Published: November 09, 2018
Inquest into 10 Melbourne deaths had heard time from first wheezing to respiratory failure as little as 15 minutes
The deaths of 10 people following a mass asthma event that hit Melbourne in 2016 would probably not have been prevented even if ambulances were dispatched faster, a coroner’s court has heard.
Coroner Paresa Spanos delivered her findings into the deaths on Friday before a courtroom packed with victims’ friends and family. The inquest into the deaths had previously heard that the time between the first wheezing and respiratory failure for some victims of the “thunderstorm asthma” event had been as little as 15 minutes.
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