568 results for “overdose”
20y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (ethanol, etizolam, flubromazolam, cocaine)
…pines (etizolam and flubromazolam) along with alcohol and cocaine. He was found unresponsive with classic overdose signs (inability to rouse, obstructed breathing) but emergency services were not called for several hours…
36y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
…und deceased in a van on 11 March 2017. The coroner noted that her partner lacked training in recognising overdose signs and administering naloxone. Key lessons include the critical importance of overdose education and n…
43y · Male·Amitriptyline toxicity
…c suicidal ideation, borderline personality disorder, and a documented history of medication hoarding and overdose attempts, died from amitriptyline toxicity in April 2021. He accumulated approximately 21 days' worth of …
27y · Female·Combined drug toxicity
…sants, diverted methadone (Physeptone tablets), illicit methylamphetamine, and other drugs. She displayed overdose signs: deep sleep, snoring, grunting, vomiting, and heavy breathing. Her friends recognised these signs b…
26y · Male·amylobarbital overdose
…31 August 1971 following discharge from St Vincent's Hospital psychiatric unit after treatment for a drug overdose. Unidentified remains found in the Yarra River in 1972 were reopened in 2011 and identified as likely his…
25y · Female·complications of opioid toxicity
…. An ambulance was only called hours later by a third party. Clinically, the key lesson is recognition of overdose signs (unresponsiveness, snoring) and immediate emergency response. Drake's failure to call ambulance whe…
28y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
…derstanding that individuals with chronic addiction may have high drug tolerance yet remain vulnerable to overdose, and the importance of addiction medicine and counselling services. The case illustrates how concurrent u…
34y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy; Heroin toxicity
…-related deaths than surrounding areas. The finding emphasises the need for place-based, locally-specific overdose prevention strategies comparable to suicide prevention approaches, rather than generic interventions.
38y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiorespiratory arrest caused by mixed…
Constance Burrett, 38, died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin and methylamphetamine overdose) causing hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and cardiorespiratory arrest. The coroner found it more likely …
55y · Male·toxic effects of quetiapine and clonazepam
…an with bipolar affective disorder died from toxic effects of quetiapine and clonazepam after intentional overdose. He was found unconscious at home and admitted to ICU at Royal Adelaide Hospital where he was intubated f…
24y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to drug abuse and overdose of multiple drugs
A 24-year-old man with schizophrenia died from aspiration pneumonia following overdose of multiple drugs including diazepam, tramadol, morphine, and others. The day before death, he took exces…
24y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
…h depression and anxiety died by hanging in March 2009, three weeks after hospital discharge following an overdose. Critical clinical lessons emerge: (1) discharge summaries from psychiatric admissions must reach GPs wit…
33y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, buprenorphine and benzodiazepines)
…edication-seeking behaviour despite warnings from his mother; (2) He declined hospital admission after an overdose on 19 December 2013 but was prescribed additional benzodiazepines on 23 December without disclosure of th…
50y · Female·Combined drug toxicity in a woman with tension pneumothorax
…she retrieved her medication including baclofen, and conducted internet searches on baclofen toxicity and overdose. She consumed an excessive quantity of baclofen combined with alcohol. While significantly intoxicated, s…
Unknown·Toxicity to protonitazene
…nowledge; group ingestion from the same batch in unsafe environments leaves no one capable of recognising overdose or administering naloxone; and the rapid onset of respiratory depression from extreme potency provides no…
30y · Male·acute combined heroin and alcohol toxicity; ingestion of alcohol and heroin
…sh that delayed help was the actual cause of death. The coroner commented on the preventability of heroin overdose deaths and public health concerns regarding fear of police involvement deterring bystanders from calling …
56y · Male·Complications of intravenous drug use
…d opioid addiction. Despite two prior presentations to hospital with cardiorespiratory arrest from opioid overdose (most recently October 2013 requiring ventilation), he continued injecting opiates. He was found unrespon…
44y · Female·multi-organ failure and polypharmaceutical overdose on a background of severe ch…
Laura Rose Kartinyeri, aged 44, died from multi-organ failure and polypharmaceutical overdose on a background of severe COPD. She had a long history of substance abuse, non-compliance with treatment,…
60y · Male·medication overdose
Bruce Andrews, a 60-year-old man with major depression and anxiety, died from medication overdose following relationship breakdown and acute alcohol intoxication. He fell from his porch, called his grand…
87y · Female·digoxin toxicity with hyperkalaemia
An 87-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation, chronic pain, and renal failure intentionally overdosed on approximately 79 digoxin tablets. She called the ambulance and disclosed the overdose. Despite receiv…
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