20y · Female·Cerebral anoxia consequent upon a severe acute asthmatic event
…ch she died at Royal Adelaide Hospital. The death reflects the inherent difficulties and poor prognosis in status asthmaticus rather than negligent care.
16y · Male·Anaphylaxis due to mammalian meat allergy after tick bite, causing an acute exac…
Jeremy Webb, 16, died from anaphylaxis due to mammalian meat allergy (tick-induced) which triggered status asthmaticus. He had experienced red meat reactions since age 10 and a severe respiratory event in April 20…
1y · Male·Chronic Bronchial Asthma
Master T, a 17-month-old boy with chronic asthma, died from status asthmaticus on 25 November 2019. He had experienced recurrent wheezing episodes requiring multiple hospita…
13y · Male·Asthma
Master S was a 13-year-old Aboriginal boy with severe persistent asthma who died at home on 13 November 2019. He was found unresponsive with his nebuliser mask on his face. The coroner accepted that death resulted from a…
8y · Male·acute exacerbation of chronic asthma
An 8-year-old boy with undertreated chronic asthma presented to North West Regional Hospital with acute exacerbation. Initial assessment underestimated severity. Despite initial improvement with salbutamol, ipratropium a…
9y · Male·asthma - acute episode of asthma which became increasingly resistant to Ventolin
Hunter Campbell Marr, a 9-year-old with episodic asthma, was admitted on 2 January 2014 with asthma exacerbation. His parents denied or minimised his asthma diagnosis despite previous PICU admission in 2011. During the J…
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