212 results for “involuntary psychiatric admission”
36y · Male·hanging
…fter violent behaviour toward his father while intoxicated. Despite police concerns, family requests for admission, and his treating psychiatrist's recommendation for involuntary admission, he was discharged after brief…
45y · Male·Bullet wound to the head - self-inflicted
…, the firearm would have been removed. This case highlights the duty to assess and act on deteriorating psychiatric risk and the need for clear medical education regarding firearms reporting obligations that differ from…
42y · Male·Sudden cardiac death in the context of schizophrenia
…ing schizophrenia (formerly diagnosed as bipolar disorder), died suddenly on 23 September 2013 while an involuntary psychiatric patient at Cowdy Ward, Royal Darwin Hospital. He had been admitted on 8 August 2013 and was…
36y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from intentional jump from cliff top
…ned when he jumped from an 11-metre cliff at the Roundhouse in Fremantle on 27 February 2004. He was an involuntary patient at Alma Street Centre, Fremantle Hospital, who had absconded from the ward. On the day of his d…
82y · Female·sepsis with septic shock due to ascending cholangitis
…rom sepsis with septic shock due to ascending cholangitis. She had gallstones identified on MRCP during psychiatric admission but was deemed high-risk for elective cholecystectomy and discharged without symptoms. She pr…
56y · Female·multi-organ failure due to anorexia nervosa
…-old woman with a long history of anorexia nervosa and a BMI of 10.3 died from multi-organ failure after admission to hospital. She was found on her bedroom floor, dehydrated and malnourished, and was involuntarily admi…
49y · Male·incised injury to the neck
…y police. Clinical lessons emerged regarding mental health assessment and crisis response. On 5 August, psychiatric assessment in ED correctly followed the Mental Health Act in declining involuntary admission, though th…
19y · Male·Ruptured aorta post motor vehicle incident
…on Kirwan, 19, died by motor vehicle collision in circumstances indicating suicide after discharge from involuntary mental health care. He had made three serious suicide attempts within 7 days (overdoses, wrist lacerati…
81y · Male·myocardial infarction
…at Glenside Hospital. He was admitted for aggression and cognitive deterioration. Over three weeks, his psychiatric medication (olanzapine, carbamazepine) was adjusted as he appeared to improve. He collapsed suddenly on…
34y · Female·Multiple injuries due to impact with a train
…ah Simpson, a 34-year-old woman with bipolar affective disorder, died by suicide after exiting a locked psychiatric unit. She was admitted involuntarily on 30 January 2012 after expressing suicidal ideation and was disc…
62y · Male·Cerebral ischaemic injury due to hanging
…liar, a 62-year-old man with severe bipolar affective disorder, died from hanging in Frankston Hospital psychiatric ward on 16 November 2012 after an involuntary admission for treatment-resistant depression with suicida…
46y · Male·Cerebral ischaemia secondary to compression of the neck in circumstances of hang…
Derek Hamilton, a 46-year-old involuntary psychiatric patient with cluster B personality disorder and recurrent depression, died from cerebral is…
46y · Male·Coronary artery atherosclerosis
…e monitored and managed appropriately after respiratory depression emerged, he spent ~14 hours awaiting psychiatric admission with delayed registrar assessment. He died from coronary artery atherosclerosis (underlying c…
58y · Male·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis
… haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on 19 April 2004. He had been an involuntary psychiatric patient at Graylands Hospital since 1992, following a severe head injury sustained in a mot…
36y · Male·undetermined (possibly ethylene glycol poisoning; possibly natural cause such as…
…ic patients refusing medication, improved communication between hospital and police regarding absconded involuntary patients, and consideration of whether a young probationary constable at Blacktown Police Station shoul…
33y · Female·multiple injuries sustained when struck by a train
… had been brought to the ED by police under Mental Health Act section 10 after threatening suicide. The psychiatric team assessed her as not meeting involuntary treatment criteria and admitted her voluntarily to the psy…
19y · Female·hypoxic encephalopathy as a result of attempted hanging
…man with psychosis and depression died from hypoxic encephalopathy following attempted hanging while in involuntary psychiatric admission. She was on R15 (15-minute) observation status due to suicide risk, but observati…
62y · Male·not stated - body never found
… long history of depression, anxiety, and alcohol use disorder, was admitted to St Vincent's Hospital's psychiatric units (PECC and Caritas) in June 2020 following suicidal ideation. After approximately two weeks of tre…
26y · Male·multiple gunshot wounds with death resulting from combination of blood loss and …
…wful and justifiable. Clinical lessons include: recognising acute mental health deterioration requiring involuntary admission; ensuring rapid psychiatric assessment when police attend mental health emergencies; and docu…
30y · Male·external neck compression due to hanging
…, antisocial personality disorder) and substance abuse, died by hanging four days after presenting to a psychiatric emergency centre with self-inflicted wrist lacerations and expressing suicidal intent. A psychiatric re…
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