177 results for “severe anxiety”
22y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating hanging
Christopher Ritson, a 22-year-old with severe alcohol and polysubstance dependence (ICE, cannabis), depression, anxiety and social phobia, died by suici…
31y · Female·drowning, deliberately self-inflicted with intention of ending life
Maria Rebekah Wright, a 31-year-old woman with severe borderline personality disorder and chronic suicidality, died by drowning at Howrah Beach, Tasmania on 14 …
53y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to hanging
A 53-year-old woman with severe depression, anxiety, and recent suicide attempt died by hanging in a psychiatric hospital's low-dependency…
74y · Male·ischaemic heart disease; acute myocardial infarction due to significant atherosc…
A 74-year-old man with severe dementia died suddenly of ischaemic heart disease while detained at a secure mental health residential fac…
31y · Male·Combined effects of multiple drugs in an obese male with findings suggestive of …
…ed respiratory depression. He self-escalated pain relief medication beyond prescribed doses in response to severe pain. Clinical lessons include: recognition that polypharmacy with CNS depressants poses significant risk …
0y · Female·Head injury
…ed when her mother placed her on train tracks during what was determined to be infanticide. The mother had severe untreated postnatal depression and anxiety, experiencing suicidal ideation and fixated concerns about harm…
50y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury in the context of hanging
A 50-year-old man with longstanding depression, anxiety, and ADHD died by hanging after an acute deterioration in mental state. He had previous psychiatric admis…
50y · Female·mixed tablet overdosage (quetiapine and venlafaxine with codeine)
…a progressive mental health decline. After work-related stress in late 2002, she developed depression and anxiety. While individual clinicians provided reasonable care, the coroner identified critical system failures: l…
15y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (morphine, 7-aminoclonazepam, fluoxetine, sertraline)
Joshua Meloury-Kaup, a 15-year-old boy with ADHD, anxiety disorder, and chronic sleep disturbance, died from mixed drug toxicity after ingesting his grandmother's …
31y · Male·Complications of burns
…fire (causing her death), and then caught fire himself. He was rescued by police but died in hospital from severe burns and smoke inhalation. The death occurred in the context of family violence; separate findings into M…
60y · Male·Complications of chronic lung disease (emphysema, foreign body giant cell reacti…
A 60-year-old man with severe emphysema, atherosclerotic coronary disease, and secondary pulmonary hypertension died at home. He had a h…
45y · Male·drowning and intoxication with methamphetamine and other substances
45-year-old male with long-standing substance use disorder, depression, and anxiety died from drowning combined with acute methamphetamine intoxication. In the weeks before death, he displa…
27y · Male·traumatic injuries and/or drowning from jumping from Tasman Bridge
…d by suicide after jumping from Tasman Bridge. He had a complex psychiatric history including depression, anxiety, and adjustment disorder, with multiple self-harm episodes. His second psychiatric hospital admission for…
41y · Male·complications of acute ethanol toxicity
Mr RJ, a 41-year-old man with a history of progressive alcohol misuse and mental health conditions (anxiety and depression), died from complications of acute ethanol toxicity following cardiac arrest due to aspira…
45y · Male·Self-inflicted burns (80-90% full and partial thickness burns across body)
Stephen Mawer, a 45-year-old man with longstanding depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation, died from severe burns sustained when he deliberately set himself alight during a …
33y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to hanging with resuscitation
… 28 minutes and initiated resuscitation, achieving return of spontaneous circulation. However, he suffered severe hypoxic brain injury and was declared brain dead on 20 March 2022. The coroner made no recommendations. Ke…
46y · Female·hypoxic brain injury due to hanging
…nt about discharge into custody without psychiatric assessment or support; no discussion of her identified severe anxiety about returning to prison; a hiatus in nursing observations during the critical period; and failur…
36y · Female·Nicotine toxicity
Rachel Mihail, a 36-year-old with a complex psychiatric history including PTSD, depression, anxiety, and agoraphobia, ingested liquid nicotine at home on 22 November 2017 after calling mental health triage…
49y · Male·Coronary artery thrombosis due to coronary atherosclerosis
…ary thrombosis approximately 40 minutes after police arrest at a polling booth on 7 September 2013. He had severe pre-existing triple-vessel coronary atherosclerosis, smoking history, and recent cannabis use. The coroner…
62y · Male·not stated - body never found
KL, a 62-year-old journalist with a long history of depression, anxiety, and alcohol use disorder, was admitted to St Vincent's Hospital's psychiatric units (PECC and Caritas) i…
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