58 results for “possible acute mental illness”
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…
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…
77y · Female·Asphyxia from manual strangulation and smothering
Margaret Nicol Foran, aged 77, was killed by her son while he was experiencing an acute psychotic episode at her home in Launceston, Tasmania, between 22-23 April 2012. The cause of death was as…
53y · Male·unknown - no postmortem examination possible
…25 January 2017. He had experienced a domestic violence incident on 6 January 2017, was detained under the Mental Health Act but assessed as not at immediate risk of self-harm, and subsequently left home with minimal bel…
49y · Female·Unascertained; most likely cardiac abnormality
Jennifer Gebert, a 49-year-old with long-standing mental illness and substance use disorder, died unexpectedly in an acute psychiatric unit on 6 December 2019. She…
92y · Female·community acquired pneumonia on a background of end stage chronic obstructive ai…
…dmitted to hospital in late December 2012 with health deterioration and malnutrition (38kg). She developed acute psychiatric symptoms including paranoid delusions and refusal of care, leading to Mental Health Act detent…
36y · Male·undetermined (possibly ethylene glycol poisoning; possibly natural cause such as…
A 36-year-old man with acute psychotic illness absconded from Ryde Hospital Emergency Department on 3 August 2013 after refusing oral a…
38y · Male·Internal haemorrhage complicating large calibre gunshot wounds to the neck
…ed severe head injury in childhood with confirmed organic brain damage, depressive episodes, and untreated mental illness. In the week before his death, he showed increasing evidence of psychotic illness (paranoid ideati…
21y · Female·Multiple blunt trauma with acute alcohol toxicity as a significant contributing …
… the preceding two months, but police failed to consistently enforce it. Key clinical and systemic issues: acute alcohol toxicity was a contributing factor to her death; one officer (Senior Constable Curyer) was working…
20y · Male·pulmonary oedema due to acute on chronic heart failure resulting from dothiepin …
A 20-year-old man died from pulmonary oedema due to acute-on-chronic heart failure resulting from dothiepin overdose. He had complex mental health and substance use…
39y · Male·Infective endocarditis, with intravenous drug use as a contributing factor
…ital with respiratory symptoms and chest pain. Clinical assessment identified pneumonia, septicaemia, and possible bacterial endocarditis. His mental health deteriorated during admission, necessitating a Mental Health Ac…
31y · Male·Head and chest injury
…South Western Highway at Argyle, Western Australia, on 30 September 2011. He had a longstanding history of mental illness, poly-substance abuse including intravenous amphetamines and heroin, chronic suicidal ideation, an…
39y · Male·Complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction
A 39-year-old man with schizo-affective illness, hepatic cirrhosis, and substance abuse history died from complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction…
15y · Male·Gastric perforation with early peritonitis; Acute gastric distension and chronic…
…rum disorder and depression, died from spontaneous gastric perforation with early peritonitis secondary to acute gastric distension. He had dysfunctional eating patterns, poor school attendance, social isolation, and re…
27y · Male·unascertained
…disappeared from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia in February 1982, shortly after discharge from hospital for acute psychiatric crisis. He had relocated to Western Australia to avoid compulsory medication in South Australi…
36y · Male·Immersion (drowning)
…April 2019 with accommodation concerns; staff conducted a risk assessment documented as non-urgent with no acute mental health issues identified. The coroner found appropriate clinical care was delivered within availabl…
7y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (passenger)
…ould have prompted intervention to prevent this tragedy. The case highlights the challenges in identifying acute suicide risk in distressed individuals and the importance of comprehensive family support during terminal …
41y · Male·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver) in a man with coronary a…
…s car unlicensed and at excessive speed into oncoming traffic. He had a documented history of psychiatric illness with multiple involuntary admissions, medication non-compliance, and recent suicidal ideation expressed 1…
45y · Male·Coronary Atherosclerosis
…r Charles Gairdner Hospital 11 days before death with palpitations and dyspnea, attributed to psychiatric illness after cardiac investigations appeared normal. During his final psychiatric admission, his general medical…
43y · Male·Pneumonia
…hronic schizophrenia and opiate dependence, died from pneumonia following cardiorespiratory collapse on an acute psychiatric inpatient unit. He was on multiple psychoactive medications including methadone (commenced 3 d…
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