135 results for “absconding”
10y · Female·injuries sustained from being struck by a car
…care options. The placement proceeded without adequate risk assessment, particularly regarding her known absconding behaviour. Significant conflict with another resident, including documented physical assaults, was not a…
51y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by a car while lying on the Mornington P…
Lee Collings, 51, died by suicide after absconding from an Emergency Department. She presented with suicidal ideation and was triaged as Mental Health Cate…
18y · Male·Multiple injuries due to impact by train
Travis McNees, 18-year-old male, died by suicide on 4 October 2010 after absconding from Upton House psychiatric unit. He presented to ED on 29 September with paracetamol/panadeine overdos…
48y · Male·Hanging
…ary Treatment Order. He was reported missing to Victoria Police at 5:00pm, approximately two hours after absconding. The police investigation that followed had documentation gaps and inconsistent record-keeping, though t…
31y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
…iatrist or registrar much sooner, particularly given his history of substance abuse, non-compliance, and absconding risk.
11y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by train
Alex Raichman, 11, died when struck by a train after absconding from respite care at Civic Disability Services. Alex had autism, intellectual disability, and seizure di…
25y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
… should weight recent suicidal behaviour heavily in risk assessment; voluntary status does not eliminate absconding risk and environmental precautions should reflect this. Both hospitals subsequently implemented policy c…
48y · Female·head injury sustained when struck by a train
…acute psychosis, impaired insight, poor medication compliance, recent cannabis use, and known pattern of absconding. Contributing systemic failures included inadequate community mental health care following her discharge…
27y · Male·HEAD INJURY SUSTAINED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION (PEDESTRIAN)
Mark Connolly, 27, with paranoid schizophrenia and command hallucinations, was admitted to the Low Dependency Unit of a psychiatric hospital despite expressing intent to jump from a moving car and requesting High Depende…
27y · Male·Injuries sustained in descent from height
…od placement was inappropriate and known to be so; staff withheld information from Mr Laboski to prevent absconding rather than securing him safely; the hospital and mental health services lacked integrated coordination …
Male·Multiple injuries due to train over-run (suicide by train)
…te Observation Area (AOA) to an open ward on 14 July 2006 despite documented high suicide risk, repeated absconding attempts, and parental concerns. Dr D.' decision lacked critical information about Liam's suicidal ideat…
37y · Male·compression of the neck consistent with hanging
Andrew David Hollonds, a 37-year-old man with personality disorder, substance misuse, and recent psychosis, presented to hospital after a suicide attempt (temazepam overdose) following job loss. He explicitly threatened …
23y · Male·multidrug overdose including tramadol and methadone
Shannon Lees, a 23-year-old with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance abuse, absconded from a mental health rehabilitation unit and died from multidrug overdose involving tramadol and methadone (not prescribed to h…
48y · Male·drowning
John Tuffy, 48, died by drowning after absconding from a mental health waiting room at Bayview House while awaiting transfer to hospital. He had returned …
43y · Female·unknown
Rita Anderson, a 43-year-old Aboriginal woman with chronic alcohol-related organic brain damage, was admitted to Royal Darwin Hospital in March 2002 for stabilization and placement planning. Unable to safely live indepen…
41y · Female·Multiple injuries due to impact by train
…los, a 41-year-old woman with schizophrenia and depression, died by suicide when struck by a train after absconding from a locked psychiatric ward at Alfred Hospital. She had been on escorted leave, became acutely agitat…
13y · Female·Multiple injuries due to motor vehicle accident
A 13-year-old Aboriginal girl in residential care absconded with a vehicle after an extended violent altercation with youth workers and died in a high-speed motor vehicle crash. She had extensive trauma history, PTSD, re…
76y · Male·MULTIPLE INJURIES IN A TRAIN INCIDENT
A 76-year-old man with advanced dementia was admitted to a residential aged care facility on 26 June 2008. Within hours, he absconded through the front door and was struck by a train, sustaining fatal injuries. The RN ad…
39y · Male·Effects of fire (self-immolation)
…ients awaiting mental health assessment need close supervision; nicotine replacement therapy can prevent absconding; direct patient assessment by mental health clinicians is essential when psychosis present.
69y · Male·asphyxia by hanging
A 69-year-old man with depression, prostate cancer, and recent suicide attempt was admitted to MAPU (general medical ward) after intensive care treatment. He was deemed low suicide risk and the one-on-one attendant was d…
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