867 results for “anxiety”
22y · Male·Airway obstruction due to laryngeal abscess and laryngeal chondronecrosis due to…
…g staff, reassured by ENT that the airway was stable, interpreted his progressive respiratory distress as anxiety. He deteriorated overnight and died in cardiac arrest. Had appropriate ENT assessment occurred on 13 July…
46y · Male·sepsis following haemorrhoidectomy
… to a tertiary hospital should have occurred. Instead, the clinical deterioration was attributed to pain, anxiety, and medication effects. A MET call was not made until 9:30 pm when Mr Dobson was in profound septic shoc…
56y · Male·Benzalkonium chloride toxicity
Stephen Lim, aged 56, died from benzalkonium chloride toxicity after deliberately ingesting approximately 2.5 litres of Pine-O-Cleen disinfectant on 25 September 2010. His death occurred from acute lung injury due to asp…
33y · Female·Sharp force neck and chest injuries
…mily violence and his untreated mental health conditions. The perpetrator had a history of schizophrenia, anxiety, depression and substance abuse. Prior incidents in January 2018 involved severe physical assaults but we…
52y · Male·Complications of chronic cardiac failure in the setting of ischaemic heart disea…
Sacha Timothee Louis Lefebvre, aged 52, died from complications of chronic cardiac failure with ischaemic heart disease and chronic anaemia whilst sleeping rough at Hawthorn Library. He had multiple chronic conditions in…
50y · Female·Hanging
Karla Lee Jordan, a 50-year-old accountant at Ballarat Health Services, died by hanging on 29 August 2019. The coroner found workplace stress from a toxic workplace culture was the primary suicide stressor. Following a r…
48y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by a train
…old woman with documented mental health conditions including suicidal ideation, alcohol use disorder, and anxiety, died by suicide on 18 June 2018 when she jumped in front of a train at Windsor railway station. She had …
43y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest, with other significant conditions noted as thermal …
Omid Molayee, a 43-year-old Iranian-born Australian resident, died from gunshot wounds to the chest on 6 April 2020 after a domestic violence incident escalated into a confrontation with police. Following an argument wit…
20y · Male·Multiple injuries from fall from height
Bailey Mackander, a 20-year-old Wiradjuri man with substance use disorder and anxiety, died from multiple injuries after impulsively jumping an 8-metre wall at a hospital ambulance bay on 5 N…
36y · Female·Global ischaemic injury following cardiorespiratory arrest in the immediate post…
…ool and subsequently deteriorated with agitation and shortness of breath, the midwives attributed this to anxiety rather than blood loss and delayed calling an ambulance by at least 10 minutes despite her explicit reque…
34y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (gabapentin, oxycodone, tramadol, diazepam, citalopram, d…
A 34-year-old woman with complex medical history including chronic pain, sleep disorder, anxiety and PTSD died from combined drug toxicity involving gabapentin, oxycodone, tramadol, diazepam, citalopram…
44y · Female·Intoxication by the combined effects of tramadol, methadone, diazepam, codeine, …
Anne Christine Brain, a 44-year-old woman with schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression who was opioid-dependent, died from intoxication by combined effects of tramadol, methado…
45y · Male·exsanguination due to incised wound to neck
…ly explore Mr McCarty's disclosure of prior psychiatric care; his medical records documenting depression, anxiety, previous suicide attempt, and suicidal ideation were not properly reviewed at reception; (2) the prescri…
12y · Male·Unascertained in the setting of immersion; involuntary inhalation of water after…
…a school camp. After 4-5 minutes of swimming, Kyle experienced acute difficulty, likely related to panic, anxiety, possible asthma, or an unidentified cardiac event. He became submerged despite peers' rescue attempts. C…
25y · Female·Mixed drug consumption (pregabalin, oxycodone, desmethylvenlafaxine, aripiprazol…
… She had WHO Class III obesity (BMI 94.5), cardiac hypertrophy, and mental health conditions (depression, anxiety, complex PTSD). She received illicit oxycodone and pregabalin from her incarcerated partner and ingested …
56y · Female·End stage Alzheimer's disease with Down syndrome
Karen Lisa Heysham, aged 56, died from end-stage Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome while residing in supported disability accommodation. She was admitted to hospital in March 2024 after functional decline, then disch…
31y · Male·Hanging
Mr A, a 31-year-old man with a history of family violence, substance misuse, and mental health issues, died by hanging in April 2018. Key clinical lessons include: (1) the importance of regular, systematic mental health …
17y · Female·Hanging
Charli Powell, 17, died by hanging at Freebody Oval on 11 February 2019 during an abusive relationship with Rohan Rosewarne. The coroner found her death was intentionally self-inflicted but occurred in the context of sig…
53y · Female·self-inflicted hanging
Paula Schubert, a 53-year-old with schizophreniform psychosis, died by hanging after experiencing workplace stress and abandonment by mental health services. Her employer initiated a demotion process despite her known me…
10y · Male·Unascertainable
Two young children, Malachi (10 months) and Lochlan (2 years), died on 7-8 November 2008 in their mother's home en suite, with cause of death unascertainable. The mother claimed to have blacked out for approximately 10 h…
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