61 results for “acute behavioural disturbance”
29y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest of undetermined cause
… multiple comorbidities (Turner syndrome, type 1 diabetes, end-stage renal disease) presented to the ED in acute behavioural disturbance, requiring physical and chemical restraint. She received 5mg droperidol IM for sed…
78y · Male·general inanition on a background of end-stage dementia
…age dementia whilst under involuntary psychiatric detention. He had advanced mixed dementia with severe behavioural disturbance and aggression requiring multiple hospitalisations. His condition progressively declined wi…
29y · Male·Incised injury to the neck
Benjamin Browne, 29, died from a neck laceration sustained during acute behavioural disturbance in August 2018. He had diagnosed major depression with anxiety, prescribed mirtaza…
33y · Male·methylamphetamine toxicity; antecedent causes being the physiological effects of…
…-year-old man with methamphetamine addiction and possible schizophrenia attended the ED seeking help while acutely intoxicated, psychotic and sleep-deprived. After initially agreeing to medication, he attempted to leave…
33y · Male·cardiorespiratory arrest during restraint, involving a predisposition to cardiac…
…ar-old Indigenous man died following police restraint and inappropriate midazolam administration during an acute drug-induced behavioural disturbance. Mr Coolwell sustained injuries while in acute methamphetamine-induce…
79y · Male·myocardial infarction
…ch 2019 with rapid atrial fibrillation, managed medically rather than invasively given his dementia and behavioural disturbance. The coroner found care appropriate throughout both admissions. The case illustrates challe…
45y · Male·Blood loss due to multiple self-inflicted incised injuries
…ed directly from self-inflicted injuries, not from police actions. Clinical lessons include recognition of acute intoxication with methamphetamine presenting with extreme agitation and superhuman strength, and the need …
84y · Male·malnutrition in conjunction with heart, liver and kidney failure
An 84-year-old man with severe dilated cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, chronic renal failure, and behavioural disturbance was admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital following a fall. He displayed acute psychiatric sy…
46y · Male·Coronary artery atherosclerosis
…do, 45-year-old with schizophrenia, was detained by police under Mental Health Act and brought to ED after acute behavioural disturbance. He received 6mg clonazepam and 20mg olanzapine IM in the ambulance bay—excessive …
80y · Male·bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism
…etained under the Mental Health Act at Howard House (Hillcrest Hospital) for confusion, aggression, and behavioural disturbance. He died three days after admission from bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism associated wit…
24y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to hanging
…tted on 4 January 2016 with suicidal ideation and assessed as very high risk. On 5 January, after becoming acutely aggressive and hostile, he was managed with sedation but not escalated to senior psychiatric review desp…
62y · Female·general inanition on a background of end-stage dementia
…r's dementia whilst subject to a Mental Health Act Inpatient Treatment Order. She presented with severe behavioural disturbance, agitation, and refusal of oral intake. Her care at both Flinders Medical Centre and Repatr…
39y · Male·Multidrug toxicity (GHB, methylamphetamine, ketamine) in a setting of restraint …
…y atherosclerosis. He consumed large quantities of GHB and methamphetamine on 8 March 2025, presented with acute behavioural disturbance requiring police care and control under mental health legislation. Paramedics appr…
88y · Female·sepsis of unknown origin
An 88-year-old woman with multi-infarct dementia and behavioural disturbance was detained under the Mental Health Act following assault of her GP. She presented with ab…
89y · Female·acute renal failure with severe electrolyte disturbance due to sigmoid volvulus …
An 89-year-old woman with severe vascular dementia died from acute renal failure due to sigmoid volvulus while detained under the Mental Health Act. She was admitted to hosp…
42y · Female·pneumonia with diffuse alveolar damage in the setting of mixed drug toxicity (Ba…
Allyson Bailey, a 42-year-old woman with complex polysubstance use disorder and borderline personality disorder, died from pneumonia with diffuse alveolar damage complicated by mixed drug toxicity (baclofen and pregabali…
32y · Male·methylamphetamine toxicity
…ital, he was removed by correctional officers without formal medical discharge. Upon return to prison, his acute behavioural disturbance from drug toxicity was not recognised as requiring hospital transfer. A rigid 'TOG…
27y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to cardiac arrhythmia triggered by prone restraint (some of w…
…Peachey, a 27-year-old First Nations man, died in custody following a police-initiated restraint during an acute psychotic episode. Over preceding days, his family repeatedly sought mental health intervention. On 20 May…
30y · Male·Acute Cardiac Dysrhythmia of Uncertain Aetiology
…vanni Mario Franco, a 30-year-old man with schizophrenia, died on 10 March 1998 at Graylands Hospital from acute cardiac dysrhythmia of uncertain aetiology. During his final admission in February 1998, he developed seve…
46y · Male·Complications of self-inflicted incised injuries to the neck
…nsuming alcohol and illicit drugs (amphetamines, methylamphetamine, cannabis) over several days, he became acutely agitated, self-harmed with multiple implements, and police responded. Police established a cordon, attem…
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