131 results for “emergency sedation”
33y · Male·Respiratory failure due to mixed drug toxicity (amitriptyline, oxycodone, morphi…
A 33-year-old man with chronic back pain, depression, morbid obesity and sleep apnoea died in psychiatric custody from respiratory failure due to mixed drug toxicity and probable aspiration. He was heavily medicated with…
53y · Male·Complications of hypoxic brain injury secondary to mixed drug toxicity (methylam…
BT, a 53-year-old man with substance use disorder and mental health conditions, died from complications of hypoxic brain injury secondary to mixed drug toxicity (methylamphetamine, benzodiazepines, metonitazene). He inje…
23y · Male·Unascertained
Umut Selek, aged 23, died in police custody following apprehension under the Mental Health Act 1986. He presented with acute agitation, aggression, and unusual strength after what appears to be a mental health or drug-re…
77y · Male·Blunt force head and chest injuries from motor vehicle collision
A 77-year-old male with a history of seizures (2017, 2023) died from blunt force head and chest injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on 10 March 2024. The vehicle travelled at 157 km/h approaching a red traffi…
24y · Male·methylamphetamine toxicity
…linically reported cases. Expert evidence established that LT required immediate intensive care with deep sedation, intubation, and aggressive cooling measures to have any chance of survival. The emergency response by co…
45y · Male·unascertained
Mark Anthony Theakston, a 45-year-old man with severe intellectual disability and autism residing in supported accommodation, died of an unascertained cause on 25 May 2008. He had collapsed on 21 May with a syncopal epis…
39y · Male·rhabdomyolysis complicating cocaine toxicity against a background of atheroscler…
…tion. He sustained severe hypoxic brain injury and died 2 days later. The coroner found the restraint and sedation were appropriate and lawfully justified. However, the manner of midazolam administration was criticised -…
37y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity
Sharni Dee Connolly, a 37-year-old registered nurse turned naturopath, died from multiple drug toxicity following a hamstring injury requiring opioid analgesia. She was prescribed excessive quantities of pregabalin (105m…
45y · Male·focal coronary artery disease and cardiomegaly
… an involuntary psychiatric admission. He presented with acute psychosis from bipolar disorder requiring emergency response and Mental Health Act detention. During his 2-day hospital stay, clinicians prescribed multiple…
52y · Male·Polypharmacy overdose of amitriptyline and doxylamine in the context of underlyi…
…and refused treatment. After failed de-escalation attempts, he was restrained in prone position to enable sedation with ketamine and midazolam. He deteriorated acutely, requiring intubation and ultimately died. Medical c…
58y · Male·Heroin toxicity
… Step Down program on 17 May 2016 against medical advice after staff withheld benzodiazepines due to over-sedation. Five days later, he injected heroin with a companion who observed signs of overdose but believed he had …
22y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
Dean Kieran Lauder, aged 22, died on 31 May 1998 at Canning Vale Prison by ligature strangulation (hanging) while in a punishment cell. He was serving a 7-day sentence for cannabis possession offences. He had a history o…
43y · Male·Liver failure with cirrhosis in the setting of recent paracentesis and Hepatitis…
…n was a 43-year-old Aboriginal man with end-stage liver cirrhosis and hepatitis C who died 18 days after emergency umbilical hernia repair and one day after paracentesis drainage of 8 litres of ascites at a rural hospit…
73y · Male·Consequences of myocardial infarction with coronary artery atherosclerotic disea…
Leonard Bartholomeusz, aged 73, died of myocardial rupture on 6 May 2013, six days after hip fracture surgery. He suffered a fall on 30 April 2013 following which ECG testing revealed cardiac abnormality. A first ECG at …
82y · Female·Hyperkalaemia due to acute renal failure on a background of end stage pulmonary …
An 82-year-old woman with terminal pulmonary fibrosis and chronic respiratory failure presented with chest pain, hyperkalaemia and metabolic acidosis. She became combative and was given haloperidol and morphine for agita…
30y · Male·Complications of methylamphetamine toxicity
Matthew Dongelmans, aged 30, died from complications of methylamphetamine toxicity after being arrested for breaching a family violence intervention order. He consumed methylamphetamine prior to arrest, likely in panic w…
22y · Male·Drowning
A 22-year-old university student with recent substance use presented to ED following violent behaviour. He had facial trauma with mild head injury and abnormal metabolic parameters. Initial management appropriately prior…
30y · Male·unascertained
Bayden Quilkey, 30, died from unascertained causes on 13 March 2008 during an acute psychotic episode while being restrained by police. He had recently moved from Queensland showing signs of paranoid schizophrenia with s…
35y · Male·acute vomit aspiration in a man with acute large intestine obstruction (severe m…
Stephen Michael Kell, a 35-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died at Graylands Hospital from acute vomit aspiration in the setting of acute large bowel obstruction and clozapine-induced gastrointestina…
45y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest due to coronary artery disease, severe psychosis requir…
Stanley King, a 45-year-old man with severe psychosis, coronary artery disease, and obesity, died from cardiorespiratory arrest triggered by antipsychotic-induced laryngeal dystonia. Admitted involuntarily for acute psyc…
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