867 results for “anxiety”
Female·Drowning (suicide)
Melissa Maree Blake died by suicide by drowning on 16 January 2007 while receiving community-based treatment for psychotic depression, which developed following a miscarriage. She was referred to Sunshine Coast Mental He…
31y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (methadone, fluvoxamine, tramadol, mirtazapine …
Christopher Neil Adams, 31, died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (methadone, fluvoxamine, tramadol, mirtazapine, diazepam) combined with advanced coronary atherosclerotic disease. He had a documented history of opi…
25y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
David Peter Ellery, a 25-year-old man with long-standing amphetamine addiction and deteriorating mental health, died by hanging on 31 July 2007. He presented to Bentley Hospital on 31 July with active suicidal ideation, …
22y · Male·Neck compression by ligature suspension (hanging)
A 22-year-old international student from India died by hanging at his home in Victoria. He was studying information technology at Monash University after experiencing academic difficulties, having failed multiple subject…
59y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to compression of the neck in the circu…
A 59-year-old woman with major depression died by hanging using her dressing gown tie while a voluntary inpatient at a private psychiatric clinic. She was assessed as low-risk and had no restriction on ligature access. D…
1y · Male·Heat stroke
Noah Zunde, aged 21 months, died from heat stroke on 19 February 2015 after being inadvertently left in a parked motor vehicle by his mother, Romy, who forgot to drop him at child care. The coroner heard expert evidence …
39y · Male·Coronary thrombosis caused by coronary atherosclerosis
Lenard Casey, a 39-year-old Aboriginal man with severe coronary artery disease, died of acute coronary thrombosis while in custody. Arrested for assault on his partner, he developed chest pain at the police station and w…
7y · Female·Group A Streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes) pneumonia with sepsis
A 7-year-old previously healthy girl died from Group A Streptococcus pneumonia with sepsis after paramedics failed to transport her to hospital despite recording a severely elevated heart rate (172 and 168 bpm) on 15 Sep…
Male·Gunshot wound to the head
Five family members were killed by gunshot on the evening of 8 September 2014 at Watch Hill farm, NSW. Geoffrey Hunt shot his wife Kim and their three children (Fletcher aged 10, Mia aged 8, and Phoebe aged 6) before tak…
43y · Male·The combined effects of subacute myocardial injury and methadone toxicity
Timothy Ricketts, a 43-year-old man with complex psychiatric and substance use history, died from combined subacute myocardial injury and methadone toxicity. He had been admitted to hospital in November 2021 with elevate…
52y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia and asphyxia in the setting of an irrespirable environment
Diane Bell, a 53-year-old woman with delusional disorder and chronic suicidal ideation, died by argon gas inhalation in June 2017. She had been under care of North West Area Mental Health Service with a Community Treatme…
44y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (elevated pregabalin, temazepam, oxazepam, ibuprofen, mel…
Caitlin-Lei Alaya, a 44-year-old woman with fibromyalgia, PTSD, depression and suicidal ideation, died from combined drug toxicity (elevated pregabalin, temazepam, ibuprofen, meloxicam). She survived a suicide attempt on…
15y · Female·methylamphetamine and methadone toxicity
Becky, aged 15, died on 26 March 2016 from methylamphetamine and methadone toxicity at a private residence in Armidale, NSW. She was in the parental responsibility of the Department of Family and Community Services (FACS…
64y · Female·Combined toxicity to alcohol and baclofen
Anna Lawrence, 64, died from combined toxicity of alcohol and baclofen on 30 April 2020. She had a 40+ year history of alcohol dependency, borderline personality disorder, depression, and multiple suicide attempts. Baclo…
37y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity
Sharni Dee Connolly, a 37-year-old registered nurse turned naturopath, died from multiple drug toxicity following a hamstring injury requiring opioid analgesia. She was prescribed excessive quantities of pregabalin (105m…
40y · Male·Gunshot wound to neck
Benjamin Freear, aged 40, died from a gunshot wound to the neck sustained during a police siege on 8 December 2019 in rural Queensland. He had been diagnosed with ADHD in April 2018 and prescribed dexamphetamine by psych…
40y · Female·hypoxic encephalopathy due to asphyxia from hanging
A 40-year-old woman with extensive mental health history including OCD, complex trauma, severe depression, and recurrent suicidal ideation was admitted to an open psychiatric unit after expressing suicidal intent. Despit…
45y · Male·multi-drug toxicity from ingestion of methadone and amitriptyline
Terry Riordan, 45, died from multi-drug toxicity caused by ingesting amitriptyline and methadone in April 2015. He had complex medical and psychiatric comorbidities, substance abuse issues, and was under care of his GP D…
19y · Male·Hanging
Yohan Wepitiya-Gamage, a 19-year-old male remand prisoner with a history of psychosis and substance use, died by hanging in his cell at the Metropolitan Special Programs Centre in January 2016. Critical clinical lessons …
46y · Female·acute mixed drug toxicity due to accidental self-administered drug overdose
Dr V., an obstetrician-gynaecologist trainee, died from acute mixed drug toxicity on 18 January 2013 following self-administration of multiple anaesthetic drugs (propofol, midazolam, fentanyl, alfentanil) via intravenous…
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