464 results for “substance use history”
37y · Male·self-inflicted stab wound to the chest
…m a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest while in police custody on 29 December 2020. He had a lifelong history of mental health difficulties, personality dysfunction stemming from severe childhood neglect and abuse, …
3y · Male·Head injury resulting from blunt force trauma
…ental injury. The paramedics appropriately called police due to inconsistencies. The death was criminally caused, not medically preventable, highlighting the importance of family violence recognition and protective serv…
26y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in the context of neck compression
A 26-year-old man with longstanding mental health issues and substance use died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy caused by neck compression during a physical altercation …
41y · Male·Pheniramine toxicity
…crofano, 41, died from pheniramine toxicity following an overdose of antihistamine tablets. He had a long history of schizophrenia, acquired brain injury, and poly-substance abuse. When found by police behaving erratica…
53y · Male·Complications of hypoxic brain injury secondary to mixed drug toxicity (methylam…
BT, a 53-year-old man with substance use disorder and mental health conditions, died from complications of hypoxic brain injury secondary to …
35y · Male·Neck trauma from hanging
Andrew John Jarman, a 35-year-old man with a significant history of depression, anxiety, alcohol and substance abuse, died by suicide in August 2012, though his remains w…
41y · Female·Brain, chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collisi…
…unsel patients on medication side effects affecting driving ability and reinforce the risks of illicit drug use.
28y · Male·hypoxic brain injury presumed to have occurred as a direct result from toxicity …
…ed heroin toxicity on 9 January 2008. He was an involuntary psychiatric inpatient with schizophrenia and substance abuse history when he absconded from escorted leave on 5 January 2008. He was found collapsed in Richmon…
30y · Male·mixed butane, isobutane and propane toxicity
…ention bail, died from inhalation of butane/propane causing fatal cardiac arrhythmia. He had a documented history of substance abuse (alcohol, cannabis, and butane) recorded by Prison Health Services during his August 2…
41y · Male·Chest and limb injuries resulting from deliberately jumping from the Tasman Brid…
…with schizophrenia, depression, and PTSD died by suicide by jumping from the Tasman Bridge. He had a long history of methamphetamine use and psychotic episodes, with multiple involuntary mental health admissions. He dis…
12y · Male·accidental suffocation secondary to the inhalation of vapour from Opal fuel
Kenny Malthouse, 12-year-old Aboriginal boy, died from accidental suffocation following inhalation of Opal fuel vapour on 1…
44y · Male·Positional asphyxia
Scott Allen Daniels, a 44-year-old with chronic schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder and substance abuse history, died from positional asphyxia on 17-19 March 2016. He consumed significant alcohol (BAC 0…
41y · Male·unknown
Dean Anthony Pollard was a 41-year-old man with a long history of schizophrenia and amphetamine-induced psychotic disorder who disappeared in May-June 2010 and is presu…
28y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (synergistic effects of diazepam, oxycodone, and fentanyl ca…
…ion of drug-seeking behaviour in patients with acknowledged opioid dependency and previous intravenous drug use; coordinated pain management across settings is essential for opioid-dependent patients; consider home-base…
27y · Female·Combined drug toxicity
XY, a 27-year-old woman, died from combined drug toxicity on 21–22 December 2016 at a friend's house in Melbourne. She had a history of opioid use, depression, and anxiety following a violent crime. She was e…
48y · Male·hanging
…lence Order died by suicide by hanging in a correctional centre cell approximately 1.5 hours after being refused bail. He was arrested on 12 September 2021 and transferred to Kariong Correctional Centre on 13 September …
34y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
…d from mixed drug toxicity after injecting heroin in a public toilet. He had a long-standing complex drug history and relapsed shortly after release despite parole supervision. Clinical lessons include: recently release…
46y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
…n home detention under Department for Correctional Services supervision. He had a significant psychiatric history including previous suicide attempt by hanging (1997), prior suicidal ideation presentation (2021), and ch…
24y · Female·Ligature compression injury to the neck (hanging)
Kirsty Anne Slater, a 24-year-old woman with extensive mental illness and substance abuse history, was found hanging from a tree in a park on 19 April 2006, nine days after absconding from…
35y · Female·mixed drug toxicity (fentanyl, morphine, clozapine and aripiprazole)
A 35-year-old woman with schizoaffective disorder, opiate use disorder, and amphetamine use disorder died from mixed drug toxicity (fentanyl, morphine, clozapine, and ar…
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