7 results for “blood sampling for toxicology”
70y · Female·Cause of death could not be determined - available evidence does not allow a fin…
…ease without autopsy, the death was later investigated as a potential homicide following allegations by her former husband that her son may have administered a lethal drug. The inquest examined purported conversations w…
75y · Female·Haemorrhage due to chest and abdominal injuries sustained in motor vehicle colli…
…ision on 29 June 2010. The crash occurred when Ms Tanya Smith, driving under the influence of alcohol (6-7 Bloody Marys over 4 hours), swerved onto the wrong side of the road into the path of Mr Bruce Thompson's vehicle…
43y · Male·Undetermined — available evidence does not allow determination due to limitation…
…. The autopsy was critically inadequate: organs were not removed or weighed, no radiological imaging was performed, and no photographs were taken. Blood carbon monoxide of 8% (within normal range) suggested possible dea…
0y · Female·Methylamphetamine toxicity
…thylamphetamine toxicity acquired in utero. The mother unknowingly consumed methylamphetamine in the days before labour, likely by drinking from a contaminated bottle at a residence where illicit drugs were being used. …
28y · Female·3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA) and ketamine toxicity
…ased from an unknown source within the venue and suffered cardiac arrest. Despite intensive resuscitation efforts by St John Ambulance and Ambulance Victoria paramedics at the scene and continued treatment at Alfred Hos…
58y · Female·cardiac arrhythmia caused by a combination of pre-existing myocarditis and the a…
…monitoring protocols were appropriately followed. The key clinical lesson relates to improved post-mortem sampling procedures for patients on clozapine.
24y · Male·Complications of Brown Snake Bite
…coroner identified a significant gap in the NSW Guidelines: they inadequately provide preventive strategies for envenomed patients without obvious clinical symptoms who face sudden collapse. The coroner emphasised that …
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