It should never have happened: the Louis Tate Case
- Publication Type:
- Other
- Citation:
- The Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin, 2018, Autumn, 2018 pp. 12 - 14 (3)
- Issue Date:
- 2018-04-17
Open Access
Copyright Clearance Process
- Recently Added
- In Progress
- Open Access
This item is open access.
The death of 13 year old Louis Tate at Frankston Hospital in Victoria made headlines across the country. Tate, who had a well-managed but severe allergy to cow’s milk, nuts and eggs, died at Frankston Hospital following a severe anaphylactic reaction caused by food served to him by the hospital. Tate required intubation, and died from a rare complication of anaesthesia, malignant hyperthermia. The findings of a coronial inquest into his death were recently handed down. The inquest raised a range of issues, especially bringing attention the need for all hospital services and activities – not only the obviously ‘clinical’ ones – to be an active part of the patient safety agenda and the need for hospital and health services staff to follow proper procedures for securing evidence for internal investigation and potential coronial cases.
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: