96 results for “previous suicide attempt”
72y · Female·Hanging
Chang Ying Xu, a 72-year-old Chinese-speaking woman with severe spinal cord compression, chronic pain, and depression, died by hanging during respite care at an aged care facility. While her depression history and multip…
21y · Male·external neck compression due to hanging; intentional self-harm
James Barton, aged 21, died by suicide on 27 March 2013, three days after discharge from psychiatric care. He was appropriately assessed and adm…
30y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…erth Central Law Courts. He had recently confessed to sexual offences against juveniles, had a history of suicide attempts, and was known to be at acute risk of self-harm. He was found hanging from his own shoelaces tie…
72y · Male·Hanging
A 72-year-old male inmate at Long Bay Correctional Centre died by hanging in April 2017. He had a documented history of depression managed with antidepressant medications, and his medication (mirtazapine) was adjusted tw…
20y · Female·Methylamphetamine toxicity
…inding as to how death arose due to multiple unanswered questions, with possible involvement ranging from suicide to accident to homicide. Critical findings highlighted significant deficiencies in the police investigati…
41y · Male·Hanging
Stuart Alan Ronning, a 41-year-old man with recurrent depressive disorder, alcohol dependency, and previous suicide attempts, presented to Royal Melbourne Hospital emergency department after being found with a noo…
18y · Male·acute neck compression due to hanging
…risoner with an extensive history of self-harm, including cutting, swallowing batteries and razors, and a previous suicide attempt involving petrol and pills. Critically, essential risk information from his prior incarce…
22y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy due to suffocation
…ey, aged 22, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy on 2 September 1999 at Fremantle Hospital after a suicide attempt by suffocation in a Casuarina Prison cell on 25 August 1999. Rapley was a prisoner with a history…
21y · Male·Suffocation from hanging
Shannon Robert Camden, a 21-year-old with longstanding mental health difficulties and previous suicide attempts, died by hanging in cell A1 of the Belconnen Remand Centre on 15 April 1996 while on rem…
21y · Male·Combined effects of heroin toxicity and plastic bag asphyxia
…prognosis. He had recent psychological counselling for depression and suicidal ideation after an overdose attempt in early July. His previous cardiac review at age 14 had provided bleak prognostic information. The coron…
50y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…2015. She was a remand prisoner with chronic alcoholism, depression, and suicidal ideation who had made a previous hanging attempt and ingested cleaning products. The coroner found that her mental health care was of a hi…
24y · Male·aspiration of gastric contents due to or as a consequence of drug toxicity follo…
…ication drawer beside his bed. Andrew had a complex psychiatric history including schizophrenia, multiple suicide attempts, self-harm, and a severe overdose attempt in 2003 causing hypoxic brain injury. He was appropria…
33y · Female·hanging, self-inflicted with intention of taking her own life
…ays with instructions to avoid antidepressants for one week, then restart citalopram at 10mg. She died by suicide 2 days post-discharge. Critical clinical lessons: (1) discharge staff failed to obtain the June 2013 Nort…
19y · Female·combined drug effect and myocarditis
…ol and cannabis abuse died at Graylands Hospital from combined drug effect and myocarditis. Following two suicide attempts within 48 hours, she was sedated and transferred via Royal Flying Doctor Service from Broome to …
30y · Male·compression of the neck consistent with hanging
…died by hanging in his prison cell. A critical missed opportunity occurred in November 2009 when Mr Smith attempted hanging, but staff accepted his implausible explanation of accidental injury sustained during exercise.…
33y · Male·hanging
…r four years in immigration detention. He had schizophrenia, PTSD, and substance dependence, with a prior suicide attempt in 2016. Clinical lessons include: the PSP/SME monitoring system adequately supported him, but th…
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