84y · Female·allergic reaction to metoclopramide (Maxalon) in a woman with acute myocardial i…
An 84-year-old woman with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and ischaemic bowel died following an allergic reaction to intramuscular metoclopramide (Maxalon) administered by nursing staff without a doctor's order, despit…
35y · Female·Multiple injuries due to motor vehicle accident (driver)
Janet Louise Young, 35, died from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident involving a semi-trailer rollover. The trailer, carrying bricks loaded by Boral in a shipping container, rolled on a 90-degree ben…
46y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiorespiratory arrest in the se…
Mrs Le Hue Huynh, 46, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiorespiratory arrest during the November 21, 2016 Thunderstorm Asthma event in Melbourne. She had known asthma with poor medication compli…
38y · Female·peritonitis with septic shock secondary to perforation of the gastrointestinal t…
A 38-year-old woman in persistent vegetative state following anoxic encephalopathy from anaphylaxis during surgery died from peritonitis caused by perforation at the gastrostomy stoma site. The perforati…
62y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemia secondary to intra-operative hypotension following the…
A 62-year-old man died from global cerebral ischaemia following intra-operative hypotension after protamine administration during a cardiac ablation procedure. He had suffered a severe hypotensive reaction to protamine 8…
41y · Female·complications of intracerebral haemorrhage due to ruptured aneurysm
Dannielle Stacey Lowe, a 41-year-old Aboriginal woman, died in custody at Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison from complications of intracerebral haemorrhage due to a ruptured cerebral aneurysm. Critical missed opportunities in…
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