61 results for “alcohol dependency”
55y · Male·Combined effects of mixed drug (alcohol and promethazine) toxicity and environme…
A 55-year-old man with alcohol dependency died from combined alcohol and promethazine toxicity with heat exposure. He spent 4-5 hours su…
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…
26y · Male·Multiple injuries (motor vehicle impact - pedestrian)
Dara Cooke, a 26-year-old man with alcohol dependency, died from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on Princess Street, Kew. O…
53y · Male·Incineration from accidental house fire
…harger on the kitchen bench. Mr Riley had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, anxiety, depression, and alcohol dependency issues. He had previously experienced two house fires at the same unit, including one in 2017 …
49y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
…self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head on 2 April 2017. He had been diagnosed with major depression and alcohol dependency in 2014 and was prescribed sertraline in December 2016. His treating doctors assessed him as h…
53y · Male·Multiple injuries from being run over by a waste removal truck
Michael Joseph Bottomley, a 53-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependency, depression, diabetes, and hepatitis C, was fatally struck by a waste removal truck in a Perth…
55y · Male·Cardiopulmonary arrest, respiratory failure and chronic obstructive airways dise…
…hn Threadgold, a 55-year-old man with extensive psychiatric history (schizoaffective disorder, substance dependency), chronic obstructive airways disease, and alcohol abuse, died from cardiopulmonary arrest and respirato…
27y · Female·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle incident (pedestrian)
…ong a road at 1:30am on 15 September 2016. She had longstanding borderline personality disorder (BPD) and alcohol dependency, with frequent crises involving multiple admissions to psychiatric units and private rehabilit…
44y · Male·Heroin toxicity
…ical missed opportunity was identified: the correctional services failed to refer him to RAPIDS (drug and alcohol assessment service) prior to release, despite his documented history of multiple recent overdoses and pol…
64y · Female·Combined toxicity to alcohol and baclofen
Anna Lawrence, 64, died from combined toxicity of alcohol and baclofen on 30 April 2020. She had a 40+ year history of alcohol dependency, borderline personality d…
58y · Male·multiorgan failure due to sepsis resulting from repeatedly fractured left humeru…
Wayne Anthony Lowe, aged 58, died of multiorgan failure due to sepsis following repeated humeral fractures sustained in falls. He was admitted with a right proximal humeral fracture from an intoxicated fall, discharged a…
30y · Male·BUTANE TOXICITY
…oxicity after intentionally inhaling butane gas from a lighter refill can at home. He had untreated drug dependency issues and was using cannabis. Clinical lessons include the need for: (1) improved retailer education an…
41y · Male·Hanging
Stuart Alan Ronning, a 41-year-old man with recurrent depressive disorder, alcohol dependency, and previous suicide attempts, presented to Royal Melbourne Hospital emergency department aft…
57y · Male·Unascertained
…g with an associate, James Heyes. No autopsy was possible. Key clinical lesson: patients with ill health, alcohol dependence, and welfare dependence require follow-up after discharge and safeguarding when living with ot…
25y · Male·consistent with drowning in a man with multiple injuries
…suicidal ideation with plan, paranoid delusions, and recent illicit drug use. He was admitted to the Low Dependency Unit (LDU) rather than the High Dependency Unit despite documented high-risk presentation. Critical comm…
47y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
A 47-year-old Aboriginal man died by suicide in custody at Roebourne Regional Prison while on SAMS mental health monitoring. He had paranoid ideation, delusions about 'black magic', and auditory hallucinations, which wer…
20y · Male·Unable to be determined. Death likely resulted from exposure following a fall wh…
Christopher Limerick, a 20-year-old Aboriginal man with alcohol dependency, was found dead at the bottom of Noble's Nob open-cut mine near Tennant Creek. Despite extensi…
46y · Female·Single stab injury to the abdomen
This case concerns an unsolved homicide. A 46-year-old woman died from a single stab wound to the abdomen in her apartment. The coroner was unable to determine circumstances beyond the stab injury itself, as no person ha…
39y · Male·Hanging
Peter Alan Sutcliffe, a 39-year-old man with a history of alcoholism, domestic violence, and depression, died by hanging during a police siege at a residence in Edmonton, …
51y · Male·asphyxiation due to diffusion of exhaust fumes into a car
…1-year-old man died by suicide following workplace termination. After being stood down for attending work alcohol-affected on 17 July 2020, Mr Abeysinghe expressed suicidal intent to colleagues on multiple occasions. De…
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