17y · Male·fatal asphyxia resulting from severe upper airway obstruction secondary to acute…
…r-old male, died from fatal asphyxia at Albany Regional Hospital on 28 August 2008 while being treated for acute tonsillitis. He presented to ED on 27 August with severe throat pain and was prescribed morphine via patie…
46y · Male·Upper airway obstruction due to acute tonsillitis with laryngeal oedema and haem…
A 46-year-old man with acute tonsillitis complicated by upper airway obstruction died at Cunderdin District Hospital. He presented with…
29y · Female·respiratory depression caused by morphine intoxication on a background of upper …
…ed. Critical lessons include: correct morphine dosing based on age not weight; morphine contraindicated in acute migraine; mandatory documented observation protocols when opioids administered, especially in morphine-naï…
2y · Male·Myocarditis secondary to Kawasaki Disease
…ding registrar considered KD but rejected it, citing atypical features that are actually characteristic of acute-phase KD. He deteriorated at home and suffered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia due to myocarditis secondary to …
1y · Male·Complications of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
A 21-month-old boy died from sepsis secondary to pneumonia complicated by undiagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). He presented to ED on 22 March with a three-week history of intermittent fe…
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