475 results for “psychiatric admission”
49y · Male·Obstructive sleep apnoea, contributed to by the sedating effects of therapeutic …
David Muckan, a 49-year-old man with schizophrenia, was admitted to a psychiatric unit in April 1998 with suspected obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). He was sedated with benzodiazepines (…
15y · Male·asphyxiation by hanging
…services including Child Protection, Youth Justice, and the Adolescent Forensic Health Service. Despite psychiatric assessments identifying depression, anger issues, and trauma, psychiatrists recommended involuntary adm…
22y · Male·Hanging
…lth hospital to police custody following an alleged assault of another patient. Within a month of prison admission, he died by hanging, having accessed razor blades and exploited an obvious hanging point. Clinical lesso…
43y · Male·Pneumonia
…hizophrenia and opiate dependence, died from pneumonia following cardiorespiratory collapse on an acute psychiatric inpatient unit. He was on multiple psychoactive medications including methadone (commenced 3 days prior…
26y · Male·Plastic bag asphyxia in the setting of a vitiated atmosphere with inert gases
… long history of mental health issues including ADHD, depression and suicidal ideation. Following acute psychiatric admission to Ballarat Health Services (7-14 July 2016) where he was treated under a Temporary Treatment…
34y · Male·Long drop hanging resulting in complete decapitation
…hanging resulting in complete decapitation) on 17 June 2006, approximately 6 weeks after discharge from psychiatric admission on a Community Treatment Order. He had a 15-year history of chronic paranoid schizophrenia, c…
49y · Male·Hanging
…Expert review found that while the team provided conscientious care with adequate monitoring, a hospital admission would have been prudent given the persistent suicidal ideation, continuing symptoms despite treatment, a…
28y · Male·Hanging
…tation—including drug-induced psychosis, prior violence toward his girlfriend, and explicit requests for admission—he was discharged home with inadequate safety planning. Clinicians did not fully explore Dylan's drug us…
54y · Male·carbon monoxide asphyxia
… December 2017 with suicidal ideation while intoxicated. Although appropriately triaged and assessed by psychiatric staff, he waited several hours without cubicle availability before being discharged voluntarily with co…
20y · Male·head and neck injuries sustained when struck by train
…ble; nursing staff were unaware he had been found near railway tracks; and security guards (not trained psychiatric nurses) provided supervision due to staffing shortages. Staff shortages on the unit prevented allocatio…
33y · Male·carbon monoxide poisoning consistent with inhalation of car exhaust fumes
…disorder and multiple suicide attempts died by carbon monoxide poisoning after premature discharge from psychiatric inpatient care. He was admitted to Lyell McEwin Health Service on 16 February 1999 following a serious …
34y · Female·Multiple injuries due to impact with a train
…ah Simpson, a 34-year-old woman with bipolar affective disorder, died by suicide after exiting a locked psychiatric unit. She was admitted involuntarily on 30 January 2012 after expressing suicidal ideation and was disc…
59y · Male·hanging
A 59-year-old man with major depression and psychotic features was lawfully detained under an inpatient treatment order at Noarlunga Hospital's Morier Ward. He was appropriately managed, initially in the high-dependency …
25y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
…o contact him or his family. At Royal Melbourne Hospital on 12 June, he was assessed, accepted voluntary admission, but left the Emergency Department while escorted for fresh air by a psychiatric nurse. Key lessons: men…
78y · Female·advanced dementia (end stage)
… She had Primary Progressive Aphasia diagnosed in 2014 following non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment. After admission to RGH on 23 August 2017 with escalating behavioural disturbances including agitation, aggression, and f…
58y · Male·Hypoxic encephalopathy secondary to cardiac arrest due to cardiomegaly
…ardiac pathology (cardiomegaly) appears to have been undetected pre-arrest; cardiovascular assessment on admission may have identified this risk.
73y · Female·Complications of lipoid pneumonia following the ingestion of shampoo, conditione…
Judith Pollard, a 73-year-old woman with an extensive mental health history, was voluntarily admitted to Shepparton Private Hospital on 1 June 2023 following acute depression and paranoia. Despite her family informing st…
37y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury consequent upon hanging
…cumentation of clinical reasoning and team communication. An independent review found medication and pre-admission management appropriate, but highlighted systemic failures in risk assessment processes, family engagemen…
26y · Female·Asphyxiation due to Ligature Compression of Neck
…ed: no formal suicide risk assessment form completed; no 'no suicide contract' obtained (unlike previous admission); no search of belongings for potential ligature materials; assignment to a room not optimally positione…
36y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from intentional jump from cliff top
Alexander Albert Steinbrenner, a 36-year-old man with schizo-affective disorder, died from multiple injuries sustained when he jumped from an 11-metre cliff at the Roundhouse in Fremantle on 27 February 2004. He was an i…
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