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29y · Male·Injuries sustained in a fall from a height
A 29-year-old man with chronic paranoid schizophrenia died from injuries sustained after jumping from the EJ Whitten Bridge. He had a 5-year history of psychiatric illness with recurrent psychotic episodes despite treatm…
47y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis
Paul Finck, 47, an involuntary psychiatric patient with schizophrenia, died from pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis while admitted to the psychiatric ward. He presented with fever, tachycardia, elevated C…
52y · Male·consistent with plastic bag asphyxia
Frederick Williamson, a 52-year-old man with chronic treatment-refractory schizophrenia, was found dead in the bathroom of his room at Austin Health's Secure Extended Care Unit with a plastic bag over his head, consisten…
27y · Male·Hanging
Richard Hilton, a 27-year-old with longstanding bipolar affective disorder and benzodiazepine dependence, presented to Werribee ED three times in two months with suicidal ideation and self-harm attempts. Each time he was…
28y · Male·neck compression subsequent upon hanging
Matthew Spalding, a 28-year-old psychiatric inpatient with borderline personality disorder and recent psychotic symptoms, died by hanging on 25 April 2009. He had been admitted to the Adult Acute Unit at Ballarat Health …
45y · Female·Complications of acute alcohol intoxication
Ruth Janet Younger, a 45-year-old woman with treatment-resistant schizophrenia subject to a Community Treatment Order, was discharged from Casey Hospital psychiatry ward on 1 June 2010 while anxious and paranoid. She abs…
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