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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 Hickey, 43, oxygen when she had a severe allergic reaction to dye used in a heart scan. He'd directe...

‘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 at once. Consultant radiologist Gavin Tseng was working at Future Medical Imaging Group’s Moone...

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 came after a senior executive at Ms Hickey's workplace suffered a heart attack while on an overseas...