475 results for “psychiatric admission”
80y · Female·Right haemothorax due to bleeding right pleural adhesion with contributing apixa…
…ixaban anticoagulation therapy for atrial fibrillation. She was admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital for psychiatric care under an Inpatient Treatment Order for mania following cessation of carbamazepine. On 24 April 201…
44y · Male·Cardiomegaly
… died from cardiomegaly (enlarged heart due to concentric ventricular hypertrophy) while an involuntary psychiatric inpatient. He presented with hypertension and withdrawal symptoms on admission; initial management incl…
36y · Male·Undetermined; three possible mechanisms identified: oversedation with vomiting a…
Jacob Kennedy, a 36-year-old Aboriginal man with polysubstance use disorder and psychiatric illness, died on 4 February 2017 after 11 days as an involuntary inpatient at Frankston Hospital. He wa…
24y · Male·hanging
…es included: failure to properly interpret a suicide risk screening form identifying him as at-risk upon admission; inadequate investigation procedures that failed to determine time of death; extensive unaddressed hangi…
83y · Female·Congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic and valvular heart disease
…medication administration error in a community group home. On 1 July 2007, she received her housemate's psychiatric medications (including clozapine, risperidone, valproate, and lamotrigine) instead of her own cardiac m…
52y · Male·Hanging
…assessment in May 2019, he expressed increasing suicidal thoughts during a June crisis call but declined admission. The coroner made no criticism of treating clinicians but recommended that professional colleges (RACGP,…
43y · Male·exsanguination from incised wounds to the arms - self inflicted
…d from exsanguination following self-inflicted incised wounds to both arms. He had been discharged from psychiatric inpatient care on 1 February 2020 after a 14-day admission for a previous suicide attempt, placed on a …
23y · Male·Neck compression as a result of hanging
…dicated for months before arrest. Critical failures in his mental health care included: delayed initial psychiatric assessment (3 weeks), inadequate intake screening that failed to establish rapport or document symptoms…
67y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
…ory of depression exacerbated by chronic pain from a 2000 motor vehicle accident, and required multiple psychiatric admissions. On 18 December 2003, he disclosed to nursing staff that he had attempted to prepare a noose…
22y · Female·plastic bag asphyxia, possibly contributed to by neck compression
… suicidal ideation died by plastic bag asphyxiation while detained under a Mental Health Act order in a psychiatric ward. She had explicitly stated plastic bag asphyxiation as a contemplated suicide method. Following he…
27y · Female·hanging
…borderline personality disorder and adjustment disorder died by hanging while voluntarily admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit. She had presented with acute suicidality following relationship breakdown and job loss,…
48y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by a train
…5 May 2018 that injured her leg. At discharge from Alfred Hospital on 15 June 2018, she had appropriate psychiatric assessment and referrals arranged. The coroner found that medical services provided were reasonable and…
83y · Female·Pneumonia complicating rib and pelvic fractures sustained in the setting of mult…
…ptly recognized as such. (3) Fractures from falls were not identified radiologically until late hospital admission, delaying pain management. (4) Poor handover between facilities prevented essential clinical information…
25y · Male·drowning
Matthew Leary, 25, died by suicide at Watsons Bay on 28 November 2014 after three psychiatric admissions in one month. Key clinical lessons: mental health clinicians at Prince of Wales Hospital and…
18y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
…ural and mental health crises from adolescence. Despite multiple emergency department presentations and psychiatric admissions, he was repeatedly discharged with inadequate community follow-up. A critical gap existed in…
41y · Male·Multiple traumatic injuries
…e death of a 40-year-old man who died by suicide following a fall from a cliff. He had three involuntary admissions to mental health facilities in a fortnight before his death. Critical clinical lessons include: Dr J.'s…
49y · Female·Respiratory failure sequential to ingestion of Glyphosate due to depression and …
…d teacher, died by suicide via glyphosate ingestion on 18 February 2006, four days after discharge from psychiatric hospitalization for a serious self-harm attempt (throat laceration). She had complex comorbid Major Dep…
58y · Male·coronary artery arteriosclerosis (natural causes)
…He collapsed on 27 April 2020 and could not be revived. The coroner found clinical care appropriate: no psychiatric error was made in discharging him on 19 April; he refused physical assessment while agitated at BMHU, m…
34y · Male·unascertained; most likely immersion after swimming at City Beach
…ng behavioural changes as potential warning signs, and assessing suicide risk in patients with comorbid psychiatric illness and substance misuse.
77y · Female·Venlafaxine toxicity in a woman with severe renal impairment and depression
77-year-old woman admitted to psychiatric ward with severe depression and catatonic features. Despite documented severe renal impairment and dehy…
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