464 results for “substance use history”
46y · Male·Haemopericardium complicating aortic dissection
A 46-year-old man with untreated hypertension and smoking history presented to the ED with acute chest pain radiating to jaw and back. ECG showed changes initially interpr…
28y · Female·methadone toxicity
A 28-year-old woman with a history of mental illness and substance use disorder died from methadone toxicity five days after recommencing me…
18y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in collision with train (pedestrian)
…tained when struck by a train at 11:45 pm on railway tracks between Carrum and Seaford stations. He had a history of drug-induced psychosis treated with risperidone, but was reportedly in good mental health with future …
44y · Female·Heroin toxicity
… while on unescorted day leave from an involuntary mental health admission. She had a 25-year psychiatric history with paranoid schizophrenia and polysubstance use disorder but had made significant clinical progress at …
37y · Male·multiple gunshot wounds
…addiction and mental health issues including paranoid ideation, particularly during crystal methamphetamine use. Community Corrections did not meet pre-release service standards, including failure to conduct required fo…
25y · Male·Gunshot injury to the head
… SK had engaged with mental health services following a suicide attempt in June 2021 and was referred to substance abuse treatment services (STAR), which he initially engaged with but subsequently disengaged after sever…
29y · Female·Mixed Drug Toxicity
…ential parenting program. She had complex medical conditions including coproporphyria, epilepsy, and opioid use disorder. Critical failures in medication reconciliation occurred at Eastern Health and the parenting centr…
Female·Hanging
The deceased was a woman with a long history of heroin abuse, benzodiazepine misuse, and mental health issues including depression and psychotic behav…
29y · Male·unknown, probably immersion
Shane Flanders, a 29-year-old man with a complex psychiatric history including personality disorder, substance abuse, previous suicide attempt, and drug-induced psychosis, di…
44y · Female·Acute bronchopneumonia complicating multi-drug toxicity (alprazolam, opiates, be…
Meaghan Gardner, a 44-year-old woman with a history of respiratory problems, pneumonia, schizophrenia, and substance abuse, died from acute bronchopneumonia …
43y · Female·stab wound to the chest; contributing factors were aspiration of stomach content…
…riginal woman died from a stab wound to the chest in circumstances that remain unclear. She had a complex history of depression, alcohol dependence, and family crisis (children removed from her care). She was found fata…
27y · Male·Hanging
A 27-year-old carpenter with a long history of depression, suicidality, and substance abuse died by hanging. He had experienced recent family violenc…
19y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained on a train impact (pedestrian)
…ctober 2019 when he placed himself in front of a train near Berwick Railway Station. He had a significant history of mental ill health including depression, psychotic symptoms, and suicidal ideation, alongside substance…
2y · Female·effects of fire (smoke inhalation and thermal injury)
…old girl with 15a11.2 BP1-BP2 microdeletion syndrome and developmental delays, died on 14 April 2018 in a house fire at her rural NSW home. She died from smoke inhalation and thermal injury. The fire's exact cause could…
35y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head (self-inflicted)
Daniel Thomas, aged 35, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a police siege. He had a history of substance-induced psychosis from ice use, with multiple psychiatric admissions in 2015-2016. Following…
37y · Female·Hanging
Allison Randall, a 37-year-old woman with a history of anxiety, depression, and childhood trauma, was admitted to the Northern Hospital psychiatric unit on 1…
34y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Troy William Murray, a 34-year-old man with a long history of substance abuse (primarily amphetamine and alcohol), psychiatric illness, and multiple previous suicid…
17y · Male·hydrocarbon toxicity (petrol inhalation)
George Campbell, an Aboriginal youth with complex trauma, ADHD, and emerging volatile substance misuse, died aged 17 from hydrocarbon toxicity after inhaling petrol. While living with supportive kinsh…
17y · Female·Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) toxicity
…consciousness as sleep. The coroner found that BSV residential care workers lacked awareness of the 2015 substance use policy requiring 5-minute monitoring intervals for substance-affected sleeping youths, signs of dete…
30y · Male·Exsanguination due to an incision in the radial vein of his right wrist
…had complex mental health needs including schizophrenia, acquired brain injury, developmental delay, and substance abuse history. The coroner concluded that Justice Health and Corrective Services appropriately managed h…
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