362 results for “acute suicide risk”
58y · Male·Shotgun wound to the neck
Mark Edward Elliott, a 58-year-old prominent lawyer, died by suicide on 13 February 2020 following a shotgun wound to the neck. He was experiencing significant occupational a…
60y · Male·undetermined; presumed suicide by motor vehicle driving over cliff
…vidence of the vehicle's impact and breakdown in the ocean was observed. The coroner concluded he died by suicide. This case highlights the importance of recognising suicide risk factors including recent accusations of …
62y · Male·drowning
…une 2016 after a rapid deterioration in mental health. He had a long history of depression but experienced acute decompensation with paranoid delusions in the weeks before death, triggered by a petrol spill incident. Fo…
41y · Male·ligature strangulation
…sability, autism spectrum disorder, and psychosis died by ligature strangulation using his shoelaces in an acute mental health unit. He had been admitted involuntarily following escalating self-harm threats and dangerou…
30y · Male·neck compression
…ession while on remand. He had a history of command auditory hallucinations instructing self-harm, recent suicide attempts, and polysubstance abuse. Despite appropriate clinical management by Forensicare including medic…
21y · Male·multiple injuries from fall from water tower
A 21-year-old man with acute psychosis was admitted involuntarily to a psychiatric ward after being found climbing a power pole. After …
43y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
…and beneficial. One month before death, his psychiatrist documented psychiatric stability with no self-harm risk. Community Corrections records showed no non-compliance. On the day of death, after contact with an ex-part…
20y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…miliation about being arrested, feeling unfairly targeted. Key clinical lessons: young people experiencing acute emotional distress combined with intoxication and substance use are at acute risk of impulsive self-harm. …
25y · Female·Compression of the neck
Baillee Schneider, a 25-year-old woman, died by suicide via neck compression while intoxicated. She had a history of substance misuse (cocaine, alcohol), anxiety…
49y · Male·Carbon monoxide toxicity
John Vincent Kearney, 49, with a history of depression and previous suicide attempt presented to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital ED on 26 March 2010 with suicidal ideation triggered b…
54y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in fall from height
Ms Deborah Lee Humm, 54, died by suicide on 14 May 2013 after jumping from a fourth-floor balcony at a Cairns hotel. She was highly intoxicated (B…
50y · Male·hanging
…9) and complex mental health issues including depression, anxiety, personality traits, and multiple prior suicide attempts. Following his brother's suicide in April 2011, he increased substance use. On 1 July 2012, he c…
28y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemic injury due to hanging
Rahul Prasad, a remanded prisoner with a serious psychotic condition and documented suicide risk, was discharged from the Acute Assessment Unit on 7 May 2010 with an S3 (potential) risk rating afte…
50y · Female·Hanging
…ging on 29 August 2019. The coroner found workplace stress from a toxic workplace culture was the primary suicide stressor. Following a restructure in August 2017 and change in leadership, Ms Jordan experienced escalati…
29y · Male·unknown, probably immersion
…year-old man with a complex psychiatric history including personality disorder, substance abuse, previous suicide attempt, and drug-induced psychosis, disappeared on 28 January 2016 after being released from custody. Hi…
18y · Male·blunt trauma and drowning
An 18-year-old male with emerging depression died by suicide from the Tasman Bridge. He had presented to his GP in May 2021 with depressive symptoms, received antidep…
23y · Male·Suicide by hanging
Dwayne Joseph Berto, a 23-year-old Aboriginal man, died by suicide by hanging in his home in Darwin on 25 August 2010. He was highly intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.268%) and …
41y · Male·hanging
…ment Prison on 23 November 2008. He had been remanded following his arrest for alleged murder, with known suicide and self-harm risk history. Clinical lessons include: (1) improved communication between mental health cl…
19y · Female·bronchopneumonia due to cerebral anoxia due to neck compression (hanging)
…t in the hanging. Police response was found to comply with procedures. Key clinical lessons: recognise the acute danger period when domestic violence victims attempt to leave relationships; understand impulsive suicide …
33y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to plastic bag asphyxia
Jodi McPaul, a 33-year-old woman with long-standing schizophrenia and chronic suicide risk, was admitted involuntarily to Frankston Hospital on 29 March 2007. Despite psychiatric team awarene…
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