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21 results for viral respiratory tract infection

NThospital2025-05-27

Inquest into the death of Child MS

4y · Male·Haemophilus influenzae septicaemia with superimposed respiratory tract infection

…r and eye pain. He was examined, found to have tachycardia (HR 156) and fever (39.2°C), and diagnosed with viral upper respiratory tract infection. He was discharged with paracetamol and advice to return if symptoms wor…

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VIChospital2009-01-27

Finding into death of Zakaria Tartourssi

0y · Male·Respiratory insufficiency; interstitial fibrosis and low-grade pneumonitis of pr…

Zakaria Tartoussi died at age 43 days from respiratory insufficiency due to interstitial fibrosis and low-grade pneumonitis of probable viral aetiology. He pr…

general practicepaediatricsdiagnosticcommunicationparacetamol
VIChospital2024-08-19

Finding into death of Matilda Ruby Armstrong

1y · Female·viral respiratory tract infection (Parainfluenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus…

Matilda Armstrong, a 12-month-old previously well child, died from viral respiratory tract infection (Parainfluenza and RSV) complicated by Streptococcus pyogenes sepsis following…

emergency medicinepaediatricsdelaysystemparacetamol
QLDhospital2010-10-18

Little Gungallida Girl

4y · Female·aspiration of vomitus and its treatment due to rheumatic carditis against a back…

… Doomadgee died on 23 July 2009 from aspiration of vomitus complicating rheumatic carditis with concurrent viral respiratory tract infection. She presented with fever and cough on 19, 21, and 22 July; nursing reviews we…

emergency medicinepaediatricsparacetamol
WAcommunity2025-11-05

Inquest into the Death of Child WK (Name Subject to Suppression Order)

8y · Male·Streptococcus pyogenes and parechovirus infection

…n eight-month-old boy in state child protection care died from Streptococcus pyogenes and parechovirus coinfection. He presented to regional ED on 2 September with fever and ear infection signs, then 4 September with mi…

general practiceemergency medicineamoxicillin
WAhospital2012-09-14

Inquest into the Death of dawkins

17y · Female·Acute Lymphocytic Meningitis and Focal Myocarditis

…with severe headaches, myalgias, and vomiting. On 28 December 2008, she was discharged with a diagnosis of viral upper respiratory tract infection after symptomatic treatment. She re-presented on 7 January 2009 with wor…

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VIChospital2016-12-12

Finding into death of Hugo Edward Byard Gardiner

3y · Male·Streptococcus pyogenes group A pneumonia

… and diarrhoea, was assessed twice at Mount Beauty Medical Centre on 23 December 2015 by GPs who diagnosed viral upper respiratory tract infection. Both doctors observed concerning clinical signs (tachycardia, tachypnoe…

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VIC2023-08-17

Finding into death of Peter Stuart Jamieson

57y · Male·Small bowel obstruction due to mid small bowel volvulus

…ea, refused food/drink, and developed a cough. His GP attended and diagnosed a rhinovirus-related upper respiratory tract infection, prescribing amoxicillin. The following morning he was found non-responsive and decease…

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TAScommunity2024-09-27

Coroner's Finding: Roberts, Leigh Ronald

56y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis

…osis affecting all three main coronary arteries. He presented to his GP on 17 and 21 February 2020 with respiratory symptoms (cough, shortness of breath, fever) attributed to a chest infection. Critical clinical lesson:…

general practicecardiologydiagnosticcommunicationamoxicillin
VICcommunity2025-09-17

Finding into death of Manpreet Kaur

24y · Female·Pulmonary and miliary tuberculosis

… 2024 at Melbourne Airport. She had been symptomatic for months, presenting to a GP on 19 May 2024 with respiratory symptoms (chesty cough, sore throat, voice loss) which were diagnosed as viral upper respiratory infect…

general practicerespiratory medicinediagnosticsystem
WAhome2021-02-11

Inquest into the Death of Child T (Name Suppressed)

2y · Male·pneumonia in association with bronchiolitis

… checks during the night when the child was coughing and in the morning before discovery. Children with respiratory symptoms can deteriorate rapidly due to physiological compensation mechanisms. The death was from natur…

general practicepaediatrics
QLDhospital2018-05-04

LM - Non-inquest findings

1y · Female·Sepsis (Group A Streptococcus)

…spital emergency department. She had been seen multiple times by different GPs in the preceding weeks with viral upper respiratory tract infection symptoms and chronic impetigo. Although GP management was deemed appropr…

general practiceemergency medicinediagnosticdelaymupirocin
VIChospital2017-05-25

Finding into death of Finding Baby Ahmed

0y · Male·Urosepsis and renal failure in a child with acute on chronic pyelonephritis seco…

An 11-month-old boy with undiagnosed posterior urethral valves and hydronephrosis presented with fever, respiratory distress, and lethargy over three days. He was assessed by multiple GPs and presented to the ED at Werr…

emergency medicinegeneral practicediagnosticcommunicationparacetamol
QLD2018-09-11

Cooper, David

54y · Male·Pneumonia due to Staphylococcus aureus

…stody from Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia. Over 11 days before death, he presented multiple times with respiratory symptoms and requested antibiotics, but was never seen by a doctor. Key clinical concerns include: inad…

emergency medicinegeneral practicediagnosticcommunicationparacetamol
QLDhospital2016-11-07

Bower, Malaki Ron - Non-inquest findings

2y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiorespiratory arrest secondary to up…

…equired 4+ hours observation post-adrenaline before safe discharge. The following day he suffered cardiorespiratory arrest from upper airway obstruction, resulting in severe hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury and death. Key…

emergency medicinepaediatricsdiagnosticcommunicationnebulised adrenaline
VIChospital2017-12-13

Finding into death of Lachlan Black

2y · Male·Group A beta Haemolytic Streptococcal septicaemia (invasive Group A Streptococca…

…e presentations to hospital over three days. Clinical staff failed to recognise the developing bacterial infection despite objective warning signs. Key failures included: not escalating care when presented with persiste…

emergency medicinepaediatricsdiagnosticsystemparacetamol
VIChospital2009-12-08

Finding into death of Timothy Jack Wood

1y · Male·Cerebral anoxia caused by cardiac arrest caused by bronchiolitis and bronchopneu…

…al anoxia following cardiac arrest caused by bronchiolitis and bronchopneumonia secondary to influenza A infection. He initially presented with croup symptoms on 15 July 2005, was discharged after appropriate treatment.…

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NSWhospital2021-02-08

Inquest into the death of Simone O'Donnell

24y · Female·Cardiac conducting system disease leading to asystole against a background of a …

…ngenital cardiac disease, cerebral palsy, and hydrocephalus was admitted to a secondary hospital with a respiratory tract infection and bradycardia with left bundle branch block. She deteriorated into asystole during ov…

cardiologyemergency medicinesystemcommunicationoxycodone
NSWchildcare2026-05-06

Inquest into the death of Arianna Maragol

1y · Female·Rapidly developing Streptococcus pneumoniae infection leading to invasive pneumo…

Arianna Maragol, a 16-month-old girl, died from rapidly developing Streptococcus pneumoniae infection leading to invasive pneumococcal disease while in childcare on 24 August 2018. Key clinical lessons emer…

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NThome2026-04-30

Inquest into the death of Baby S, Baby K, Baby B - (Co Sleeping)

Sudden Unexplained Death of an Infant (SUDI) in an unsafe sleeping environment; …

Three Aboriginal infants died in unsafe co-sleeping environments in the Northern Territory. Baby K (3 months), Baby B (2 months), and Baby S (5 weeks) all died from sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) associated wi…

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