93 results for “PTSD”
43y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following polypharmacy overdose and iatrogenic …
Jay Alan Paterson, a 43-year-old man with chronic pain and opioid dependence, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following polypharmacy overdose and iatrogenic upper airway injury. He obtained 296 oxycodone table…
36y · Female·Nicotine toxicity
Rachel Mihail, a 36-year-old with a complex psychiatric history including PTSD, depression, anxiety, and agoraphobia, ingested liquid nicotine at home on 22 November 2017 after calling m…
39y · Female·multiple drug toxicity (etizolam and carisoprodol as major components)
…isoprodol) sourced from the dark web, in the context of chronic borderline personality disorder and complex PTSD with lifelong suicidality. She was managed by an intensive community mental health team following a Multi-A…
14y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…in Department 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…
32y · Male·Neck compression in the setting of hanging
…r-old male with a history of family violence perpetration, mental illness (bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD), substance misuse, and prior suicide attempts, died by hanging on 21-22 November 2020. He was released fro…
52y · Male·Head injury sustained in a fall following excessive consumption of alcohol
Kenneth Lister, a 52-year-old man with chronic alcoholism, cirrhosis, thrombocytopenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder, was found deceased at home following a fall with head injury. He had a history of frequent falls…
84y · Female·complications of mixed drug toxicity (morphine, zolpidem and alprazolam) in a wo…
…phine, zolpidem, alprazolam) while visiting her daughter. Her daughter, who had a history of depression and PTSD, died from the same cause on the same occasion. Police found letters indicating the daughter intended to en…
18y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to hanging
An 18-year-old woman with major depressive disorder and PTSD was admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit after expressing suicidal ideation and self-harm. She was chan…
39y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, venlafaxine, alprazolam, pregabalin) with contribut…
Kevin Thomas Maloney, a 39-year-old man with complex mental health conditions and substance use disorder, died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin, venlafaxine, alprazolam, pregabalin) while residing in a supported resident…
26y · Female·Pulmonary embolism as a consequence of dislodged deep vein thrombosis
…odged deep vein thrombosis while in ICU at Royal Darwin Hospital. She had complex mental health needs (BPD, PTSD, depression) and morbid obesity. The critical clinical lessons centre on system failure rather than individ…
41y · Male·Chest and limb injuries resulting from deliberately jumping from the Tasman Brid…
A 41-year-old male with schizophrenia, depression, and PTSD died by suicide by jumping from the Tasman Bridge. He had a long history of methamphetamine use and psychot…
43y · Female·External neck compression due to self-inflicted hanging
… 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 incident, treating …
Male·Gunshot injury to the head
Matthew Worthington died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head during a 21-hour police siege at his home in Bayswater, Western Australia, on 24 November 2020. He was experiencing a relationship breakdown, had r…
43y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, synthetic cannabinoids (5f-cumyl-pinaca and cumy…
Shayn Darmanin, a 43-year-old man with epilepsy, died from mixed drug toxicity involving methadone, synthetic cannabinoids, olanzapine, and duloxetine. He had a significant history of substance abuse, family violence off…
18y · Female, female, male·Caitlin: suicide by hanging; Talieha: suicide by hanging; William: suicide by tr…
…) closure in January 2014. Caitlin had complex mental health needs including bipolar affective disorder and PTSD; she lived with her mother and a family member with whom she had a dysfunctional relationship, medication n…
26y · Female·neck compression due to hanging
…Treatment Intervention Court program for drug-related offences. She had a documented history of depression, PTSD, previous Mental Health Act detentions, and suicidal ideation. On the morning of her death, she became fixa…
47y · Male·Smoke inhalation and effects of fire
Lee Edward Parker, 47, died in a bus fire at a caravan park in Queensland in August 2016. Heavy alcohol consumption by multiple residents that evening created a chaotic scene. Evidence suggests Parker entered a female re…
40y · Male·Toxic effects of a gas
…r ADF member, died from toxic gas inhalation in his vehicle. He had struggled with depression, anxiety, and PTSD following service in the Solomon Islands where he witnessed a sexual assault. Despite treatment with a psyc…
17y · Female·multiple injuries
…She had a complex medical history including psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), depression, anxiety, PTSD, and bipolar disorder. Toxicology showed methylamphetamine, amphetamine, THC, and therapeutic levels of ket…
21y · Male·complications of ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Sarwan Al Jhelie, a 21-year-old Iraqi-born man in immigration detention, died by suicide on 5 September 2018 after hanging himself. He had a history of trauma, depression, drug abuse, and prior self-harm and overdose att…
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