41 results for “sleep deprivation”
Male·Cardiac lacerations due to motor vehicle accident
…uck the windscreen. Neither theory could be definitively established. Fitzgerald had approximately 5 hours sleep before departure after a 12-hour work shift the previous day. However, he had taken three rest stops inclu…
40y · Female·hypoxic encephalopathy and epilepsy with diffuse fibrillary astrocytoma within t…
…sess and manage seizure risk despite clear indicators (recent seizures, medication non-compliance, 72-hour sleep deprivation); (2) inappropriate application of a community mental health management plan to a custodial se…
22y · Female·cardiac arrest of uncertain cause noting the existence of drug toxicity; the dru…
…athy with concurrent sedatives and nitrous oxide, and the challenges in recognising unconsciousness versus sleep in drug-affected individuals.
28y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries from motor vehicle collision
A 28-year-old male driver died in a head-on collision with a road train after drifting onto the wrong side of the road. He had been awake for approximately 36 hours with minimal rest before the crash, having left Darwin …
52y · Male·hanging
A 52-year-old man with a history of depression, ankylosing spondylitis, and severe obstructive sleep apnoea died by hanging in custody. He had requested a CPAP machine for over 9 months without receiving one…
69y · Male·Head injuries due to single vehicle motor vehicle crash
… trees at the roadside. The absence of skid marks and the vehicle's trajectory suggest Mr Drew had fallen asleep at the wheel. The vehicle was mechanically sound and weather conditions, while wet, were not hazardous. Th…
49y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury complicating neck compression in the circumstance…
Anthony Sean Jenkins, a 49-year-old man with significant alcohol consumption, died by hanging on 30 August 2017 after police notified him of child sexual abuse allegations made by his daughter on 23 August 2017. He was f…
65y · Male·Multiple fatal injuries from motor vehicle collision (Williamson and Rowe); mult…
Three men died in a head-on motor vehicle collision on the Bass Highway, Tasmania on 26 February 2020. Adam Robertson, driving a Toyota Prado eastbound, crossed the centre line and collided with Shane Williamson's westbo…
37y · Female·exsanguination from incised wounds to right wrist and elbow
…s had only neuropathic pain, not chronic pain, was incorrect and based on assumption rather than evidence. Sleep deprivation from untreated pain likely contributed to the suicide decision. Key preventable failures: inco…
43y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident (driver)
…t was called off. He had contacted mental health services on 23 March 2019 reporting suicidal ideation and sleep deprivation. His GP declined benzodiazepines and attempted to arrange voluntary psychiatric admission, whi…
33y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
A 33-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia, polysubstance dependence (amphetamines/cannabis), and chronic suicidal ideation died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He had been prescribed risperidone and …
0y · Unknown·bronchopneumonia and hypoxic brain injury following immersion (near-drowning)
…ons; and recognising that drowning is silent and rapid, requiring seconds only. The mother, exhausted from sleep deprivation and illness, made errors of judgment by leaving the child unsupervised and misunderstanding th…
33y · Male·methylamphetamine toxicity; antecedent causes being the physiological effects of…
…addiction and possible schizophrenia attended the ED seeking help while acutely intoxicated, psychotic and sleep-deprived. After initially agreeing to medication, he attempted to leave and was involuntarily detained. Du…
13y · Male·Epileptic seizure with aspiration
Child L, a 13-year-old boy with autism, cognitive impairment and poorly controlled generalised epilepsy, died from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) with aspiration. His seizures remained refractory despite app…
48y · Male·drowning
…rom Ireland with acute psychosis triggered by his mother's sudden death, a distressing plane incident, and sleep deprivation. Despite recognition of his disorientation and risk of accidental harm, he was left in a busy,…
22y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (tapentadol, clonazepam, citalopram, amphetamine, olanzapine…
Laurence O'Brien, a 22-year-old with acquired brain injury from a childhood motor vehicle accident, died from mixed drug toxicity involving eight substances including prescribed opioids, benzodiazepines, and unprescribed…
0y · Female·Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) category 2
Baby A, born on 6 August 2018 to a mother in remand custody at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, died of SIDS category 2 on 18 August 2018 aged 12 days. She was born with neonatal abstinence syndrome due to maternal methadone u…
43y · Male·aspiration of vegetable matter with occlusion of the upper airway
… before his death, multiple warning signs of psychiatric deterioration were documented: erratic behaviour, sleep deprivation, religious preoccupation, and fire-setting. Despite police detention on 5 September and psychi…
46y · Female·Ms Glendinning: multiple sharp force injuries (suicide); Jane Lesley Margaret Cu…
Heather Glendinning, severely mentally ill with chronic paranoid delusions exacerbated by cannabis abuse and stress from family court proceedings, killed her daughters Jane and Jessica on 5 December 2011, then took her o…
46y · Female·Ms Glendinning: multiple sharp force injuries (suicide); Jane Cuzens: multiple i…
This tragic case involved a mother with severe untreated psychosis who killed her two daughters and then herself. Ms Glendinning had a longstanding history of paranoid delusions, cannabis use, and mental health difficult…
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