12 results for “mental health condition requiring inpatient treatment”
90y · Male·pneumonia leading to atrial fibrillation leading to myocardial infarction
…al lobe disease died from pneumonia leading to atrial fibrillation and myocardial infarction while on an inpatient mental health treatment order. He was admitted with hospital-acquired pneumonia and acute kidney injury …
54y · Female·malignant melanoma with brain metastases
A 54-year-old woman with metastatic melanoma died from brain metastases while detained under a Mental Health Act order at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. She had undergone surgery and radiotherapy for melanoma t…
96y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia on a background of advanced Alzheimer's dementia
…ementia, died of hospital-acquired pneumonia following admission to Noarlunga Hospital. He was placed on a Mental Health Act Inpatient Treatment Order due to behavioural concerns. During his 8-day admission, he developed…
32y · Male·Unknown - death presumed but body not recovered
…cis Steffen disappeared in Tasmania in June 1985 after arriving from South Australia where he had received mental health treatment. He was last seen alive on 17 June 1985 at a GP visit in North Hobart. The coroner conclu…
63y · Female·sepsis and pneumonia due to immobility with sacral ulcer resulting from schizoph…
…ra Shields, aged 63, died of sepsis and pneumonia secondary to a sacral pressure ulcer in the context of treatment-resistant catatonic schizophrenia. She was admitted to Launceston General Hospital in February 2019 with…
51y · Female·community acquired pneumonia
…admitted on 23 August 2017 with aspiration pneumonia and displayed aggressive behaviour necessitating an Inpatient Treatment Order. On 6 September, her condition deteriorated rapidly with sepsis, requiring ICU admission…
88y · Male·bilateral acute bronchopneumonia on a background of chronic obstructive airways …
…ve pulmonary disease and chronic schizophrenia died of bilateral acute bronchopneumonia while subject to a Mental Health Act detention order at a teaching hospital. He was admitted after being found unkempt and homeless,…
85y · Male·end stage dementia
Lawrence George Harvey, aged 85, died from end-stage dementia while lawfully detained under the Mental Health Act at Noarlunga Hospital. He had experienced progressive dementia since 2013 with increasing aggre…
79y · Female·cardiogenic shock following repair of fractured right femur on a background of a…
…ome and was admitted with a fractured right femur. Post-operatively she developed acute pulmonary oedema requiring ICU admission. Cardiology identified myocardial ischaemia; an angiogram was discussed but her condition …
78y · Male·general inanition on a background of end-stage dementia
…psychiatric detention. He had advanced mixed dementia with severe behavioural disturbance and aggression requiring multiple hospitalisations. His condition progressively declined with development of acute renal failure …
45y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest due to coronary artery disease, severe psychosis requir…
…yngeal-lingual dystonia caused by antipsychotic medications (zuclopenthixol and chlorpromazine). Despite treatment with benztropine and cessation of antipsychotics, he suffered ongoing upper airway obstruction. Critical…
51y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained from a fall from the top floor of a multi-storey car…
…ine Painter, aged 51, died from multiple injuries sustained jumping from a multi-storey carpark while an inpatient at Royal Perth Hospital (RPH). She had severe treatment-resistant schizoaffective disorder, command hall…
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