192 results for “morphine toxicity”
Multiple injuries resulting from motor vehicle collisions following police pursu…
This inquest examined six deaths following police pursuits/intercepts in Western Australia between October 2012 and December 2014. Four of five drivers fleeing police were severely methylamphetamine-intoxicated, signific…
54y · Female·Multi-organ failure following a decreased level of consciousness caused by compl…
Linda Christina Mulvaney, 54, died of multi-organ failure following a prolonged period of unconsciousness caused by a combination of obstructive and central sleep apnoea complicated by sedating substances. On 2 June 2008…
65y · Female·Liver failure secondary to paracetamol toxicity
A 65-year-old retired nurse died from paracetamol toxicity and liver failure after taking excessive paracetamol tablets for pain relief following a fractured arm. S…
Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collisions
These linked inquests examined six deaths following police pursuits and intercepts in Western Australia between 2012-2014. All deaths resulted from motor vehicle collisions. In five cases, fleeing drivers were substantia…
45y · Male·bronchopneumonia and combined drug toxicity
…social personality disorder, and polysubstance use disorder, died from bronchopneumonia and combined drug toxicity. He was managed in the community on a Community Treatment Order (CTO) by Mirrabooka Community Mental Heal…
56y · Male·Aspiration of gastric content secondary to combined drug toxicity
A 56-year-old de-registered doctor died from aspiration of gastric content secondary to combined drug toxicity. He had a long history of prescription drug dependency and multiple mental health issues. Two general pra…
Male·Motor vehicle crash injuries; Arjomand—head injury; Hiron—chest and abdominal in…
Three men died in a high-speed motor vehicle crash while intoxicated with methylamphetamine and other drugs. The driver (Arjomand) sustained a non-survivable head injury; the rear seat passenger (Hiron) sustained severe …
32y · Male·Complications of mixed drug use
A 32-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance abuse disorder died from complications of mixed drug use after boarding a train in an intoxicated state. He remained slumped in a train seat for nearly th…
48y · Female·Combined drug toxicity involving oxycodone, benzodiazepines (diazepam, nordiazep…
A 48-year-old woman with epilepsy, depression, anxiety and documented drug dependence died from combined toxicity of oxycodone, benzodiazepines, amitriptyline and other drugs. Over 12 months pre-death, she obtained medi…
54y · Male·Toxic leukoencephalopathy (of uncertain aetiology)
…tion at Beleura Private Hospital. He had chronic pain from multiple injuries and opioid dependence (330mg morphine equivalents daily). Dr T. initiated a seven-day ketamine infusion protocol with supportive medications. D…
88y · Female·Sepsis complicated by multiple organ failure in a woman with comorbidities in th…
…uded: inadequate assessment before discharge from acute care despite uncontrolled pain and ongoing opioid toxicity; discharge to a low-care facility unable to provide needed medical support; failure to perform C-reactive…
53y · Male·fentanyl and oxycodone toxicity
Stephen Robert Atkins, 53, died from fentanyl and oxycodone toxicity after admission to Flinders Medical Centre for investigation of Horner's syndrome and radiculopathy. Over…
26y · Male·gastric aspiration
A 26-year-old remanded prisoner died from gastric aspiration at Adelaide Remand Centre. He was a heroin user experiencing withdrawal, having been offered but declined infirmary treatment and methadone on arrival. Cellmat…
Christopher Salib: ischaemic heart disease with multiple prescription drug toxic…
This landmark inquest examined three deaths involving prescription drug toxicity: Christopher Salib (24, ischaemic heart disease with drug toxicity), Nathan Attard (34, multi-drug toxici…
3y · Male·unascertained
…eased half-sibling. Post-mortem toxicology showed heroin and methadone exposure, but no evidence of acute toxicity or direct causation of death. Key clinical lesson: robust, timely communication of urinalysis results and…
32y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity (including heroin)
… a 32-year-old male with a long history of opioid dependence and substance abuse, died from multiple drug toxicity (including heroin) three days after release from prison. Two critical clinical failures contributed: Dr W…
38y · Male·metastatic poorly differentiated carcinoma on a background of delirium and schiz…
Anthony Sissons, aged 38, died of metastatic renal carcinoma while under a Mental Health Act inpatient treatment order. He presented to hospital on three separate occasions (13-15 June 2012) with constipation, which was …
36y · Male·Mixed prescription drug toxicity (morphine, lignocaine, amiodarone and midazolam…
… Ambulance Tasmania who died by suicide on 23 December 2016 by deliberately consuming fatal quantities of morphine, lignocaine, amiodarone and midazolam stolen from the workplace drug store. The coroner found that while …
44y · Female·Unascertained
A 44-year-old woman with chronic pain, epilepsy, and opioid dependence died at home with an unascertained cause in the setting of prescription medication use. She was a known 'doctor shopper' who obtained opioids from mu…
20y · Female·Multiple injuries followed by incineration as a result of single motor vehicle c…
Annemarie Sweeny, a 20-year-old Patient Care Assistant at Narembeen Regional Hospital, died in a single-vehicle motor vehicle collision on 8 November 2008 after completing a night shift. She had worked multiple consecuti…
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