15 results for “volatile substance use disorder”
17y · Male·Unascertained in the setting of volatile substance abuse
Master S, a 17-year-old Yorta Yorta young man, died on 3 July 2017 at the Bert Williams Hostel from a cause unascertained in the setting of volatile substance abuse (chroming Rexona deodorant). He had a history of e…
17y · Male·hydrocarbon toxicity (petrol inhalation)
George Campbell, an Aboriginal youth with complex trauma, ADHD, and emerging volatile substance misuse, died aged 17 from hydrocarbon toxicity after inhaling petrol. While living with support…
18y · Male·Multiple injuries due to train over-run
…lway Station in January 2012. He was moderately intoxicated with alcohol and cannabis, with recent cannabis use. The coroner could not definitively determine whether this was suicide or accidental death (falling asleep …
30y · Male·mixed butane, isobutane and propane toxicity
… died from inhalation of butane/propane causing fatal cardiac arrhythmia. He had a documented history of substance abuse (alcohol, cannabis, and butane) recorded by Prison Health Services during his August 2011 custody,…
37y · Male·self-inflicted stab wound to the chest
…history of mental health difficulties, personality dysfunction stemming from severe childhood neglect and abuse, chronic anxiety, substance use, and repeated self-harm. Medical care provided was appropriate; his psychia…
Male·Suffocation as a result of acute petrol vapour inhalation
Three Aboriginal males died from acute petrol vapour inhalation while sniffing in remote Northern Territory communities. Napthan Presley (14 years, Willowra), Wallace Coulthard (21 years, Mutitjulu), and Trevor Brumby (3…
16y · Female·hanging
A 16-year-old Aboriginal girl died by hanging after an episode of inhalant ('chrome') use and relationship breakdown. She had chronic substance abuse, complex psychosocial needs, learning difficult…
45y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
…to a domestic violence incident. He had been struggling with depression, grief, alcohol and methamphetamine use for years, and repeatedly expressed suicidal ideation. Police responded appropriately to the incident, evac…
43y · Male·aspiration of vegetable matter with occlusion of the upper airway
Peter Cornish, a 43-year-old man with a 17-year history of bipolar disorder, died on 25 September 2001 from aspiration of vegetable matter while experiencing a severe manic episode.…
57y · Male·Severe coronary artery disease. It is likely that Kevin's use of inhalants in cu…
…le in custody at Cessnock Correctional Centre. The coroner found the care received for his chronic inhalant use disorder was grossly inadequate. Clinical lessons include: (1) abnormal ECG results require timely speciali…
27y · Male·hydrocarbon inhalation
This inquest involved three deaths from petrol inhalation (1999-2001) on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands. All three deceased were chronic sniffers (10+ years) who died from respiratory depression/asphyxia with distinctiv…
25y · Female·inhalation of petrol (hydrocarbon inhalation)
…ol fumes while lying face-down on a petrol-filled can in bed. The inquest examined not only the immediate cause of death but the systemic, social, and economic factors underlying petrol sniffing in this community. The f…
42y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Wayne Larder, a 42-year-old man with depression, suicidal ideation, and substance use disorder, died by hanging in Hakea Prison on 22 February 2021. Critical failures in suicide risk man…
20y · Male·hanging
A 20-year-old male with major depressive disorder and melancholic features was admitted to psychiatric hospital on 4 June 2003 under an indefinite involunt…
33y · Male·stab wound to the chest
…ng cell 4, allowing weapons into the cell; (3) 18 inmates were overcrowded in a 5×3 metre cell creating a volatile environment; (4) CCTV camera coverage of the cell was not actively monitored and remained covered for 40 …
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