117 results for “paracetamol overdose”
17y · Female·raised intracranial pressure due to hepatic encephalopathy related cerebral oede…
…7, died from hepatic encephalopathy-related cerebral oedema following fulminant liver failure caused by paracetamol overdose. She ingested approximately 90 paracetamol tablets on 3 June 2002 but did not disclose this du…
13y · Female·Acute paracetamol toxicity
Angel Hensgen, aged 13, died from acute paracetamol toxicity following intentional self-harm with an excessive overdose. She was exposed to intense cyberbu…
24y · Female·hepatic encephalopathy due to hepatic necrosis due to paracetamol toxicity
A 24-year-old woman died from paracetamol toxicity following intentional overdose. She had developed a severe poker machine addiction resulting i…
66y · Female·Complications following paracetamol overdose
A 66-year-old woman died from complications of paracetamol overdose after ingesting Mersyndol (codeine/paracetamol combination tablets). She had developed depende…
0y · Male·Sequelae of drug toxicity (poisoning) — specifically respiratory depression and …
…nfant who collapsed at King Edward Memorial Hospital on 15 November 2000 after being administered a gross overdose of paracetamol and codeine (likely via crushed panadeine forte tablets). Toxicology revealed paracetamol …
91y · Female·Sub-dural haemorrhage due to head injury due to fall
A 91-year-old woman was admitted to hospital after accidental paracetamol overdose and was found to have had a recent right occipital lobe infarction. While receiving appropriat…
20y · Female·multi-organ failure due to polypharmacy overdose
…pression and borderline personality disorder died from multi-organ failure following a large polypharmacy overdose (13 grams of paracetamol among 78 tablets). She was admitted to the ED where initial blood testing at 3 h…
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…
65y · Female·Liver failure secondary to paracetamol toxicity
A 65-year-old retired nurse died from paracetamol toxicity and liver failure after taking excessive paracetamol tablets for pain relief following a fract…
28y · Male·Hanging
…igature made from blanket binding. He was admitted involuntarily after expressing suicidal ideation and paracetamol overdose. The coroner found three key deficiencies causally related to his death: (1) access to a blank…
22y · Male·accidental multi-drug toxicity, predominantly oxycodone and 3,4-methylenedioxyme…
…y party attendees might have prevented death. Medical practitioners prescribing opioids should counsel on overdose risks and 'lean' dangers.
59y · Male·multiorgan failure complicating paracetamol toxicity
…ling, a 59-year-old man with multiple sclerosis, ischaemic heart disease, and diabetes, ingested 90-100 paracetamol tablets on 1 February 2024 with suicidal intent. He attended court the next day and was remanded in cus…
31y · Female·drowning, deliberately self-inflicted with intention of ending life
…t 2017. She had been discharged from Royal Hobart Hospital on 10 August following a 5-day admission for paracetamol and lamotrigine overdose, during which she required mechanical restraints and life-saving N-acetylcyste…
52y · Male·Polypharmacy overdose of amitriptyline and doxylamine in the context of underlyi…
…ular disease and obstructive sleep apnoea died following restraint in ICU. He had ingested a polypharmacy overdose of amitriptyline and doxylamine on 26-27 February 2017, was admitted to Nepean Hospital, and successfully…
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…
31y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
…d drug toxicity involving a lethal combination of fentanyl, ketamine, hydromorphone, morphine, codeine, paracetamol and cannabinoids. The deceased had access to powerful palliative medications prescribed to his wife who…
17y · Female·multiple blunt force injuries after being struck by a train
… multiple psychiatric admissions and CAMHS outpatient care from July-December 2012 for suicidal ideation, overdose attempts, and depression. The Coroner found that care provided by Hornsby Hospital and CAMHS was appropri…
57y · Male·Chronic Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in the context of mirtazapine toxicity
…ir death sentence' if not granted parole in 2022. He obtained unprescribed medications (mirtazapine and paracetamol at toxic levels) and deliberately overdosed in his cell. While he had significant cardiac risk factors,…
22y · Male·Mixed Diflunisal and Buproprion (Zyban) toxicity
… delayed intubation despite seizures and declining consciousness, and failure to recognise the multi-drug overdose despite positive paracetamol and salicylate blood tests. The patient's non-disclosure of diflunisal was a…
43y · Male·compression of the neck in keeping with hanging
…us suicide attempts. In the weeks before death, he presented to hospital twice with suicidal ideation and overdosed on sodium valproate. Despite dangerously elevated valproate levels (1604 µmol/L, over three times the no…
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