20 results for “confusion and disorientation”
94y · Female·Complications of a fractured neck of femur sustained in an unwitnessed in-hospit…
…s of a fractured femur sustained in an unwitnessed hospital fall. Despite identification as high falls risk and implementation of falls mitigation strategies including sensor mat alarms, hourly rounding, and bed positio…
72y · Male·Fire at residential premises; death by burning and/or inhalation of fumes
…. Bateman had suffered a serious head injury in a 1975 motor vehicle accident that affected his personality and mental state. On the evening of 24 September, he became intoxicated, fell at a tavern and was cared for by …
55y · Female·UNASCERTAINED
…ly 1981 whilst driving in regional Victoria. She had recently undergone surgery for an intracerebral tumour and was undergoing ongoing investigations for this condition. On the day of disappearance, she became bogged mu…
81y · Male·Open finding - unable to determine whether natural causes, exhaustion and disori…
… in May 1984 from Mount Monger, Western Australia. In the months preceding his disappearance, he was found wandering confused and disoriented on at least two occasions. Following one such incident, he was hospitalized i…
72y · Male·Unable to be determined
Alexander Stetz, a 72-year-old man with significant dementia, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and prior stro…
70y · Male·Unascertained; likely exposure, possibly natural causes secondary to medical epi…
John Howitson Frylinck, a 70-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease and poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, disappeared while walking at Mundaring Sculpture Park on the evening of …
76y · Male·ischaemic heart disease following hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS) due…
… type 2 diabetes mellitus. Clinical lessons include recognising HHS presentations: polydipsia, polyuria, confusion, and disorientation warrant urgent hospitalisation. Mr Tedmanson's initial reluctance to seek care, coup…
22y · Male·lacerated right brachial artery following a fall associated with alcohol intoxic…
…ial artery following a fall into glass while intoxicated. After consuming significant quantities of alcohol and cannabis over several hours at social gatherings on campus, he became disoriented while returning to his ac…
53y · Male·sepsis due to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis on a background of end stage liv…
…kground of end-stage liver failure. He had cirrhosis diagnosed in 2011 with alcoholism as the likely cause, and despite repeated medical advice to cease drinking, he increased his alcohol consumption. He developed hepat…
84y · Male·severe head injuries (fracture of skull on right side, subarachnoid haemorrhage,…
An 84-year-old man with severe respiratory disease, cardiac failure, poor vision and confusion fell from a first-floor hospital window, sustaining fatal head injuries. The coroner found the de…
55y · Male·Renal cell carcinoma (brain metastasis)
A 55-year-old man on remand was found confused and disoriented upon reception to correctional custody on 16 September 2014. He was appr…
44y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle incident
A 44-year-old man with complex psychiatric history and substance abuse was killed in a motorcycle collision while driving unlicensed and under the influence of me…
33y · Male·COMPLICATIONS OF HYPOTHERMIA
Matthew Fitzpatrick, 33 years old with bipolar disorder and inconsistent medication adherence, died of complications of hypothermia on Mount Stirling in November 2017.…
83y · Male·inanition with lobar pneumonia
An 83-year-old man with organic brain syndrome and severe malnutrition was detained under the Mental Health Act after being found in severe self-neglect. He w…
28y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from fall from cliff
Michael Joyce, 28, died after stumbling and falling from a cliff at Dunningham Reserve, Coogee while experiencing mental disturbance. He had a history …
80y · Male·Drowning
An 80-year-old man with severe depression, suicidal ideation, and probable vascular dementia died by drowning after leaving a psychiatric ward. He was appropriately treated …
88y · Female·Multiple injuries (neck, chest, abdomen)
…r vehicle collision on 22 November 2016. She had been declared unfit to drive by her GP following pneumonia and sepsis in early 2016, but subsequently obtained a conditionally-licensed driver's licence after failing two…
55y · Male·Head injury from a fall, contributed to by chronic alcoholism and cirrhosis, res…
John Henry Colbert, a 55-year-old man with chronic alcoholism, Wernicke's encephalitis and cirrhosis, was admitted to Royal Darwin Hospital's ICU following a seizure. He was transferred to Ward 4A o…
57y · Male·Clozapine toxicity on a background of right lower lobe of lung lesion (unspecifi…
…t home despite being prescribed 550mg daily in blister packs. On 20 April 2017, his case manager noted disorientation and confusion during a telephone call and attempted to escalate concerns to the Waiora mental health t…
84y · Male·The available evidence does not allow for any finding to be made as to the cause…
An 84-year-old man with Alzheimer's dementia and a history of wandering left his home on 15 September 2017 and was never found alive. The coroner determined…
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