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23y · Male·open finding - not determined
A 23-year-old man with intellectual disability and chronic schizophrenia disappeared into bushland in 1982 and was presumed deceased. Clinical lessons include the importance of comprehensive discharge planning for vulner…
76y · Female·aspiration of gastro-intestinal contents as a result of small bowel obstruction …
A 76-year-old woman with Alzheimer's dementia and psychiatric illness collapsed on 1 January 2009 and was assessed in the Emergency Department. Dr B. diagnosed vasovagal syncope with gastroenteritis based on the patient'…
42y · Female·salt water drowning
Sandra Sanders, aged 42, a detaineε psychiatric patient, died by saltwater drowning after absconding from Woodleigh House psychiatric unit on 3 September 1997. She had presented with major depression with psychotic featu…
24y · Male·plastic bag asphyxiation
Sean Kevin Hayes, a 24-year-old male remand prisoner, died from plastic bag asphyxiation in his cell at Canning Vale Remand Centre in Western Australia on 20-21 August 1997. He had a history of psychiatric illness, previ…
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