35 results for “acute psychological crisis”
35y · Male·multiple injuries
…in critical incidents. The case highlights the need for adequate training in managing vulnerable people in crisis, including recognition of the fight/flight/freeze physiological response.
53y · Male·Multiple gunshot injuries
…d man with longstanding unresolved childhood trauma, affected by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, developed acute paranoia and anxiety. Believed people were hacking his devices and tracking him. When school welfare staff…
17y · Male·cranial and facial trauma
A 17-year-old male with acute schizophrenia died from cranial and facial trauma after running off a 15.6-metre cliff during a psychotic …
Unknown·Gunshot wound to the head (self-inflicted)
…nded the range the same day without safety screening. Raymond Jast, 54, experiencing marital and financial crisis, also accessed firearms readily despite an instructor noting concerning behaviour. The coroner identified …
41y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…May 2023 and was initially placed on ARMS (At-Risk Management System) with close monitoring. Following psychological reviews in June, he was removed from ARMS on 8 June 2023 despite his counsellor Rebecca Forster recomm…
52y · Female·Multiple stab injuries
…view highlights failures in: early identification and disclosure of family violence risk; victim access to crisis services; perpetrator mental health assessment; and coordination between primary care and domestic violenc…
46y · Female·Combined drug toxicity in a woman found in a bath
…ple mental health services. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) improved handover communication between crisis teams and day staff after high-risk calls is essential—Ms S disclosed a medication stockpile and suicidal …
24y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
…ccupation with reinstatement. Risk reduction strategies discussed (secure storage, not shooting alone, psychological treatment) were not adhered to. The coroner identified a systemic gap: no clinical guidelines or struc…
18y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…ally placed on the Disturbed and Vulnerable list with recommendations for mental health monitoring and psychological follow-up, these recommendations were not implemented. A prior alleged hanging attempt two weeks befor…
46y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia in a man with coronary arteriosclerosis and myocarditis
Jason Mallett, a 46-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder and schizo-affective disorder, died from cardiac arrhythmia secondary to coronary arteriosclerosis and myocarditis while an involuntary psychiatric patient…
34y · Male·Hanging
… or cell checks. Staff response to discovery was appropriate. The key clinical lesson concerns recognising acute psychological crisis in custodial settings, particularly when facing new charges for serious offences comb…
43y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, due to or as consequence of, cardiac arrest of…
…obvious deterioration. While the underlying cause was lethal methamphetamine toxicity with sympathomimetic crisis, the paramedics' failure to provide high-flow oxygen, appropriate airway support, and proper monitoring co…
31y · Male·hanging
… Key learning: police and DCJ require formal collaboration, improved guidance on recognising mental health crisis in removal contexts, and protocols for supporting distressed parents during child removals.
49y · Female·Hanging
…review in custody, and the limitations of risk assessment in newly incarcerated first-time offenders under acute psychological distress.
33y · Male·Extensive burns sustained when former partner deliberately splashed petrol on hi…
F and M, two parents involved in family law proceedings over their three children, both died in a house fire in March 2022. F (aged 33) died from extensive burns after M (aged 31) deliberately splashed him with petrol an…
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