Cherokee County, Alabama: Jeremy Deaton, Coroner of Cherokee
County, makes a statement about the increase in the number of deaths that
resulted from side effects of inhalant abuse/ huffing.
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Monday, November 18, 2013
New Zealand Death Attributed to Inhalant Abuse
Via Stuff.co in New Zealand:
The results of the coroner’s report has been released and
the death of 16 year old Shane Kotuhi has been attributed to inhalant abuse.
In May 2011 the teen was
found dead on an apartment’s bathroom floor and an “almost-empty can of air
freshener was found with a towel that smelt strongly of the freshener.”
Monday, January 14, 2013
Pennsylvania Coroner's Report Confirms Teens Huffed Behind the Wheel
Via the Pittsburgh Post Gazette:
Pennsylvania State Police released the findings of a coroner’s report that has confirmed that huffing was involved in the October 3, 2012 crash last fall that killed three 18 year old Pennsylvania teens and a 47 year old Canadian motorcyclist. Four others were injured.
The report six teens were in a car was traveling down I-79 and they had huffed computer dusting spray. The car “abruptly and for undetermined reasons" drove up a hilly median, went airborne and then “landed in the southbound lane where it hit a camper and collided with the motorcycle.” The motorcyclist’s passenger was flown to the hospital while the three teens were brought to the same hospital via ambulance.
Pennsylvania State Police released the findings of a coroner’s report that has confirmed that huffing was involved in the October 3, 2012 crash last fall that killed three 18 year old Pennsylvania teens and a 47 year old Canadian motorcyclist. Four others were injured.
The report six teens were in a car was traveling down I-79 and they had huffed computer dusting spray. The car “abruptly and for undetermined reasons" drove up a hilly median, went airborne and then “landed in the southbound lane where it hit a camper and collided with the motorcycle.” The motorcyclist’s passenger was flown to the hospital while the three teens were brought to the same hospital via ambulance.
Monday, December 17, 2012
14 Year Old UK Girl Dies After Abusing Inhalants
Via the Daily Mail in the UK:
More information was recently made available at the Coroner’s Court regarding the death of the 14 year old girl in November 2011.
Testimony revealed she had been inhaling the fumes of a deodorant can in front of her friend in her room. She reportedly had been inhaling for about 25 minutes before collapsing on her bed and rolling onto the floor. Her friend screamed for help and chillingly, according to her father “Bethany’s friend called down to us, a harrowing call , and her words still haunt me to this day. She said: “Come upstairs quick, something really bad has happened to Beth”. In pure fear I mounted the stairs three at a time and I found Bethany’s face ashen. Her eyes were as far as they could go in the back of her head. I knew we were in trouble, she was so limp.”
He administered first aid as they waited for the paramedics. She was taken to hospital where she died an hour after being found. At the inquest her father broke down into tears as he noted “It has destroyed me. No parent should have to go through this.”
The inquiry also revealed it wasn’t the first time she had tried huffing. She had learned about it a month before she died and had tried it at least twice before.
More information was recently made available at the Coroner’s Court regarding the death of the 14 year old girl in November 2011.
Testimony revealed she had been inhaling the fumes of a deodorant can in front of her friend in her room. She reportedly had been inhaling for about 25 minutes before collapsing on her bed and rolling onto the floor. Her friend screamed for help and chillingly, according to her father “Bethany’s friend called down to us, a harrowing call , and her words still haunt me to this day. She said: “Come upstairs quick, something really bad has happened to Beth”. In pure fear I mounted the stairs three at a time and I found Bethany’s face ashen. Her eyes were as far as they could go in the back of her head. I knew we were in trouble, she was so limp.”
He administered first aid as they waited for the paramedics. She was taken to hospital where she died an hour after being found. At the inquest her father broke down into tears as he noted “It has destroyed me. No parent should have to go through this.”
The inquiry also revealed it wasn’t the first time she had tried huffing. She had learned about it a month before she died and had tried it at least twice before.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Inhalant Abuse a Concern in New Zealand
Via Stuff in New Zealand:
Last February a 21 year-old female was found dead at her home. She had been huffing fly spray in her bedroom.
Her death has now prompted he Otago-Southland coroner to recommend more be done to prevent future tragedies. The report notes that according to Dr. Michael Beasley of the New Zealand National Poisons Centre, inhalant abuse is a “persisting problem in New Zealand” and that they have had inquiries for children as young as ten years old.
Coroner Declares Inhalant Abuse a Factor in Texas Death
Via the Gonzales Inquirer in Texas:
The Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office has reported that the death of a 37 year old man last August was an accident and that inhalant abuse was involved. The report notes the death was caused by “hyperthermia with significant contributing factor of inhalant abuse.”
Friday, October 7, 2011
Coroner: State ‘needs petrol sniffing laws’
Via NEWS.com.au in Australia
A Deputy State Coroner in South Australia believes there should be legislation for the area which enables police to apprehend people who are believed to have inhaled a volatile substance and to relocate them to places of safety. His position comes after his findings into the death of an Aboriginal man who hung himself during a 17-minute stand off with police in 2009. Before his suicide, the 18-year-old man had threatened to stab his mother and his mother’s partner with a knife. The coroner found that he was habitually sniffing petrol in the days preceding his death.
"The behavior of (the man), both in respect of the incident in which he threatened others with a knife and in respect of the taking of his own life, was probably due to the effects of petrol inhalation, either chronically or acutely on the particular morning," he said.
A Deputy State Coroner in South Australia believes there should be legislation for the area which enables police to apprehend people who are believed to have inhaled a volatile substance and to relocate them to places of safety. His position comes after his findings into the death of an Aboriginal man who hung himself during a 17-minute stand off with police in 2009. Before his suicide, the 18-year-old man had threatened to stab his mother and his mother’s partner with a knife. The coroner found that he was habitually sniffing petrol in the days preceding his death.
"The behavior of (the man), both in respect of the incident in which he threatened others with a knife and in respect of the taking of his own life, was probably due to the effects of petrol inhalation, either chronically or acutely on the particular morning," he said.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Another Teen Falls Victim To Inhalants
From The Herald Times in Fruitdale, Indiana
The recent death of a 19-year-old woman from central Indiana is being attributed to inhalant abuse by medical examiners.
Local police arrived on scene only to find the young woman unresponsive and lifeless. Coroner reports reveal the victim had been dead for at least 8 hours prior to discovery of the body.
A can of air freshener was found near the body leading investigators to further examine the scene. Upon completing a thorough assessment of the victim’s home, several items were identified as key indicators signaling a huffing related death. The teen most likely suffered from cardiac arrest- resulting from the intentional ingestion of toxic fumes.
The recent death of a 19-year-old woman from central Indiana is being attributed to inhalant abuse by medical examiners.
Local police arrived on scene only to find the young woman unresponsive and lifeless. Coroner reports reveal the victim had been dead for at least 8 hours prior to discovery of the body.
A can of air freshener was found near the body leading investigators to further examine the scene. Upon completing a thorough assessment of the victim’s home, several items were identified as key indicators signaling a huffing related death. The teen most likely suffered from cardiac arrest- resulting from the intentional ingestion of toxic fumes.
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