8 results for “intramuscular morphine injection”
87y · Female·heart failure and probable pneumonia in an elderly lady complicated by morphine …
…disease, and hypertension presented with chest pain and hypoxia. A locum doctor (Dr B.) administered 20mg morphine intramuscularly without reviewing the patient's notes, medical history, or full clinical picture. The dec…
50y · Male·Complications of right buttock necrotising fasciitis secondary to chronic right …
50-year-old male with chronic pain from jockey injuries became dependent on morphine. General practitioner prescribed intramuscular (IM) morphine for self-administration at home from 2005–20…
84y · Female·allergic reaction to metoclopramide (Maxalon) in a woman with acute myocardial i…
…oman 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, despite the patient h…
61y · Female·Multiple drug (tapentadol, morphine, diazepam, citalopram) intoxication
…hill, a 61-year-old nurse assistant, died from multiple drug intoxication after a GP administered 60mg intramuscular morphine without knowing she had consumed tapentadol 1-2 hours earlier. The coroner identified three c…
79y · Male·hypoxic brain injury due to cardio-respiratory arrest caused by opioid toxicity
Yongxing Wang, 79, died from hypoxic brain injury caused by opioid toxicity from combined morphine and oxycodone. After a minor back injury on 21 August, he received a cortisone injection on 22 August wit…
3y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating hypoglycaemia with shock and statu…
…lycaemic shock. He was in state care and had an emergency management plan for adrenal crisis requiring intramuscular hydrocortisone administration. His foster carer received only one-off training in 2018 on emergency hy…
67y · Female·perforated gastric ulcer; morphine toxicity also made a significant contribution
… and did not firmly insist on hospitalisation despite clear warning signs. On the final visit, 30mg of intramuscular morphine was administered at home—a large dose inappropriate for undiagnosed abdominal pain and potent…
29y · Female·respiratory depression caused by morphine intoxication on a background of upper …
…old woman with infectious mononucleosis and severe sore throat died from respiratory depression caused by morphine intoxication with concurrent upper airway narrowing. A GP administered 30mg intramuscular morphine twice …
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