35 results for “agitation and behavioural disturbance”
29y · Male·Unascertained causes on a background of agitated delirium state
…ay of death, he stabbed a member of the public, leading to police arrest involving oleoresin capsicum spray and physical restraint. Ambulance paramedics cleared him for transport to the police station. During the drive,…
55y · Male·positional asphyxia, with sedation as an underlying risk factor
Kevin O'Halloran, a 55-year-old with chronic schizophrenia, presented with acute severe behavioural disturbance related to medication changes and possible substance use. He received substantial intraveno…
62y · Male·multiple co-morbidities including dementia, Parkinson's disease, undernourishmen…
…th multiple comorbidities including early-onset dementia, Parkinson's disease, neck dystonia (torticollis), and undernourishment. He presented to ED with inability to eat or lift his head. During acute agitation managem…
27y · Male·external blood loss due to laceration of right axillary artery from single gunsh…
… Carlton North, Melbourne on 22 May 2004. The coroner found Biggs' death was preventable. Critical clinical and systemic lessons include the importance of recognizing drug-induced behavioural changes—Biggs had recently …
70y · Female·bronchopneumonia
…ged 70, died from bronchopneumonia while an involuntary inpatient at an aged psychiatry unit. She had longstanding anxiety, depression, and eating disorder with recent significant physical and mental health deterioratio…
83y · Male·aspiration pneumonia and delirium complicating surgery for left total knee repla…
An 83-year-old man with dementia and ischaemic heart disease underwent elective left total knee replacement under spinal anaesthesia to avoid ge…
38y · Male·Toxicity to methylamphetamine
Paul Bermingham, a 38-year-old man with a history of recreational drug use, experienced acute behavioural changes consistent with methamphetamine intoxication on 15 December 2013. He displayed paranoid delusio…
66y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and influenza A complicating cardiac and renal failure associat…
…ar-old man with cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis secondary to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma died from bronchopneumonia and influenza A complicating cardiac and renal failure. He developed delirium, agitation and paranoia during hi…
22y · Male·Drowning
…ecent substance use presented to ED following violent behaviour. He had facial trauma with mild head injury and abnormal metabolic parameters. Initial management appropriately prioritized medical assessment and resuscit…
43y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, due to or as consequence of, cardiac arrest of…
A 43-year-old man with methamphetamine toxicity was restrained by police and given two doses of droperidol by paramedics who failed to recognize he was critically unwell. The first dos…
50y · Male·Hanging
…'s disease died by hanging in a psychiatric inpatient unit while on a Temporary Treatment Order. His mental and behavioural symptoms were secondary to Parkinson's disease and its treatments rather than primary psychiatr…
59y · Male·Suicide by hanging while suffering from a mood disorder in the nature of deliriu…
…p Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery for Parkinson's disease. Post-operatively, he experienced significant behavioural changes including agitation, impulsivity, and mood disturbances. Critical failures in post-operative ca…
34y · Male·Neck compression due to hanging
A 34-year-old man with a history of polysubstance abuse, high alcohol intake, and a recent suicide attempt died by hanging six weeks after being admitted to mental health services. Critical…
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 …
Unknown·MDMA toxicity (3,4-methylenedioxymethylamphetamine toxicity) in each case
Six young people died at NSW music festivals between December 2017 and January 2019 after consuming MDMA (ecstasy) at toxic levels. Nathan Tran (18), Diana Nguyen (21), Joseph Ph…
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