436 results for “alcohol abuse”
24y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by vehicle while lying on roadway
… a vehicle while lying on the roadway in Dandenong, Victoria. He was significantly intoxicated with blood alcohol levels of 0.32 g/100mL. Hospital records documented severe alcohol abuse with six presentations to emerge…
Boyd Lyle Scotty Farrer: Ligature compression of the neck (hanging); Esmay Alber…
… from head injuries sustained in a crash while being driven by an intoxicated driver. Four had high blood alcohol levels. The coroner found Oombulgurri was a deeply dysfunctional community characterized by uncontrolled …
42y · Male·unascertained
Anthony Charles Eura, a 42-year-old Aboriginal man with long-standing mental health problems, alcohol and drug dependency, and chronic suicidality, disappeared in November 2006 and is presumed deceased. In t…
45y · Female·combined drug (tapentadol, nortriptyline, venlafaxine, codeine, oxycodone, queti…
…ith significant comorbidities including obesity, obstructive sleep apnoea, COPD, depression, and substance abuse history, died from mixed drug and alcohol intoxication. Toxicology revealed toxic/fatal levels of tapentad…
70y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to seizures
70-year-old man with insulin-dependent diabetes, cognitive impairment, depression, alcohol abuse history, and seizure disorder died from aspiration pneumonia following seizures while admitted unde…
30y · Male·Alcohol and drug toxicity
Dean Withall, aged 30, died from alcohol and drug toxicity following heroin injection combined with alcohol consumption. He had a long history of …
37y · Male·combined ethanol and drug toxicity
…l lessons include: Dr L., the facility doctor, was unaware of Mr Agnew's methadone prescription and heavy alcohol use despite the care team documenting excessive drinking and warning of dangerous interactions. Dr L. alt…
58y · Female·consequences of acute subdural haemorrhage
…luding her 2014 assault conviction against Bingle and extensive family observations of physical and verbal abuse. Medical examination revealed bruising consistent with blunt trauma to the neck and head, though the exact…
52y · Male·Head injury sustained in a fall following excessive consumption of alcohol
Kenneth Lister, a 52-year-old man with chronic alcoholism, cirrhosis, thrombocytopenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder, was found deceased at home following…
48y · Male·Cardiomegaly and fatty liver in a man with alcohol intoxication
Steven Karastavrou, a 48-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia, poly-substance abuse (alcohol, cannabis, amphetamines), hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes, died suddenly at home fro…
63y · Female·ischaemic heart disease
…e nursing home where she was detained under a Guardianship Board order. She had a long history of chronic alcohol abuse and cognitive impairment. The coroner found no evidence of inadequate care at the nursing home or h…
27y · Female·neck compression (suicide by hanging)
…ore her death, Jandy experienced escalating intimate partner violence, fear for her safety, and excessive alcohol consumption (blood alcohol 0.240%). The coroner found Chris's conduct toward her—including documented phy…
35y · Male·Neck trauma from hanging
Andrew John Jarman, a 35-year-old man with a significant history of depression, anxiety, alcohol and substance abuse, died by suicide in August 2012, though his remains were not discovered until October…
59y · Female·mixed prescription drug and alcohol toxicity (ethanol, diazepam, fluoxetine, and…
Julie Gaye Williams, 59, died from mixed prescription drug and alcohol toxicity with aspiration of gastric contents. She had extensive psychiatric history including depression,…
46y · Male·Undetermined
…W. His cause and manner of death remain undetermined due to advanced decomposition. Dean had a history of alcohol abuse, cannabis use, social isolation, and psychological distress following multiple losses (grandmother'…
29y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
…ison on 29 April 2015. He had a documented history of mental illness, previous suicide attempts, substance abuse (methamphetamine, heroin, alcohol), and was assessed as high-risk upon remand. However, by the time of tra…
59y · Female·blunt force head trauma
…ocumented following April 2014 hospitalisation at Wyong Hospital where he was diagnosed with paranoia and alcohol abuse, prescribed antipsychotic medication but subsequently showed apparent non-compliance; his progressi…
26y · Male·Gunshot injury to the head (self-inflicted)
Mark Bailey, a 26-year-old with obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety, alcohol dependence, and a history of violence, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was under treatment b…
43y · Female·stab wound to the chest; contributing factors were aspiration of stomach content…
… 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 fatally wounded outside her…
36y · Male·Hanging
…with rape offences and was subject to bail conditions including electronic monitoring and abstinence from alcohol and non-prescribed drugs. Despite these conditions, toxicology revealed alcohol and cannabis in his syste…
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