475 results for “psychiatric admission”
27y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, methadone, diazepam and amphetamines)
…olice custody for public intoxication. He was treated for alcohol withdrawal and managed as a voluntary psychiatric patient, with his mood improving during a 27-day admission. He was discharged with appropriate planning…
52y · Male·Multiple injuries and immersion leading to hypoxic brain injury and pneumonia
…ner examined Y's clinical management and discharge planning. Key issues identified: inadequate forensic psychiatric assessment of Y's risk to others; premature cessation of sedating medications (olanzapine, diazepam) at…
20y · Female·Asphyxia secondary to inhalation of helium
…. She had a history of anxiety and previous suicide attempt, and was recently discharged from voluntary psychiatric admission at Delmont Private Hospital on 8 August 2016 after treatment for major depressive episode and…
19y · Female·hypoxic encephalopathy as a result of attempted hanging
…chosis 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 observations were not…
75y · Male·Ischaemic Heart Disease and Cardiomegaly
…galy, triple vessel coronary atherosclerosis with right coronary artery thrombosis), died suddenly on a psychiatric ward while under an Inpatient Temporary Treatment Order. He was found unresponsive during afternoon rou…
38y · Male·self-inflicted hanging
…ssion, died by hanging in Cowdy ward at Royal Darwin Hospital on 14 September 2007, within 10 minutes of admission as an involuntary mental health patient. He had presented to hospital multiple times over 4 days with es…
36y · Male·Gunshot wound to chest
Adam Quddus Salter, aged 36, experienced acute psychiatric decompensation on 18 November 2009 while living at his family home. After stabbing himself multiple tim…
55y · Female·hypoxic brain injury complicated by aspiration pneumonia
…o inform the treating doctor. Had this been communicated, Mental Health Act detention and transfer to a psychiatric facility would likely have occurred. The critical failures were: inadequate mental health assessment on…
24y · Female·hypoxic brain injury secondary to hanging
…ression, substance misuse concerns, and self-harm behaviours. After one week, a psychiatrist recommended admission to a specialist mental health unit (Glenside). Critical failures occurred when a bed became available: a…
45y · Male·focal coronary artery disease and cardiomegaly
…dah Hospital on 28 March 2025 from focal coronary artery disease and cardiomegaly during an involuntary psychiatric admission. He presented with acute psychosis from bipolar disorder requiring emergency response and Men…
43y · Male·aspiration of vegetable matter with occlusion of the upper airway
…while experiencing a severe manic episode. In the two weeks before his death, multiple warning signs of psychiatric deterioration were documented: erratic behaviour, sleep deprivation, religious preoccupation, and fire-…
39y · Male·unascertained
…tial care and has not been sighted since. He had a history of bipolar disorder, self-harm attempts, and psychiatric admission. No financial, medical, or administrative activity has occurred since his disappearance. The …
43y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident (driver)
…idal ideation and sleep deprivation. His GP declined benzodiazepines and attempted to arrange voluntary psychiatric admission, which he refused. Police conducted a welfare check but determined he did not meet criteria f…
28y · Male·Drowning
…the need for robust absconding protocols, immediate and comprehensive search procedures when vulnerable psychiatric inpatients go missing, clear communication between mental health services, and consideration of enhance…
69y · Male·peritonitis due to perforated bowel
…pital on 1 April 2024 with abdominal swelling. He was admitted to The Canberra Hospital and placed on a Psychiatric Treatment Order on 15 April 2024. Despite receiving appropriate psychiatric and medical care during his…
31y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia
… plastic bag asphyxia on 19 March 2018. Despite hospital procedures mandating removal of plastic bags on admission, she obtained a plastic bag and placed it over her head between 6:00-7:00 AM. She had been assessed as n…
32y · Female·Bilateral haemothoraces with multiple rib fractures and fracture dislocation of …
… intoxicated with suicidal and homicidal ideation. Despite known flight risk (attempted fence scaling on admission day), she absconded on 18 February. She was found in Goornong on 19 February and, while attempting to fl…
61y · Male·asphyxial death due to hanging
Paul Stephen Scott, aged 61, died by hanging while on leave from psychiatric inpatient care. He had been admitted to Spencer Clinic on 11 January 2018 with suicidal ideation and co…
29y · Female·multi-lobe community acquired pneumonia and respiratory failure
…diagnosed at age 17, died from community-acquired pneumonia and respiratory failure after a final 21-day admission to Alice Springs Hospital. She was found hypoglycaemic at home on 5 January 2015 and admitted with sever…
88y · Male·bilateral acute bronchopneumonia on a background of chronic obstructive airways …
…nkempt and homeless, detained due to aggressive behaviour and refusal of medical care, and was awaiting psychiatric ward placement when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. The coroner found the detention order lawful, …
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