78 results for “childhood trauma”
19y · Female·Hanging
Cody Watson, 19, died by hanging following childhood sexual abuse, family violence, and inadequate trauma-informed care. She disclosed abuse at 15, subsequen…
18y · Female·Multiple injuries due to impact by train
…rl who died by suicide by train on 30 November 2012, six months after a suicide attempt. She had a complex trauma history, including childhood sexual abuse aged 6, and subsequently developed depression, self-harm, and su…
59y · Female·blunt force head trauma
Sandra Deacon, aged 59, died from blunt force head trauma inflicted by multiple axe blows to the head by Garry Weigand on 30 September or 1 October 2014 at Budgewoi…
16y · Male·Hanging (ligature compression of neck)
Two Indigenous young men, JE (16 years) and JJ (16 years), both died by hanging within four months during a suicide cluster in Mackay, Queensland in 2008. JE's death was impulsive, occurring after paint sniffing and alco…
Unknown·Stacey: hanging; Seth: undetermined causes (likely suffocation, drowning, or str…
Stacey Docherty, a 38-year-old woman with complex post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder resulting from childhood sexual abuse, killed her 3…
45y · Male·Self-inflicted burns (80-90% full and partial thickness burns across body)
…en. His mental health had deteriorated markedly, complicated by a video game addiction and disclosure of childhood sexual abuse. Police officers responded exemplarily to the crisis, implementing appropriate ICEN protoco…
33y · Female·hanging
…medical officer failed to adequately consider the patient's longitudinal history of depression, anxiety, childhood sexual abuse, alcohol dependence, two prior suicide attempts (medication overdose and motor vehicle cras…
14y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
… of Communities care at a therapeutic residential group home on 20 April 2022. She had Complex PTSD from childhood trauma and presented multiple times to emergency departments with suicidal ideation and self-harm from D…
59y · Female·Gunshot injuries to the head
… of physical and emotional family violence throughout their relationship. CP had experienced abuse since childhood, suffered mental and physical health complications, and became dependent on alcohol. She was receiving p…
2y · Male·Crush chest injuries
…children. Key clinical lesson: emergency clinicians should be aware of crush injury patterns in paediatric trauma and the common mechanism of furniture-related deaths in young children, which may inform injury prevention…
23y · Male·Haemorrhage from incised wounds to the neck and wrists
…riencing a drug-induced psychotic episode following acute methylamphetamine intoxication. He had a complex trauma history including childhood domestic violence exposure, paternal heroin overdose witnessed as a teenager, …
15y · Female·Hanging
…se Hospital following a family argument about repaying a borrowed $300. She had disclosed experiences of childhood sexual abuse by her uncle, physical and emotional abuse by her step-father, family violence, and suicida…
64y · Female·hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy caused by neck compression and hanging
A 64-year-old woman with a history of childhood trauma, anxiety and depression was admitted to an acute mental health unit (Kurrajong Unit) under involu…
34y · Male·Firearm injury to the head and neck
A 34-year-old male died from a gunshot wound to the head on 13 March 2008. His stepdaughter, who had been sexually abused by him since age 14 with threats of violence and control, shot him in self-defense during a sexual…
63y · Male·Traumatic head injury
A 63-year-old man (DWI) died from traumatic head injury after being struck with a golf club during an altercation in regional Victoria on 11 Octobe…
53y · Male·Multiple gunshot injuries
53-year-old man with longstanding unresolved childhood trauma, affected by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, developed acute paranoia and anxiety. Believed peopl…
18y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
TK, an 18-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder, chronic suicidality, and a history of childhood trauma, died from mixed drug toxicity following intentional overdose. She had multiple psychiatric admis…
7y · Female·Head injury in motor vehicle incident (pedestrian)
A 7-year-old child died from head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident at a campground. After retrieving a soccer ball from under a caravan, the child positioned herself under the vehicle's axle. When the drive…
2y · Female·chest injury - tear to right atrium with haemopericardium caused by television s…
…le ribcages can sustain severe internal injury without external bruising, (2) recognizing that blunt chest trauma may cause arrhythmias and sudden cardiovascular collapse, and (3) emphasizing to families that unsecured h…
20y · Male·Self-inflicted hanging
…nic risk factors for self-harm (history of suicide attempts, schizophrenia, personality disorder, severe childhood abuse, mild intellectual disability), died by hanging in his cell. He became distressed when transferred…
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