Coronial

9 results for hydrogen cyanide inhalation

VIChome2013-01-16

Finding into death of Norton Beal-Guilfoyle

33y · Male·Effects of fire; inhalation of smoke with elevated carbon monoxide and hydrogen …

Norton Beal-Guilfoyle, aged 33, died in a house fire on New Year's Day 2009. He attended a New Year's Eve party and consumed substantial alcohol (blood alcohol level 0.24 g/100mL), becoming severely intoxicated. He was p…

forensic medicinetoxicologysystem
VIChome2023-10-26

Finding into death of Simon Peter Scarff

52y · Male·Effects of fire

A 52-year-old man died in a residential fire at his rental unit. He called 000 stating he couldn't get out, but emergency services were not dispatched because the call details were unclear and his location could not be r…

alcohol
VIChome2016-08-04

Finding into death of Nicholas Stephen Brown

3y · Male·carboxyhaemoglobin poisoning secondary to inhalation of smoke in a house fire

…ying with a barbeque-type gas lighter without child-resistance mechanisms. He inhaled carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide, suffering carboxyhaemoglobin poisoning. The coroner found that inadequate supervision combined w…

VIChome2026-03-04

Finding into death of Carol Fay Slade

54y · Female·Severe burns sustained in a house fire (palliated)

Carol Fay Slade, a 54-year-old woman with acquired brain injury from a 2003 motorcycle accident and mobility limitations, died from severe burns sustained in a house fire at her public housing property in Shepparton. The…

emergency medicineintensive caresystemmethadone
VIChome2022-11-30

Finding into death of D VR

3y · Male·Smoke inhalation

A 3-year-old boy died from smoke inhalation after a fire in his mother's public housing apartment. The fire likely originated when the child transfe…

system
VIChome2026-03-04

Finding into death of Ashleigh Peter Mills

57y · Male·Smoke inhalation

Ashleigh Peter Mills, aged 57, died from smoke inhalation in a house fire on 31 August 2020. The fire started from a discarded cigarette in an armchair where his …

emergency medicineforensic medicinesystemdelay
VICcommunity2014-06-03

Finding into death of Michael (Miroslav) Cicmil

44y · Male·Effects of fire and smoke inhalation

A 44-year-old male died from fire and smoke inhalation following a single-vehicle motor collision on a wet road at high speed (≥117 km/h) in a 60 km/h zone. He…

forensic medicineemergency medicinecannabis
VIChome2026-03-04

Finding into death of Marko Kelentric

73y · Male·Effects of fire

…ared deceased after fire rescue and paramedic resuscitation attempts. Autopsy confirmed death from smoke inhalation (carboxyhaemoglobin 65%, hydrogen cyanide 0.9 mg/L) and thermal injuries. The coroner found the fire was…

systemamitriptyline
VIChome2014-08-29

Finding into death of Deepak Kumar Prajapati

32y · Male·Smoke inhalation

Deepak Kumar Prajapati, a 32-year-old Indian national, died in a house fire on 3 January 2008 from smoke inhalation. The fire originated from an overloaded electrical power board connected to a computer monitor in a bedr…

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