58 results for “possible acute mental illness”
45y · Male·Natural causes - cardiac arrest, most likely secondary to severe tardive dyskine…
Mark Andrew Burnside, a 45-year-old man with intellectual disability and chronic mental illness, died of natural causes on 7 November 2001 at Royal Perth Hospital. He had been prescribed thiorid…
29y · Male·Penetrating wound to neck with vascular injury to the carotid sheath
Louis Bernard Taylor, a 29-year-old Aboriginal male, died from a penetrating wound to the neck inflicted by himself on 23 August 2002. Recently released from prison after four years incarceration, Louis was attempting to…
22y · Unknown·sudden death associated with volatile substance inhalation (butane and propane)
A 22-year-old Yolngu person with a well-documented history of volatile substance abuse (VSA) and mental illness was involuntarily admitted to Royal Darwin Hospital for acute psychosis. Due to COVID-19 bed-block…
35y · Female·multiple injuries sustained in fall from sixth-floor balcony
…sors, especially those with poor insight into their condition; (3) failure of communication between GP and mental health services—Dr B. made multiple referrals to Mirrabooka Clinic but received no engagement; (4) the hig…
34y · Male·self-inflicted hanging
34-year-old Jordan Allen died by suicide on 1 February 2018 after absconding from Alice Springs Mental Health Unit during supervised cigarette leave. He was acutely psychotic with persecutory delusions related…
55y · Male·Cardio-respiratory arrest due to mixed prescription drug sedation (clozapine and…
…e to mixed prescription drug sedation (clozapine and olanzapine) in the presence of advanced emphysema and acute bronchopneumonia. He was admitted to Spencer Clinic psychiatric inpatient unit following an assault on sta…
43y · Male·aspiration of vegetable matter with occlusion of the upper airway
…tric assessment, he was discharged without admission. A critical failure occurred on 24 September when the mental health team's decision to 'await recontact' rather than assertively intervene, despite clear family concer…
87y · Female·intentional inhalation of tissue paper leading to upper airway obstruction and h…
…a, died from intentional inhalation of tissue paper while admitted to Baringa aged psychiatry unit under a Mental Health Act order. Over 7-8 February 2013, she experienced escalating distress, disclosed prior sexual trau…
74; 30y · Male; male·Sestilio Malaspina: stab wound to the chest. Hassan Khalif Shire Ali: gunshot wo…
…n SIU procedures, intelligence gaps, delayed CVE referral, and premature risk downgrading were identified. Mental health concerns were noted but not conclusively linked to the attack. The police response was appropriate …
24y · Male·Injuries sustained in fall from height
…entre. Despite a history of depression with previous suicidal ideation, SJ was assessed as low-risk by his mental health team and appeared clinically stable and engaged with staff on the morning of his death. The coroner…
50y · Male·Hanging
…kinson's disease died by hanging in a psychiatric inpatient unit while on a Temporary Treatment Order. His mental and behavioural symptoms were secondary to Parkinson's disease and its treatments rather than primary psyc…
38y · Male·acute cardiac arrhythmia in a man with cardiomegaly, focal coronary atherosclero…
… and significant cardiovascular risk factors (obesity, smoking, focal coronary atherosclerosis), died from acute cardiac arrhythmia while in mental health involuntary care. He was admitted to the High Dependency Unit af…
30y · Male·Malignant ventricular arrhythmia without myocardial infarction, precipitated by …
…es), and his underlying heart disease. Critical failures included: no ambulance called early despite known mental health crisis; inadequate police supervision and communication; failure to monitor breathing during prone …
39y · Male·multiple injuries from motor vehicle collision
A 39-year-old man with chronic paranoid schizophrenia on a Community Treatment Order died by suicide in a head-on motor vehicle collision. He had been appropriately managed on depot antipsychotic medication with generall…
32y · Female·hypoxic brain injury as a result of a cardiac arrest due to positional asphyxia …
…-controlled on clozapine, became pregnant. Poor communication between her general practitioners, community mental health service, and the hospital meant the hospital was unaware of her mental illness. After delivery, she…
Male·Transection of the aorta with exsanguination caused by gunshot wounds to the mid…
Warren I'Anson died from gunshot wounds to the mid-back on 17 November 1995 during a police response to a mental health crisis. He had schizophrenia, recently experienced grief from his wife and friend's deaths, and was…
60y · Male·asphyxia sequential to hanging due to depression
…une 2006, he was discharged from Cairns Base Hospital Emergency Department with a plan to attend community mental health the following morning. However, he died by hanging on 28 June 2006. Key clinical lessons include: t…
asphyxia sequential to hanging (all three cases); Charles Barlow: schizophrenia …
Three linked suicide cases spanning February 2004 to October 2005 in Far North Queensland mental health services. Charles Barlow (36, Aboriginal) was denied admission despite requesting transfer to Cairn…
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