746 results for “psychiatric treatment”
36y · Female·Effects of fire and stab wounds (for Matthew Maher); effects of fire (for Kylie …
Kylie Fowler, a 36-year-old woman with a 18-year history of schizophrenia requiring five involuntary psychiatric admissions, killed herself and her three children (Melanie, 13; Matthew, 11; Samantha, 18) on 9 January…
45y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis with multi-organ failure caused by pneumonia
…the doctor been informed promptly, skilled engagement could likely have brought him back for life-saving treatment.
54y · Male·incised wound to the neck
…ents in hospital; (2) integrated assessment of mental health and substance use is essential—his separate treatment as siloed issues in hospital and prison contributed to inadequate care; (3) early imprisonment is highes…
81y · Female·aspiration pneumonia, exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways disease (emphy…
Patricia Nina George, an 81-year-old woman detained under mental health legislation at Glenside Campus, died from aspiration pneumonia, COPD exacerbation and congestive heart failure. A critical ambulance transfer delay …
24y · Male·Injuries sustained in fall from height
… mental health screening tools for cancer patients; and that metoclopramide carries rare but recognised psychiatric risks that warrant explicit risk-benefit consideration in patients with depression, though no causal li…
38y · Female·multiple stab injuries to the chest and abdomen
A 38-year-old woman was fatally stabbed by her former partner, Bradley Carolus, in May 2010. Three days before the homicide, Carolus had been apprehended by police under mental health legislation following a volatile epi…
29y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Houston Peel, a 29-year-old man, presented to Fiona Stanley Hospital ED at 4:35 am on 30 March 2023 with acute psychotic symptoms including auditory and visual hallucinations, bizarre behaviour, and paranoid ideation fol…
37y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia
…rmacy, maintain mandatory documentation of ceased medications, and ensure physical investigations guide psychiatric treatment decisions.
21y · Male·Suffocation from hanging
…he critical period when Camden died (likely around 4:30 AM). The coroner found that the quality of care, treatment and supervision by Mr Black (supervisor), Mr Kelly, Mr Gordon, and Mr Curbishley all contributed to the …
48y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease complicating restraint of an acutely agitated male
Daniel Richards, 48, died from ischaemic heart disease precipitated by restraint during a mental health assessment at home. He had underlying significant coronary artery disease with left ventricular hypertrophy and old …
41y · Female·Peritonitis following surgical procedure to the urinary bladder, due to infected…
…ohol consumption. The coroner found the death entirely preventable with competent supervision and timely treatment, and referred all three doctors to the Medical Board.
51y · Male·complications of opiate toxicity; cardiac and respiratory arrest following drug …
Ziad Hamawy, a 51-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia and polysubstance use disorder, died from opiate toxicity after cardiac arrest following his discharge from Concord Hospital's mental health unit on 18 March 2019…
17y · Male·Suicide by self-inflicted hanging
…. Critical clinical lessons emerged: failure to inform his mother about mental health deterioration and psychiatric hospitalizations; poor communication between school and mental health services despite recognizing high…
40y · Male·compression of the neck due to hanging
…ks were discontinued after initial assessments despite recent suicidal history and ongoing mental health treatment. The coroner found no adverse comment appropriate but identified system failures in information gatherin…
22y · Male·Multiple injuries from fall from height
Mitchell Follent, 22, died by fall from a third-floor balcony five days after discharge from his first psychiatric admission for post-ictal/drug-induced psychosis. He had intellectual disability, epilepsy, and acquired…
Male·Hunt: self-inflicted gunshot wound to head; Reynolds: self-inflicted gunshot wou…
This coronial finding examined four police suicides in Tasmania between 2016-2020. Constable Hunt died by gunshot wound after being stood down from duty without welfare support; his personal phone was unlawfully seized, …
42y · Female·pneumonia with diffuse alveolar damage in the setting of mixed drug toxicity (Ba…
Allyson Bailey, a 42-year-old woman with complex polysubstance use disorder and borderline personality disorder, died from pneumonia with diffuse alveolar damage complicated by mixed drug toxicity (baclofen and pregabali…
39y · Male·respiratory failure and cardiac arrest
…s (obesity, respiratory infection, diabetes), presented to Logan Hospital after police noted concerning psychiatric behaviour. He was appropriately assessed in the Short Stay Unit, where blood gas analysis revealed crit…
36y · Male·Drowning
Gary Dale Sargeant, a 36-year-old Royal Australian Air Force member, died by drowning after absconding from Edinburgh Health Centre during an acute mental health crisis. Critical clinical failures included: a clinical ps…
37y · Female·exsanguination from incised wounds to right wrist and elbow
Tracey Inglis, a 37-year-old woman with chronic pain from multiple orthopaedic injuries, hepatitis C, and a history of suicidal ideation, died by suicide while imprisoned. Critical clinical lessons include: the Initial R…
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