475 results for “psychiatric admission”
54y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
Gregory Anderson died from a gunshot wound to the chest sustained during a police response at Bunguyan Reserve on 12 February 2014. He had fatally assaulted his 11-year-old son Luke during a cricket practice session with…
51y · Male·Hyperthermia of unknown cause in a man with cardiac hypertrophy; chronic obstruc…
…r. Initial diagnosis was COPD exacerbation with infection, complicated by pulmonary embolism. During ICU admission he developed unexplained severe hyperthermia (43°C) despite appropriate treatment including active cooli…
49y · Male·Carbon monoxide toxicity
…d to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital ED on 26 March 2010 with suicidal ideation triggered by work stress. Psychiatric clinicians conducted comprehensive assessment, overnight observation, and reassessment. Though his wife…
43y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
…his case highlights the complexity of determining causation when mental health conditions, uncontrolled psychiatric illness, and potential medical factors may all contribute to tragic outcomes.
39y · Female·neck compression due to hanging
…ultiple past suicide attempts died by hanging at home on 11 February 1998. She had been discharged from psychiatric hospital 7 days earlier after a brief admission. On the evening of her death, she called a mental healt…
42y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash
…015, despite signs of relapse and non-compliance, the treating team opted for outpatient management over admission due to bed unavailability and the patient's extreme fear of hospitalisation. The patient absconded to Me…
28y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy secondary to hanging
…t-traumatic stress disorder and depression following the 1998 HMAS Westralia fire, died by hanging in a psychiatric hospital. He had been admitted on 8 November 2003 after separation from his de facto wife triggered acu…
65y · Male·Hanging
James Falzon, a 65-year-old man with psychotic depression admitted to Peter James Centre psychiatric ward, died by suicide via hanging. He had been assessed as high-risk and was on 15-minute observations …
71y · Male·Sepsis due to bronchopneumonia and sacral ulcer
Mr John Knight, aged 71, died from sepsis secondary to bronchopneumonia in a psychiatric inpatient unit after five months admission for frontotemporal dementia management. His complex behaviou…
41y · Male·Effects of Fire
…pressive illness, was admitted to Frankston Hospital on 15 July 2011 following suicidal ideation. During admission, he disclosed to his sister that he would take his life by setting fire to himself and his car. He was d…
41y · Male·asphyxia due to neck compression following ligature suspension (hanging)
…nd financial crisis. In October 2023, he presented with acute mania and psychosis, requiring compulsory psychiatric hospitalization. After three weeks inpatient treatment, he was discharged to community care and his tre…
37y · Male·Sharp force injuries of the neck and left arm
…deation on each occasion. Critical information emerged post-mortem: his former spouse disclosed a prior psychiatric admission in March 2017, ongoing private psychotherapy, and medication non-compliance associated with s…
37y · Male·Hanging, self-inflicted with intention of taking own life
…ld man with schizophrenia and a history of medication non-compliance died by suicide while subject to a Psychiatric Treatment Order. He was last seen alive on 14 February 2010 and found hanging on City Hill on 15 Februa…
61y · Male·hanging
…ifelong depression and social phobia, died by hanging on 13-14 January 2020. He had received consistent psychiatric care from an experienced psychiatrist for 16 years using supportive psychotherapy, as he consistently d…
33y · Male·multi-drug toxicity as a result of misadventure
Adam Hayward, a 33-year-old with borderline personality disorder, poly-substance abuse, and a complex psychiatric history including recurrent suicidal ideation and overdoses, died from multi-drug toxicity in October 2…
26y · Male·multiple gunshot wounds with death resulting from combination of blood loss and …
…stifiable. Clinical lessons include: recognising acute mental health deterioration requiring involuntary admission; ensuring rapid psychiatric assessment when police attend mental health emergencies; and documenting whe…
48y · Male·Unknown causes (presumed suicide by drowning)
…closed suicidal preoccupation for ten days—he was not admitted to hospital or given immediate intensive psychiatric care. Dr R. believed the danger had passed after their consultation, but Mr Morgan's condition deterior…
49y · Female·Hanging
…nd three prior suicide attempts, died by hanging in Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre nine days after admission on remand for attempted murder. She had been hospitalised two weeks prior with suicidal ideation but dis…
45y · Male·bronchopneumonia and combined drug toxicity
…se in community settings without integrated long-term residential facilities; (2) documentation gaps in psychiatric assessments after August 2018 with no recorded face-to-face reviews; (3) limited therapeutic options av…
24y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to drug abuse and overdose of multiple drugs
…al health triage service; the practitioner advised half-hourly observations at home rather than hospital admission. The mother fell asleep at 3:30am after conducting checks. The deceased was found unresponsive at 5:00am…
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