690 results for “hanging”
25y · Male·hanging
…ar-old university student with a complex history of schizoaffective disorder and substance misuse died by hanging during family leave from a mental health ward. He had been stable on depot antipsychotic medication for s…
65y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating hanging
James Nicholson, aged 65, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following a suicide attempt by hanging while an inpatient at Noarlunga Hospital on 18 August 2015. He had undergone extensive facial cancer surg…
15y · Female·hanging
Harmony, a 15-year-old girl, died by hanging at a motel on 14 January 2020 in circumstances of longstanding neglect, family violence and school diseng…
37y · Female·Hanging
…s behaviour towards their daughter. She was diagnosed with delusional disorder on 21 May 2020 and died by hanging on 22 May 2020. The coroner found the clinical care appropriate, including risk assessments and treatment…
61y · Male·asphyxial death due to hanging
Paul Stephen Scott, aged 61, died by hanging while on leave from psychiatric inpatient care. He had been admitted to Spencer Clinic on 11 January 2018…
31y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
… involving an adjacent patient, the deceased left unnoticed and subsequently completed suicide at home by hanging. The coroner found that while a dedicated guard was requested, none was provided due to communication fai…
23y · Female·hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy and aspiration pneumonia as a result of hanging
BQ was a 23-year-old Aboriginal woman who died by hanging on the Paringa Ward at Cumberland Hospital while detained as an involuntary mental health patient. She ha…
13y · Female·Hanging
Melissa Standen, a 13-year-old with profound physical and cognitive disabilities (mosaicism), died from hanging at Westmead Children's Hospital after falling from a hospital bed at Allowah respite facility. She became…
19y · Female·hypoxic encephalopathy as a result of attempted hanging
A 19-year-old woman with psychosis and depression died from hypoxic encephalopathy following attempted hanging while in involuntary psychiatric admission. She was on R15 (15-minute) observation status due to suicide …
27y · Male·suicide by hanging
Luke Anthony Rich, age 27, died by suicide by hanging in a prison cell in the Alexander Maconochie Centre (ACT) on 1 February 2022, one day after being remande…
13y · Male·asphyxia as a result of hanging
MS, a 13-year-old Year 8 student, died by suicide by hanging on 16 February 2020. In the weeks before his death, MS engaged in self-harm by cutting his arms and expre…
37y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy due to asphyxia from hanging
…waiting room without support, assessment, or treatment before entering a toilet and attempting suicide by hanging. He was resuscitated but suffered severe hypoxic brain injury and died 11 days later. Critical failures i…
48y · Male·Hanging
…intent and active evasion of police. He was found deceased in his apartment on 6 May 2017, having died by hanging. Clinical lessons include: psychiatric units must balance therapeutic openness with security; timely repo…
58y · Female; male·Lynette: Thermal injuries (extensive burns) and complications thereof; Alan: Nec…
…om severe burns inflicted by her partner Alan Fletcher (59) on 8 November 2020; Alan subsequently died by hanging. The coroner found critical failures in NSW Police handling of domestic violence: rejection of cross-ADVO…
34y · Male·Neck compression due to hanging
…-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 clinical lessons: (1) dual diagnosis (…
68y · Male·compression of the neck with contributing acute myocardial infarction due to cor…
A 68-year-old Aboriginal man died by hanging in his cell at Yatala Labour Prison on 16 April 2015 while experiencing acute myocardial infarction. He w…
22y · Male·Hanging
Timothy John, age 22, died by hanging 8 days after commencing varenicline (Champix) for smoking cessation. He had a documented history of depre…
34y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic brain injury following resuscitated cardiac arrest and hanging
…ses including borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and schizophrenia, died by hanging in the courtyard of a secure extended care unit after writing a suicide note. Key clinical lessons: (1) T…
31y · Male·hanging
MC, a 31-year-old male with a history of drug-induced psychosis and substance abuse, died by hanging in May 2015 at the Metropolitan Reception and Remand Centre while in lawful custody. He had been transfer…
27y · Male·Hanging
A 27-year-old carpenter with a long history of depression, suicidality, and substance abuse died by hanging. He had experienced recent family violence incidents as both perpetrator and victim in relationships, lea…
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