Patient’s overdose death in ED was ‘readily preventable’: coroner
The patient was found unresponsive while supposedly attached to monitoring equipment, heard the Coroners Court of Victoria.
Tag: Coroner
Hospitals urged to ‘call GPs directly’ when changing a patient’s opioid dose
The recommendation came after the fatal overdose of a patient whose GP was unaware their methadone dose had been halved.
RACGP rejects coroner’s call for new acute MI guidelines
It's unrealistic to expect guidelines will prevent rare cardiac deaths, says college.
Patient’s rare cardiac death shows need for RACGP guidance: coroner
The patient died of an AMI triggered by giant-cell arteritis of the coronary artery.
Doctors referred to AHPRA after woman’s corporate heart check death
Peta Hickey died after an anaphylactic reaction to contrast dye used for an 'unnecessary' angiogram.
GPs in dark over bodybuilders’ misuse of insulin: coroner
A Sydney GP told the court doctors needed more guidance on how to identify and manage patients who used performance enhancing drugs.
Coroner’s plea for stricter pregabalin monitoring after overdose death
Health officials have been criticised for refusing to add the drug to Victoria's script monitoring system.
Patient died after GP missed diabetic ketoacidosis: coroner
The GP didn't undertake a fingerprick blood glucose test despite including diabetes as a differential diagnosis.
Boy’s asthma attack mistaken for panic attack: coroner
The eight-year-old's death in a Tasmanian hospital was due to 'substandard care'.
Doctors didn’t perform routine scan ahead of man’s death
They wrongly assumed he had had an MI and 'overlooked' a head injury from a fall: Tasmanian coroner.
