167 results for “acute mental health deterioration”
77y · Female·myocardial infarction
…nfarction following a fall and leg fracture in January 2000. She was admitted to Glenside Hospital under a Mental Health Act detention order for chronic schizophrenia. After external fixation at Royal Adelaide Hospital, …
82y · Female·Acute bronchopneumonia
Gwenda Margaret Membery, an 82-year-old resident of aged care with dementia, COPD, and diabetes, died from acute bronchopneumonia. She presented with fever and cough on 3 July 2014, was diagnosed with respiratory tract …
26y · Male·Gunshot wound to head
…ry 2005 with psychiatric support mentioned as available, there was no documented psychiatric assessment of acute paranoia or psychosis post-procedure. Joannou continued using cocaine and other drugs despite the implant.…
26y · Male·Not able to be determined - skeletalised remains
…torway between February 2018 and April 2019. He presented to Westmead Hospital ED on 14 February 2018 with acute mental health symptoms, including disorientation and dehydration following cannabis use and a period of er…
29y · Male·Incised injury to the neck
Benjamin Browne, 29, died from a neck laceration sustained during acute behavioural disturbance in August 2018. He had diagnosed major depression with anxiety, prescribed mirtaza…
55y · Male·positional asphyxia, with sedation as an underlying risk factor
Kevin O'Halloran, a 55-year-old with chronic schizophrenia, presented with acute severe behavioural disturbance related to medication changes and possible substance use. He received subst…
25y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to acute paracetamol poisoning
Danny Whitton, a 25-year-old Aboriginal prisoner at Junee Correctional Centre, died from acute paracetamol toxicity causing multi-organ failure. He presented to the prison medical clinic on 5 November …
48y · Male·Unknown causes (presumed suicide by drowning)
…er found he likely died by suicide. Clinically, this case highlights the risks of outpatient management of acute suicidal ideation without hospitalisation, the importance of recognising warning signs in high-stress indi…
79y · Male·Atherosclerotic right internal carotid artery occlusion with resultant ischaemia…
… found detention lawful, care appropriate, and no preventable factors. The clinical lesson emphasizes that acute neurological deterioration in psychiatric inpatients requires immediate emergency assessment and imaging, …
60y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
A 60-year-old man with schizophrenia and depression presented to Maroondah Hospital ED with acute psychotic symptoms after stopping his antipsychotic medication (trifluoperazine) due to manufacturer disco…
36y · Male·Gunshot wound to chest
Adam Quddus Salter, aged 36, experienced acute psychiatric decompensation on 18 November 2009 while living at his family home. After stabbing himself mul…
38y · Male·self-inflicted hanging
…Cowdy ward at Royal Darwin Hospital on 14 September 2007, within 10 minutes of admission as an involuntary mental health patient. He had presented to hospital multiple times over 4 days with escalating suicidal behaviour…
33y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to plastic bag asphyxia
…s with quality-of-life considerations in chronic psychiatric illness, the need to recognize early signs of mental state deterioration (noted in final days), and enhanced environmental control measures. Toxicology showed …
64y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained after jumping from a height
… multiple injuries sustained after jumping from a cliff at the Skillion near Terrigal. Over 18 months, his mental health deteriorated with depressive symptoms, hypochondriacal beliefs about toxic exposure from home mater…
59y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity, with metoprolol at toxic level; coronary atherosclerosis as…
…volving a toxic level of metoprolol. She had a history of three previous overdoses and was under community mental health services. In October 2011, community workers noted signs of deterioration (anxiety, insomnia, emoti…
34y · Male·cardiomegaly with contributing aspiration
… and undiagnosed sleep apnoea died from cardiomegaly with contributing aspiration while detained under the Mental Health Act. On 6 March, he presented with shortness of breath, tachycardia, and slurred speech. The duty d…
62y · Female·Unascertained
…ed at Caulfield Hospital on 27 October 2019 with an unascertained cause. She was admitted via the ED under mental health legislation with deteriorating mental state and poor oral intake. During her 7-week acute aged psyc…
54y · Male·gunshot wound to the head
…ted after one-hour psychological assessments by a psychologist without prior therapeutic relationship. His mental health and substance abuse deteriorated significantly in the months before death, including recent detoxif…
45y · Female·Complications of acute alcohol intoxication
…She was found unconscious with a blood alcohol level of 0.79mg/100mL and died in ICU from complications of acute alcohol intoxication. Clinical lessons include the need for careful assessment of discharge readiness in p…
22y · Male·Drowning
…bolic parameters. Initial management appropriately prioritized medical assessment and resuscitation before mental health evaluation. He was sedated and restrained for acute agitation, with restraints removed after 3 hour…
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