Sidney McIntyre-Starko

• Jury recommends education, training following UVic student’s overdose death

  The inquest was called after her parents went public with concerns over the response of UVic campus security and the length of time it took to give her naloxone and CPR.

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  May 15, 2025
  
• 911 call on night UVic student overdosed was ‘the most complex,’ doctor testifies

  Sidney McIntyre-Starko was 18 years old when she died of an accidental fentanyl overdose in her dorm room in January 2024. Testimony in the inquest has now concluded.

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  May 12, 2025
  
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• U.S. doctor says at inquest that B.C.’s 911 call-taking algorithm is ‘flawed’

  Dr. Michael Kurz is a physician who has written academic papers on best practices around emergency medical dispatch in the United States.

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  May 7, 2025
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• Inquest into UVic student’s drug death hears from 911 operator who took the call

  Sidney McIntyre-Starko died of fentanyl poisoning in January 2024 after she and a friend collapsed in a university dorm room after consuming drugs found in a box of coolers.

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  May 2, 2025
• Mom takes the stand at coroner’s inquest into UVic student’s overdose death

  Dr. Caroline McIntyre was firm in her assertion that the overdose is not the reason for the coroner’s inquest, pointing to the actions in the minutes afterward as crucial.

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  Apr 28, 2025
• Tragic death of 18-year-old student reignites need for access to drug testing

  Dana Larsen's store is on East Hastings Street in Vancouver and he said they have analyzed more than 8,000 samples since they opened in 2019.

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  Apr 4, 2025
• University of Victoria’s response led to student’s overdose death: report

  An independent review into the death of a University of Victoria student has found multiple errors were made the night she ingested toxic drugs.

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  Apr 3, 2025
• UVic student’s death from fentanyl poisoning to be examined in coroner’s inquest

  Sidney McIntyre-Starko, 18, a student at the University of Victoria, died in January 2024 of fentanyl poisoning. She and her friend collapsed in a dorm room. Her friend survived.

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  Feb 13, 2025
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• B.C. mulls making CPR training mandatory in high schools after student’s overdose

  In an open letter, her mother Caroline McIntyre, who is an emergency physician, said a 15-minute delay in her daughter receiving naloxone or CPR contributed to her death.

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  May 21, 2024