25 results for “alcohol withdrawal syndrome”
57y · Male·Unable to be determined; circumstances suggest drowning in Mekong River or relat…
…uary 2011 in circumstances that remain unclear. He had been admitted to hospital in Nong Khai with severe alcohol intoxication and exhibited symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. Despite hospital staff warning him against fur…
68y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and coronary artery atherosclerosis
…eart disease while in prison custody. He presented to hospital with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome (epigastric pain radiating to back, chest pain, dyspnoea, sweating) but was diagnosed as alcohol withdraw…
41y · Male·unascertained
David Davidson Lawson, a 41-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic alcohol use disorder and a history of psychotic symptoms during withdrawal, disappeared from a remote homestead o…
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…
59y · Male·Hanging
Terry Grady, a 59-year-old man with a history of alcohol dependence, depression, and chronic pain, died by suicide in custody at Parklea Correctional Facility on …
33y · Male·Exposure to the elements whilst in a mentally unstable state; manner of death Op…
…r 1996 from Wyndham, Western Australia, while in an acutely unstable mental state associated with chronic alcohol use disorder, withdrawal symptoms, and possible hallucinations. Despite extensive searches involving poli…
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…
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·Subdural haematoma
A 41-year-old Aboriginal man with excessive alcohol use presented four times to a rural hospital over one month with headaches. His symptoms were attributed …
37y · Female·complications of withdrawal from chronic opiate use and Wilkie Syndrome in the s…
…tion assessment without proper physical examination or documentation. Veronica vomited persistently from withdrawal and other medical conditions but was not transferred to hospital despite clinical concern from nursing s…
50y · Male·unascertained
…ng rough for months. He had been discharged from hospital in December 2021 following treatment for severe alcohol withdrawal and seizures, sent to homelessness without adequate follow-up care. His cause of death remains…
50y · Female·septicaemia
Julie Anne Bramble, a 50-year-old woman with alcohol dependence and recent drug use, died from septicaemia on 1 April 2011 at her home in Bundaberg. Over 4-5 …
55y · Male·Head injury from a fall, contributed to by chronic alcoholism and cirrhosis, res…
John Henry Colbert, a 55-year-old man with chronic alcoholism, Wernicke's encephalitis and cirrhosis, was admitted to Royal Darwin Hospital's ICU following a seizur…
55y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis
Michael Reynolds, aged 55, died of coronary atherosclerosis while incarcerated. He had suffered a myocardial infarction at age 32 and subsequently refused cardiac medications despite medical advice, a decision consistent…
Male·Little Brother: multi-organ dysfunction due to hypothermia with contributing con…
Two Aboriginal brothers with chronic alcohol use disorder and cognitive impairment died in July and September 2023 in Alice Springs Hospital. Both had…
22y · Female·Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome
Tara Love, a 22-year-old woman, died from sudden arrhythmic death syndrome due to long QT syndrome (LQTS). She presented multiple times to the Royal Women's Hospital with ECG chang…
54y · Male·incised wound to the neck
…errence Michael Malone, a 54-year-old man with a 20-year history of bipolar affective disorder, PTSD, and alcohol dependence, died by suicide in Brisbane Correctional Centre on 8 November 2014, three days after re-incar…
63y · Male·Right cerebral infarction caused by infusion of medication via central venous li…
A 63-year-old man with COPD, liver cirrhosis and alcohol dependence underwent emergency hemicolectomy for caecal volvulus. Post-operatively he developed respirato…
36y · Female·Complications of pneumonia and pulmonary emphysema with bullae formation; respir…
… fluid resuscitation (patient encouraged to refuse); misinterpretation of respiratory distress as anxiety/alcohol withdrawal; sparse overnight vital sign monitoring despite clinical deterioration; and inadequate resusci…
31y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to or as a consequence of a ruptured large fusiform…
A 31-year-old man with long-standing intravenous drug use and hepatitis C died in prison custody from a ruptured mycotic aneurysm causing subarachnoid hemorrhage. He collapsed in his cell after lock-down without prior wa…
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