238 results for “post-traumatic stress”
69y · Male·end-stage interstitial lung disease and chronic congestive cardiac failure
…elirium, agitation and aggressive behaviour with repeated removal of his oxygen mask despite respiratory distress. A Level 1 Inpatient Treatment Order was appropriately placed to enable oxygen administration and palliati…
37y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy due to asphyxia from hanging
Joseph Aaron Lattimer, aged 37, presented to the Royal Hobart Hospital Emergency Department at 5:02am on 10 July 2016 in mental health crisis with suicidal ideation, correctly triaged as Category 3 (urgent, requiring ass…
34y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic brain injury following resuscitated cardiac arrest and hanging
…arten, a 34-year-old man with complex psychiatric diagnoses including borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and schizophrenia, died by hanging in the courtyard of a secure extended care unit af…
65y · Male·general inanition on a background of advanced fronto-temporal dementia
Hugh Keightly Grundy, aged 65, died from general inanition secondary to advanced frontotemporal dementia. He had a progressive decline from 2002, with formal diagnosis in 2013, complicated by seizures, stroke, and behavi…
38y · Female·unknown
Paula-Lee Denton disappeared in January 2014 and is presumed dead. She was a 38-year-old woman with a history of psychological trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and cannabis use. Following her mother's death in October 2013 and rec…
84y · Female·complications of mixed drug toxicity (morphine, zolpidem and alprazolam) in a wo…
An 84-year-old woman with dementia, ischaemic heart disease, and cancer died from mixed drug toxicity (morphine, zolpidem, alprazolam) while visiting her daughter. Her daughter, who had a history of depression and PTSD, …
Female·Gunshot wound to the chest
On 14 September 2023, Krista Kach died from a gunshot wound to the chest following a police tactical response in Stockton, NSW. Police attended her residence after reports she was threatening others with an axe. During a…
28y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
Alen Deniro died by suicide on 5 May 2011 after learning of his de facto partner's death from terminal lung cancer. Psychiatrists appropriately assessed him as high suicide risk and initiated involuntary detention proced…
59y · Female·mixed prescription drug and alcohol toxicity (ethanol, diazepam, fluoxetine, and…
Julie Gaye Williams, 59, died from mixed prescription drug and alcohol toxicity with aspiration of gastric contents. She had extensive psychiatric history including depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and alcohol depende…
15y · Male·Hanging
A 15-year-old Aboriginal boy with complex trauma history, including physical abuse, parental mental illness, and 40+ child protection reports, disclosed a suicide attempt to his school counsellor in December 2019. A mand…
36y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction due to ischaemic heart disease with severe coronary …
Thomas Murphy, aged 36, died of acute myocardial infarction due to severe coronary atherosclerosis while in custody at Fulham Correctional Centre in June 2018. He had significant cardiovascular risk factors including a h…
33y · Unknown·neck compression secondary to hanging
Jessica Anne Thomas, a 33-year-old gender-diverse person with complex psychiatric diagnoses including schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder, and PTSD, died by hanging while remanded in custody at Dame…
38y · Female·neck compression (hanging)
RR, a 38-year-old woman with complex mental health history including PTSD, substance use disorder, and borderline personality traits, was admitted to Bloomfield Hospital on 12 April 2015 following an overdose with stated…
52y · Male·hanging
Luis Lopez, a 52-year-old man with schizophrenia managed by NorthWestern Mental Health Service, died by hanging on 10 February 2015. On 9 February, mental health clinicians expressed concern about increased paranoia duri…
Male·Ashton Michael Sunfly: ligature compression of the neck (hanging); Mitchell Nana…
This coronial inquiry examined five deaths in Balgo Aboriginal Community over a 24-month period: four suicides by hanging and one death from volatile substance abuse. The suicide rate in Balgo was more than 100 times the…
54y · Female·Complications of mixed drug toxicity (opiates, zolpidem, benzodiazepines and dox…
A 54-year-old woman with a history of PTSD, depression and suicidal ideation died from mixed drug toxicity (opiates, zolpidem, benzodiazepines, doxylamine). She had been accumulating prescribed medications over extended …
21y · Male·heroin toxicity
A 21-year-old man died from heroin toxicity while on home detention bail. He had been engaged in a methadone program and psychological treatment for heroin addiction, PTSD, depression and anxiety since June 2015. Despite…
19y · Male·Hanging
Dylon James Ahquee, aged 19, died by hanging in Townsville Correctional Centre on 26 December 2015. Despite documented self-harm and suicidal ideation as a juvenile, no Self-Harm Episode History flag was raised at adult …
53y · Male·sepsis due to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis on a background of end stage liv…
Kevin Arnold Cailes, 53, died from sepsis due to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis on a background of end-stage liver failure. He had cirrhosis diagnosed in 2011 with alcoholism as the likely cause, and despite repeated …
18y · Female, female, male·Caitlin: suicide by hanging; Talieha: suicide by hanging; William: suicide by tr…
…compliance (particularly lithium), housing instability, and recent relationship breakdown. Talieha had post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder from childhood sexual abuse; she transitioned to a…
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