475 results for “psychiatric admission”
68y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
…, and undiagnosed pancreatic adenocarcinoma, died from bronchopneumonia. He was a long-term involuntary psychiatric inpatient resistant to treatment and management. His mental health issues substantially complicated med…
27y · Male·HEAD INJURY SUSTAINED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION (PEDESTRIAN)
…7, with paranoid schizophrenia and command hallucinations, was admitted to the Low Dependency Unit of a psychiatric hospital despite expressing intent to jump from a moving car and requesting High Dependency placement. …
40y · Female·The medical cause of death was unable to be determined. Manner of death: uninten…
… presentation on 21 April when she was found semi-naked at the airport – staff did not access her known psychiatric history despite police providing her name, missing a clear opportunity for admission; (2) inadequate ps…
31y · Male·bronchopneumonia and hypoxic brain injury following ligature compression of the …
…n station on 12 October 2014. The deceased was in acute mental health crisis with a recent overdose and psychiatric admission, yet presented as calm and compliant during police assessment. A critical failure occurred wh…
39y · Male·combined drug toxicity
…ostic justification or appropriate monitoring. Critical clinical lessons: after hospital discharge from psychiatric admission in June 2012 with documented recommendation to reduce oxycontin to 20mg daily due to medicati…
69y · Female·Asphyxiation consistent with hanging
…patient's highly changeable mood as a major suicide risk factor and made no documented plan for ongoing psychiatric supervision or review—instead making assumptions about staff oversight; (2) an Individual Patient Speci…
44y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
…, traumatic brain injury, spastic paraparesis, and epilepsy, died of aspiration pneumonia after a 15-day admission to Royal Adelaide Hospital. He was transferred from Glenside psychiatric hospital on 11 November 2002 wi…
31y · Female·drowning, deliberately self-inflicted with intention of ending life
…nia on 14 August 2017. She had been discharged from Royal Hobart Hospital on 10 August following a 5-day admission for paracetamol and lamotrigine overdose, during which she required mechanical restraints and life-savin…
58y · Male·Cardiomegaly and severe single vessel coronary artery atherosclerosis in a man w…
David John McLeod, a 58-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, was admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit on 21 August 2012 following mental health deterioration. He presented with signs of infe…
33y · Female·Hanging
A 33-year-old woman with major depressive disorder died by hanging while voluntarily admitted to a mental health inpatient unit. She was stabilizing on medication and scheduled for transfer to a private facility. The cor…
57y · Female·Multiple injuries
… his elevated mood settled during consultation; and he remained coherent and logical throughout. Expert psychiatric opinion supported Dr W.'s assessment that the driver was not psychotic or a danger to self or others. W…
63y · Male·Multiple injuries due to fall from height
…experienced severe pain, mood disturbance with suicidal ideation, and adjustment difficulties. Although psychiatric assessment documented suicidal thoughts during admission, the treating team considered him psychiatrica…
77y · Male·multi-organ failure due to general inanition on a background of end-stage Alzhei…
…Treatment Order at Repatriation General Hospital. His cognitive and physical decline was rapid following admission in October 2016. The coroner found the care provided was appropriate and excellent, with staff demonstra…
58y · Male·Amitriptyline toxicity
…presentations, psychiatrists at both Monash and Alfred Hospitals assessed him as not meeting involuntary admission criteria under Mental Health Act, as he denied suicidal ideation, showed no acute psychiatric symptoms, …
42y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
…m the Belford Road overpass during approved unescorted leave. Key clinical events included a concerning psychiatric review on 2 March 2017 where he made a conditional suicide threat (stating 'I'll just commit suicide' i…
74y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by train
… by suicide after absconding from Fiona Stanley Hospital Emergency Department. She had been on extended psychiatric admission and transferred to transitional care, where she became acutely suicidal. In the ED, she was a…
72y · Male·exsanguination (blood loss) from severed femoral artery
…phrenia, died by exsanguination from a self-inflicted femoral artery laceration. He was discharged from psychiatric inpatient care on a community treatment order on 14 December 2017 and died on 26-27 December 2017. The …
18y · Male·Multiple injuries due to impact by train
Travis McNees, 18-year-old male, died by suicide on 4 October 2010 after absconding from Upton House psychiatric unit. He presented to ED on 29 September with paracetamol/panadeine overdose following relationship bre…
57y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained by being struck by a freight train
…th 28-year history of treatment-resistant schizophrenia died by suicide when he absconded from an acute psychiatric unit and stepped in front of a train. Despite comprehensive psychiatric management including regular ps…
Female·Multiple causes: Ruby Natasha Nicholls-Diver: ligature compression of neck (hang…
Five psychiatric patients from Alma Street Centre (Fremantle Hospital) died by suicide within 12 months (March 2011-Marc…
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