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192 results for morphine toxicity

VICmental health2015-07-08

Finding into death of David Allan D'Angelo

30y · Male·Heroin toxicity

…medics for heroin overdose at 12:52pm and declined hospital transport. He died later that day from heroin toxicity at a backpackers' accommodation. Key preventability factors: a 3-hour delay in reporting him as missing t…

psychiatryemergency medicinesystemdelayheroin
SA2000-06-16

Coroner's Finding: CARTER Marshall Freeland

19y · Male·heroin toxicity

Marshall Carter, 19, died in custody from heroin toxicity at Yatala Labour Prison. He had a long history of drug abuse starting from age 14 and was an intravenous …

forensic medicineemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationheroin
WAhome2016-05-25

Inquest into the Death of Mahdi ARJOMAND

Male·Mahdi Arjomand: unsurvivable head injury incurred at time of motor vehicle crash…

Three men died in a single-vehicle motor vehicle crash in Western Australia on 15 October 2012. All three were significantly intoxicated with methylamphetamine and other drugs at the time of the crash. The driver (Arjoma…

forensic medicinepharmacologymethamphetamine
SAhome2023-12-06

Coroner's Finding: Cullen, Jason Mark

37y · Male·mixed drug toxicity with fentanyl as the principal agent

37-year-old Jason Cullen died from mixed drug toxicity with fentanyl as the principal agent. He had chronic idiopathic intracranial hypertension requiring multi…

neurosurgerypsychiatrycommunicationsystemfentanyl
VIChome2014-05-15

Finding into death of Georgia Susan Cheal

31y · Female·Pneumonia; combined drug toxicity (including marijuana), smoking, pathological o…

…y including chronic pain, major depression, and obesity, died from pneumonia exacerbated by combined drug toxicity from multiple prescription medications, cannabis, and obesity. Despite being treated by numerous speciali…

general practicepsychiatrycommunicationsystemoxycodone
WAhospital2017-08-23

Inquest into the Death of Marjorie Joy JARICK

54y · Female·Opioid toxicity (predominantly fentanyl)

…. She was found unresponsive after midnight and could not be resuscitated. Death was attributed to opioid toxicity from the combination of fentanyl patch and other opioids. Clinical lessons include: avoid fentanyl patche…

anaesthesiasurgerymedicationcommunicationfentanyl
WAhome2023-11-10

Inquest into the Death of Child ML (Name Subject to Suppression Order)

7y · Female·Pneumonia complicating a viral respiratory illness with acute combined drug effe…

… was in departmental care with supervised access to her mother Ms A. Toxicology revealed high codeine and morphine levels, despite Child ML not being prescribed codeine. No evidence identified who administered codeine. C…

paediatricsrespiratory medicinemedicationsystemcodeine
VIChome2015-07-24

Finding into death of James Stewart Dougan

32y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (codeine, methadone, alprazolam, diazepam) in a man with cor…

James Dougan, 32-year-old man with longstanding polysubstance abuse, died from mixed drug toxicity (codeine, methadone, alprazolam, diazepam) complicated by severe coronary artery atherosclerosis. He enga…

general practiceaddiction medicinemedicationcommunicationalprazolam
VIChome2026-03-19

Finding into death of Catherine Alison Lynch

41y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (alprazolam, clonazepam, diazepam, methadone, metoclopramide…

Catherine Lynch, a 41-year-old nurse, died from mixed drug toxicity in July 2022 in circumstances consistent with suicide. She was experiencing severe family violence, inclu…

psychiatrypsychologycommunicationsystemalprazolam
WAhome2012-06-29

Inquest into the Death of Operation Lantana

Toxicity from intravenous caesium, DMSO, and other substances administered as pa…

…so, Sandra Kokalis, and Deborah Gruber) died within four consecutive days (25-28 May 2005) from treatment toxicity before completing 12 days of therapy. The coroner found the treatment was scientifically unproven, extrem…

general practiceoncologydiagnosticproceduralcaesium chloride
VIChospital2021-02-24

Finding into death of Shae Harry Paszkiewicz

40y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity

…kiewicz, a 40-year-old man with a long history of drug dependence and incarceration, died from mixed drug toxicity five days after being found unconscious following opioid injection. He had been released from prison on 6…

emergency medicinetoxicologysystemcommunicationheroin
VIChospital2019-07-30

Finding into death of Allison Judith Allan

43y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury resulting from alcohol and sodium valproate toxic…

43-year-old woman with epilepsy and depression died from hypoxic ischaemic brain injury after ingesting 15g sodium valproate and 750ml vodka. Critical failures occurred across multiple settings: VPIC provided incomplete …

emergency medicineintensive carediagnosticcommunicationsodium valproate
WAcommunity

Inquest into the Death of Kuldeep SINGH

Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collisions

This multi-case coronial inquest examined six deaths following police pursuits and vehicle intercepts in Western Australia between 2012-2014. All were motor vehicle collisions: two innocent civilians (taxi driver Singh a…

emergency medicinetoxicologymethamphetamine
NSW2016-09-12

Inquest into the death of M

15y · Female·hypoxic brain damage due to multiple drug toxicity

A 15-year-old girl in out-of-home residential care died from accidental overdose of heroin and methylamphetamine (speedballing) in her bedroom while a known drug user was present. She had complex trauma from childhood ab…

emergency medicinetoxicologydelaysystemheroin
VIChome2022-01-10

Finding into death of Deborah Marie Holtkamp

52y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity

Deborah Marie Holtkamp, 52, died from mixed drug toxicity in July 2018 in circumstances consistent with suicide. She had a long history of depression, childhood ab…

general practicepsychiatrydiagnosticcommunicationmorphine
QLDhospital2007-09-03

Henderson, Robert Joseph

31y · Male·mixed drug toxicity

Robert Henderson, 31, died from mixed drug toxicity while subject to a community involuntary treatment order for schizophrenia. He was admitted to hospital o…

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticdelaymorphine
NThome2017-05-05

Inquest into the death of Heather Fotiades

43y · Female·acute multiple drug toxicity on a background of chronic pain and morbid obesity

A 43-year-old woman died from acute multiple drug toxicity after 26 years of high-dose opioid therapy for chronic pain following a motor vehicle accident. Despite r…

general practicepain medicinediagnosticmedicationoxycodone
VIChome2011-02-17

Finding into death of Michael William Gledhill

37y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, methadone and diazepam) in a man with coronary arte…

Michael Gledhill, 37, died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin, methadone, and diazepam, complicated by pre-existing coronary artery disease. He was en…

general practicepharmacologymedicationcommunicationheroin
QLDhome2018-05-21

House, William John; White, Vanessa Joan; Smith, Jodie Anne and Milne, Daniel Keith

Unknown·acute fentanyl toxicity; acute oxycodone toxicity; multiple drug toxicity; opioi…

Four adults died from opioid overdoses (fentanyl and oxycodone) in Queensland between 2012–2014. All obtained prescriptions from multiple doctors ('doctor shopping') without effective detection. Systemic failures include…

general practicepain medicinediagnosticmedicationfentanyl
VIChome2026-04-17

Finding into death of Harrison William Ladd

25y · Male·Combined drug toxicity

Harrison William Ladd, 25, died from combined drug toxicity involving clonazepam, dexamphetamine, codeine, diazepam and pholcodine. He had complex mental health and …

general practicepsychiatrymedicationcommunicationclonazepam

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