129 results for “possible schizophrenia”
3y · Male·Multiple stab wounds to the back
Matthew Perinovic, aged 3 years, died from multiple stab wounds inflicted by his mother Katica during a first-episode psychosis. Katica had been receiving mental health treatment from NorthWestern Mental Health Service f…
51y · Male·undetermined natural causes
Chris Prasad, a 51-year-old involuntary psychiatric inpatient with schizoaffective disorder, diabetes type 2, hypertension, and obesity (BMI 30.8), was granted day leave on 17 January 2013 during extreme heat (38°C) at C…
48y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease complicating restraint of an acutely agitated male
Daniel Richards, 48, died from ischaemic heart disease precipitated by restraint during a mental health assessment at home. He had underlying significant coronary artery disease with left ventricular hypertrophy and old …
26y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
Dylan Robert Green, a 26-year-old remand prisoner at Hakea Prison, died by hanging on 11 July 2002. He had a history of serious mental illness, including psychotic episodes with delusional beliefs, and a previous suicide…
27y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to cardiac arrhythmia triggered by prone restraint (some of w…
Michael Peachey, a 27-year-old First Nations man, died in custody following a police-initiated restraint during an acute psychotic episode. Over preceding days, his family repeatedly sought mental health intervention. On…
63y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury and pneumonia complicating cardiac arrest in a ma…
Armin Schaefer, a 63-year-old man with schizophrenia, cardiac risk factors, and emphysema, died from hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury and pneumonia following…
asphyxia sequential to hanging (all three cases); Charles Barlow: schizophrenia …
Three linked suicide cases spanning February 2004 to October 2005 in Far North Queensland mental health services. Charles Barlow (36, Aboriginal) was denied admission despite requesting transfer to Cairns Base Hospital M…
25y · Female·Chest injuries due to fall from height
Two psychiatric inpatients (SH, 25-year-old female; AW, 24-year-old male) died by suicide by jumping from the Buranda car park across from Princess Alexandra Hospital's Mental Health Unit within a 10-month period despite…
30y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest
Gabriel Messo, a 30-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, died from gunshot wounds inflicted by Victoria Police on 16 July 2020 after violently assaulting his mother at John Coutts Reserve. Clinical lessons inclu…
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