Tripta Rani Kumar
19 Sept 2013 · Coroner Chinyere Inyama · London Eastern
The coroner's concerns
1. penicillin administration to patient with documented penicillin allergy
“In the emergency department, during the course of treatment given on the 24th August 2012, the deceased was attended to by an ST4, doctor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The doctor documented the likely diagnosis, requested an urgent CT scan and prescribed intravenous antibiotics in the form of Tazocin. Tazocin contains two active ingredients, Piperacillin, which is a penicillin type antibiotic and Tazobactum which is a medicine that prevents bacteria from inactivating Piperacillin. Evidence from”
Responses
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