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125 results for chronic severe pain

WAcommunity2025-09-17

Inquest into the Suspected Death of Wayne Michael PARKER

60y · Male·Unknown; likely suicide but natural causes or accident cannot be excluded

Wayne Michael Parker, a 60-year-old man with chronic degenerative spinal disease and chronic pain managed with opioid medications, disappeared on 3 June 2023 …

pain medicinegeneral practiceoxycodone
NSW2019-10-11

Inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of Keith JONES

65y · Male·Exact cause undetermined; likely drowning, injury, or medical emergency while sa…

…ermined he died between these dates, likely from drowning, injury, or medical emergency at sea. Keith had chronic lung disease, hypertension, and chronic pain, and was not wearing safety equipment despite hazardous cond…

VIChome2010-05-06

Finding into death of Simon Mark Gray

31y · Male·Combined effects of multiple drugs in an obese male with findings suggestive of …

…s after discharge from psychiatric hospital. He had suffered a workplace back injury in 2006 resulting in chronic pain and depression, becoming dependent on multiple CNS-depressant medications including morphine, diazep…

psychiatrypain medicinesystemmorphine
TAShome2015-03-20

Coroner's Finding: Davis, Ross James

56y · Male·Complications of intravenous drug use

Ross James Davis, aged 56, died from complications of intravenous opioid use. He had severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbated by heavy smoking, chronic pain, and opioid addiction. De…

general practiceemergency medicinemorphine
WAcommunity2019-11-15

Inquest into the Suspected Death of Brian Anthony DUFFY

52y · Male·Drowning in Falcon Bay

Brian Anthony Duffy, a 52-year-old man with multiple serious chronic conditions including osteoarthritis, diabetes, liver dysfunction from alcohol abuse, and peripheral vascu…

WAcommunity2025-05-27

Inquest into the Suspected Death of George William LE VAUX

70y · Male·Unknown cause; presumed drowning but sudden medical event cannot be excluded

George William Le Vaux, a 70-year-old man with multiple chronic health conditions including severe headaches, back pain, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome, disa…

NSWhome2014-12-22

Inquest into the death of Margaret Elizabeth HILLS

60y · Female·undetermined

Margaret Elizabeth Hills, a 60-year-old woman with chronic pain and depression from a work-related spinal injury, disappeared on 2 February 2010 from her home in Ka…

general practicepsychiatrycommunicationdelay
TAShome2025-12-11

Coroner's Finding: de-identified SH

57y · Female·aspiration of gastric contents caused by combined drug and alcohol toxicity resu…

… conditions died from aspiration of gastric contents caused by combined drug and alcohol toxicity. She had severe chronic pain following abdominal surgeries, opioid addiction managed with methadone, depression, and multi…

general practicepharmacologymedicationmethadone
QLD2011-12-09

Inglis, Tracey Lee

37y · Female·exsanguination from incised wounds to right wrist and elbow

Tracey Inglis, a 37-year-old woman with chronic pain from multiple orthopaedic injuries, hepatitis C, and a history of suicidal ideation, died by suicide…

psychiatrygeneral practicediagnosticcommunicationparacetamol/codeine
WAcommunity2020-10-02

Inquest into the Suspected Death of Jorn Jesper JENSEN

68y · Male·unascertained

A 68-year-old man with multiple chronic medical conditions including peripheral neuropathy, chronic pain, atrial fibrillation, dysphagia, and dep…

general practicecardiologybuprenorphine
QLDhome2016-08-26

Winbank, Leslie Geoffrey

53y · Male·Self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head

Leslie Winbank, a 53-year-old man with chronic pain from disc prolapse and prostate cancer, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a police sie…

psychiatrypain medicineoxycodone
VIChospital2024-10-07

Finding into death of Danielle Julie Kaye Thomson

41y · Female·Neck compression and hanging

… mental health conditions including cervical dystonia, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, chronic pain, and alcohol use disorder, died by suicide on 4 November 2022. She presented to Ballarat Hospital ED…

psychiatryaddiction medicinecommunicationsystembuprenorphine
VIChospital2015-02-04

Finding into death of Joan Coutts

72y · Female·Pneumonia in the setting of multiple rib fractures and chronic obstructive pulmo…

A 72-year-old woman with COPD and diabetes presented to the emergency department on Good Friday with severe (9/10) right-sided chest pain from multiple rib fractures sustained in a fall. She was triaged to Category…

emergency medicinegeneral practicediagnosticcommunication
SAhospital2015-08-27

Coroner's Finding: JONES John David

65y · Male·Multi-organ failure in a man with an ischaemic right leg treated with opioids

A 65-year-old man with multiple chronic conditions (COPD, cardiac failure, diabetes, obesity) was admitted with pneumonia and severe ischaemic ri…

emergency medicinerespiratory medicineopioids
VIChome2017-06-21

Finding into death of Mrs DA

59y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity (propoxyphene, citalopram, oxazepam and others)

…m multiple drug toxicity (propoxyphene, citalopram, oxazepam and others) in March 2014. She had suffered a severe stroke in 2006 with resultant significant disability, chronic pain, and subsequent depression with suicida…

rehabilitation medicinegeneral practicepropoxyphene
QLDhospital2009-08-13

Duggan, David John

60y · Male·Hypertensive heart disease with chronic fatty liver as other significant conditi…

…ve heart disease and cardiomegaly, was admitted to Caloundra Hospital on 10 January 2007 for management of severe acute back pain caused by a suspected L3/4 disc herniation while awaiting neurosurgical transfer to Royal …

emergency medicinegeneral medicinesystemcommunicationoxycodone
VIC2026-03-11

Finding into death of Gerald Francis Ridsdale

90y · Male·Ischaemic and valvular heart disease

…on, died from ischaemic and valvular heart disease following a period of palliative care. He had multiple chronic conditions including congestive cardiac failure, hypertension, and severe osteoarthritis. In December 202…

palliative carecorrectional health
TAScommunity2019-12-06

Coroner's Finding: McInerney, Robert Edward

48y · Male·gunshot wounds to the right thigh and abdomen with fatal hemorrhage

A 48-year-old man with severe chronic pain, alcohol dependence, and mental health issues called police stating he was armed with knives …

psychiatryemergency medicinealcohol
VIChome2017-06-20

Finding into death of Finding Ms RF

50y · Female·Potentially fatal multiple drug toxicity (oxycodone, mirtazapine, citalopram, cl…

Ms RF, a 50-year-old woman with epilepsy and chronic pain from a workplace wrist injury, died from potentially fatal multiple drug toxicity involving oxycodon…

general practiceneurosurgerysystemcommunicationoxycodone
NT2015-10-16

Inquest into the death of John Angeles

79y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease

John Angeles, aged 79, died of ischaemic heart disease while serving a life sentence for murder. He had severe triple-vessel coronary disease, chronic lung disease, and was on maximal medical therapy. The coroner foun…

cardiologypalliative caredelaymorphine

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