333 results for “treatment non-compliance”
50y · Male·hepatic encephalopathy secondary to liver cirrhosis with background of hepatitis…
…ate medical management including fluid drainage, PICC line insertion for medication delivery, antibiotic treatment for peritonitis, and endoscopic assessment revealing oesophageal varices, his condition rapidly deterior…
34y · Male·drowning
…ssed clinical escalation opportunities despite multiple warning signs (McDonald's incident, medication non-compliance, illicit drug use, family concerns), and failure to implement structured case reviews. The coroner fou…
46y · Male·Acute purulent pericarditis as a consequence of an infected injection, in the co…
…rulent pericarditis secondary to a self-administered infected injection. He was subject to a Psychiatric Treatment Order at the time of death. The coroner found that ACT Mental Health Services provided appropriate care …
51y · Male·pneumonia secondary to hepatocellular carcinoma and chronic liver disease
… at Royal Darwin Hospital confirmed advanced multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma unsuitable for curative treatment. The coroner found that staff at both the correctional centre and hospital provided exemplary care and s…
28y · Female·multiple injuries from deliberate fall from pedestrian bridge onto Mitchell Free…
…atient at Graylands Hospital at the time, admitted on 3 December 2009 following a relapse triggered by non-compliance with antipsychotic medication. After initial stabilisation on a secure ward with 30-minute observation…
24y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
…r being shot by police at Ipswich Railway Station on 16 September 2018. He had a longstanding history of treatment-resistant schizophrenia and substance abuse, with repeated documented psychotic episodes and poor medica…
74y · Male·myocardial infarction
…ct at Royal Adelaide Hospital. He had presented with hypokalaemia and sigmoid volvulus, refusing initial treatment. He was detained due to delirium and combativeness, allowing restraint and treatment. His condition dete…
62y · Female·multiple self-inflicted stab wounds to the neck, thorax and abdomen
…amily (husband Samuel and son Robert) had cared for her in Tasmania since 2005, balancing her refusal of treatment with her expressed wishes to remain unmedicated. While a psychiatrist suggested involuntary treatment sh…
45y · Male·Consistent with hanging
…g, a 45-year-old man with schizophrenia, died by hanging in March 2010. He had a documented history of non-compliance with antipsychotic medication, forensic involvement, and repeated disengagement from mental health ser…
68y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
…carcinoma, died from bronchopneumonia. He was a long-term involuntary psychiatric inpatient resistant to treatment and management. His mental health issues substantially complicated medical care; he frequently refused i…
42y · Male·acute methadone intoxication
Paul William Lowe, a 42-year-old man with treatment-resistant epilepsy, schizophrenia, and long-standing opioid dependence, died from acute methadone intoxi…
27y · Male·unascertained
…ulsory medication in South Australia. After being found naked in the street and admitted for psychiatric treatment on 6 February 1982, he was discharged on 8 February 1982 and never seen again. The critical clinical les…
47y · Female·Multiple injuries from being struck by a train; death determined to be suicide
…om Bosnia, died by suicide by stepping in front of a train on 1 May 2012. She was subject to a Community Treatment Order at the time. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) discharge planning from inpatient psychiatric …
57y · Male·Acute renal failure complicating end stage liver cirrhosis with resultant enceph…
…veloped acute renal failure with very poor prognosis. The coroner found his detention lawful and medical treatment appropriate given the limitations of his advanced liver disease and lack of cooperation. His death resul…
62y · Male·fatal cardiac arrhythmia secondary to end-stage ischaemic cardiomyopathy
…ations and hospital transfers but was frequently non-compliant with medical management, using refusal of treatment as a means of controlling his prison placement. His condition progressively deteriorated despite intensi…
92y · Female·decompensated congestive cardiac failure secondary to haemophilus influenzae low…
…us influenzae lower respiratory tract infection. She was admitted to psychiatric care under an Inpatient Treatment Order due to severe dementia-related behavioural disturbance and medication non-compliance. The coroner …
29y · Male·Stab wound to the chest
…er proactive intervention, particularly swift contravention proceedings and enforcement of court-ordered treatment, represented a missed opportunity to manage Jesse's risk and hold him accountable, though the coroner ac…
61y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolus
…are. The coroner found no evidence of inadequate medical care, noting Fleming frequently refused offered treatments and was highly resistant to medical management. The coroner concluded appropriate healthcare was provid…
21y · Male·Hanging
…-sentence assessment for a Community Corrections Order in October 2017 failed to recommend mental health treatment conditions, despite evidence of prior required attendance at mental health services and documented self-…
28y · Female·multiple injuries
… while on leave from Graylands Hospital. She had been admitted on 3 December 2009 following medication non-compliance and suicidal ideation. Her condition improved significantly with antipsychotic medication; she was dis…
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