An inquest has heard that a 19-minute delay in attempting to intubate a critically ill teenager at Box Hill Hospital may have cost him his life, with one expert telling the court the missed ten-minute window “really sealed his fate”. Max McKenzie, a beloved 15-year-old, died in August 2021, nearly two weeks after suffering aContinue reading “Inquest hears delays at Box Hill Hospital “sealed” the fate of dying teen Max McKenzie – TA NEA”
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Melbourne teen who died after nut allergy ‘let down’ by health system, family says – ABC News
Four years after a 15-year-old boy died due to a nut allergy, a Victorian coroner is examining if the death was preventable and whether paramedics and doctors at the Box Hill Hospital provided appropriate care. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-29/max-mckenzie-nut-allergy-coronial-inquest/106022338
Max McKenzie’s parents’ mission to stop others losing a child to anaphylaxis
Max McKenzie’s parents’ mission to stop others losing a child to anaphylaxis — Read on amp.nine.com.au/article/c104830a-d9cf-4534-b7df-3322ea164597
Melbourne family say son Max McKenzie, 15, should have survived anaphylaxis | 7NEWS
‘Max said he was going to die – and those were his last words.’ — Read on 7news.com.au/news/melbourne-family-say-son-max-mckenzie-15-should-have-survived-anaphylaxis-c-14842755.amp
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