85 results for “acute psychiatric episode”
33y · Male·hanging
…and and Reception Centre on 23 September 2020. He had been remanded in custody for three weeks. Despite psychiatric assessment on 15 September identifying psychotic symptoms and thought disorder, he was commenced on ant…
40y · Male·Asphyxia caused by a seizure resulting from severe alcohol intoxication. Underly…
…equired, relying solely on poor-quality video monitoring while he was in a padded cell. A more thorough psychiatric assessment considering his full history would likely have resulted in extended hospital treatment, prev…
47y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis
Paul Finck, 47, an involuntary psychiatric patient with schizophrenia, died from pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis while admitted…
17y · Male·cranial and facial trauma
A 17-year-old male with acute schizophrenia died from cranial and facial trauma after running off a 15.6-metre cliff during a psychotic …
21y · Male·Acute hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and pneumonia in a man with recent trauma…
Peter Martin Carroll, age 21, died on 8 June 2007 in the ICU at Royal Perth Hospital from acute hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and pneumonia following oxycodone overdose. He had been discharged that d…
19y · Male·unable to be determined
…ed suicidal statements specifically about the bridge, history of suicide attempts, and severe untreated psychiatric illness, this could not be proven without a body. A homicide allegation based on uncorroborated confess…
21y · Male·Compression of the neck consequent upon hanging
…aggressive behaviour; inadequate communication between emergency and mental health teams; and insufficient acute psychiatric beds leading to prolonged ED stay. The coroner recommended implementing a dedicated behavioura…
52y · Male·Unascertained
…utside despite guideline recommendations that newly admitted patients should not be granted leave until psychiatric assessment. After displaying elevated mood with 'grand plans' to drive to Cairns, he was appropriately …
24y · Male·complications of ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Vincent Schwenke, a 24-year-old male of Maori descent, developed acute psychotic symptoms after ceasing cannabis use and was admitted to a secure mental health unit as an involu…
69y · Male·Partial contact range gunshot wound of the head
…hronic suicidal ideation, died by gunshot wound to the head on 25 September 2017. He had been receiving psychiatric care from Dr McDougall and case management from community mental health services. Following a July 2017…
22y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating resuscitation for cardiac arrest due to neck c…
A 22-year-old male with acute psychosis was admitted to a mental health ward under a Level 1 treatment order. Despite half-hourly observ…
2y · Male·Asphyxiation due to neck and/or chest compression
… 2-year-old boy died from asphyxiation due to chest and neck compression inflicted by his mother during an acute manic psychotic episode. The mother had been admitted to psychiatric care in December 2008 with psychosis …
40y · Male·unascertained
…man with bipolar affective disorder, chronic back pain, and substance abuse history, died suddenly in a psychiatric inpatient unit (Upton House) on 3 January 2012. He was admitted involuntarily on 30 December 2011 durin…
42y · Male·hanging, an action taken by himself with the intention of ending his life
A 42-year-old man with acute psychosis was hospitalised for 26 days and discharged from a psychiatric facility to an isolated rural isl…
84y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in the setting of pulmonary emphysema and hypertensive heart di…
…nia in the setting of pulmonary emphysema and hypertensive heart disease while admitted to a mental health acute unit under a Temporary Treatment Order. He had multiple comorbidities including congestive heart failure, …
22y · Male·Multiple injuries from fall from height
Mitchell Follent, 22, died by fall from a third-floor balcony five days after discharge from his first psychiatric admission for post-ictal/drug-induced psychosis. He had intellectual disability, epilepsy, and acquired…
30y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to mixed drug toxicity (vecuronium and atropine self-in…
…um and atropine obtained from a hospital storeroom. She was admitted under Mental Health Act detention for acute psychosis. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) her antipsychotic medication was inadequate despite flor…
34y · Male·ligature compression of the neck
…included: inexperienced control room staff failing to recognise his escape alarm, lack of continuity of psychiatric care across facility transfers, absence of face-to-face psychiatric assessment at Christmas Island, and…
41y · Male·asphyxia due to neck compression following ligature suspension (hanging)
…tressors including family violence, homelessness, and financial crisis. In October 2023, he presented with acute mania and psychosis, requiring compulsory psychiatric hospitalization. After three weeks inpatient treatme…
45y · Female·haemorrhage due to traumatic rupture of the liver
A 45-year-old woman with a long history of bipolar disorder and personality disorder presented to the ED at 2:30 AM after cutting her wrist deeply with a carving knife. The treating casualty officer did not properly docu…
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