33 results for “agitation and anxiety”
51y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's dementia
Angela Thompson, a 51-year-old woman with Down syndrome and early-onset Alzheimer's dementia, died from aspiration pneumonia following a shoulder fracture. She was in …
39y · Male·Coronary thrombosis caused by coronary atherosclerosis
…mbosis while in custody. Arrested for assault on his partner, he developed chest pain at the police station and was admitted to Normanton Hospital with acute coronary syndrome. During attempted medical evacuation by air…
26y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
A 26-year-old Aboriginal man with longstanding borderline personality disorder, substance abuse, and multiple suicide attempts died by hanging in a psy…
36y · Female·Global ischaemic injury following cardiorespiratory arrest in the immediate post…
…hage following home birth of her second child. She had significant risk factors: prior PPH with first child and uterine fibroid, but these were not properly investigated by the attending midwives Gaye Demanuele and Melo…
23y · Male·injuries sustained when struck by train
…ry psychiatric inpatient at Maroondah Hospital, absconded from the high-dependency unit on 22 December 2012 and died by suicide. Clinical lessons include: (1) GPs should fully review psychiatric reports before managing …
41y · Male·asphyxia due to neck compression following ligature suspension (hanging)
DR was a 41-year-old man with bipolar disorder, severe alcohol dependence, and multiple psychosocial stressors including family violence, homelessness, and financial crisis. In October 2…
35y · Male·subarachnoid haemorrhage with antecedent ruptured cerebral artery aneurysm
…riginal man, died from a subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a ruptured cerebral artery aneurysm while in remand custody at Parklea Correctional Centre. On 2 July 2017, he made 20 emergency 'knock-up' calls over three ho…
48y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease complicating restraint of an acutely agitated male
…assessment at home. He had underlying significant coronary artery disease with left ventricular hypertrophy and old myocardial infarction. A CAT team assessment order was initiated after his family contacted mental heal…
54y · Male·Unable to be ascertained. Multiple contributing factors identified: arrhythmogen…
…ntributing factors included: arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (undetected cardiac condition); combined doxepin and venlafaxine toxicity (patient overdosed significantly); physiological stress from psychosis and physical re…
47y · Female·serotonin syndrome due to combined toxicity of moclobemide and paroxetine
…y of prescription drug abuse died from serotonin syndrome caused by combined toxicity of moclobemide (MAOI) and paroxetine (SSRI). She had experienced multiple previous overdoses and suffered brain damage from a 1992 in…
27y · Male·effects of fire
Sam Lynch, aged 27, died from effects of fire while in remand at Hakea Prison on 5 March 2024. Following a dispute over undelivered canteen items, Sam set his mattress a…
49y · Female·Hanging
Gina Valera, a 49-year-old woman with a history of depression and three prior suicide attempts, died by hanging in Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre nine days after admis…
39y · Male·Effects of fire (self-immolation)
William Gourley, a 39-year-old Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander man with a long history of mental illness, depression, cannabis dependence, and psyc…
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