42 results for “acute psychiatric disturbance”
78y · Male·general inanition on a background of end-stage dementia
Murray Franklin, aged 78, died of general inanition from end-stage dementia whilst under involuntary psychiatric detention. He had advanced mixed dementia with severe behavioural disturbance and aggression requiring …
84y · Male·malnutrition in conjunction with heart, liver and kidney failure
…old man with severe dilated cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, chronic renal failure, and behavioural disturbance was admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital following a fall. He displayed acute psychiatric symptoms with …
46y · Male·Coronary artery atherosclerosis
…do, 45-year-old with schizophrenia, was detained by police under Mental Health Act and brought to ED after acute behavioural disturbance. He received 6mg clonazepam and 20mg olanzapine IM in the ambulance bay—excessive …
89y · Female·acute renal failure with severe electrolyte disturbance due to sigmoid volvulus …
An 89-year-old woman with severe vascular dementia died from acute renal failure due to sigmoid volvulus while detained under the Mental Health Act. She was admitted to hosp…
24y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to hanging
…oid schizophrenia, substance abuse disorder, and anti-social personality disorder, died by hanging in a psychiatric unit after a suicide attempt. He was admitted on 4 January 2016 with suicidal ideation and assessed as …
80y · Male·bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism
…r the Mental Health Act at Howard House (Hillcrest Hospital) for confusion, aggression, and behavioural disturbance. He died three days after admission from bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism associated with a thrombos…
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 …
55y · Female·hypoxic brain injury complicated by aspiration pneumonia
…g herself with a plastic bin liner while hospitalised in a rural hospital. She was admitted following a disturbance where she threw stones at a neighbour's house. Although nursing staff observed her with a small plastic…
92y · Female·decompensated congestive cardiac failure secondary to haemophilus influenzae low…
…diac failure secondary to haemophilus influenzae lower respiratory tract infection. She was admitted to psychiatric care under an Inpatient Treatment Order due to severe dementia-related behavioural disturbance and medi…
53y · Male·Cardiomegaly in a man with obesity and chronic liver disease
…ly, hypertension, diabetes, and mental health conditions, died suddenly in hospital from cardiac rhythm disturbance. He was admitted to the psychiatric unit for acute mental health crisis (bipolar relapse) and received …
30y · Male·Acute Cardiac Dysrhythmia of Uncertain Aetiology
…vanni Mario Franco, a 30-year-old man with schizophrenia, died on 10 March 1998 at Graylands Hospital from acute cardiac dysrhythmia of uncertain aetiology. During his final admission in February 1998, he developed seve…
46y · Male·Complications of self-inflicted incised injuries to the neck
…nsuming alcohol and illicit drugs (amphetamines, methylamphetamine, cannabis) over several days, he became acutely agitated, self-harmed with multiple implements, and police responded. Police established a cordon, attem…
62y · Female·general inanition on a background of end-stage dementia
… whilst subject to a Mental Health Act Inpatient Treatment Order. She presented with severe behavioural disturbance, agitation, and refusal of oral intake. Her care at both Flinders Medical Centre and Repatriation Gener…
22y · Male·Drowning
…ed medical assessment and resuscitation before mental health evaluation. He was sedated and restrained for acute agitation, with restraints removed after 3 hours when settled. During morning shift, he appeared compliant…
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…
14y · Male·head injuries when struck by a train
Mikael Rohan, a 14-year-old with a history of separation anxiety, attachment disorder, and sleep disturbance, died after stepping in front of a train on 16 November 2010. He had recently been distressed about a r…
36y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest occurring during restrain…
…raint by a homeowner. The deceased had entered the homeowner's house without permission while experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms (paranoia, delusions) likely triggered by amphetamine use. He had signs of undiagnose…
18y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to neck compression from hangi…
…hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest from hanging. He had a chronic petrol-sniffing habit and was acutely intoxicated on petrol when he hanged himself after a police incident. Police responded appropriately to …
22y · Male·Multiple injuries caused when the vehicle he was driving collided with a tree
22-year-old Benjamin Gilligan died in a motor vehicle crash while fleeing psychiatric care, having been recently diagnosed with methylamphetamine-induced psychosis. Key clinical issues iden…
42y · Female·pneumonia with diffuse alveolar damage in the setting of mixed drug toxicity (Ba…
Allyson Bailey, a 42-year-old woman with complex polysubstance use disorder and borderline personality disorder, died from pneumonia with diffuse alveolar damage complicated by mixed drug toxicity (baclofen and pregabali…
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