234 results for “acute stress”
58y · Male·Shotgun wound to the neck
…ebruary 2020 following a shotgun wound to the neck. He was experiencing significant occupational and legal stress related to protracted proceedings regarding his conduct in a major class action, with discovery ordered in…
49y · Male·Coronary artery thrombosis due to coronary atherosclerosis
Brad Wilson, 49, collapsed and died from acute coronary thrombosis approximately 40 minutes after police arrest at a polling booth on 7 September 2013. H…
38y · Male·Toxicity to methylamphetamine
Paul Bermingham, a 38-year-old man with a history of recreational drug use, experienced acute behavioural changes consistent with methamphetamine intoxication on 15 December 2013. He displayed paranoi…
45y · Male·thermal burns sustained in a motor vehicle fire
…l burns following a deliberate single-vehicle crash into a brick wall. He had experienced recent workplace stress and significant grief from his brother's death in February 2023. His mental health deteriorated sharply on…
57y · Male·Unascertained causes; presumed suicide by jumping from cliffs
…e on 24-25 May 2016 and is presumed to have jumped to his death. The coroner identified multiple proximate stressors: his father's death in March 2016, a VCAT judgment of $60,000 for a business dispute remaining unpaid, …
39y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease with complete occlusion of the left anterior descending …
Stuart Judd, a 39-year-old Parks Victoria Ranger, died of acute myocardial infarction due to left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion with ruptured plaque. Eigh…
49y · Male·Probable suicide by drowning; medical cause of death unable to be determined in …
…ortance of timely coronial investigation of long-term missing persons and demonstrates how seemingly minor stressors can have fatal consequences in vulnerable individuals. The 32-year delay in coronial referral underscor…
20y · Male·Head injury
… Contributing factors included untreated anxiety-depression diagnosed in May 2008 (referrals not pursued), stress over pending university exams, and acute stress from the vehicle impoundment. The coroner determined this …
15y · Female·compression of the neck
…cted by her mother, Li Zhen Gao, who died by suicide in the garage. Sue's death occurred in the context of acute family stress following her parents' separation on 22 July 2010. Sue showed emotional distress in the prec…
36y · Female·Excited delirium
…had longstanding alcohol and cannabis use, borderline personality disorder with features of post-traumatic stress related to childhood sexual abuse, hepatitis C treated with interferon, and haemochromatosis. On the eveni…
58y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
Hock An Ong, 58-year-old Malaysian national, died of acute ischaemic heart disease while evading lawful apprehension during an immigration operation in rural South A…
24y · Male·methamphetamine toxicity in the background of atrioventricular node artery dyspl…
…nical issue was that his cardiac structural abnormality, combined with stimulant use and the physiological stress of police pursuit, created a fatal situation. Key clinical lessons include recognising that stimulant drug…
49y · Male·Carbon monoxide toxicity
…pt presented to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital ED on 26 March 2010 with suicidal ideation triggered by work stress. Psychiatric clinicians conducted comprehensive assessment, overnight observation, and reassessment. Thoug…
20y · Male·acute heat stress (circumstances undetermined)
Michael Campbell, aged 20 months, died on 18 April 2008 from acute heat stress. He was placed in his bedroom cot by his mother after returning home from grandparents' house.…
27y · Female·Cardiac arrhythmia (first confirmed as ventricular fibrillation) of unascertaine…
…abnormalities. Experts unanimously opined fatal arrhythmia was triggered by severe emotional/psychological stress superimposed on underlying cardiac predisposition (likely channelopathy such as long QT or Brugada syndrom…
50y · Male·aspiration of vomit in a man with focal coronary arteriosclerosis
…pporting evidence. The coroner concluded death was due to natural causes - cardiac arrhythmia triggered by stress from the altercation, with terminal aspiration. The case highlights how undiagnosed coronary disease can p…
63y · Female·Aspiration of gastric contents and acute renal failure complicating intestinal p…
…ilepsy treated with carbamazepine, and chronic hyponatraemia, died from aspiration of gastric contents and acute renal failure complicating intestinal pseudo-obstruction. She presented with acute hyponatraemia and confu…
37y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
…d on a rural road in good conditions; the truck driver was blameless. Clinical lessons include recognising acute suicide risk in bereaved individuals, particularly those with existing mental health conditions and caregi…
36y · Male·Unascertained
…r found he likely died shortly after leaving his car, possibly by suicide given his depressive state, work stress, chronic pain, and recent deep exploration of traumatic past events in therapy. No specific cause of death…
29y · Male·acute neck compression due to hanging
…de Remand Centre while in custody awaiting trial for domestic violence assault. He had been increasingly distressed about separation from his children and made multiple phone calls expressing suicidal ideation. The priso…
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