8 results for “nebuliser therapy”
13y · Male·Asthma
…y 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 asthma. Expert review confirmed his asth…
75y · Female·exacerbation of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
…nt. She received appropriate treatment for her acute respiratory exacerbation including BiPAP, steroids, nebulisers and antibiotics. The inquest centred on whether this was a death in custody requiring mandatory investi…
48y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating progressive degenerative neurological disorder…
Adam Greaves, a 48-year-old man with progressive degenerative neurological disorder, frontotemporal dementia, severe dysphagia, and cerebral palsy, died from aspiration pneumonia after admission to hospital with acute br…
20y · Female·Cerebral anoxia consequent upon a severe acute asthmatic event
Sally Anne Gordon, a 20-year-old with a 14-year history of severe brittle asthma, presented to Mount Gambier Hospital on 26 November 2000 with acute severe asthma unresponsive to initial treatment. After appropriate emer…
48y · Female·acute myocarditis resulting from systemic viral infection
A 48-year-old Aboriginal woman with chronic diseases (diabetes, COPD, ischaemic heart disease) presented with ongoing chest infection symptoms across multiple clinic visits between 30 March and 4 April 2010. Despite five…
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 at a nearby hot…
15y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest of unknown aetiology complicating hypoxic ischaemic enc…
Max McKenzie, a 15-year-old with asthma and food allergies, died from cardiorespiratory arrest complicating hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy after severe refractory anaphylaxis. After eating apple crumble containing nuts…
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 immediate emergency response and chronic disease man…
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