366 results for “psychiatric admission assessment”
29y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep venous thrombosis
…g. He was admitted to ICU and appropriately commenced on prophylactic enoxaparin 40mg daily. On day 3 of admission, due to aggressive behaviour and staff safety concerns, enoxaparin was ceased to facilitate de-escalatio…
48y · Male·Gunshot wound to the chest during a police operation
…tober 2022 threatening harm to himself and family, he was admitted involuntarily to Armidale Hospital's psychiatric unit but discharged as voluntary after 24 hours with a discharge plan for follow-up. An independent for…
48y · Female·Combined effects of cardiac hypertrophy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease a…
…tage renal failure, COPD, cardiac hypertrophy and obesity, died from combined natural causes while under assessment order in psychiatric care. She presented with acute psychosis on 22 September 2022 and was placed under …
32y · Male·hanging
A 32-year-old man with bipolar disorder and recent suicide attempt died by hanging in a closed psychiatric ward. He was admitted following overdose and suicidal ideation, deemed high-risk, and placed on standar…
49y · Male·hanging (suicide)
…tonio Rodriguez, aged 49, died by hanging on 16 September 2006, two hours after discharge from Ward B8 (psychiatric short-stay unit) at Royal Adelaide Hospital. He had been admitted with severe depression and active sui…
26y · Female·compression of the neck consequent upon hanging
…icide attempts, died by hanging in the Northern Psychiatry Unit on 24 June 2010 while under involuntary psychiatric admission. She had presented to emergency with acute suicidality on 18 June, attended police station in…
30y · Male·external neck compression due to hanging
…, antisocial personality disorder) and substance abuse, died by hanging four days after presenting to a psychiatric emergency centre with self-inflicted wrist lacerations and expressing suicidal intent. A psychiatric re…
39y · Female·Hypovolaemic shock due to incised injury to the wrist
… with a history of mental health issues and previous suicide attempts was admitted to a high-dependency psychiatric unit following a suicide attempt involving razor blades and medications. She was placed on a Temporary …
50y · Female·compression of the neck consistent with hanging
…d woman with a history of depression and recent breast cancer diagnosis, was admitted to Cramond Clinic psychiatric ward following a suicide attempt on Christmas Day 2008. She died by hanging in her room on 28 December …
78y · Male·Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
…ary artery disease and hypertension died from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm while an involuntary psychiatric inpatient. He had presented with late-onset psychosis and benzodiazepine dependence. During psychiatric…
27y · Female·Ligature compression of neck (hanging)
…oroner found death by suicide. This case highlights risks associated with granting leave to involuntary psychiatric patients with active suicidal ideation and the importance of appropriate supervision and risk assessmen…
63y · Male·coronary artery thrombosis
A 63-year-old man with complex medical and psychiatric history died of coronary artery thrombosis while on authorized leave from psychiatric admission. He had…
19y · Female·The available evidence does not allow for a finding as to the cause of death
…gust 1958 after absconding from Broughton Hall mental health facility. She had been referred for urgent psychiatric admission following concerning disclosures of suicidal ideation, knowledge of suicide methods, and incr…
27y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemic injury in the setting of hanging
…ce abuse (ICE and cannabis), and previous suicide attempt, was voluntarily admitted to a low dependency psychiatric unit on 24 April 2018. Over four days, he was assessed as medium risk despite expressing suicidal and h…
29y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a train incident (intentional self-harm)
Grant Phillips, 29-year-old with schizophrenia and complex psychiatric history including multiple suicide attempts, was admitted involuntarily to Broadmeadows Inpatient Psych…
31y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to hanging
…was no coordinated care plan. In April 2015, he presented with suicidal ideation and paranoid thoughts; psychiatric admission was suggested but he declined. His psychiatrist had relocated and communication between the p…
62y · Male·not stated - body never found
… long history of depression, anxiety, and alcohol use disorder, was admitted to St Vincent's Hospital's psychiatric units (PECC and Caritas) in June 2020 following suicidal ideation. After approximately two weeks of tre…
43y · Female·neck compression due to hanging
…d previous suicidal ideation presented to Emergency Department twice within 14 days and was referred to psychiatric services. She had persistently refused antidepressant medication for years due to fixed beliefs about '…
78y · Female·Complications arising from a left femur fracture following an unwitnessed fall i…
… on 1 August 2015, fracturing her left femur, and died from complications on 2 August 2015. A falls risk assessment completed on admission classified her as medium-low risk based on accurate information showing no prior …
45y · Male·spontaneous lethal arrhythmia arising from focal myocardial fibrosis
45-year-old man with bipolar disorder admitted to psychiatric unit involuntarily died from spontaneous lethal arrhythmia due to focal myocardial fibrosis. Critical i…
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