24y · Male·Combination of factors including methylamphetamine toxicity, physical exertion, …
Pat Morena, a 24-year-old drug dealer under police surveillance, died during restraint in the prone position after being apprehended on suspicion of drug offences. He was acutely intoxicated …
27y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to cardiac arrhythmia triggered by prone restraint (some of w…
Michael Peachey, a 27-year-old First Nations man, died in custody following a police-initiated restraint during an acute psychotic episode. Over preceding days, his family repeatedly sought mental health inter…
45y · Male·The effects of restraint and drugs
…a 45-year-old man affected by amphetamines and experiencing drug-induced psychosis, died during physical restraint at Caboolture Hospital. After being triaged in the Emergency Department, he accessed restricted hospital…
37y · Male·Neck compression in the setting of prone restraint in a man using methylamphetam…
… Gezer, a 37-year-old man under the influence of methylamphetamine, died from neck compression following a prone restraint during a physical altercation with Kristen Gascoyne. After an initial confrontation involving mu…
26y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and bronchopneumonia in a woman with methylamph…
…, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and bronchopneumonia following cardiac arrest during police restraint on Albany Highway. She was intoxicated with methylamphetamine, experiencing excited delirium, and suffer…
39y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest during prone restraint including pressure on the neck o…
A 39-year-old male died from cardiorespiratory arrest during a prone restraint with neck pressure while intoxicated with methylamphetamine. He was found behaving erratically a…
40y · Male·Global ischaemic brain injury following cardiorespiratory arrest during prone re…
Anthony Dunning, a 40-year-old male, suffered cardiac arrest while being restrained prone on the floor at Crown Casino with pressure applied to his neck. He was held in this position for approxima…
20y · Male·Prone restraint asphyxia in the setting of alcohol intoxication and centripetal …
Jesse Edwards, a 20-year-old Yorta Yorta and Mutthi Mutthi man, died from prone restraint asphyxia following a physical altercation outside a nightclub in Swan Hill. He was restrained fa…
23y · Male·Acute cardiac arrhythmia in 3,4-methylenedioxymethylamphetamine (MDMA) intoxicat…
Tristan Naudi, 23, died from acute cardiac arrhythmia during MDMA intoxication while being restrained prone at hospital. Police appropriately placed him in a police vehicle after finding him violently agitated at h…
38y · Male·Multiorgan failure following out of hospital cardiac arrest in a man with methyl…
…oongar man died from multiorgan failure following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest after being restrained in prone position by police. He had injected methylamphetamine and developed excited delirium, becoming violently a…
24y · Male·Cardiac arrest in a man with Sotos syndrome and multiple comorbidities, includin…
…rome, complex cardiac disease, asthma, and obesity, died from cardiac arrest after being restrained in the prone position during a lawful arrest by Public Transit Authority officers. While the arrest was justified due t…
23y · Male·Mechanical asphyxia
A 23-year-old man with intellectual disability died from mechanical asphyxia after being restrained prone on the ground for 10-15 minutes by a hotel guest who believed he was committing an offence. The deceased w…
33y · Male·Cardio-respiratory arrest in the setting of prone restraint of an agitated obese…
A 33-year-old man with schizophrenia and a forensic history suffered cardio-respiratory arrest during prone restraint in a busy emergency department after his mental health community treatment order was revoked. He…
37y · Male·Cardiac dysrhythmia during restraint against a background of significant alcohol…
Neville Reading, a 37-year-old male, died following cardiac dysrhythmia during restraint on 2 November 2013. He had consumed extremely high quantities of alcohol (blood level 0.26) over 22 hour…
48y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia which occurred in the context of physical exertion and hypoxi…
…tic episode likely precipitated by cannabis use at a circus. After aggressive behaviour requiring police restraint with OC spray and Taser, he was brought to Casino police station. Paramedics conducted a grossly inadequ…
32y · Male·Cardiac arrest as a result of the combined effects of severe coronary atheroscle…
…aia, a 32-year-old male with schizophrenia, died in custody at Capricornia Correctional Centre following restraint after assaulting officers. He collapsed during a 2-minute prone restraint by five officers. The autopsy …
34y · Male·The combined effects of restraint, coronary artery atherosclerosis and centripet…
A 34-year-old man died following 10 minutes of restraint by six people at a marina car park after assaulting two staff members. He had significant coronary ather…
39y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (aetiology not determined); cardiorespiratory a…
…taff at the Union Jack Hotel in Cairns following an altercation where he punched a security officer. The restraint lasted approximately 12 minutes, resulting in cardiorespiratory arrest due to hypoxic-ischaemic encephal…
35y · Male·Sudden death during restraint in an agitated obese man with coronary artery athe…
…oss of consciousness and death. The coroner found that inadequate clinical leadership, failure to follow restraint protocols, premature physical intervention without de-escalation, and restraint in a prone position in c…
29y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia
…y or medical emergency existing. During the forceful cell transfer, David was repeatedly restrained in the prone position, complained he could not breathe, and was administered midazolam whilst restrained. He collapsed …
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