335 results for “acute suicidal ideation”
33y · Male·Neck compression (hanging)
…sed due to shift handover gaps; and suicide risk assessment cannot rely solely on self-report in recently suicidal patients with poly-substance abuse and relationship breakdown.
18y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
…disorder, died from mixed drug toxicity after intentionally overdosing on propranolol while admitted to an acute mental health unit under involuntary treatment. She had a documented history of medication stockpiling and…
17y · Female·Self-inflicted hanging in the context of known complex mental health and behavio…
…ad consumed cannabis and alcohol that evening and upon return to care at approximately 2.55am, experienced acute psychotic symptoms (hearing voices). She became aggressive, assaulted her carer, then locked herself in he…
17y · Female·Neck compression by hanging (suicide)
XY, a 17-year-old Wemba Wemba Aboriginal girl, died by suicide on 18 July 2021 while in out-of-home care. The inquest found the Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) failed in its duty of care as …
25y · Female·Chest injuries due to fall from height
…isk assessment was conducted despite clinical deterioration postpartum. AW spent 462 days in an unsuitable acute ward, developed severe alcohol dependence unchecked by behavioural management, and died on the day of a Me…
Female·Burns due to gas explosion due to motor vehicle collision with building
A 60-year-old man with a long-standing history of seizures experienced an epileptic seizure while driving and lost control of his vehicle. It collided with an LPG gas cylinder outside a café, triggering an explosion that…
35y · Male·Choking due to impaction of soap in airway
A 35-year-old man with treatment-resistant depression and complex psychiatric presentation died from choking on a bar of soap while in involuntary psychiatric care. He had attempted multiple suicides previously. Clinical…
24y · Male·aspiration of gastric contents due to or as a consequence of drug toxicity follo…
…brain injury. He was appropriately transferred to CTRU for rehabilitation after treatment resistance in an acute mental health unit. Critical deficiencies included: inadequate medication storage security (patients could…
Unknown·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 identified s…
31y · Male·hanging
B W, aged 31, died by hanging following emergency police removal of his daughter from his care under the Care and Protection Act. The removal occurred in early hours of 17 April 2020 during COVID-19 lockdown. B W had lon…
Unknown·Multiple; Kunmanara Ward: neck compression due to hanging; Kunmanara Ken: exposu…
Four Aboriginal individuals died on Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands between May 2003 and March 2004. Ward (19) and Ryan (25) died by hanging with evidence of petrol intoxication. Ken (35) died from exposure after wandering a…
Unknown·asphyxia sequential to hanging (all three cases); Charles Barlow: schizophrenia …
Three linked suicide cases spanning February 2004 to October 2005 in Far North Queensland mental health services. Charles Barlow (36, Aboriginal) was denied admission despite requesting transfer to Cairns Base Hospital M…
33y · Male·hanging
Moses Kellie, aged 33, died by hanging at Villawood Immigration Detention Centre in January 2019 after four years in immigration detention. He had schizophrenia, PTSD, and substance dependence, with a prior suicide attem…
18y · Male·acute neck compression due to hanging
Shane Blunden, aged 18, died by hanging in Yatala Labour Prison on 19 September 2011. He was a remanded prisoner with an extensive history of self-harm, including cutting, swallowing batteries and razors, and a previous …
38y · Male·hanging
…sion, anxiety and forgetfulness. Later he experienced psychotic symptoms with auditory hallucinations and suicidal ideation. The inquest concluded CTE is linked not to concussion count but cumulative head impacts. Key cl…
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