24 results for “post-traumatic stress syndrome”
50y · Male·Complications of end-stage renal failure (palliated) in a man with Down's syndro…
John Mackenzie, a 50-year-old man with Down's syndrome, severe intellectual disability, and end-stage renal failure, died in a residential care facility operate…
27y · Female·Cardiac arrhythmia (first confirmed as ventricular fibrillation) of unascertaine…
…abnormalities. Experts unanimously opined fatal arrhythmia was triggered by severe emotional/psychological stress superimposed on underlying cardiac predisposition (likely channelopathy such as long QT or Brugada syndrom…
18y · Male·unascertained cause; possibly drowning, hypothermia, cold water immersion, or ca…
…er immersion, or sudden cardiac dysfunction secondary to methamphetamine abuse combined with physiological stress from high-speed driving and evasion. He had been using large quantities of methylamphetamine (1.75-3.5g da…
66y · Male·Myelofibrosis with leukaemic transformation
Kevin Smith, aged 66, died in Long Bay Hospital while in custody serving a 17-year sentence for domestic violence and attempted murder. He had myelofibrosis with leukaemic transformation, emphysema, anaemia, and a congen…
68y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and coronary artery atherosclerosis
…eart disease while in prison custody. He presented to hospital with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome (epigastric pain radiating to back, chest pain, dyspnoea, sweating) but was diagnosed as alcohol withdraw…
3y · Female·Homicide by chloroform exposure and/or smothering by father
Divya Sharma, age 3, died in April 2012 in Glen Waverley, Victoria, as part of a family homicide-suicide perpetrated by her father. The coroner found she was likely killed by chloroform exposure and smothering between 28…
34y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (gabapentin, oxycodone, tramadol, diazepam, citalopram, d…
A 34-year-old woman with complex medical history including chronic pain, sleep disorder, anxiety and PTSD died from combined drug toxicity involving gabapentin, oxycodone, tramadol, diazepam, citalopram, desmethylvenlafa…
36y · Male·Hanging (Mr Sharma); Homicide by smothering/suffocation or chloroform exposure (…
… in a motor vehicle collision six months earlier, experiencing cognitive difficulties, headaches, and work stress upon return to employment. Multiple healthcare professionals assessed both Mr and Ms Sharma post-collision…
31y · Female·Pneumonia; combined drug toxicity (including marijuana), smoking, pathological o…
Georgia Cheal, a 31-year-old with complex medical history including chronic pain, major depression, and obesity, died from pneumonia exacerbated by combined drug toxicity from multiple prescription medications, cannabis,…
34y · Male·ligature compression of the neck
Fazel Chegeni Nejad, a 34-year-old Iranian asylum seeker, died from ligature compression of the neck in the jungle near Christmas Island immigration detention centre on 8 November 2015. He had spent 1,477 days in detenti…
5y · Male·unascertained
A 5-year-old boy and his sister (3 years old) and mother were killed by their father between 28-29 April 2012 in their Glen Waverley home. The father, who had experienced cognitive impairment and mood changes following a…
45y · Male·undetermined in a man in correctional services custody with a chronic history of…
Leister John Ross, a 45-year-old Aboriginal prisoner, died in Port Phillip Prison on 10 July 2014 from an undetermined cause in a man with chronic illicit drug use. Forensic pathology revealed pulmonary oedema, hepatic c…
31y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, bromazolam, metonitazine, protonitazene, methamphet…
Ryan Robinson, a 31-year-old man with longstanding opioid use disorder and complex mental health conditions, died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin, novel psychoactive substances (nitazenes: metonitazene and prot…
35y · Female·homicide by smothering/suffocation, possibly facilitated by chloroform exposure
This tragedy involved the deaths of Preetika Sharma (35), her two children (Divesh, 5; Divya, 3), and her husband Nilesh, who killed his family and then himself. Mr Sharma exposed family members to chloroform before smot…
55y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity in a woman with coronary artery atherosclerosis
A 55-year-old woman with complex medical history including chronic pain, previous multiple abdominal surgeries, gastrointestinal disorders, mental health issues including DID, and suicidal ideation died from multiple dru…
37y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia
A 37-year-old man died in custody from cardiac arrhythmia, with morbid obesity and concurrent psychotropic medications carrying QT-prolongation risk identified as contributing factors. Key clinical lessons include: (1) p…
28y · Female·Complications of a seizure in the setting of prescription drug abuse (pregabalin…
Samantha Leech, 28, died from complications of a seizure in the setting of prescription drug abuse, particularly pregabalin. She obtained approximately 4000 pregabalin tablets over three months by visiting multiple GPs, …
52y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, pregabalin, valproic acid, benzodiazepines)
A 52-year-old woman with chronic pain, epilepsy, and opioid dependence died from mixed drug toxicity after prescribed methadone, pregabalin, valproic acid, and benzodiazepines. She was admitted to Box Hill Hospital on 12…
22y · Male·Immersion in water (drowning) in a man with combined drug effect
Jaxon Charles Kinnane, 22, drowned in the Swan River on 12 October 2020. He had chronic schizophrenia with persistent delusional beliefs (microchip in ear) and was a polysubstance user, particularly methylamphetamine. He…
38y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
DA was a 38-year-old man who died from mixed drug toxicity involving sedating medications and alcohol. He had longstanding severe anxiety and became dependent on codeine and benzodiazepines, initially obtained from multi…
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