273 results for “acute mental illness”
31y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
…ment documentation must be completed accurately to inform clinical decisions about observation levels; and mental health services require rapid access to complete medical records across community and inpatient settings. …
21y · Male·Acute hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and pneumonia in a man with recent trauma…
Peter Martin Carroll, age 21, died on 8 June 2007 in the ICU at Royal Perth Hospital from acute hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and pneumonia following oxycodone overdose. He had been discharged that d…
27y · Male·external blood loss due to laceration of right axillary artery from single gunsh…
…emphasised that containment was the appropriate response. Implications for clinicians include: recognizing acute behavioural changes as potential indicators of drug use or mental health crisis requiring prompt assessmen…
36y · Female·Nicotine toxicity
…, depression, anxiety, and agoraphobia, ingested liquid nicotine at home on 22 November 2017 after calling mental health triage expressing suicidal intent. The clinical lessons relate to the response to acute suicide ris…
41y · Male·unknown
… His last recorded contact was 17 May 2010 at Swan District Hospital where psychiatric assessment found no acute risks despite chronic substance use and aggression. He had poor medication compliance, escalating drug dep…
suicide by hanging or other means
Six young people aged 12-17 years died by suicide between 2010-2014 in Tasmania. All had significant mental health issues, trauma histories, and contact with child protection services or schools. The coroner identi…
Male·RP: fatal pressure to the neck; DJ: neck compression
…inmates died in separate incidents at the Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre after being placed with mentally ill cellmates exhibiting acute psychosis. RP died in 2010 from injuries inflicted by cellmate MA, who wa…
59y · Female·Toxicity to quetiapine
59-year-old woman with long-standing psychiatric illness, chronic suicidal ideation, and dependent personality disorder was admitted involuntarily to a low-depend…
Unknown·Sodium nitrite toxicity
…importance of intervening when suicide is explicitly mentioned to friends, engaging isolated patients with mental health conditions, and recognising when chronic conditions and psychiatric comorbidity create acute suicid…
62y · Female·hyponatremia (low sodium level 114mmol/L) resulting in seizure, with aspiration …
…c admission, even when patient cooperation is poor, are important; (4) symptoms attributed to psychiatric illness may actually indicate metabolic derangement. The coroner found no fault with care but recommended elevate…
53y · Male·Multiple gunshot injuries
…d man with longstanding unresolved childhood trauma, affected by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, developed acute paranoia and anxiety. Believed people were hacking his devices and tracking him. When school welfare staff…
41y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…9. He had pre-existing depression and anxiety treated with citalopram. A prison doctor referred him to the Mental Health Team (MHT) on 7 May 2019 when his anxiety markedly worsened; however, severe understaffing prevente…
43y · Male·aspiration of vegetable matter with occlusion of the upper airway
…tric assessment, he was discharged without admission. A critical failure occurred on 24 September when the mental health team's decision to 'await recontact' rather than assertively intervene, despite clear family concer…
31y · Male·Injuries sustained in a fall from height
…stress (racing thoughts, insomnia, dark thoughts, bizarre behaviour, anxiety), he did not receive a formal mental state assessment. The treating team referred him to HIV Psychiatry Liaison on day 1, but when he declined …
19y · Male·Hanging
LAK, a 19-year-old Aboriginal man, died by suicide at a community rehabilitation facility after a complex mental health journey involving forensic orders and psychosis. Key clinical lessons include: recognising vulnerab…
77y · Female·Venlafaxine toxicity in a woman with severe renal impairment and depression
…proper handover of clinical concerns. No pre-ECT anaesthetic assessment identified the concurrent medical illness.
31y · Male·acute neck compression due to hanging
…ent on 23 July 2014. He expressed suicidal ideation and was appropriately detained under section 56 of the Mental Health Act 2009 for psychiatric assessment. An emergency physician (Dr H.) and her supervised intern made …
72y · Female·Bronchopneumonia
…wallowing assessment implementation in patients with dysphagia risk factors and rapid response to signs of acute illness in vulnerable elderly residents.
18y · Female·Colchicine toxicity
…r-old female died from colchicine toxicity after intentional overdose of her father's medications during a mental health crisis. She ingested approximately 10-15g of colchicine (dose 0.25mg/kg), below the guideline thres…
28y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
Alen Deniro died by suicide on 5 May 2011 after learning of his de facto partner's death from terminal lung cancer. Psychiatrists appropriately assessed him as high suicide risk and initiated involuntary detention proced…
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