10 results for “opiate withdrawal”
51y · Female·unascertained
… at Bendigo Police Station. She had been brought to Bendigo Hospital on 20 April with symptoms of opioid withdrawal and anxiety, and was discharged back to custody with diazepam 5mg prescribed three times daily. The foll…
44y · Male·Cardiomegaly
… ventricular hypertrophy) while an involuntary psychiatric inpatient. He presented with hypertension and withdrawal symptoms on admission; initial management including transfer to ED and GTN was appropriate. Critical gap…
35y · Male·heroin toxicity
…ound no suspicious circumstances or suicide indicators. Clinical lessons include recognising urgent drug withdrawal symptoms, the importance of rapid appointment access for opioid-dependent patients requesting help, and …
43y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to out of hospital cardiac arrest due…
43-year-old woman with severe, undiscovered coronary artery atherosclerosis died from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest while in police custody at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre. She had presented to ED 5 months earlier with leg…
25y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to methadone toxicity
…is testing, fell within acceptable clinical practice given the doctor's experience and Steven's reported withdrawal symptoms. Critical gaps existed in handover protocols between health and corrections staff, wellbeing ch…
37y · Female·complications of withdrawal from chronic opiate use and Wilkie Syndrome in the s…
…tion assessment without proper physical examination or documentation. Veronica vomited persistently from withdrawal and other medical conditions but was not transferred to hospital despite clinical concern from nursing s…
34y · Male·heroin toxicity with possible contribution from coronary atherosclerosis
Darren Fitzgerald, a 34-year-old lifer serving for murder, died in Woodford Correctional Centre from heroin toxicity with possible contribution from coronary atherosclerosis. He had a documented history of drug abuse in …
33y · Male·Neck compression (hanging)
…offences including attempted murder. He had a recent suicide attempt by gunshot wound (31 October), was on opiate medications for withdrawal management, and presented with anxiety and withdrawal symptoms. Initially asses…
27y · Male·hanging
Dalvir Singh, a 27-year-old Indian national, died by hanging in immigration detention on 13 February 2014. He had attempted suicide in police custody 16 days earlier but this critical information failed to reach detentio…
25y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to acute paracetamol poisoning
Danny Whitton, a 25-year-old Aboriginal prisoner at Junee Correctional Centre, died from acute paracetamol toxicity causing multi-organ failure. He presented to the prison medical clinic on 5 November 2015 with vomiting …
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