28 results for “alcohol abuse syndrome”
39y · Male·Coronary thrombosis caused by coronary atherosclerosis
… he developed chest pain at the police station and was admitted to Normanton Hospital with acute coronary syndrome. During attempted medical evacuation by aircraft to Mount Isa, he became violently agitated despite sedat…
56y · Male·hypothermia
Robert Glaisher, a 56-year-old man with depression and significant alcohol abuse, presented to the ED on 5 July 2010 with acute confusion, agitation and visual hallucinations. He h…
57y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity, predominantly propoxyphene (Doloxene)
…e), combined with benzodiazepines. His GP of 13 years prescribed Doloxene for 10 years despite documented alcohol abuse history, which was contraindicated. The GP also prescribed multiple central nervous system depressa…
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…
11y · Male·unascertained
An 11-year-old child with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome and severe congenital heart disease died alone at home while his mother was intoxicated and unwell. He ha…
54y · Male·Decompensated liver failure complicating advanced cirrhosis on a background of c…
…ne Reginald Lockley, aged 54, died from decompensated liver failure due to advanced cirrhosis and chronic alcohol dependence. He had a long history of alcohol abuse, intellectual impairment, and was under guardianship, …
56y · Male·unascertainable; complications of liver cirrhosis and/or exposure most likely
Delray Beasley, a 56-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic liver cirrhosis from longstanding alcohol abuse, was admitted to Kalgoorlie Hospital in May 2010 following an alleged assault. He was initially eva…
Multiple causes across 22 deaths: ligature compression of the neck (17 hangings)…
…original suicide rates increased dramatically in 2006 (100% increase), with deaths strongly correlated to alcohol and cannabis abuse. The primary cause of death across most cases was ligature compression of the neck (ha…
19y · Female·Head injury
…njuries sustained when she jumped from a car park after experiencing systematic bullying and psychological abuse by management and coworkers at her workplace cafe. She had a vulnerable emotional state exacerbated by an …
12y · Male·Suicide by hanging
…nt in alternative care by child protection services. The boy had multiple vulnerabilities including fetal alcohol syndrome, intellectual disability, emotional disturbance, and prior behavioural concerns. Child safety of…
59y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to left deep calf vein thrombosis
Colin Eric Betts, a 59-year-old man with alcoholic dementia and Korsakoff's syndrome, died from pulmonary thromboembolism due to left deep calf vein throm…
33y · Female·multiple organ failure complicating sepsis in a woman with cirrhosis of the live…
Amy Tinker, a 33-year-old Aboriginal woman with unrecognised cirrhosis from chronic alcohol abuse, died from sepsis-related multi-organ failure while imprisoned. She had been admitted to Royal Pert…
58y · Male·effects of chronic alcoholism
Jonathan Mark Hanckel, aged 58, died from chronic alcoholism complicated by Child C cirrhosis, hepatic encephalopathy, coagulopathy, sepsis, and multiple intracran…
50y · Male·plastic bag asphyxia in the setting of ethanol intoxication and blunt force head…
William Heddergott, 50, died from asphyxiation with head injuries while intoxicated, in circumstances suggesting his mother Erica (who pleaded guilty to murder) perpetrated fatal family violence. Clinical lessons include…
54y · Female·combined drug toxicity (heroin, morphine, cannabis, and prescription medications…
…od stabilizers. She had complex mental health disorders, acquired brain injury, and longstanding substance abuse history. While under a Community Treatment Order and receiving fortnightly depot injections, she relapsed …
16y · Male·Hanging (ligature compression of neck)
…icide cluster in Mackay, Queensland in 2008. JE's death was impulsive, occurring after paint sniffing and alcohol use combined with acute anger from assault by his sister. JJ's death followed deliberate ideation, with m…
44y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia in a man with liver failure due to cirrhosis and focal corona…
Michael John Herrick, a 44-year-old prisoner with end-stage liver cirrhosis secondary to hepatitis C and alcohol abuse, died from cardiac arrhythmia at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. He had been receiving aggressive tr…
53y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis
Matthew Tiers, a 53-year-old Aboriginal man with extensive comorbidities including alcoholic liver disease, was arrested and detained at Rockhampton Watchhouse then transferred to Capricornia Corr…
41y · Male·unknown
…iolence. Clinical lessons include: psychiatric patients with dual diagnosis (mental illness plus substance abuse) require sustained engagement; single assessments showing stability may miss chronic risk; the biopsychoso…
39y · Male·dilated cardiomyopathy
Stanley Allan Lord, a 39-year-old man, died from dilated cardiomyopathy while in custody at Prince of Wales Hospital. He had a long-standing cardiac history including prior myocardial infarction, presenting acutely with …
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