158 results for “chronic alcohol abuse”
16y · Female·hanging
…inal girl died by hanging after an episode of inhalant ('chrome') use and relationship breakdown. She had chronic substance abuse, complex psychosocial needs, learning difficulties, and disengagement from education. Whi…
65y · Female·Combined effects of acute pneumonia, pancreatitis, urinary tract infection, and …
A 65-year-old woman with chronic alcohol use disorder, multiple comorbidities, and progressive functional decline died from combined effec…
Male·Ashton Michael Sunfly: ligature compression of the neck (hanging); Mitchell Nana…
…boriginal Community over a 24-month period: four suicides by hanging and one death from volatile substance abuse. The suicide rate in Balgo was more than 100 times the state average, constituting a cluster. The four sui…
29y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity
…clinical lessons include the challenges of managing complex polysubstance-dependent patients with serious chronic illness, particularly in custodial settings, and the difficulty distinguishing genuine medical need from …
70y · Female·Unknown
…ft ventricular fibrosis noted; no obvious cause of death could be identified. Toxicology was negative for alcohol, medications, and drugs of abuse. She had a history of COPD and presented to her GP with a cough in Septe…
Unknown·Multiple; Kunmanara Ward: neck compression due to hanging; Kunmanara Ken: exposu…
Four Aboriginal individuals died on Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands between May 2003 and March 2004. Ward (19) and Ryan (25) died by hanging with evidence of petrol intoxication. Ken (35) died from exposure after wandering a…
44y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia in a man with liver failure due to cirrhosis and focal corona…
Michael John Herrick, a 44-year-old prisoner with end-stage liver cirrhosis secondary to hepatitis C and alcohol abuse, died from cardiac arrhythmia at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. He had been receiving aggressive tr…
39y · Male·dilated cardiomyopathy
…g central line insertion and could not be revived. The coroner concluded the death resulted from combined chronic cardiac disease and acute multi-organ failure, with nothing reasonably preventable and the same outcome l…
37y · Male·Acute Aspiration Pneumonitis following on Quetiapine Ingestion
Paul John Long, a 37-year-old man with chronic schizoaffective disorder and alcohol dependence, died on 4 November 2002 from acute aspiration pneumoniti…
57y · Male·Severe coronary artery disease. It is likely that Kevin's use of inhalants in cu…
…ery disease while in custody at Cessnock Correctional Centre. The coroner found the care received for his chronic inhalant use disorder was grossly inadequate. Clinical lessons include: (1) abnormal ECG results require …
49y · Male·Metastatic cholangiocarcinoma
…us circumstances. Care provided was to an appropriate standard. The clinical lesson is that patients with chronic liver disease require high clinical suspicion for hepatobiliary malignancy, particularly when presenting …
63y · Male·metastatic carcinoma of the lung (small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with poorl…
A 63-year-old male prisoner died from metastatic small cell lung cancer with adenocarcinoma features. Cancer was incidentally discovered during investigation of a deep vein thrombosis in October 2018, leading to one mont…
53y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis
Matthew Tiers, a 53-year-old Aboriginal man with extensive comorbidities including alcoholic liver disease, was arrested and detained at Rockhampton Watchhouse then transferred to Capricornia Corr…
43y · Female·mixed drug toxicity including methadone
…d Poisons Regulation guidelines in prescribing five takeaway methadone doses weekly despite known harmful alcohol and heroin use; long-term diazepam prescribing without adequate weaning despite guidelines recommending c…
40y · Male·compression of the neck due to hanging
… health issues including major depressive disorder, anxiety, learning disability (dyslexia), and substance abuse history, died by suicide in prison 20 days after remand. He had been recently discharged from hospital fol…
33y · Male·Multiple injuries consequent upon being struck by a truck
…er's home without assessing his vulnerability or the location's safety. Paul had intellectual impairment, alcoholism, recent bereavement, and a relationship breakdown—all indicating he needed protection. The coroner fou…
49y · Male·cardiac hypertrophy (longstanding heart disease) complicated by chronic renal fa…
…ald, 49 years old, died in custody at Darwin Correctional Centre from cardiac hypertrophy with underlying chronic renal failure and ventricular arrhythmia. He had presented 16 times with chest pain over 12 months and ha…
56y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
…vice, initially declining further appointments. In August 2019, after observable deterioration (increased alcohol use, mood lability, marital stress), he re-engaged with treatment and restarted antidepressants. Five wee…
45y · Male·multi-drug toxicity from ingestion of methadone and amitriptyline
…amitriptyline and methadone in April 2015. He had complex medical and psychiatric comorbidities, substance abuse issues, and was under care of his GP Dr H. for 17 years. Critical clinical lessons include: inadequate med…
20y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
…ental health care following emergency department discharge; recognizing the complex interplay of substance abuse, impulsivity, and mental illness in crisis presentation; and the importance of multi-agency coordination i…
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