58 results for “autism spectrum disorder”
12y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating an aortic root abscess (operated) …
A 12-year-old Aboriginal girl with a bicuspid aortic valve and autism spectrum disorder presented with a week of fever and non-specific symptoms (cough, vomiting, abdominal pai…
11y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by train
… 11, died when struck by a train after absconding from respite care at Civic Disability Services. Alex had autism, intellectual disability, and seizure disorder with documented absconding risk. Civic knew windows were un…
7y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (passenger)
A 7-year-old boy died in a head-on motor vehicle collision after his father deliberately drove their newly purchased car into an oncoming truck. The father had recently experienced severe stress following his partner's d…
51y · Male·Stab wound to the heart
Brian Liston, a 51-year-old teacher, died from a stab wound to the heart inflicted by William Cahill during an unprovoked attack at a bus stop in December 2015. Cahill suffers severe treatment-resistant schizophrenia and…
27y · Male·Cyanide toxicity
Phillip Reidy, 27, died from cyanide toxicity after ingesting sodium cyanide during police arrest for a family violence incident. He had purchased 250g of sodium cyanide online from Bacto Laboratories using false informa…
39y · Male·Choking on a food bolus
Mark Capovilla, a 39-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, and dysphagia, died from choking on food at his day program. He had a documented choking risk but lacked a current mealtime support plan at…
33y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of recent COVID-19 infection
Russell Hewat, a 33-year-old man with autism, Down syndrome, intellectual disability, and dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia following COVID-19 …
48y · Male·gunshot wound to chest
…s against police, but identified Peter's untreated mental health conditions (PTSD, borderline personality disorder, chronic suicidality), substance use, and easy access to a realistic gel blaster as contributing factors.…
29y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
Robert James Lawrence, a 29-year-old man with complex mental health needs including ADHD, depression, anxiety, Tourette's syndrome, and borderline personality traits, died from a self-inflicted shotgun wound. He held a C…
32y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
Mark Bombardieri, a 32-year-old man with a complex history of criminal behaviour, mental health disorders, polysubstance abuse, and multiple psychiatric admissions, died by suicide on 6 March 2019 via self-infl…
42y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to choking on food, with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome con…
Bridie Gilligan, 42, with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, intellectual disability, and dysphagia, choked on a Yumbo burger in her Supported Independent Living accommodation on 29 April 2021, suffering fatal hypoxic brain inj…
13y · Female·complications of a head injury sustained when she deliberately stepped in front …
A 13-year-old with emerging emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD) died by suicide after deliberately stepping in front of a car on 21 July 2020, two days after a po…
32y · Male·self-inflicted hanging
Sean Collins, a 32-year-old American chef on a work visa who became imprisoned in the Northern Territory, died by suicide in prison custody. He had multiple unaddressed risk factors: first incarceration, lengthy sentence…
45y · Female·Complications of sepsis secondary to sacral pressure wound in a woman with genet…
Kristy Ann Mitchener, a 45-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability, genetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, and oesophageal dysmotility, died from sepsis secondary to a sacral pressure ulcer despit…
16y · Female·upper airway occlusion due to aspiration of a foreign body (disposable latex glo…
Sophia Nisco, a 16-year-old with severe cerebral palsy and intellectual disability, died from airway obstruction after aspirating a disposable latex glove at a respite care facility. She had documented oral fixation beha…
42y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to choking on food, in a person with Cornelia de Lange …
Bridie Gilligan, aged 42 with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, profound intellectual disability and dysphagia, died from hypoxic brain injury after choking on a Yumbo burger at her SIL home on 29 April 2021. Her support worke…
24y · Male·Cardiac arrest in a man with Sotos syndrome and multiple comorbidities, includin…
… being restrained in prone position by PTA transit officers at Perth Underground Train Station. Following disorderly conduct and alcohol intoxication, officers used a harness takedown and handcuffs to detain him. While r…
16y · Male·mid-gut volvulus and bowel obstruction, leading to ischaemic bowel and related c…
Finlay Browne, a 16-year-old with Down syndrome, presented to Bathurst Base Hospital on 30 September 2016 with acute abdominal pain and vomiting. Despite clear clinical signs—including a lactate of 7.2 mmol/L (grossly ab…
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