anonypotomous
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Oh gosh. My heart just broke all over again.
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Given the drugs in his system and the high alcohol level (.162), and pants being unzipped, perhaps while relieving himself (not sure if zippers will open through decomposition bloating) and slight contusions on his legs and arms that could easily be from a fall down the embankment near where he was found, accident seems more likely than suicide to me now, though not sure if the contusions could be postmortem? A subgaleal hemorrhage on the back of the head is presumed to be a decomposition effect, not from injury.
Not sure if some of the pain drugs could be for underlying medical issues that were listed as part of his history, including pancreatitis at some point and strep throat (June 2017.) I was not expecting that he would have drugs in his system that would be enough to impact death, nor that he was as drunk as it seems he was.
All that could still have influenced him toward suicide, but no history of depression was noted. That out-of-character candle video could have just been part of the drug cocktail effects.
A sad end to such a sweet guy. I stop across from his memorial pretty much every time I bike along the South Platte trail, including today. I seem to have passed beyond the grieving stage now, but I still think of Adam every day and wish that night had turned out differently, or that time could be rewound to change it, but that is not the universe we live in.
I doubt that he would still be on pain meds for strep, pancreatitis is possible I suppose,
Given the drugs in his system and the high alcohol level (.162), and pants being unzipped, perhaps while relieving himself (not sure if zippers will open through decomposition bloating) and slight contusions on his legs and arms that could easily be from a fall down the embankment near where he was found, accident seems more likely than suicide to me now, though not sure if the contusions could be postmortem? A subgaleal hemorrhage on the back of the head is presumed to be a decomposition effect, not from injury.
Not sure if some of the pain drugs could be for underlying medical issues that were listed as part of his history, including pancreatitis at some point and strep throat (June 2017.) I was not expecting that he would have drugs in his system that would be enough to impact death, nor that he was as drunk as it seems he was.
All that could still have influenced him toward suicide, but no history of depression was noted. That out-of-character candle video could have just been part of the drug cocktail effects.
A sad end to such a sweet guy. I stop across from his memorial pretty much every time I bike along the South Platte trail, including today. I seem to have passed beyond the grieving stage now, but I still think of Adam every day and wish that night had turned out differently, or that time could be rewound to change it, but that is not the universe we live in.
Where are you getting his blood alcohol level? Also not provided in the except if the autopsy...
Perhaps there is more information from the autopsy report that dspdenver didnt post? Looks like just a small excerpt from the autopsy report was posted. JMO
Oh gosh. My heart just broke all over again.
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Autopsy report for Adam Gilbertson released by Denver Office of the Medical Examiner
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/ne...ased-by-denver-office-of-the-medical-examiner
Coroner's report was emailed to me. This is the Opinion listed as cause of death:
"Based on the examination findings and history available to me at this
time, it is my opinion that Adam Gilbertson, a 29-year-old male, died
as a result of the combined toxic effects of ethanol, hydrocodone, and
amphetamine in combination with possible freshwater drowning, with a
significant contributing condition of recent cocaine use. The manner
of death is accident."
Yes, I only quoted the summary opinion. All other information was in the body of the autopsy report. He was fully clothed, pants buttoned/belted, but unzipped. Shoes and socks. No jacket was listed as clothing, but I remember the searcher who found Adam said his clothing matched the missing person flyer, so perhaps that was removed at the scene before he was put in the body bag? Personal effects were absent, per the report, so not sure if police recovered a wallet or his phone.
I was afraid they might include photos in the autopsy report, but thankfully not.
Only 35 grams of the heart remained after decomposition. A portion of the right lung was identified, 220 grams, no left lung, so that is why they could not specify drowning with certainty. I had wondered earlier whether after so long before being found they could determine he drowned. Most of the internal organs as well as most of the rib cage were absent or too decomposed to identify, consistent with postmortem changes, per the report.
Bloodwork was taken from his leg:
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)------- 0.162
Amphetamine----------------------------------- 420 ng/mL
Dihydrocodeine / Hydrocodol Free-------- 6.1 ng/mL
Hydrocodone - Free--------------------------- 260 ng/mL
Hydromorphone Free------------------------- 1.7 ng/mL
Cocaine use was determined through the urine sample: Presumptive Positive.
Hope this helps answer any questions.
"That's a bad mix; it looks like he could have overdosed even if he had made it home. I'll never understand why bright and successful young people still do drugs, drink to excess, etc..
Thank you for the updates.
Are nurses drug tested on a regular basis? It would seem to me that they should be. And if the results of a drug test could get him fired or put him on suspension, why would he do it?Given the lack of updates through the regular news media, I figured getting the autopsy report would give me information even if it was ignored otherwise. I did see a news brief in the Sunday Denver Post today giving the autopsy result, and I see Fox News in Denver has also put out a report on their website, in addition to the Denver 7 report posted earlier.
Are nurses drug tested on a regular basis? It would seem to me that they should be. And if the results of a drug test could get him fired or put him on suspension, why would he do it?
The cocaine and painkillers surprises me. The alcohol does not.
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Depends on where you work. Most places I've worked drug test on hire and then only if a narcotic comes up missing. Other places test randomly.Are nurses drug tested on a regular basis? It would seem to me that they should be. And if the results of a drug test could get him fired or put him on suspension, why would he do it?
The cocaine and painkillers surprises me. The alcohol does not.
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Or if someone reports you seemingly impaired at work.Depends on where you work. Most places I've worked drug test on hire and then only if a narcotic comes up missing. Other places test randomly.
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I live in CA and was shocked when my 25 year old step son told me that he knows several nurses, and found out that sadly, they all use cocaine. Yikes. The fact that it was so prevalent in that field freaked him out a bit.
Seeing that Adam was using too, it makes me wonder if there’s some kind of cocaine epidemic amongst young nurses.
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