79 results for “psychiatric disturbance”
78y · Male·general inanition on a background of end-stage dementia
Murray Franklin, aged 78, died of general inanition from end-stage dementia whilst under involuntary psychiatric detention. He had advanced mixed dementia with severe behavioural disturbance and aggression requiring …
63y · Male·Multiple injuries due to fall from height
…ection necessitated removal and reinsertion in 2014. Post-operatively, he experienced severe pain, mood disturbance with suicidal ideation, and adjustment difficulties. Although psychiatric assessment documented suicida…
46y · Male·Coronary artery atherosclerosis
…schizophrenia, was detained by police under Mental Health Act and brought to ED after acute behavioural disturbance. He received 6mg clonazepam and 20mg olanzapine IM in the ambulance bay—excessive doses not aligned wit…
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 …
89y · Female·acute renal failure with severe electrolyte disturbance due to sigmoid volvulus …
…obstruction) in an elderly patient with advanced dementia, underlying vascular disease, and electrolyte disturbance. Early recognition of the volvulus occurred but rapid decompensation prevented intervention.
24y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to hanging
…oid schizophrenia, substance abuse disorder, and anti-social personality disorder, died by hanging in a psychiatric unit after a suicide attempt. He was admitted on 4 January 2016 with suicidal ideation and assessed as …
80y · Male·bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism
…r the Mental Health Act at Howard House (Hillcrest Hospital) for confusion, aggression, and behavioural disturbance. He died three days after admission from bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism associated with a thrombos…
25y · Male·The available evidence does not allow for any finding to be made as to the cause…
…ween 1:45pm and 4:30pm on 2 September 2016. Karl had made previous suicide attempts, multiple visits to psychiatric facilities, and was receiving ongoing mental health treatment. Clinical lessons include the importance …
76y · Female·left lower lobe pneumonia complicating metapneumovirus infection
…lower lobe pneumonia complicating metapneumovirus infection at Lyell McEwin Hospital. She had extensive psychiatric history (schizoaffective disorder/bipolar) with chronic mental health admissions, managed at Clements H…
92y · Female·decompensated congestive cardiac failure secondary to haemophilus influenzae low…
…diac failure secondary to haemophilus influenzae lower respiratory tract infection. She was admitted to psychiatric care under an Inpatient Treatment Order due to severe dementia-related behavioural disturbance and medi…
54y · Male·hanging
… did after his accident. Clinical lessons: The coroner found no documented counselling or warning about psychiatric adverse effects when he reported self-recommencement, and no clinical review occurred. Current prescrib…
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 …
63y · Female·metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung
…bject to a Level 1 Inpatient Treatment Order at Royal Adelaide Hospital. She presented with behavioural disturbance secondary to brain metastases, was assessed by mental health services, and lawfully detained under the …
62y · Female·general inanition on a background of end-stage dementia
… whilst subject to a Mental Health Act Inpatient Treatment Order. She presented with severe behavioural disturbance, agitation, and refusal of oral intake. Her care at both Flinders Medical Centre and Repatriation Gener…
45y · Male·Blood loss due to multiple self-inflicted incised injuries
… with methamphetamine presenting with extreme agitation and superhuman strength, and the need for rapid psychiatric assessment in such presentations.
47y · Male·The evidence does not allow a finding as to the cause of death
…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 than walk…
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…
14y · Male·head injuries when struck by a train
Mikael Rohan, a 14-year-old with a history of separation anxiety, attachment disorder, and sleep disturbance, died after stepping in front of a train on 16 November 2010. He had recently been distressed about a r…
53y · Male·Cardiomegaly in a man with obesity and chronic liver disease
…ly, hypertension, diabetes, and mental health conditions, died suddenly in hospital from cardiac rhythm disturbance. He was admitted to the psychiatric unit for acute mental health crisis (bipolar relapse) and received …
75y · Female·general inanition and pneumonia on a background of end-stage dementia
…s detained under a Mental Health Act Inpatient Treatment Order due to severe aggression and behavioural disturbance related to her dementia. She deteriorated progressively during her final admission, developing aspirati…
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