19 results for “suicidal behavior”
41y · Male·Shotgun wound to the left side of the chest with laceration of the heart and hae…
…med incident at Oodnadatta, South Australia. He had a history of mental illness including depression with suicidal ideation, Bartter's syndrome (causing electrolyte imbalance and weakness), and had recently been discharg…
32y · Male·Ligature Compression of Neck (Hanging)
… without discernible triggers on the day. Wesley had been assessed earlier in his detention as expressing suicidal ideation and self-harm behavior, but staff found no specific risk on 7 May 2000. The coroner found no cau…
Female·Exsanguination following self-infliction of a wound with the intention of taking…
…. She had recently been discharged from private hospital care and was awaiting admission to a dialectical behavioral therapy program. Following family notification of her expressed intent to self-harm, police rapidly ini…
26y · Male·Craniocervical injuries following a train collision (pedestrian)
…al lessons include: patchy medication adherence (clozapine) contributed to ongoing psychotic symptoms and suicidal ideation; smoking affected clozapine metabolism and blood levels; monitoring of medication compliance nee…
38y · Male·Internal haemorrhage complicating large calibre gunshot wounds to the neck
…the week before his death, he showed increasing evidence of psychotic illness (paranoid ideation, bizarre behavior, delusional statements about being 'possessed by a witch'). During the confrontation, he lunged repeatedl…
43y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
Michael David Bird, aged 43, died by hanging at his home while on home detention bail. He had a history of anxiety, depression, and chronic pain, managed by a psychiatrist (Dr T.) with weekly appointments described as hi…
31y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following out of hospital cardiac arrest in a m…
… while in police custody. He had presented to St Vincent's Hospital with acute intoxication and self-harm behavior (attempting to light himself on fire), was assessed by psychiatry and deemed not to meet criteria for inv…
60y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained after jumping from 15th storey home unit
… disorder and recent involuntary hospitalization, presented to St. Vincent's Hospital on 9 June 2008 with suicidal ideation after being found lying in traffic. Dr W. correctly assessed him as mentally ill and placed him …
47y · Female·Traumatic closed head injury likely sustained in a fall from standing
TS, a 47-year-old woman with a 18-year history of anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and severe alcoholism, died from a traumatic closed head injury sustained in a fall from standing. At autopsy, blood alcohol concentration was …
70y · Female·Asphyxia due to airway obstruction
Anna Lee, a 70-year-old retired psychiatric nurse, died from asphyxia due to airway obstruction while an inpatient in a mental health unit. She was admitted with first-episode mania with psychotic features, triggered by …
52y · Male·Hanging
Peter Nancarrow, 52, was apprehended under Mental Health Act Section 10 following acute suicidal behavior including threatening self-harm with weapons. Police explicitly warned Emergency Department staf…
42y · Male·Anthony Young: multiple gunshot wounds to the body and arm; David Young: multipl…
Anthony Young, aged 42, shot by police after fatally stabbing his brother David and David's partner Louise. Anthony had deteriorating mental health including paranoia, substance use, and lack of psychiatric engagement de…
Neck compression due to hanging (self-inflicted)
… Troy Michael Glennie (28), died by hanging in Adelaide Remand Centre while on remand. Both had expressed suicidal ideation and were being monitored via 'yellow sheet' daily nursing assessments. Turner's assessment was o…
36y · Male·Hanging
A 36-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, substance use disorder, and previous psychotic episodes was discharged from psychiatric inpatient care after being absent without leave for 72 hours. On 4 June 2017, he co…
25y · Male·hanging (self-inflicted)
…ents provided detailed observations of psychotic symptoms including auditory hallucinations, disorganized behavior, and poor hygiene, but treating clinicians did not arrange earlier intervention despite multiple parental…
61y · Male·Complications of cutaneous burns
A 61-year-old man with severe chronic schizophrenia and extensive history of arson, suicide attempts and self-harm was admitted as a voluntary patient to a psychiatric inpatient unit and later made involuntary. Despite c…
31y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the neck and chest
Liam Scorsese, 31, died from gunshot wounds inflicted by police during a confrontation at his estranged partner's parents' home in Queensland. He had a history of violence, substance abuse (methamphetamine, cocaine), and…
22y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Ricky-Lee Cound, 22, an Aboriginal man with FASD, died by hanging in his Hakea Prison cell on 25 March 2022. At 4.11pm, Mr Cound called requesting a monitored safe cell to prevent self-harm, demonstrating clear risk perc…
Unknown·Multiple; Kunmanara Ward: neck compression due to hanging; Kunmanara Ken: exposu…
Four Aboriginal individuals died on Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands between May 2003 and March 2004. Ward (19) and Ryan (25) died by hanging with evidence of petrol intoxication. Ken (35) died from exposure after wandering a…
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