20y · Female·acute asthma
Hope Carnevali, a 20-year-old law student with a history of severe allergic asthma and hay fever, died during the Melbourne Thunderstorm Asthma event on 21 November 2016. She experi…
48y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, complicating cardiac arrest in the setting of …
A 48-year-old man with known asthma and high sensitivity to rye grass pollen died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest during the November 2016 Melbourne thunderstorm asthma epidemic. He became …
49y · Male·acute asthma leading to hypoxic brain injury
Hoi-Sam Lau, 49, died from acute asthma leading to hypoxic brain injury during the unprecedented Melbourne thunderstorm asthma event of 21 November 2016. He had well-controlled asthma triggered by pollen and respiratory …
48y · Male·Mixed prescription drug and ethanol toxicity (promethazine, citalopram and ethan…
…ntly intoxicated following a day of heavy alcohol consumption at golf and social venues. He had a chronic allergic condition managed with antihistamines and citalopram. The coroner found he consumed medication without re…
9y · Female·Acute exacerbation of asthma on a background of anaphylaxis
…nt at the Royal Children's Hospital, with improved lung function documented weeks before death, the fatal allergic reaction occurred when the wrong cookie product was inadvertently selected. The coroner found food labell…
57y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic brain injury complicating acute asthma
A 57-year-old man with asthma and hay fever died from hypoxic ischaemic brain injury following an acute asthma exacerbation during Melbourne's November 2016 thunderstorm asthma event. The deceased was outdoors during the…
18y · Male·acute asthma
Omar Jamil Moujalled, 18 years old, died from acute asthma during the unprecedented thunderstorm asthma event in Melbourne on 21 November 2016. He had pre-existing asthma and severe hay fever with exceptionally high sens…
35y · Male·Acute asthma
Apollo George Papadopoulos, age 35, died from acute asthma during the Melbourne thunderstorm asthma event on 21 November 2016. He had known asthma and hay fever triggered by seasonal environmental factors, was highly sen…
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…
29y · Male·acute asthma
A 29-year-old male with known asthma and hay fever died from acute asthma during the November 2016 thunderstorm asthma event in Melbourne. He presented to Ballarat Hospital on 21 November with severe asthma, was treated …
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…
65y · Male·Pneumonia, due to chronic lung disease with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disea…
A 65-year-old man with severe chronic lung disease, COPD, and coronary artery disease died at home. Evidence suggests he deliberately ingested benzodiazepines and possibly other substances in a self-harm attempt. However…
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