26y · Male·acute cocaine and alcohol toxicity
AAB, a 26-year-old man with a history of substance abuse and mental health issues, died from acute cocaine and alcohol toxicity while in police custody. He presented to a hotel with agitated, paranoid beha…
Female·death by drug toxicity
Melanie Boyd, a teenager, died from drug toxicity at an unsupervised youth party where she consumed illicit drugs, prescription medications, and excessive …
30y · Male·acute alcohol (ethanol) toxicity
A 30-year-old male with severe alcohol dependence died from acute ethanol toxicity after a prolonged drinking episode. Despite engagement with a…
50y · Male·acute alcohol toxicity
A 50-year-old man died from acute alcohol toxicity in a hotel room after consuming approximately 700mL of vodka over a 24-hour period. He ha…
55y · Male·Acute alcohol toxicity
Alan Wilson, a 55-year-old man with intellectual disability, schizophrenia, and severe alcohol addiction, died from acute alcohol toxicity in an aged care facility. Post-mortem blood alcohol concentra…
36y · Male·drowning
…drowned in a resort swimming pool after becoming extremely intoxicated overnight. Toxicology showed blood alcohol of 0.239%, consistent with acute alcohol toxicity. He had remained awake and drinking alone in the pool f…
39y · Male·Multi organ failure complicating acute paraquat and diquat toxicity
A 39-year-old man with depression and alcohol misuse died from multi-organ failure following acute paraquat and diquat toxicity. He ingested herbicide …
26y · Male·Drowning in the setting of acute alcohol toxicity
A 26-year-old male died from drowning while acutely intoxicated with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.32 g/100ml after jumping off Frankston Pier at 1:20a…
41y · Male·complications of acute ethanol toxicity
Mr RJ, a 41-year-old man with a history of progressive alcohol misuse and mental health conditions (anxiety and depression), died from complications of acute ethanol to…
18y · Female·Acute Alcohol Toxicity with Early Pneumonia and Aspiration
…rs at her birthday party, including vodka cruisers, a full-strength Midori drinking game, and Polmos (95% alcohol). She reached a blood alcohol level of 0.319%, within the lethal range for novice female drinkers. She be…
33y · Female·Combined drug toxicity, with thioridazine as the principal component, in the con…
Lou Ann Kelly, aged 33, died on 3 April 2003 at Royal Perth Hospital ICU from combined drug toxicity, primarily thioridazine, after consuming large quantities of prescription medications with alcohol. She c…
45y · Female·Complications of acute alcohol intoxication
… 2 June 2010 and purchased methylated spirits, which she consumed. She was found unconscious with a blood alcohol level of 0.79mg/100mL and died in ICU from complications of acute alcohol intoxication. Clinical lessons …
Male·acute ethanol intoxication or positional asphyxia due to acute alcohol intoxicat…
Four males aged 50-53 died from acute alcohol intoxication or positional asphyxia secondary to alcohol toxicity after single heavy drinking epis…
Unknown·Kumintji Oliver: postural asphyxiation following motor vehicle crash, exacerbate…
…o slow down despite police having already ceased pursuit. The driver was disqualified, intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.196-0.259%), and had multiple prior drink-driving convictions. All three deceased were significantly in…
53y · Male·ischaemic heart disease in the setting of acute on chronic alcohol ingestion
A 53-year-old man with chronic heavy alcohol consumption and undiagnosed ischaemic heart disease died from acute alcohol intoxication superimposed on …
40y · Male·aspiration pneumonitis with acute alcoholic hepatitis, pancreatitis, mixed drug …
Trent Ian Johnston, a 40-year-old man with a history of chronic paranoid schizophrenia, alcohol and substance abuse, died from aspiration pneumonitis complicated by mixed drug toxicity (codeine, morphi…
30y · Female·Acute ethanol toxicity on a background of chronic alcoholism
Kathleen Arnold, aged 30, died from acute ethanol toxicity on a background of chronic alcoholism. She had a 20-year history of alcohol dependence, c…
30y · Male·Blunt Head Injury resulting from a Motor Vehicle Collision
…on the Ali Curing Access Road at night. He was walking along the road in a prone position after consuming alcohol (blood alcohol concentration 0.273%) at a roadside turnoff and attempted to return to the community. The …
30y · Male·acute combined heroin and alcohol toxicity; ingestion of alcohol and heroin
Michael James Dwyer, a 30-year-old man, died on 17 June 1999 at Royal Perth Hospital from acute combined heroin and alcohol toxicity. On 11 June, after returning from Melbourne, he consumed approximatel…
Multiple injuries arising from an unintentional motor vehicle rollover where the…
…ned in a car driven by Edgar Inkamala, who had fled a police random breath testing station while carrying alcohol to a dry community. The driver lost control at excessive speed on a bend at Hugh River causeway, the vehi…
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