76 results for “depression”
51y · Female·Unintentional prescription drug poisoning due to central nervous system depressi…
A 51-year-old woman with chronic pain, depression, and longstanding medication misuse died from unintentional prescription drug poisoning. She had been pr…
41y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of a mixed drug toxicity
…evated tramadol with benzodiazepines (alprazolam, diazepam, temazepam, oxazepam) causing synergistic CNS depression. Evidence suggests Emma consumed significantly more tramadol than prescribed (up to 850mg versus 450-500…
31y · Male·Combined effects of multiple drugs in an obese male with findings suggestive of …
…ere workplace back injury (lumbar disc prolapse and compression) in March 2006, leading to chronic pain, depression, and anxiety. Multiple treatment interventions—including pain management and rehabilitation—failed to re…
61y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, promethazine) with aspira…
…ng medications without food. The coroner found therapeutic drug levels but noted synergistic respiratory depression from the drug combination, combined with CNS depression from alcohol, led to airway compromise and aspir…
59y · Male·Unascertained
Louis Naumovski, a 59-year-old man with a long history of substance use disorder, chronic pain, depression, and multiple suicide attempts, was found deceased at his home after approximately three weeks. The exac…
Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (tramadol and diazepam)
…scription drug toxicity involving tramadol and diazepam. He had a history of chronic lower back pain and depression managed with these medications prescribed by his GP over several years. While he had previous suicide at…
50y · Female·Mixed prescription drug toxicity (oxycodone, amitriptyline, diazepam, diphenhydr…
…e coroner found no suspicious circumstances and concluded the death resulted from central nervous system depression leading to respiratory arrest. Key clinical lessons include the complexity of managing chronic pain with…
37y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity
…creasing confusion and dazed appearance. On 20 October 2018, she was found unresponsive with respiratory depression, suffered hypoxic brain injury despite resuscitation, and was declared brain dead. The Coroner's Prevent…
44y · Female·mixed drug toxicity with aspiration of gastric contents
A 44-year-old woman with chronic back pain and depression died from mixed drug toxicity with aspiration of gastric contents. She had been prescribed multiple medi…
22y · Male·combined mixed drug intoxication
A 22-year-old medical student with chronic spinal cord pain and depression died from combined drug intoxication involving U-47700 (a potent uncontrolled synthetic opioid 7.5 times…
68y · Male·unascertained
…ic medical conditions including peripheral neuropathy, chronic pain, atrial fibrillation, dysphagia, and depression disappeared on 25 June 2017. He left home, drove his car to Lancelin Beach (130 km away), and was never …
57y · Female·aspiration of gastric contents caused by combined drug and alcohol toxicity resu…
…ity. She had severe chronic pain following abdominal surgeries, opioid addiction managed with methadone, depression, and multiple psychiatric conditions. On the evening of her death, she consumed alcohol while taking pre…
53y · Male·Self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head
…lude recognising suicide risk in patients with multiple stressors (chronic pain, relationship breakdown, depression history), ensuring accessible mental health support during crisis, and monitoring medication compliance …
53y · Male·fentanyl and oxycodone toxicity
…nformation; failure to recognise clinical deterioration despite clear family observations of respiratory depression and profound drowsiness; and prescription of slow-release oxycodone (OxyContin) in combination with fast…
51y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
A 51-year-old woman with longstanding treatment-resistant depression, chronic pain, and suicidal ideation died from mixed drug toxicity. She intentionally overdosed on multi…
57y · Female·Positional asphyxia caused by the combined effect of consumption of several opia…
…ounter without medical knowledge. These sedating drugs combined caused severe drowsiness and respiratory depression, preventing her from extricating herself from a flexed-neck position against a coffee table. Contributin…
45y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
…lenn Sturley Meyer, aged 45, died from mixed drug toxicity on 22 August 2019. He had chronic pain, PTSD, depression and anxiety managed with oxycodone and diazepam. He also had obesity and probable obstructive sleep apno…
39y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, mirtazapine, diazepam,…
…ntinued taking oxycontin while starting methadone, resulting in combined opioid toxicity and respiratory depression leading to death four days later. Key failures: inadequate explanation of medication change, no written …
52y · Female·gunshot wound to head
…nclude: GPs should maintain a low threshold for asking about family violence in patients presenting with depression, chronic pain, insomnia and social isolation, even if they lack obvious indicators; better coordination …
52y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
A 52-year-old man with multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, depression and history of suicidality died from mixed drug toxicity following an intentional overdose. He was presc…
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