16 results for “alcoholic intoxication”
55y · Male·dilated cardiomyopathy
…ated cardiomyopathy while in GSL custody at Port Adelaide Police Station. He had presented with alcohol intoxication (0.311% blood alcohol) on arrest and was transferred to GSL custody the following morning. Multiple GSL…
33y · Male·Aspiration due to alcoholic intoxication; coronary atherosclerosis contributed
…n and emergency airway procedures—was correct and expert-reviewed. Aspiration in the context of extreme intoxication was the primary cause; coronary atherosclerosis contributed. No preventable clinical errors were identi…
38y · Male·acute on chronic right hemisphere subdural haematoma
Martin Towns, 38, died from acute-on-chronic subdural haematoma after a fall while severely intoxicated on 30 December 2015. He had a chronic subdural haematoma from an earlier injury sustained when falling against a bat…
57y · Male·Complications of multiple blunt force injuries in a man with ischaemic heart dis…
Stephen Johnston, a 57-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease, obesity, depression and alcohol dependence, was assaulted on 7 December 2016 by Kevin Knowles and Amanda Bourke after an evening of drinking. Johnston suf…
65y · Female·decompensated liver failure
Ms Revell, a 65-year-old with Child Pugh Class C cirrhosis secondary to 20 years of heavy alcohol use and hepatitis C, was admitted following an intoxicated fall causing an olecranon fracture. Post-operatively, she devel…
54y · Male·drowning
… relationship breakdown, and recent social isolation. The death highlights risks associated with severe intoxication impairing judgment and motor control in vulnerable individuals with alcohol dependence.
Organising pneumonia (Sandra Boney and Norman Boney); Organising pneumonia compl…
…containing alcohol ('moonshine'). All presented with atypical symptoms inconsistent with simple alcohol intoxication and were diagnosed initially as alcohol withdrawal. Clinical features included altered consciousness, t…
53y · Male·decompensated alcoholic liver disease in the setting of gastro-intestinal haemor…
A 53-year-old man with advanced alcoholic liver disease (Child-Pugh C) died of decompensated liver disease with gastrointestinal haemorrhage. He w…
Unknown·Drowning
…al vessel while significantly impaired by alcohol and methylamphetamine. All three had consumed multiple alcoholic drinks before and during the boat trip. Blood alcohol levels exceeded legal limits for vessel operation …
67y · Male·hypothermia
…s of 6.8–9.8°C in late May. While the precise reason he was on the floor remains unclear—possibly fall, intoxication, or positioning for back pain—clinical lessons include recognising hypothermia risk in elderly alcoholi…
Multiple: pneumonia with cardiomyopathy (Kugena female); septic shock from pneum…
Concurrent coronial inquests into six Aboriginal deaths in Ceduna, South Australia between 2004-2009. All deceased had severe alcohol addiction and comorbidities including pneumonia, cardiomyopathy, liver disease, and se…
36y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (passenger)
…, was a passenger in a motor vehicle driven by Sean Sambrooks on 17 March 2019. After consuming multiple alcoholic drinks at a hotel, Sambrooks drove the vehicle at excessive speed (approximately 196 km/h) on a 100 km/h…
40y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in which the deceased wa…
… coroner found the release decision was reasonable given visual appearance, but highlighted that chronic alcoholics develop tolerance masking significant intoxication. The central issue was that fine cognitive functions…
38y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis
Robert Taylor Daly, a 38-year-old Aboriginal man, died of coronary atherosclerosis with severe coronary artery blockage and pulmonary edema. He collapsed in a drinking area after consuming alcohol while acutely ill with …
Male·Drowning (Dr Xu); Undetermined - accidental drowning while intoxicated (Mr Davie…
…g/100ml. He fell into Victoria Dock and drowned. Mr Jarrod Robert Davies (27) consumed approximately 21+ alcoholic drinks over 11.75 hours on 8-9 February 2020, reaching an estimated BAC of 0.20g/100ml. He was assaulted…
48y · Male·Coronary artery disease precipitating acute myocardial infarction resulting in c…
Roy Rodney Jacobs, a 48-year-old Aboriginal man with cirrhosis and coronary artery disease, died of acute myocardial infarction at Cherbourg Hospital after presenting three times over 28-30 August 2016 with chest pain an…
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