240 results for “acute mental health crisis”
46y · Male·Multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash; manner deter…
…is GP appropriately diagnosed the condition and referred him to psychology on 12 September, Ball expressed acute suicidal ideation to his brother and partner within days, specifically mentioning driving under trucks. An…
69y · Male·Blunt head trauma
…with a sledgehammer in Katherine on 3 December 2013. Osborne was experiencing untreated schizophrenia with acute psychotic symptoms and believed his victim was someone else (Les Pearce). Osborne had been seen in the Kat…
61y · Female·Complications of pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis
…and was placed on an Assessment Order due to ongoing suicidal behaviour. During her 5-day admission to the mental health unit, her physical health appeared stable though she exhibited suicidal ideation and hallucinations…
30y · Male·neck compression
… Forensicare including medication, psychiatric reviews, and placement in a high-observation unit following acute suicidal crisis on 21 June, he was transferred to mainstream accommodation on 23 June after appearing to s…
62y · Male·drowning
… Lee Osborn, aged 62, died by drowning in the Derwent River on 30 June 2016 after a rapid deterioration in mental health. He had a long history of depression but experienced acute decompensation with paranoid delusions i…
23y · Male·Unascertained
Umut Selek, 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…
Male·Transection of the aorta with exsanguination caused by gunshot wounds to the mid…
Warren I'Anson died from gunshot wounds to the mid-back on 17 November 1995 during a police response to a mental health crisis. He had schizophrenia, recently experienced grief from his wife and friend's deaths, and was…
82y · Female·bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism due to left calf deep vein thrombosis
… died from bilateral pulmonary embolism secondary to left calf deep vein thrombosis while detained under a Mental Health Act Inpatient Treatment Order. She presented to ED with altered mental state, self-harm, and suicid…
43y · Female·stab wound to the chest; contributing factors were aspiration of stomach content…
…circumstances that remain unclear. She had a complex history of depression, alcohol dependence, and family crisis (children removed from her care). She was found fatally wounded outside her partner's residence in Darwin …
43y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest; exsanguination and respiratory failure secondary to…
…y clinical lessons include the importance of inter-agency coordination during suicide-related emergencies; mental health assessment protocols for individuals in crisis; and trauma team preparedness for self-inflicted inj…
27y · Male·Gunshot wound to the chest fired by Sergeant Matthew Gale of the Australian Fede…
Nathan Doherty, aged 27, died from a gunshot wound inflicted by AFP Sergeant Matthew Gale during a mental health crisis. Nathan had a long history of depression, anxiety, and alcohol abuse, with two prior suicide…
23y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
…ad a long history of substance abuse and behavioural problems, with multiple presentations to hospital and mental health services. In March 2001, he was admitted for acute psychosis but discharged against medical advice.…
33y · Male·sharp force injuries of the neck
Malcolm Brown, a 33-year-old Aboriginal man with a history of methamphetamine use, mental health crisis, and self-harm threats, died from sharp force injuries to his neck on 29 June 2022 following…
29y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
… the police response appropriate and lawful. Clinical lessons include recognizing that rapid escalation in acute mental health crises with weapons can prevent de-escalation, and that medication non-compliance combined w…
45y · Male·thermal burns sustained in a motor vehicle fire
A 45-year-old man with a history of poor mental health died from thermal burns following a deliberate single-vehicle crash into a brick wall. He had exper…
51y · Male·multiple injuries sustained by a high velocity fall from a height
…experienced Sergeant McCarthy engaging him for over an hour using de-escalation techniques consistent with mental health crisis training. Despite McCarthy's attempt to physically intervene when he assessed imminent dange…
22y · Male·gunshot injury to the chest
…aul Stacey, 22, died from a gunshot wound to the chest inflicted by police constable Lucinda Boon during a mental health crisis incident on 27 May 2018 at Peel Health Campus, Western Australia. Stacey had called emergenc…
46y · Male·Unknown - possible causes include traumatic injury or dehydration in remote terr…
…ner established death beyond reasonable doubt based on circumstantial evidence including his poor physical health, mental health struggles (depression, alcoholism), remote and harsh terrain, lack of any contact with serv…
20y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
…empts in the two years prior, died from a gunshot wound sustained during a police encounter. He had called mental health services and Lifeline that morning expressing suicidal ideation, then left his girlfriend's house b…
2y · Male·Asphyxiation due to neck and/or chest compression
… 2-year-old boy died from asphyxiation due to chest and neck compression inflicted by his mother during an acute manic psychotic episode. The mother had been admitted to psychiatric care in December 2008 with psychosis …
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