61 results for “acute suicidality”
25y · Female·Compression of the neck
…nzodiazepine presence. The coroner found no suspicious circumstances. Key clinical lessons: recognize that acute intoxication combined with benzodiazepines, antidepressants, and cocaine significantly impairs judgment an…
82y · Female·bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism due to left calf deep vein thrombosis
…tal Health Act Inpatient Treatment Order. She presented to ED with altered mental state, self-harm, and suicidality. Investigations (bloods, CXR, CT) were normal. She was appropriately detained for psychiatric assessmen…
27y · Female·hanging
…isorder died by hanging while voluntarily admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit. She had presented with acute suicidality following relationship breakdown and job loss, with two recent suicide attempts including hang…
Male·Multiple gunshot wounds from police shooting
…ing as at December 2008. Police had received inadequate training in recognizing vulnerable young people in acute psychiatric crisis, conducting effective risk assessment, or using evidence-based de-escalation techniques…
53y · Male·Cervical spine distraction and hanging
A 53-year-old man with chronic treatment-resistant depression and chronic suicidality was admitted to Northern Hospital following a serious suicide attempt. He was assessed as high-risk but…
16y · Male·Multiple blunt traumatic injuries from fall from height
A 16-year-old boy with depression and suicidal ideation was discharged from an inpatient adolescent mental health facility in Victoria after 20 days. Two days later, he died by suicide at a cliff location he had previous…
22y · Male·Hanging
…plan, inadequate alcohol counselling despite documented increased alcohol use associated with worsening suicidality, and delayed communication of assessment findings to the receiving crisis team (faxed 3+ hours after di…
24y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
A 24-year-old man with bipolar disorder and ADHD died by gunshot wound to the head approximately 5 months after a serious suicide attempt by overdose. He had been assessed as fit to hold a firearms licence by his treatin…
44y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the trunk and right thigh with subsequent blood loss
…trauma following his son's suicide, was shot by NSW Police during a knife confrontation. He presented with acute intoxication (alcohol and methamphetamine), substance-induced psychotic episode, paranoid delusions about …
49y · Male·Hanging
A 49-year-old man with major depression, suicidality and previous suicide attempts was admitted to the Acute Mental Health Unit at Nepean Hospital under inv…
34y · Female·multiple blunt force injuries
…scharge from mental health inpatient care. She had complex borderline personality disorder with chronic suicidality across 20+ hospital admissions over several years. Critical clinical lessons emerged: (1) Fragmentation…
49y · Male·Multiple injuries from a fall from height
…icidal ideation and appeared calm to multiple clinicians and police. Critical clinical lesson: Patients in acute manic relapse with paranoid delusions, medication non-compliance, and recent substance use require careful…
41y · Male·hanging
…scharge decisions and suicide risk rating downgrades; (3) lack of structured follow-up post-discharge from acute assessment units; (4) importance of family communication channels. Systems improvements implemented after …
25y · Female·injuries sustained by jumping from the Tasman Bridge
… to jump from the bridge. Key clinical lessons include the challenges of managing patients with chronic suicidality who refuse assessment, the role of substance intoxication in risk assessment, and the legal limitations…
24y · Male·complications of ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Vincent Schwenke, a 24-year-old male of Maori descent, developed acute psychotic symptoms after ceasing cannabis use and was admitted to a secure mental health unit as an involu…
65y · Male·Pneumonia, due to chronic lung disease with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disea…
…care months earlier and subsequent primary care contacts offered adequate assessment for depression and suicidality, given documented depression history and lack of treatment. Better mental health screening and support …
54y · Female·unascertainable
…tric assessment and involuntary admission protocols, and importance of secure observation in patients with acute suicidality.
46y · Male·blunt force injuries from motor vehicle collision with a tree
…ssons include: the critical shortage of immediate access to drug and alcohol rehabilitation for those with acute addiction; the interconnection between substance use, depression, and suicidality requiring integrated tre…
43y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (tapentadol, sertraline, gabapentin, periciazine, carbama…
…ex psychiatric history including schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder, and chronic suicidality died from combined drug toxicity involving eight medications (tapentadol, sertraline, gabapentin, peric…
suicide by hanging or other means
Six young people aged 12-17 years died by suicide between 2010-2014 in Tasmania. All had significant mental health issues, trauma histories, and contact with child protection services or schools. The coroner identified s…
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