Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to anaphylaxis caused by walnut ingestion
…ond Cho, a secondary school student with a known walnut allergy, died of hypoxic brain injury following anaphylaxis at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital on 24 May 2011. He suffered anaphylaxis after ingesting walnuts, likely…
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…
28y · Male·asphyxiation following severe swelling to the larynx due to anaphylactoid reacti…
…re-hospital following a severe laceration to the radial artery. Initial management was appropriate, but anaphylaxis was not recognized until 2:05am despite clear symptoms from 1:47am (swollen tongue, facial swelling, gu…
15y · Male·Global ischaemic brain injury post cardiac arrest secondary to anaphylaxis
Jack Glen Irvine, a 15-year-old with documented severe nut allergies and asthma, died from anaphylaxis triggered by consuming a macadamia nut cookie at a Victorian Karting Association camp. The cookie was p…
Female·Allergic type reaction (anaphylaxis), possibly secondary to scombroid syndrome (…
…fish consumed at a Bali hotel restaurant on 3 January 2014. Both had underlying asthma, which increased anaphylaxis severity and treatment resistance. Autopsy findings showed anaphylactic changes, elevated histamine and…
48y · Female·Pneumonia with anaphylaxis (treated), cerebral palsy, and epilepsy as contributi…
…n with cerebral palsy and epilepsy living in disability accommodation, died of pneumonia complicated by anaphylaxis. She was admitted with shortness of breath and cough following recent severe pneumonia. Despite known p…
20y · Female·food-induced anaphylaxis, likely to peanut allergen
Kylie Lynch, a 20-year-old woman with chronic asthma and a known peanut allergy, died from anaphylaxis on 2 September 2007 in Coral Bay, Western Australia. She consumed desserts at Fin's Café after dining a…
15y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest of unknown aetiology complicating hypoxic ischaemic enc…
…ied from cardiorespiratory arrest complicating hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy after severe refractory anaphylaxis. After eating apple crumble containing nuts, he self-administered an EpiPen. Ambulance paramedics admin…
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 a…
10y · Male·complications of anaphylaxis
Ronak Satyajit Warty, a 10-year-old boy with known milk and nut allergies, died from anaphylaxis after ingesting a coconut drink that was mislabelled and contained undeclared dairy products. Despite h…
43y · Female·Multisystem organ failure and hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy following anaphyl…
Peta Hickey, a 43-year-old company executive with no cardiac history, died from anaphylaxis to CT coronary angiogram contrast after her employer commissioned an inappropriate screening program. T…
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 nu…
13y · Male·Malignant hyperthermia due to a reaction to an anaesthetic agent administered to…
… Tate, a 13-year-old with known allergies to cow's milk, raw egg, peanuts and tree nuts, died following anaphylaxis to breakfast provided in hospital. Despite reasonable medical management of the anaphylactic reaction w…
80y · Female·Anaphylaxis complicating chemotherapy for the treatment of metastatic fallopian …
Ms Heather Jean Lucas, 80-year-old woman with metastatic fallopian tube cancer, died from anaphylaxis during her third carboplatin chemotherapy infusion. She had experienced a documented Grade 2 hypersensi…
13y · Male·anaphylaxis from ingested peanuts
Nathan Francis, a 13-year-old boy with known severe peanut allergy and asthma, died from anaphylaxis after ingesting beef satay containing peanuts during an Army Cadet camp in the Wombat State Forest. The…
46y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury complicating a cardiac arrest during anaesthetic …
…l cords, but likely became dislodged, kinked, or obstructed. Early clinical signs were misattributed to anaphylaxis or bronchospasm rather than ETT malposition. The ETT position was not visually rechecked until late in …
45y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxia following cardio-respiratory collapse due to anaphylaxis…
…with poorly controlled diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, and recurrent lower limb infections died from anaphylaxis to intravenously administered flucloxacillin. He presented with sepsis secondary to a Staphylococcus au…
77y · Male·Complications of reaction to an iron infusion in a man with ischaemic heart dise…
A 77-year-old man with iron deficiency anaemia and underlying ischaemic heart disease died from anaphylaxis following iron polymaltose infusion. Critical clinical lessons: (1) IV iron should only be administered…
21y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury arising from severe anaphylactic shock due to administratio…
…nd no fault with surgical decision-making, anaesthetic conduct, or resuscitation management. Sugammadex anaphylaxis, though rare (2 per 100,000 incidence), remains an important safety consideration in anaesthetic practi…
74y · Female·Cardio-renal failure due to gangrene of calculous gallbladder, with significant …
…ress and chest pain. She was administered intravenous Ampicillin without allergy verification, suffered anaphylaxis and cardiac arrest within minutes, and died four days later from multi-organ failure. The coroner found…
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