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61y · Male·combined drug intoxication (doxepin, mianserin and fluoxetine)
A 61-year-old man died from combined drug intoxication involving doxepin, mianserin, and fluoxetine—all antidepressants prescribed over several years. He self-medicated with previously prescribed medications, likely atte…
63y · Female·multiple severe trauma from falling tree; specifically aortic transection with m…
A 63-year-old woman died from severe blunt trauma after being struck by a falling tree while clearing fallen trees from her driveway during extreme weather. On a morning with weather warnings, heavy rain, and wind gusts …
27y · Female·multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident
Natalia Pearn, aged 27, died in a head-on motor vehicle collision on the Midland Highway near Lovely Banks, Tasmania on 24 March 2013. She was travelling northbound in the overtaking lane when struck by a southbound vehi…
80y · Female·subdural haematoma due to closed head injury sustained in a fall from bed in hos…
An 80-year-old woman with chronic heart failure admitted to hospital fell from bed and hit her head. Although nursing staff were concerned about a possible head injury, the House Medical Officer incorrectly concluded no …
46y · Female·Multiple severe trauma suffered in a motor vehicle accident
A 46-year-old woman died in a head-on motor vehicle collision after her car drifted across the centre line on the Bass Highway. She had reported feeling tired earlier that morning and had intended to pull over to sleep. …
27y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest caused by acute methylamphetamin…
A 27-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug use died from hypoxic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest caused by acute methylamphetamine toxicity. He engaged in a 3-day drug binge and presented to the Emergen…
69y · Male·Head injuries due to single vehicle motor vehicle crash
Malcolm Kenneth Drew, 69, died from head injuries sustained in a single-vehicle motor crash on a Tasmanian highway. After driving approximately 340km over 6 hours, his vehicle drifted across the roadway without evidence …
76y · Male·contact range gunshot wound to the head, self-inflicted
A 76-year-old man with bilateral leg amputations maintained independent living until presenting with syncope. Hospital evaluation identified ischemic heart disease; he refused angiography and was discharged. Post-dischar…
27y · Male·Self-inflicted wounds
Andrea Rivelli, a 27-year-old Italian national travelling in Australia, died by suicide on 18 November 2014 after self-inflicting penetrating neck wounds. He had no identified significant mental illness in the period bef…
shotgun wounds to chest and arm (homicide)
Two adults, Meagan Wilton (31) and Benjamin Samuel Eyles (34), were murdered by Patrick Stanley Daley on 16 December 2012 in Hamilton, Tasmania. Daley and Wilton had been in a relationship marked by mutual domestic viole…
60y · Male·Hypertrophy of the heart
A 60-year-old man with longstanding schizophrenia and severe emphysema died at a mental health facility from cardiac hypertrophy (heart weight 730g, normal 400-450g). He was found unresponsive on the ensuite floor at 2:3…
26y · Male·morphine intoxication due to ingestion of poppy tea
A 26-year-old Danish student died from morphine intoxication following ingestion of poppy tea made from illegally harvested opium poppy heads in Tasmania. He had researched poppy tea preparation online and harvested popp…
37y · Male·Drowning (most likely cause, though coroner unable to definitively exclude hypot…
A 37-year-old marine biologist died by drowning in Tasmania in July 2012 while attempting to retrieve a dilapidated dinghy from rocky shoreline near his home. He had a history of depression treated with medication and ps…
39y · Male·traumatic asphyxia from crushing injury
A 39-year-old man died from traumatic asphyxia after being crushed under a van while working on it. The vehicle was inadequately supported on home-made ramps and a trolley jack without wheel chocks, causing it to roll of…
40y · Male·drowning whilst engaged in scuba diving
Jason Stephenson, a 40-year-old male with obesity, hypertension, and undiagnosed coronary artery stenosis, drowned while scuba diving at Picnic Beach, Tasmania. He demonstrated signs of physical overexertion during the w…
62y · Female·acute subarachnoid haemorrhage following perforation of the anterior communicati…
Ann Margaret Sansom, a 62-year-old woman with Type 2 diabetes and cirrhosis, died from subarachnoid haemorrhage following perforation of the anterior communicating artery during an endovascular coiling procedure for a 3m…
27y · Male·Multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash
Joshua Bernard Clarke, aged 27, died from multiple blunt injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash on a rural gravel road. He was driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.243g/100mL (approximately five times th…
43y · Male·acute right heart failure (cor pulmonale) complicating foreign body (microcrysta…
A 43-year-old male died from acute right heart failure (cor pulmonale) caused by pulmonary granulomas resulting from intravenous injection of crushed methylphenidate (Ritalin) tablets. The microcrystalline cellulose bind…
0y · Female·suffocation under bedding
Jasmine Rose Pearce, aged 11 months, died from suffocation under bedding in her family home on 27 January 2013. Her parents engaged in sexual activity on the bed where Jasmine was sleeping while under the influence of ca…
71y · Female·cardiac tamponade due to ascending aortic dissection
A 71-year-old woman presented to the ED with sudden-onset epigastric pain requiring morphine. Despite clinical features concerning for acute aortic dissection (severe stabbing chest pain radiating to back, relieved by le…
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