38 results for “severe behavioural disturbance”
65y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
Roger Alan Gibson, a 65-year-old man with advanced Alzheimer's disease and severe behavioural disturbance, died from aspiration pneumonia at the Roy Fagan Centre. He had been admitted foll…
78y · Male·general inanition on a background of end-stage dementia
…rom 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 de…
29y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest of undetermined cause
… comorbidities (Turner syndrome, type 1 diabetes, end-stage renal disease) presented to the ED in acute behavioural disturbance, requiring physical and chemical restraint. She received 5mg droperidol IM for sedation, wh…
84y · Male·malnutrition in conjunction with heart, liver and kidney failure
An 84-year-old man with severe dilated cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, chronic renal failure, and behavioural disturbance was admitt…
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 ide…
33y · Male·cardiorespiratory arrest during restraint, involving a predisposition to cardiac…
…died following police restraint and inappropriate midazolam administration during an acute drug-induced behavioural disturbance. Mr Coolwell sustained injuries while in acute methamphetamine-induced psychosis, was restr…
62y · Female·general inanition on a background of end-stage dementia
…e Alzheimer's 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 a…
79y · Male·myocardial infarction
…ch 2019 with rapid atrial fibrillation, managed medically rather than invasively given his dementia and behavioural disturbance. The coroner found care appropriate throughout both admissions. The case illustrates challe…
45y · Male·Blood loss due to multiple self-inflicted incised injuries
…mental health issues, chronic pain, and substance use disorder (methamphetamine), presented to police in a severely agitated state following self-harm with a broken bottle. Police attended to apprehend him under Mental H…
89y · Female·acute renal failure with severe electrolyte disturbance due to sigmoid volvulus …
An 89-year-old woman with severe vascular dementia died from acute renal failure due to sigmoid volvulus while detained under the Mental He…
33y · Male·methylamphetamine toxicity; antecedent causes being the physiological effects of…
…ruggle, led to cardiac arrest. The case highlights need for dedicated low-stimulus assessment units for behavioural disturbance and drug-affected patients.
63y · Female·metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung
…ses while subject 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 detaine…
92y · Female·decompensated congestive cardiac failure secondary to haemophilus influenzae low…
…espiratory tract infection. She was admitted to psychiatric care under an Inpatient Treatment Order due to severe dementia-related behavioural disturbance and medication non-compliance. The coroner found her detention an…
75y · Female·general inanition and pneumonia on a background of end-stage dementia
…neral inanition and pneumonia. She was 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 …
30y · Male·Acute Cardiac Dysrhythmia of Uncertain Aetiology
…cute cardiac dysrhythmia of uncertain aetiology. During his final admission in February 1998, he developed severe behavioural disturbance resistant to anti-psychotic medication, progressing to medication-induced delirium…
61y · Male·Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
…trophy on MRI. A neurology referral was arranged, and he was admitted to hospital on 22 February 2018 with severe neuropsychiatric symptoms requiring restraint and one-to-one nursing. Lumbar puncture confirmed sporadic C…
55y · Male·positional asphyxia, with sedation as an underlying risk factor
Kevin O'Halloran, a 55-year-old with chronic schizophrenia, presented with acute severe behavioural disturbance related to medication changes and possible substance use. He received substantial …
81y · Male·metastatic rectal adenocarcinoma with infected necrotic sacral ulcer
…d by an infected necrotic sacral ulcer. He was admitted to Oakden Older Persons Mental Health Service with severe dementia-related behavioural disturbance (Tier 7 BPSD) and terminal cancer. Critical failures included: in…
60y · Female·Focal pneumonia in a woman with emphysema and ischaemic heart disease
…ng ICU-level care. On the evening before death, she was sedated with temazepam (20mg) for agitation and behavioural disturbance in a secure ward. She was found unresponsive the following morning, having apparently died …
77y · Male·respiratory failure caused by severe pneumonia
Ronald Allen Hampton, aged 77, died from respiratory failure due to severe pneumonia while detained under the Mental Health Act at Glenside Hospital. He had been admitted with behav…
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