149 results for “mental disturbance”
89y · Female·acute renal failure with severe electrolyte disturbance due to sigmoid volvulus …
…th severe vascular dementia died from acute renal failure due to sigmoid volvulus while detained under the Mental Health Act. She was admitted to hospital for management of aggressive behaviour secondary to dementia. On …
28y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from fall from cliff
… Joyce, 28, died after stumbling and falling from a cliff at Dunningham Reserve, Coogee while experiencing mental disturbance. He had a history of insomnia-related mental health issues (previous psychosis, hospitalisatio…
25y · Male·Unable to be determined
… suicide: a handwritten note expressing long-standing suicidal ideation, recent paternal suicide, sleep disturbance, financial stress, and out-of-character gifting of possessions and money to family members. His mobile …
75y · Male·pneumonia and head injury from fall
Peter Harris, aged 75, was admitted with behavioural disturbance and hyponatraemia (low serum sodium of 124 mmol/L). Initial clinical assessment did not identify falls …
45y · Male·Blood loss due to multiple self-inflicted incised injuries
Karim Aarras, a 45-year-old man with longstanding mental health issues, chronic pain, and substance use disorder (methamphetamine), presented to police in a severe…
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 …
62y · Female·general inanition on a background of end-stage dementia
…aged 62, died from general inanition on a background of end-stage Alzheimer's dementia whilst subject to a Mental Health Act Inpatient Treatment Order. She presented with severe behavioural disturbance, agitation, and re…
46y · Male·Coronary artery atherosclerosis
Angelo Lombardo, 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 olan…
47y · Male·The evidence does not allow a finding as to the cause of death
…o assist. The man later told his cousin he was being 'chased' and seeing 'red lights', suggesting possible mental disturbance or drug-induced paranoia (he had a history of ICE use and prior psychiatric symptoms). Rather …
78y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage (bilateral) and occipital fracture
…orcefully opened a bathroom door into his face while under an Inpatient Treatment Order for behavioural disturbance. He had been admitted following aggressive behaviour related to dementia progression. Despite the incid…
22y · Male·Drowning
…bolic parameters. Initial management appropriately prioritized medical assessment and resuscitation before mental health evaluation. He was sedated and restrained for acute agitation, with restraints removed after 3 hour…
78y · Male·general inanition on a background of end-stage dementia
… whilst under involuntary psychiatric detention. He had advanced mixed dementia with severe behavioural disturbance and aggression requiring multiple hospitalisations. His condition progressively declined with developme…
27y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to cardiac arrhythmia triggered by prone restraint (some of w…
…e-initiated restraint during an acute psychotic episode. Over preceding days, his family repeatedly sought mental health intervention. On 20 May 2021, police attempted restraint outside his father's home when he appeared…
24y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to hanging
…equently implemented substantial improvements including redesigned observation procedures, physical environmental modifications, and adoption of more feasible observation intervals.
29y · Male·Incised injury to the neck
Benjamin Browne, 29, died from a neck laceration sustained during acute behavioural disturbance in August 2018. He had diagnosed major depression with anxiety, prescribed mirtazapine but attended onl…
88y · Female·sepsis of unknown origin
An 88-year-old woman with multi-infarct dementia and behavioural disturbance was detained under the Mental Health Act following assault of her GP. She presented with abdominal symp…
25y · Male·The available evidence does not allow for any finding to be made as to the cause…
…l had made previous suicide attempts, multiple visits to psychiatric facilities, and was receiving ongoing mental health treatment. Clinical lessons include the importance of consistent mental health care, recognising wa…
42y · Female·pneumonia with diffuse alveolar damage in the setting of mixed drug toxicity (Ba…
…olar damage complicated by mixed drug toxicity (baclofen and pregabalin toxicity) whilst in seclusion in a mental health unit. Critical clinical failures included: inappropriate transfer from ICU to a mental health ward …
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…
80y · Male·bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism
An 80-year-old man with dementia was detained under the Mental Health Act at Howard House (Hillcrest Hospital) for confusion, aggression, and behavioural disturbance. He…
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