538 results for “observation”
53y · Male·asphyxia from combined effects of neck compression from hanging and suffocation …
…orden was a 'high profile' rather than 'high risk' prisoner. Within 12 hours of transfer from intensive observation, Trenorden fashioned a ligature from bed sheets. The coroner found Trenorden deliberately deceived cust…
24y · Female·hypoxic brain damage due to cardiac arrest due to hanging
…. Critical system failures included: lack of access to medical records for psychology staff, inadequate observation protocols (2-hourly rather than more frequent), insufficient psychiatric resources, and poor retention …
20y · Male·Hanging (wilful murder by Andrew Thomas Kranz)
Michael James Adams, aged 20, died by hanging in prison on 11 September 1997. He was placed in Unit 7B at Sir David Longland Correctional Centre despite documented concerns from medical and correctional staff about his s…
18y · Male·rupture of a left frontal cerebral abscess
…icy for after-hours medical assessment, fragmented health records across multiple locations, incomplete observation records, and reliance on unqualified staff judgment for serious health decisions. The brain abscess wou…
53y · Male·Complications arising from blunt force trauma to the head
…icers. Six hours passed before injuries were detected. The coroner found the death preventable: earlier observation would have enabled prompt hospital transfer and medical intervention, which may have changed the outcom…
24y · Female·multi organ failure due to meningococcal septicaemia
…scharge despite uncertainty; inadequate communication with parents about red flags. Early admission for observation and consideration of empiric antibiotics when clinical suspicion existed could potentially have altered…
52y · Female·Hanging due to depression
…March, after Dr L. assessed her as not being at acute high risk of suicide and placed her on category B observations (15-minute checks), she absconded within minutes and purchased rope and a stepladder from a nearby har…
63y · Male·asphyxia caused by hanging
…er 2016. The solicitor informed Clinical Nurse Consultant Colin Brett that Mr Stefaniw might need extra observation, but Brett failed to communicate this concern to other staff or document it. No staff member on duty kn…
64y · Female·fatal cardiac arrhythmia in a lady with obstructed sleep apnoea, obesity and suf…
…ds; (2) critical information about hypoxia during sedation was lost in handover; (3) no formal clinical observations or continuous monitoring was performed post-sedation on the psychiatric ward; (4) the ED and psychiatr…
54y · Female·unascertainable
… need for adequate psychiatric assessment and involuntary admission protocols, and importance of secure observation in patients with acute suicidality.
45y · Male·bronchopneumonia and suppurative bronchitis complicating hypoxic brain damage
…ion (Aropax) was not administered; and critical information was lost during verbal shift handovers. The observation cell had an obvious hanging point despite being designated for at-risk prisoners. Clinicians failed to …
54y · Female·Sepsis due to bronchopneumonia complicating malignant spindle cell tumour of rig…
…patients with communication difficulties who cannot self-advocate. Staff reliance solely on behavioural observation for health assessment was inadequate; systematic medical review and investigation should not be delayed…
4y · Female·volvulus of the large intestine
… ischaemia. The coroner found care was reasonable given circumstances but identified that more frequent observations and medical reviews after 4.00 pm would have been appropriate. The case highlights challenges in recog…
12y · Female·raised intracranial pressure due to ventriculo-peritoneal shunt blockage
…urred: the doctor assessed neurological examination as more comprehensive than performed, misunderstood observation duration, and the mother was not warned about vomiting as an ominous sign. The girl was discharged at 1…
25y · Female·Chest injuries due to fall from height
… Alexandra Hospital's Mental Health Unit within a 10-month period despite being involuntary patients on observation regimes with leave restrictions. SH was a schizophrenic patient who threatened to jump the day of her d…
26y · Female·Complications of liposuction surgery: sepsis, decreased respiratory function sec…
…contact, created confusion about responsibility. Injectable pethidine was administered without adequate observation period.
57y · Male·brainstem and cerebellar infarction due to vertebrobasilar artery thrombosis
…ss the patient holistically, did not exclude posterior circulation stroke, and should have admitted for observation rather than discharging. While earlier admission might not have prevented death (due to underlying athe…
49y · Male·Obstructive sleep apnoea, contributed to by the sedating effects of therapeutic …
…atient with OSA after benzodiazepine administration, poor record-keeping, and lack of continuous visual observation. The coroner noted the hospital lacked protocols for monitoring respiratory status, blood oxygen satura…
59y · Female·Global cerebral oedema due to hypoxic cerebral ischaemia following cardiac arres…
… discharged from ICU after only 22 hours with inadequate communication of the CT findings and uncertain observation frequency on the ward. No formal neurological baseline assessment was documented pre-operatively, makin…
31y · Male·Hanging
Benjamin Mills, a 31-year-old prisoner with depression receiving psychological support, died by hanging in his cell at Barwon Prison. Despite ongoing mental health treatment and plans for transfer to a safer unit, he was…
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