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A Victorian coroner will refer two Melbourne doctors to the health practitioner regulator after finding their actions contributed to the death of a mother who suffered an allergic reaction during a heart scan.

A Victorian coroner will refer two Melbourne doctors to the health practitioner regulator after finding their actions contributed to the death of a mother who suffered an allergic reaction during a heart scan.

Peta Hickey had no medical history of heart concerns when she agree to undergo a CT scan as part of a privately-funded workplace program to examine the heart health of its senior staff.

A Victorian coroner will refer two Melbourne doctors to the health practitioner regulator after finding their actions contributed to the death of a mother who suffered an allergic reaction during a heart scan.

Mum wasn’t given adrenaline before she died A radiologist who didn’t administer adrenaline to a woman who later died from an anaphylactic reaction to dye used in a heart scan has revealed why. Health by WES HOSKING Premium Content Subscriber only A radiologist says it was too hard to direct staff to give adrenaline to a mum suffering an anaphylactic reaction who later died. Dr Gavin Tseng told an inquest he was too busy trying to give Peta H...

Mum wasn’t given adrenaline before she died A radiologist who didn’t administer adrenaline to a woman who later died from an anaphylactic reaction to dye used in a heart scan has revealed why. Health by WES HOSKING Premium Content Subscriber only A radiologist says it was too hard to direct staff to give adrenaline to a mum suffering an anaphylactic reaction who later died. Dr Gavin Tseng told an inquest he was too busy trying to give Peta H...

‘Impossible situation’: Dying woman not given potentially life-saving injection after allergic reaction We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement A specialist radiologist who administered an injection of contrast dye into a Melbourne woman as part of a heart scan before she suffered a fatal reaction says he didn’t give the woman potentially life-saving adrenaline because he could not do two things ...

She never regained consciousness and died eight days later. Ms Hickey left behind her partner Richard and two young children. The coroner will investigate what information the radiologist had about Ms Hickey before the scan. The policies and procedures in place at the various companies involved in the heart check program will also be investigated. READ MORE: The 43-year-old mother had no medical history of cardiac problems.(Nine) The court heard the push to provide employees with cardiac checks...