15y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
… parental neglect until age 2). Expert evidence showed he had frontal executive system deficits affecting impulse control and stress resilience. On the day of death, after minor incidents involving sneaking out with fri…
75y · Female·Aspiration of food in a woman with dementia
…ccess to food outside scheduled meals. This case highlights the importance of comprehensive environmental controls, consistent implementation of swallowing precautions, and staff vigilance in high-risk dementia populati…
54y · Male·Died by hanging while suffering from the effects of Post-traumatic Stress Disord…
A 54-year-old NSW police officer died by suicide while suffering from PTSD and Bipolar Disorder. He had witnessed multiple traumatic incidents during his 25-year career and was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder in 2003. Fr…
32y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging) in a man with methadone and methylamp…
…ications he was not prescribed (amitriptyline, quetiapine, diazepam) while incarcerated. These substances impaired his decision-making and impulse control, significantly increasing suicide risk in a prisoner with known p…
25y · Female·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
Natasha Quartermaine, a 25-year-old female prisoner at Bandyup Women's Prison in Western Australia, died by suicide via ligature compression of the neck on 27 August 2001. She had a long history of mental illness, person…
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