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Woman died after her employer requested a CT scan she didn’t need
Senior Melbourne executive Peta Hickey was a perfectly healthy woman when her employer sent her for a heart scan.
She died eight days later.
Key points:
- An inquest hears a corporate health check led to a woman’s death
- Peta Hickey was referred for a CT scan by her employer
- She died eight days after suffering an anaphylactic reaction
A coronial inquest is looking at the setup of the corporate heart check program that ultimately led to her death.
Despite not having any heart problems, Ms Hickey was referred for a CT scan in May 2019, the Coroners Court of Victoria heard.
The mother of two young children suffered an anaphylactic reaction to a special contrast dye used in the procedure and later died from multiple organ failure at the Royal…
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