149 results for “acute agitation”
79y · Male·ischaemic heart disease complicating chronic obstructive airways disease
…irways disease while subject to an Inpatient Treatment Order at Flinders Medical Centre. He presented with acute delirium and agitation following a fall, requiring significant sedation. A MET call was made on 12 August …
75y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease secondary to coronary artery atherosclerosis; acute myoc…
…an Vuksan, a 75-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, hypertension, and cardiac risk factors, died from acute myocardial infarction secondary to ischaemic heart disease while residing in a mental health aged care fac…
59y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis; acute myocardial infarc…
…oid schizophrenia, unstable type 2 diabetes, peripheral vascular disease and chronic renal failure died of acute myocardial infarction while residing in aged care. He had been admitted to hospital on 6 February 2013 wit…
54y · Male·Neck compression (hanging)
…dence. On 1 July 2014, despite being on hourly observations and deteriorating mental state that evening (agitation, tremors after ceasing medication for ECT), he was allowed accompanied leave with his partner. The hospi…
70y · Male·Congestive cardiac failure in a man with ischaemic and hypertensive heart diseas…
…failure secondary to ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. He was admitted to hospital with sepsis and acute kidney injury in May 2018, followed by a complicated recovery including left foot infection requiring surg…
79y · Male·Acute Myocardial Infarction; Underlying multiple pathologies including vascular …
…ry (ischaemic heart disease, pulmonary fibrosis, pacemaker, renal impairment, vascular dementia) died from acute myocardial infarction while in acute psychiatric care. He was transferred to Peter James Centre from gener…
68y · Male·exacerbation of congestive cardiac failure and aspiration pneumonia on a backgro…
…cerbation and aspiration pneumonia. Upon admission, he received intravenous antibiotics and morphine for agitation during non-invasive ventilation attempts. His senior next of kin consented to ward-based palliative care…
62y · Female·general inanition on a background of end-stage dementia
…ect to a Mental Health Act Inpatient Treatment Order. She presented with severe behavioural disturbance, agitation, and refusal of oral intake. Her care at both Flinders Medical Centre and Repatriation General Hospital …
47y · Male·Complications of acute agitation in the setting of a prolonged struggle in an ac…
…orated but CPR was not commenced until 9 minutes after becoming unconscious. He died from complications of acute agitation during prolonged struggle while acutely psychotic. Key failures included: lack of communication …
48y · Male·undetermined
…ontrolled diabetes, sleep apnoea, obesity and cardiomegaly died unexpectedly at a rural hospital following acute psychotic agitation. He had absconded from a mental health facility and was apprehended by police. At the …
23y · Male·Unascertained
…aged 23, died in police custody following apprehension under the Mental Health Act 1986. He presented with acute agitation, aggression, and unusual strength after what appears to be a mental health or drug-related crisi…
41y · Male·Pheniramine toxicity
…ired brain injury, and poly-substance abuse. When found by police behaving erratically, his presentation—agitation, disorientation, unsteady gait—was incorrectly attributed to mental illness rather than drug toxicity. C…
14y · Male·Loss of blood arising from incised wound to the left arm (cubital fossa)
…massive haemorrhage following a self-inflicted laceration to his arm. Clinical lessons: petrol sniffers in acute withdrawal require medical assessment and hospital admission, not informal community care. The deceased pr…
86y · Male·head injury (acute intracerebral haemorrhage and subarachnoid haemorrhage)
…ntions including observation, he had an unwitnessed fall outside his room at 2:35am on day 2, resulting in acute intracerebral and subarachnoid haemorrhage. He deteriorated and died. The coroner identified that the init…
45y · Male·coronary artery disease and mechanical asphyxia in a man using cocaine
… in police custody following physical restraint at a licensed bar. After consuming cocaine, he experienced acute paranoia and agitation, screaming that people were attacking him. Bar staff and patrons restrained him on …
81y · Male·aspiration of gastric contents complicating disseminated moderately differentiat…
…ents complicating undiagnosed metastatic lung cancer with brain metastases. He presented with confusion, agitation and atrial fibrillation; a lung mass was suspected but CT imaging could not be completed due to his acut…
41y · Male·sympathomimetic syndrome
…s pulled from the van unconscious. Despite immediate first aid and later ambulance treatment, he died from acute dysregulation of his homeostatic system caused by high-level methamphetamine intoxication. Key clinical le…
90y · Male·pneumonia leading to atrial fibrillation leading to myocardial infarction
… while on an inpatient mental health treatment order. He was admitted with hospital-acquired pneumonia and acute kidney injury following a fall. His condition deteriorated over several days despite antibiotic treatment.…
62y · Male·multiple co-morbidities including dementia, Parkinson's disease, undernourishmen…
…nia (torticollis), and undernourishment. He presented to ED with inability to eat or lift his head. During acute agitation management, he was mistakenly given 2.5mg midazolam intravenously instead of intramuscularly due…
41y · Female·Multiple injuries due to impact by train
…after absconding from a locked psychiatric ward at Alfred Hospital. She had been on escorted leave, became acutely agitated upon returning home, and was brought back to the ward by ambulance at 7:31pm. Critical failures…
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