62 results for “disorientation”
82y · Female·unascertained
Patricia Backhurst, an 82-year-old woman with dementia, disappeared from her home in Inverloch, Victoria on 18 March 2021. She had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in February 2020 and showed progressive cognitive…
3y · Female·Drowning
A 3-year-old girl drowned in a home bathtub after her mother briefly left the bathroom to retrieve a towel. The child had recently fallen twice and had a minor head cold but was otherwise healthy. She was found submerged…
37y · Male·Unascertained
Kenneth Klees, aged 37, disappeared on 1 February 2021 and was found deceased on Mollymook beach on 26 February 2021. He had a history of depression, anxiety, poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, and obsessive-compulsive d…
49y · Male·Complications of heatstroke; Hyperthermia
…tually collapsed with signs of severe heat illness including dizziness, vomiting, rapid heart rate and disorientation. He suffered cardiac arrest and died despite resuscitation. Clinical lessons include recognizing early…
Female·Hypothermia
Two young international students died from hypothermia while hiking Mount Bogong in severe weather conditions (temperatures -3.2 to 8.1°C, heavy snow, poor visibility, high winds). Despite possessing appropriate clothing…
23y · Male·Unable to be determined from available evidence
Benjamin Stephens, aged 23, went missing on 18 March 2004 from rural NSW and was confirmed deceased in 2016 when his skull was discovered via DNA matching. In the months before his disappearance, Ben developed symptoms c…
41y · Male·Pheniramine toxicity
…jury, and poly-substance abuse. When found by police behaving erratically, his presentation—agitation, disorientation, unsteady gait—was incorrectly attributed to mental illness rather than drug toxicity. Clinical lesson…
73y · Male·Traumatic head, facial and chest injuries caused by fall down stairs at resident…
…ecured until 7:00 AM; a wandering alarm was not implemented despite documented wandering behaviour and disorientation; and floor sensors failed to detect his departure because he may have stepped around the mat. Clinical…
36y · Female·combined effects of baclofen toxicity and blunt head injury
Kim Melissa Hall, 36, died from combined baclofen toxicity and blunt head injury sustained during falls while acutely intoxicated. She had severe alcohol dependence treated with off-label baclofen prescribed by her GP. O…
88y · Female·Multiple injuries (neck, chest, abdomen)
June Shirley Dangerfield, 88 years old, died from multiple injuries after a motor vehicle collision on 22 November 2016. She had been declared unfit to drive by her GP following pneumonia and sepsis in early 2016, but su…
55y · Male·Head injury from a fall, contributed to by chronic alcoholism and cirrhosis, res…
John Henry Colbert, a 55-year-old man with chronic alcoholism, Wernicke's encephalitis and cirrhosis, was admitted to Royal Darwin Hospital's ICU following a seizure. He was transferred to Ward 4A on 14 October 2002 and …
Male·Unknown - presumed deceased from exposure, heat exhaustion, or injury during unp…
Nicholas Pavlidis disappeared in October 2015 from Yanchep, Western Australia. He was last seen alive on 14 October 2015 by a friend. His vehicle was found abandoned in a pine plantation on 24 October 2015. Despite exten…
27y · Male·Unknown
Jeremiah Rivers, a 27-year-old First Nations man, disappeared from a remote pig-hunting camp at Wippo Creek in southwest Queensland on 18 October 2021. Members of his travelling group provided multiple inconsistent accou…
57y · Male·Clozapine toxicity on a background of right lower lobe of lung lesion (unspecifi…
…t home despite being prescribed 550mg daily in blister packs. On 20 April 2017, his case manager noted disorientation and confusion during a telephone call and attempted to escalate concerns to the Waiora mental health t…
84y · Male·severe head injuries (fracture of skull on right side, subarachnoid haemorrhage,…
An 84-year-old man with severe respiratory disease, cardiac failure, poor vision and confusion fell from a first-floor hospital window, sustaining fatal head injuries. The coroner found the death was not deliberately sel…
83y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in collision with train (pedestrian)
An 83-year-old man with probable Alzheimer's disease died after being struck by a train while attempting to climb from railway tracks. Despite living in aged care with documented cognitive decline and falls, he was permi…
22y · Male·Drowning
A 22-year-old university student with recent substance use presented to ED following violent behaviour. He had facial trauma with mild head injury and abnormal metabolic parameters. Initial management appropriately prior…
44y · Male·acute myocardial ischaemia due to coronary artery occlusion due to thrombosis an…
Peter Howlett, a 44-year-old male, died of acute myocardial infarction on 21 April 2006 after a 54-minute delay in ambulance arrival. His wife called Triple 0 reporting back pain radiating to chest at 7:20 am. Critical c…
80y · Male·Drowning
An 80-year-old man with severe depression, suicidal ideation, and probable vascular dementia died by drowning after leaving a psychiatric ward. He was appropriately treated with ECT, medication, and placed on an ITO. How…
41y · Male·Head Injury in a Man with Acute Alcohol Intoxication; basal skull fracture with …
Ronald Gregory Kidner, 41, died from a basal skull fracture and severe head trauma on 25 October 2004, four days after falling at a recreation club while acutely intoxicated. He presented to Nickol Bay Hospital with sign…
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