old woman with a 18-year history of anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and severe alcoholism, died from a traumatic closed head injury sustained in a fall from standing. At autopsy, blood …
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