113 results for “behavioural disturbance”
65y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
Roger Alan Gibson, a 65-year-old man with advanced Alzheimer's disease and severe behavioural disturbance, died from aspiration pneumonia at the Roy Fagan Centre. He had been admitted following esc…
29y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest of undetermined cause
… 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 sedation, wh…
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…
75y · Male·pneumonia and head injury from fall
Peter Harris, aged 75, was admitted with behavioural disturbance and hyponatraemia (low serum sodium of 124 mmol/L). Initial clinical assessment did not ide…
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…
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 mirtazapine but …
78y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage (bilateral) and occipital fracture
…ed when he forcefully opened a bathroom door into his face while under an Inpatient Treatment Order for behavioural disturbance. He had been admitted following aggressive behaviour related to dementia progression. Despi…
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
…ar-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 doses not…
33y · Male·cardiorespiratory arrest during restraint, involving a predisposition to cardiac…
…died following police restraint and inappropriate midazolam administration during an acute drug-induced behavioural disturbance. Mr Coolwell sustained injuries while in acute methamphetamine-induced psychosis, was restr…
33y · Male·methylamphetamine toxicity; antecedent causes being the physiological effects of…
…ruggle, led to cardiac arrest. The case highlights need for dedicated low-stimulus assessment units for behavioural disturbance and drug-affected patients.
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…
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…
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…
45y · Male·Blood loss due to multiple self-inflicted incised injuries
Karim Aarras, a 45-year-old man with longstanding mental health issues, chronic pain, and substance use disorder (methamphetamine), presented to police in a severely agitated state following self-harm with a broken bottl…
76y · Female·infective exacerbation of chronic congestive cardiac failure due to Respiratory …
…presented with multifactorial respiratory distress complicated by advanced dementia, schizophrenia, and behavioural disturbance. She was placed on an Inpatient Treatment Order due to risk to self and others when refusin…
24y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to hanging
BJ, a 24-year-old with paranoid schizophrenia, substance abuse disorder, and anti-social personality disorder, died by hanging in a psychiatric unit after a suicide attempt. He was admitted on 4 January 2016 with suicida…
79y · Male·Pneumonia complicating ischaemic heart disease and dementia
A 79-year-old man with advanced Alzheimer's disease, ischaemic heart disease, and behavioural disturbance died of pneumonia while on a Level 2 Inpatient Treatment Order at Flinders Medical Centre. …
78y · Female·advanced dementia (end stage)
…14 following non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment. After admission to RGH on 23 August 2017 with escalating behavioural disturbances including agitation, aggression, and falls, she was placed on an Inpatient Treatment Order…
39y · Male·Multidrug toxicity (GHB, methylamphetamine, ketamine) in a setting of restraint …
…clerosis. 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 appropriately…
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