193 results for “methamphetamine intoxication”
38y · Male·Multiorgan failure following out of hospital cardiac arrest in a man with methyl…
A 38-year-old Noongar man died from multiorgan failure following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest after being restrained in prone position by police. He had injected methylamphetamine and developed excited delirium, becomi…
34y · Male·gunshot wound to the neck
Clay Hatch, aged 34, with longstanding schizophrenia and recent amphetamine use, became acutely psychotic and took a supermarket cashier hostage at knifepoint after attempting to locate a gun shop. During police response…
29y · Male·Unascertained causes on a background of agitated delirium state
…but did not stop to reassess. He was found unresponsive and pulseless upon arrival. Toxicology showed methamphetamine, cannabis, and medication metabolites. Clinical lessons: (1) GP Dr V. failed to follow up antipsychot…
35y · Male·atherosclerotic heart disease with methylamphetamine effect in a man under physi…
A 35-year-old male with severe pre-existing ischaemic heart disease and recent cardiac arrest (April 2016) presented with increasingly erratic and paranoid behaviour after methylamphetamine use and alcohol consumption. H…
27y · Female·Gunshot wound to the chest
Ms Ivona Jovanovic, 27, died from a gunshot wound to the chest on 8 September 2019. The evidence indicates Mr Christos Panagakos inadvertently discharged a firearm while ascending stairs, striking Ms Jovanovic who was at…
Multiple injuries (Armstrong and Eades); complications of head injury (De Agrela…
Three young people died in a high-speed motor vehicle crash on 2-4 December 2015 in Western Australia. The driver, Matthew Conduit, was under the influence of alcohol and methylamphetamine, and was speeding at over twice…
37y · Male·Combination of methylamphetamine toxicity and restraint leading to physiological…
…at Cootamundra Station. He was displaying erratic, agitated behaviour consistent with methylamphetamine intoxication and possibly excited delirium. Police were requested but the on-call officer declined to attend, leavin…
Male·Internal haemorrhaging as a result of being shot by Constable Mark Newton
Malcolm Robert Bell died from internal haemorrhaging caused by gunshot wounds inflicted by Constable Mark Newton during a police operation on 11 October 2002 in Brisbane. Bell was a suspect in a series of armed bank robb…
40y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height followed by being struck by …
A 40-year-old woman with a history of substance abuse and a prior suicide attempt in August 2010 presented to Northern Hospital at 2am with chest pain. Diagnosed clinically with pleurisy from lower respiratory tract infe…
27y · Male·traumatic rupture of the mid brain complicating ring fracture of the skull base
James Steven Joseph Coventry, aged 27, died from traumatic rupture of the midbrain and ring fracture of the skull base after his vehicle collided with trees while evading police. The death was not due to police conduct; …
54y · Female·Severe burns sustained in a house fire (palliated)
Carol Fay Slade, a 54-year-old woman with acquired brain injury from a 2003 motorcycle accident and mobility limitations, died from severe burns sustained in a house fire at her public housing property in Shepparton. The…
31y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the neck and chest
…t his estranged partner's parents' home in Queensland. He had a history of violence, substance abuse (methamphetamine, cocaine), and untreated mental health issues including drug-induced paranoia. Despite repeated direc…
47y · Male·The evidence does not allow a finding as to the cause of death
A 47-year-old man died in bushland after his vehicle became bogged on an unsealed road. He called triple zero at 3:36am reporting he was stuck and unable to dig out. Police contacted him and arranged for his cousin to as…
30y · Male·Complications of multiple blunt force injuries
Trent Nathan Carter, aged 30, died from complications of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a motorcycle collision on the M5 Motorway exit on 7 June 2021. Police officers attempted a traffic stop for observed dan…
0y · Male·Motor vehicle collision injuries
On 20 March 2010, a motor vehicle collision on Canberra Avenue, Narrabundah, ACT, killed four people: an infant (Brody Lee Oppelaar, 3 months), his father (Scott Raymond Oppelaar, 33), his mother (Samantha Leanne Ford, 2…
49y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia in a man with methylamphetamine effect and cardiomegaly
Warren John Bullock, aged 49, died from cardiac arrhythmia in the context of methylamphetamine effect and cardiomegaly on 1 July 2022 in Western Australia. He was being pursued by police following serious criminal allega…
32y · Male·Gunshot wound to the neck
Brian Bottomley, 32, was shot and killed by Wayne Joannou on 2 February 2005 after being accused of informing police about an unregistered car transaction. Joannou discharged one shot from a black handgun into Bottomley'…
41y · Female·unable to determine
…health and emergency departments disagreed over her care—mental health would not admit due to suspected intoxication, while emergency medicine would not keep her. Clinical documentation was poor, conversations between te…
40y · Female·effects of fire including smoke inhalation, thermal injuries and incineration
Ms B, aged 40, died when a stolen Ferrari she was a passenger in collided with a steel barrier and caught fire following a police pursuit incident on 25 May 2019 in North Perth, WA. The driver (an offender) fled from pol…
20y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
A 20-year-old man with borderline personality disorder, who had made over 25 suicide attempts in the two years prior, died from a gunshot wound sustained during a police encounter. He had called mental health services an…
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