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31 results for panic attacks

VIC2022-04-19

Finding into death of Mr BB

29y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height

Mr BB, a 29-year-old male, fatally assaulted his de facto partner Ms AA with a weight plate while she slept, then jumped from a 23-storey building. The relationship, which began in June 2020, progressed rapidly during CO…

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VIChospital2011-07-29

Finding into death of Marlene Kenny

64y · Female·Bilateral pulmonary embolism with left middle cerebral artery/posterior cerebral…

…y 2007 with chest tightness, breathing difficulties and low oxygen saturation (83-86%). A doctor diagnosed panic attack and discharged her without investigation. She re-presented next day with neurological symptoms (arm…

emergency medicinegeneral practicediagnosticcommunicationdiazepam
VIC2022-02-01

Finding into death of Travis Thomas Young

42y · Male·hanging

A 42-year-old prisoner with generalised anxiety disorder and chronic tinnitus causing significant distress died by suicide while incarcerated. In the months preceding his death, he presented repeatedly to health staff re…

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemdelaymethadone
NT2014-11-03

Inquest into the death of Haidar Ali Ikhtiyar

62y · Male·Self-inflicted intentional hanging

Haidar Ali Ikhtiyar, a 62-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, died by hanging in an immigration detention centre on 15 June 2013. He had experienced anxiety, depression and PTSD during detention and was under psychological ca…

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NSWhome2016-09-30

Inquest into the death of Terry Riordan

45y · Male·multi-drug toxicity from ingestion of methadone and amitriptyline

Terry Riordan, 45, died from multi-drug toxicity caused by ingesting amitriptyline and methadone in April 2015. He had complex medical and psychiatric comorbidities, substance abuse issues, and was under care of his GP D…

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TAShospital2017-08-22

Coroner's Finding: AH - de-identified

37y · Female·asphyxia due to hanging

A 37-year-old woman with major depression and Crohn's disease was admitted to hospital following a suicide attempt. She was discharged after less than two days following clinical improvement, against her husband's reserv…

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationescitalopram
VIChome2015-07-15

Finding into death of Margaret Helen McCall

60y · Female·hanging

Margaret McCall, a 60-year-old woman with chronic regional pain syndrome and longstanding anxiety and depression, died by hanging. She received multiple ketamine infusions for pain management, with cessation of fentanyl …

pain medicinepsychiatrycommunicationsystemketamine
VIChome2023-05-10

Finding into death of P A

26y · Female·Pentobarbitone toxicity

PA, a 26-year-old veterinary nurse, died by suicide on 12 September 2021 using pentobarbitone accessed from her workplace. She had a history of depression and anxiety managed by her GP with antidepressants, but had becom…

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VIChospital2011-08-16

Finding into death of Lisa Irene Sharp

34y · Female·Hanging with combined effects of ethanol and benzodiazepines

Lisa Sharp, 34-year-old woman on a Community Treatment Order for schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety, died by hanging on 16-17 December 2007. She was in severe distress over losing custody of her children, with a cour…

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationdiazepam
NSW2015-12-18

Inquest into the death of Officer A

43y · Female·External neck compression due to self-inflicted hanging

A 43-year-old NSW Police officer died by suicide on duty while suffering from work-related Major Depressive Disorder and PTSD. She had a suicide attempt in November 2012 that was not formally investigated as a new incide…

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NTcommunity2020-12-15

Inquest into the death of Fionica James, Katurah Mamarika, Layla Leering

Female·self-inflicted hanging (Fionica and Layla); hanging but circumstances open (Ketu…

Three Aboriginal teenage girls aged 15-17 years died by hanging in remote NT communities, all with documented histories of sexual abuse, domestic violence, STIs, injuries, and severe trauma. All were known to government …

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