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261 results for asthma

VICcommunity2018-11-09

Finding into death of Apollo George Papadopoulos

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 trig…

respiratory medicineallergy and immunologysystemdelaysalbutamol
VIChome2018-11-09

Finding into death of Priyantha Nirmale Ranjith Peiris

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 Melbo…

emergency medicineintensive caresalbutamol
VIChospital2018-11-09

Finding into death of Min Guo

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 p…

emergency medicinerespiratory medicinediagnosticdelaysalbutamol
VIChome2018-11-09

Finding into death of Clarence Tuivaiese Nicholas Leo

37y · Male·Acute asthma (thunderstorm asthma event)

37-year-old male died from acute asthma during the unprecedented Melbourne thunderstorm asthma event (21-22 November 2016). He had moderate to sev…

emergency medicineparamedicinedelaysalbutamol
VIChospital2018-11-09

Finding into death of Hoi-Sam Lau

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 Novembe…

emergency medicineintensive caresystemdelaysalbutamol
VIChome2018-11-09

Finding into death of Le Hue Huynh

46y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiorespiratory arrest in the se…

…c ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiorespiratory arrest during the November 21, 2016 Thunderstorm Asthma event in Melbourne. She had known asthma with poor medication compliance, was highly sensitized to rye gra…

emergency medicineintensive caresystemdelaysalbutamol
VICcommunity2018-11-09

Finding into death of Omar Jamil Moujalled

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 a…

emergency medicinerespiratory medicinesystemdelaysalbutamol
VIChome2018-11-09

Finding into death of Minh Thao La

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 arre…

emergency medicineparamedicinesystemsalbutamol
NSW2021-03-11

Inquest into the death of Nathan REYNOLDS

36y · Male·bronchial asthma

Nathan Reynolds, a 36-year-old Aboriginal man with severe asthma, died from bronchial asthma in prison on 1 September 2018. His death exposed critical failings in both imm…

respiratory medicineemergency medicinediagnosticsystemsalbutamol
VICcommunity2016-11-17

Finding into death of Maria Elizabeth Valler

56y · Female·asthma

… who was living in Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) supported accommodation, died from acute asthma while returning from a walking excursion. She had been prescribed both preventer (Seretide) and reliever (…

general practicepsychiatrycommunicationsystemseretide 250/25 mcg
SAhospital2006-08-22

Coroner's Finding: DENNIS Jessica-Lee

16y · Female·consequences of acute asthma with hypoxic encephalopathy

Jessica-Lee Dennis, aged 16, died from acute asthma with hypoxic encephalopathy on 7 May 2004. She presented with progressive nocturnal cough and wheezing ove…

general practicerespiratory medicinediagnosticcommunicationsalbutamol
QLDhospital2015-05-08

Marr, Hunter Campbell

9y · Male·asthma - acute episode of asthma which became increasingly resistant to Ventolin

Hunter Campbell Marr, a 9-year-old with episodic asthma, was admitted on 2 January 2014 with asthma exacerbation. His parents denied or minimised his asthma diagn…

paediatricsrespiratory medicinecommunicationsystemsalbutamol
VIChome2018-11-09

Finding into death of Hope Carnevali

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 experienced ac…

respiratory medicineallergy and immunologysystemcommunicationsalbutamol
NSW2022-02-18

Inquest into the death of Ricardo Damien Arquero

40y · Male·Bronchial Asthma

Ricardo Arquero, a 40-year-old man serving a prison sentence, died from acute bronchial asthma at Glen Innes Correctional Centre on 19 August 2019. He had a documented history of asthma since childhood…

general practiceemergency medicinesalbutamol
TAShospital2021-07-02

Coroner's Finding: HB

8y · Male·acute exacerbation of chronic asthma

An 8-year-old boy with undertreated chronic asthma presented to North West Regional Hospital with acute exacerbation. Initial assessment underestimated sever…

paediatricsemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationfluticasone/salmeterol
VIChome2022-10-31

Finding into death of Master S

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 c…

respiratory medicineallergy and immunologysystemfluticasone/vilanterol
VICaged care2012-06-15

Finding into death of Alison Margaret Stamp

54y · Female·infective exacerbation of asthma with congestive cardiac failure

Alison Stamp, a 54-year-old woman with Down syndrome, dementia, and chronic asthma living in residential care, died from infective exacerbation of asthma with congestive cardiac failure. Sh…

palliative carerespiratory medicine
NSWhospital2025-02-21

Inquest into the death of David Freeman

46y · Male·Respiratory arrest secondary to acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma caused by…

A 46-year-old man with poorly controlled asthma and known ibuprofen hypersensitivity presented to a rural hospital with chest pain. A remote on-call docto…

emergency medicinegeneral practicediagnosticmedicationaspirin
WA2017-05-12

Inquest into the Death of Arulselvam VELMURUGU

35y · Male·bronchial asthma

A 35-year-old man with mild asthma died from severe bronchial asthma within hours of arriving at a Christmas Island immigration detention cen…

emergency medicinegeneral practicecommunicationsystemsalbutamol
QLD2015-03-30

Bischoff, Noelene Gaye; Bischoff, Yvana Jean Yuri - Non-inquest findings

Female·Allergic type reaction (anaphylaxis), possibly secondary to scombroid syndrome (…

… reactions to contaminated 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 chang…

emergency medicineallergy and immunologyadrenaline
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