475 results for “psychiatric admission”
40y · Female·hypoxic encephalopathy due to asphyxia from hanging
…cluding OCD, complex trauma, severe depression, and recurrent suicidal ideation was admitted to an open psychiatric unit after expressing suicidal intent. Despite being assessed as high-risk with a management plan requi…
63y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury and pneumonia complicating cardiac arrest in a ma…
…rs, and emphysema, died from hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury and pneumonia following cardiac arrest on a psychiatric unit. He presented to ED on 15 August 2019 with acute psychosis requiring sedation with multiple CNS-de…
48y · Male·Gunshot wound to the chest during a police operation
…tober 2022 threatening harm to himself and family, he was admitted involuntarily to Armidale Hospital's psychiatric unit but discharged as voluntary after 24 hours with a discharge plan for follow-up. An independent for…
48y · Male·unascertained
…in injury from cerebral malaria, died unexpectedly in hospital on 31 December 2018 while an involuntary psychiatric patient. He had untreated obstructive sleep apnoea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome diagnosed short…
26y · Female·compression of the neck consequent upon hanging
…icide attempts, died by hanging in the Northern Psychiatry Unit on 24 June 2010 while under involuntary psychiatric admission. She had presented to emergency with acute suicidality on 18 June, attended police station in…
46y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia in a man with coronary arteriosclerosis and myocarditis
…ied from cardiac arrhythmia secondary to coronary arteriosclerosis and myocarditis while an involuntary psychiatric patient. He had significant unrecognised cardiac risk factors including metabolic syndrome, obesity, di…
78y · Male·Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
…ary artery disease and hypertension died from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm while an involuntary psychiatric inpatient. He had presented with late-onset psychosis and benzodiazepine dependence. During psychiatric…
27y · Female·Ligature compression of neck (hanging)
…oroner found death by suicide. This case highlights risks associated with granting leave to involuntary psychiatric patients with active suicidal ideation and the importance of appropriate supervision and risk assessmen…
20y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
…t acutely psychotic. Despite appropriate antipsychotic medication and close observation during his 3-day admission, he was not assessed as suicidal and no evidence of suicidal ideation was documented during this final a…
63y · Male·coronary artery thrombosis
A 63-year-old man with complex medical and psychiatric history died of coronary artery thrombosis while on authorized leave from psychiatric admission. He had…
32y · Male·unascertained; most likely exposure after walking in bushland
Jason Marcus Lawson, a 32-year-old man with a complex psychiatric history including depression, anxiety, polysubstance use, and previous suicide attempts, disappeared on…
32y · Male·hanging
A 32-year-old man with bipolar disorder and recent suicide attempt died by hanging in a closed psychiatric ward. He was admitted following overdose and suicidal ideation, deemed high-risk, and placed on standar…
48y · Female·Combined effects of cardiac hypertrophy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease a…
…OPD, cardiac hypertrophy and obesity, died from combined natural causes while under assessment order in psychiatric care. She presented with acute psychosis on 22 September 2022 and was placed under Mental Health Act as…
30y · Male·external neck compression due to hanging
…, antisocial personality disorder) and substance abuse, died by hanging four days after presenting to a psychiatric emergency centre with self-inflicted wrist lacerations and expressing suicidal intent. A psychiatric re…
64y · Male·unascertained natural causes
…ural causes. Key clinical lessons include the challenges of managing elderly patients with dementia and psychiatric comorbidities in acute care settings, and recognition that some deaths remain medically unexplained des…
43y · Female·neck compression due to hanging
…d previous suicidal ideation presented to Emergency Department twice within 14 days and was referred to psychiatric services. She had persistently refused antidepressant medication for years due to fixed beliefs about '…
48y · Female·Sepsis due to pulmonary and cutaneous infections, with urinary tract infection a…
…ailure to escalate wound deterioration, and loss of trust in providers due to inappropriate involuntary psychiatric admission and attempted restrictive practices. The patient refused hospital admission due to fear of no…
89y · Male·congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic heart disease and aortic valve steno…
…severe depression, suicidal ideation, and self-neglect after multiple family bereavements. Six days into admission, he fell and sustained minor lacerations. He was found dead 10 hours later. Post-mortem revealed old sub…
78y · Female·Complications arising from a left femur fracture following an unwitnessed fall i…
…uring her left femur, and died from complications on 2 August 2015. A falls risk assessment completed on admission classified her as medium-low risk based on accurate information showing no prior falls history. While cl…
50y · Female·compression of the neck consistent with hanging
…d woman with a history of depression and recent breast cancer diagnosis, was admitted to Cramond Clinic psychiatric ward following a suicide attempt on Christmas Day 2008. She died by hanging in her room on 28 December …
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