402 results for “suicide risk high”
69y · Male·Partial contact range gunshot wound of the head
…s treating psychiatrist and case manager, whom he blamed for the appointment. The coroner found he received high-quality mental health care and that his death could not have been reasonably prevented. No mandatory firear…
58y · Female·plastic bag asphyxia
…stic bag asphyxia at a private mental health facility. She had schizo-affective disorder and a history of suicide attempts. Despite returning from supervised leave on 10 September 2017, no physical search was performed.…
54y · Male·Carbon monoxide poisoning
…s with profound disabilities, died of carbon monoxide poisoning along with his sons in an apparent murder-suicide. Despite significant improvement in his sons' care following a change to a new disability service provide…
33y · Female·neck compression and hanging
…, agoraphobia, borderline personality disorder and PTSD, with suicidal ideation since age 17 and multiple suicide attempts. She died by hanging on 2 September 2020 after being offered voluntary hospital admission for hi…
47y · Female·Ligature compression of the neck (suicide by hanging)
…ote location in Millstream National Park where she abandoned her damaged vehicle and subsequently died by suicide via ligature compression of the neck. Clinically, this case highlights the critical importance of risk as…
70y · Male·Cyanide Toxicity
… suicidal intent during custody assessment. In the ED, he was assessed as calm and cooperative, placed in a high-visibility cubicle without one-to-one observation, and absconded at 3:40pm during the busy afternoon shift …
37y · Male·blunt force injuries to the head and chest from jumping off an 8.65 metre roof
Daniel Bleaney, 37, experienced acute psychosis with command hallucinations while at sea and attempted suicide by jumping overboard. He was rescued and admitted involuntarily to Cowdy Ward, an open psychiatric ward, …
24y · Female·hypoxic brain damage due to cardiac arrest due to hanging
Jodie Maree Davis, aged 24, died by suicide in Townsville Correctional Centre in May 2002. She had a long history of self-harm dating from age 15, in…
29y · Female·global cerebral ischaemic injury in the setting of neck compression
Rebecca Poke, a 29-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder, died by suicide while an inpatient in Ward E of Casey Hospital on 2 September 2015. She had been admitted following a par…
34y · Male·Neck compression by hanging
Frederick Row Row, a 34-year-old Aboriginal man, died by suicide in Capricornia Correctional Centre following a precipitous change in risk assessment from high to low in …
53y · Male·Cervical spine distraction and hanging
…atment-resistant depression and chronic suicidality was admitted to Northern Hospital following a serious suicide attempt. He was assessed as high-risk but discharged after 19 days with referral to community mental heal…
Male·Self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head (Walker); Homicidal cutthroat (Morrison…
…t a Katherine residence: Jacqueline Morrison (homicide by cutthroat on 9 February 2008) and Wayne Walker (suicide by self-inflicted gunshot on 13 February 2008). Walker and Morrison were in a volatile de facto relations…
62y · Male·drowning
…ischarge from Royal Hobart Hospital on 24 June, he declined community mental health follow-up. He died by suicide approximately 4-5 days after discharge. Key clinical lessons: (1) High-risk patients discharged from acut…
36y · Male·Effects of hanging
…ess and suicidal ideation, died by hanging in Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre. He had been removed from suicide observation in June 2008 following improvement on antipsychotic medication (Quetiapine, Mirtazapine). He …
36y · Male·acute neck compression due to hanging
…oids), mental health issues including borderline personality disorder, childhood sexual trauma, and prior suicide attempts. In May 2021, after drug use with his partner and relationship conflict, he made two suicide att…
29y · Male·hanging
…sment and care. At Melbourne Assessment Prison, Nurse T D assigned Casey a P3 rating despite six previous suicide attempts, substance abuse, and schizophrenic symptoms. After self-harm on 29 February, registrar Dr S T u…
21y · Male·Head injury sustained in fall from height
…psychiatric unit 10 days earlier with paranoid delusions and command hallucinations telling him to commit suicide. Over the first week, his condition improved significantly on Risperidone and Lorazepam; he was moved fro…
45y · Female·combined drug (tapentadol, nortriptyline, venlafaxine, codeine, oxycodone, queti…
…e, quetiapine, and paracetamol with alcohol. The coroner classified the death as misadventure rather than suicide. Clinical lessons include: GPs prescribing high-risk opioids must conduct regular risk-benefit assessment…
23y · Male·injuries sustained when struck by train
… Christie, 23, a voluntary then involuntary psychiatric inpatient at Maroondah Hospital, absconded from the high-dependency unit on 22 December 2012 and died by suicide. Clinical lessons include: (1) GPs should fully rev…
43y · Male·compression of the neck due to hanging
…ng in a psychiatric inpatient unit while under a Level 2 Inpatient Treatment Order. He was admitted after a high-lethality suicide attempt involving overdose and carbon monoxide exposure, presenting with major depression…
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