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73y · Female·Multi organ failure due to adhesions related bowel perforation (surgically treat…
Sharyn Kaine, a 73-year-old woman, died from multi-organ failure due to adhesions-related bowel perforation and paracetamol-induced liver failure. She was prescribed intravenous paracetamol 1g four times daily post-opera…
53y · Female·Combined effects of alcohol, amitriptyline, and methadone
Joanne Lovelock, a 53-year-old woman with chronic pain, died from combined effects of alcohol, amitriptyline, and methadone on Christmas Day 2015. She had developed opioid dependence while receiving legitimate pain manag…
67y · Male·aspiration of gastric contents, due to morphine toxicity, in the context of bila…
A 67-year-old man with chronic pain, pancreatitis, osteoporosis and emphysema died from aspiration of gastric contents due to morphine toxicity. He had been prescribed opioid medications (MS-Contin and Ordine) by his GP …
43y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following polypharmacy overdose and iatrogenic …
Jay Alan Paterson, a 43-year-old man with chronic pain and opioid dependence, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following polypharmacy overdose and iatrogenic upper airway injury. He obtained 296 oxycodone table…
58y · Male·Heroin toxicity
58-year-old man with chronic back pain, paranoid schizophrenia, and decades-long prescription opioid and benzodiazepine abuse died from heroin toxicity. He had been successfully withdrawn from opioids (MS Contin, Endone)…
57y · Female·Positional asphyxia caused by the combined effect of consumption of several opia…
57-year-old woman with chronic pain died from positional asphyxia caused by consumption of multiple sedative medications. She was prescribed opioids (Fentanyl, Oxycodone) and Pregabalin, but also obtained Dolased and Pro…
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