149 results for “acute agitation”
84y · Female·Multisystem organ failure related to complications from a fall resulting in hip …
…he low-stimulus area despite being assessed as high falls risk. She underwent surgery on 27 August but her acute mania, severe agitation, and challenging behaviour made post-operative management extremely difficult. Sta…
72y · Male·Cranial fracture and intracranial haemorrhage from self-inflicted fall
…to the floor of a psychiatric ward. He was an involuntary patient in the High Dependency Unit experiencing acute psychotic relapse with command hallucinations. Clinical staff were present and responding appropriately to…
28y · Male·Traumatic brain damage complicating contact .22 calibre gunshot wound to the mid…
…n, South Australia. In the months prior, he had displayed signs of depression, isolation, and increasing agitation following a friend's suicide eight years earlier. On 2 April 1997, he became severely agitated, damaged …
42y · Male·Cardiac arrest following hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, likely due to E.coli …
Jarrod Wright, a 42-year-old man admitted with cellulitis, developed sepsis-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring ICU care with non-invasive ventilation. Critical failures o…
45y · Female·methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) endocarditis of the mitral va…
…was detained under a Mental Health Act order due to manic episodes and non-compliance with dialysis. While acutely agitated, she removed her dialysis permacath on 26 August 2015, likely introducing infection. Despite im…
47y · Male·Drug toxicity in the setting of restraint
… 36 minutes. The coroner found police restraint was necessary and reasonable given the patient's violent agitation near a busy highway. Clinical lessons include recognition that even appropriate care cannot prevent deat…
36y · Female·Excited delirium
…tly fatal, but the pathologist concluded her death resulted from excited delirium—a condition of extreme agitation and physiological stress mediated by adrenaline that can be fatal even without severe injury. A triple-0…
91y · Male·pneumonia on a background of chronic congestive cardiac failure and chronic obst…
A 91-year-old man with chronic cardiac failure, COPD and atrial fibrillation presented with confusion, agitation and dyspnoea. Admitted with pneumonia and delirium, he exhibited combative behaviour and resisted oxygen…
44y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia in the setting of struggle, neck compression and amphetamine …
…and could not be resuscitated. The coroner found no preventable medical factors. This case illustrates how acute amphetamine intoxication can precipitate dangerous behavioural and physiological changes (agitation, aggre…
45y · Male·Blood loss due to multiple self-inflicted incised injuries
…ed directly from self-inflicted injuries, not from police actions. Clinical lessons include recognition of acute intoxication with methamphetamine presenting with extreme agitation and superhuman strength, and the need …
49y · Male·Coronary artery thrombosis due to coronary atherosclerosis
Brad Wilson, 49, collapsed and died from acute coronary thrombosis approximately 40 minutes after police arrest at a polling booth on 7 September 2013. H…
22y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to restraint in the context of combin…
A 22-year-old male died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following restraint during acute intoxication with novel psychoactive substances (NPS). He unknowingly ingested 25C-NBOMe and 4-fluoroamphe…
70y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to seizures
…. He was subject to multiple comorbidities with poor medication compliance. Clinical decline was marked by acute delirium and confusion on admission (possibly alcohol withdrawal), progressing to severe depression with a…
80y · Male·bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism
…e mobility and thromboprophylaxis in psychiatric facilities, and considering physical complications during acute behavioural disturbances. The case highlights the need for integrated medical-psychiatric care in patients…
40y · Male·Unascertained; likely cardiac arrhythmia secondary to cardiomegaly and morbid ob…
…f unascertained cause. He had bipolar affective disorder, was on antipsychotic therapy, and presented with acute psychosis. Autopsy revealed morbid obesity, cardiomegaly, and cannabinoid use. The coroner found his death…
93y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
…ressive behaviour and refusal of care, Mental Health Act detention was deemed appropriate and lawful. When acute coronary syndrome was identified on 19 March with ECG changes and elevated cardiac enzymes, angiography wa…
68y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease (operated); severe native coronary artery atheroma with …
…Health Act inpatient treatment order at Flinders Medical Centre. He presented with falls, confusion, and agitation following a head injury. Key clinical issues included excessive MS Contin consumption (suspected 10 tabl…
93y · Female·Catastrophic subdural haemorrhage resulting from head strike sustained in a witn…
… Mrs Weldon's rapid physical and mental deterioration in the weeks prior to death, along with increasing agitation, created a high-risk situation. However, the coroner was satisfied that staff supervision was adequate, …
64y · Female·fatal cardiac arrhythmia in a lady with obstructed sleep apnoea, obesity and suf…
…year-old woman with bipolar disorder, severe obstructive sleep apnoea, obesity and diabetes presented with acute psychotic relapse following stress and sleep deprivation. Initially admitted to ED where she was sedated w…
52y · Male·Polypharmacy overdose of amitriptyline and doxylamine in the context of underlyi…
…pital, and successfully managed in ICU. On 2 March, while confused and hypoxic after extubation, he became acutely agitated and refused treatment. After failed de-escalation attempts, he was restrained in prone position…
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