26 results for “pneumothoraces”
17y · Female·Complications of acute asthma in the setting of an allergic response
Catherin D'Rozario, 17 years old, died from complications of acute asthma triggered by anaphylaxis after consuming food containing sesame at a restaurant on 25 August 2019. Despite known allergies to nuts, sesame, fish a…
37y · Female·Multiple injuries
Sarah Michele Kajoba, aged 37, died from multiple traumatic injuries sustained when a timber balcony collapsed at a Christmas party on 16 December 2017. The balcony had been undersized from construction in 1987, with ina…
20y · Male·anoxic brain injury following cardio-respiratory arrest caused by hypoxia result…
A 20-year-old male died from anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by hypoxia resulting from tracheostomy tube occlusion. After motor vehicle trauma, he underwent surgery and was eventually transferred to a…
20y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to displacement of tracheostomy and p…
…gie instrumentation and bag-valve-mask ventilation through a displaced tube, causing bilateral tension pneumothoraces. Delays in emergency airway management, failure to use laryngeal mask airway, and failure to perform t…
15y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest of unknown aetiology complicating hypoxic ischaemic enc…
Max McKenzie, a 15-year-old with asthma and food allergies, died from cardiorespiratory arrest complicating hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy after severe refractory anaphylaxis. After eating apple crumble containing nuts…
17y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy Complicating Anaphylaxis
James Tsindos, a 17-year-old with known nut allergy and mild asthma, experienced anaphylaxis after inadvertently ingesting cashews in a vegan restaurant meal on 27 May 2021. Ambulance paramedics administered two doses of…
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